Tips & Tricks - Swann Advanced-Serie Instructions D'utilisation

The short answer: How many things can you think of?
The longer answer: With the exceptions of illegal activity (such as recording people
in certain environments without their knowledge - check the law in your locality!)
or exposure to extreme environments (such as strapping it to a submarine or space
shuttle or filming a roast dinner from inside the oven) just about anything. Here are
just a couple of suggestions:
• Home security. A great option for securing a yard or garage. You can place it
in your yard/garage/wherever and not have to run cables for power for video
signals. Just remember to check the batteries regularly!
• Covert surveillance. It's neat, discreet and (somewhat) petite. That, and you can
put it where you need it and come back to get it a few weeks later. If you set it up
right, it'll operate autonomously for weeks on end.
• Animal monitoring. If you've ever wondered "Hey... where did my chickens go?"
then find the fox responsible with the OutbackCam. Whether you're looking for
wildlife or monitoring your herd, any warm-blooded animals can be detected
and recorded by the OutbackCam (though your local Sasquatch might slip past
- they're just camera shy).
The short answer: almost anything except air, other gasses, spider-web or a prayer.
The slightly longer answer is anything which will provide the OutbackCam with
sturdy enough support to ensure it stays there for the entire time. The OutbackCam is
built tough, and will probably survive being dropped or falling off its mount (though
no guarantees, folks - bad stuff does happen, and we all get unlucky sooner or later).
However, you certainly don't want a bunch of pictures of the ground, even if they're
at extremely artistic angles - so whatever you mount it on, be sure it's tough enough
to go the distance!
What's an AVI file? Come to that, what's a JPEG? What's the difference?
A JPEG file is a format for storing still images. It's a 'compression' technique, allowing
you to store many more images on your SD card than would be the case if they were
not compressed, whilst still retaining the vast majority of the visual details. JPEG
is a widely supported format, and can be viewed on just about any computer or
computer-like device about today. Even most DVD players can display JEPG images
(though they often need to be burnt to a DVD first).
An AVI file is a container for storing video data. They can use a variety of compression
formats, so not all AVI files will be compatible with all computer systems. If you run
into this problem, we suggest using VLC Media Player. It's available free online for just
about any operating system. Grab it from www.videolan.org/vlc.
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