User manual

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the sun) shining directly into the lens of the camera. This is simple to
remedy: face your camera away from light sources, or use a lens hood
for the camera to stop light entering the lens directly.
Problem: The foreground is too dark, whilst the background is too
bright.
Solution: The uses automatic exposure adjustment to
keep the majority of the image correctly lit up, without you having to
adjust anything. However, this means that if what you want to see is in
shadow when there’s something else in full sun in frame, the shadowy
areas might black-out altogether. The best solution is to make sure
that the majority of the cameras view (particularly the centre) is taken
up with the lighting conditions you want to see detail in. The automatic
exposure will do the rest!
Problem: All I see at night is black!
Solution: Whilst the which comes with the
has limited night vision, it is just that: limited. The camera uses
infrared LEDs to “see” in the dark (infrared is a type of light that human
eyes cannot see) the range is limited to approximately 26ft/8m. If there
is nothing within that range, the camera will see nothing! Also, darkly
coloured objects (such as a black car) may not reflect enough infrared
light for the camera to see them clearly. The best solution is to simply
move the camera closer to what you want to see.
Problem: The camera is looking out a window, and at night all I can
see is white!
Solution: The camera uses infrared LEDs to see at night. However,
infrared light will reflect off a glass surface, and bounce-back into the
lens of the camera, washing out the image. It is not possible to use an
infrared night vision camera to look out of a window. If you want to see