Moultrie M100 User Manual

Instructions for M100

PlotStalker Software

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SAVING FILES OVERVIEW

Use the Save File features of the PlotStalker
software to create a single photo, reduce the
overall size of the .mlt file, exclude unwanted
photos in the front, or create a video that can
be viewed using a standard media player.

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On the main screen, choose a starting image/
photo (frame) by using the scroll bar on the
bottom of the display or the frame-by-frame
search feature.
Press the SAVE button
Select the Current Image (*.jpg) radio button
Press Change... to enter the directory and
filename to save the image
Press Export to save the file

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Select the appropriate 50, 100, or 200 images video clip radio button.
This will create a MLT format file from the starting frame plus the
next 50, 100, or 200 frames.
Select the Change button to select the desired location to save the export file.
Enter the directory and filename to save the file
Select the Export button to save the file. These files are viewable with
Plot Stalker Software.

EXPORTING MLT FILE

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EXPORTING WMV FILE

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Select the appropriate 50, 100, or 200 images video clip radio button. This will
create a .wmv format file of the starting frame plus the next 50, 100, or 200 frames.
Select the Change button to select the desired location to save the export file.
Enter the directory and filename to save the file
Select the Export button to save the file. The program will convert the images
to video based on the chosen settings. The .wmv file can be viewed using a
standard media player.

PLOTSTALKER SAVE FILE

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Great for uploading to the internet or emailing.

EXPORTING AN IMAGE/PHOTO

GameSpy Digital Camera

THANK YOU for your purchase of the M100 GameSpy Digital Camera. Please
read this booklet before using the unit. If you should have any questions about this
product or any other Moultrie product, please contact us using the information on
the back of this booklet. Please register your camera at www.moultriefeeders.com
to activate your warranty.

FRONT VIEW

Light Sensor

Camera Lens

Aim LED

LCD Display

SIDE VIEW

Microphone

Power Panel Port

Unlock for slide-out battery compartment

USB Port

SD Card Slot

TV Out

LED Flash

ON/OFF/AIM

Mode Button
Enter Button

Navigation Buttons

ON / OFF / AIM SWITCH

Used for turning On, turning Off, or Aiming the camera. When in AIM position the
red LED light on the front of the camera will illuminate. To help find the center field
of view for the camera, stand out in front of the camera and move left or right as you
observe the AIM LED - as you walk away from direct center the LED light will be
less bright. As you walk towards center the LED will appear brighter.

MODE BUTTON

The Mode Button selects the 3 modes of the camera - Camera Setup Photo Review or
Main Screen . When camera mode is selected, the UP and DOWN buttons navigate
through the menu options. The Mode Button is also used to wake-up the camera and
turn on the display when the camera is in a power saving mode

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ENTER, UP/DOWN and LEFT/RIGHT BUTTONS

The ENTER button selects the item to be changed. The UP/DOWN and LEFT/RIGHT
buttons are used to step through the menu options. Pressing the ENTER button again,
selects the option indicated on the display. The ENTER button is also used to
manually take a picture.

PHOTO REVIEW

To view pictures use the RIGHT or LEFT button to sequence to the next/previous
captured picture or video clip. The camera’s menu display shows the picture number
being viewed. To delete current picture or video, press the DOWN button.

BATTERY COMPARTMENT

The Camera is powered by four(4) or eight(8) AA size alkaline or lithium batteries.
Slide the Unlock switch to the right and grab the small handle under the switch to
slide-out the battery compartment tray.
NOTE: It is recommended to use lithium batteries for best performance.

SD CARD SLOT

Accepts up to a 32GB SD Card for photo and video storage. Note: An SD Card
must be installed for the camera to operate (sold separately).

USB PORT

Download still pictures and video onto your computer by connecting provided cable.

POWERPANEL PORT

Accepts the Moultrie PowerPanel accessory (sold separately) only. Refer to
www.moultriefeeders.com for more information.

TV OUT JACK

View still pictures and videos on your TV by connecting a 2.5mm video cable
(separately).

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PlotStalker Software

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PLOTSTALKER SOFTWARE INTRO

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INTRODUCTION

In time-lapse photography a series
of still photos are taken at regular
time intervals. The PlotStalker
Software allows you to load the
time lapse file that was captured
from your Moultrie Game Camera
and scroll backward and forward
through your photos, single step,
search for activity in a designated
area, and save the files.

Computer: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor or above; 1GB
RAM minimum; 100 MB hard disk space minimum.
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 32 bit - XP with Service Pack 2 or
later; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with
Service Pack 1; or Windows 7

Using standard Microsoft utilities (ex. File Explorer – My Computer),
copy the PlotFiles (extension is .MLT) from the PLOT directory on the
SD card to the hard disk drive in your computer. Note the location stored
on the hard disk drive.
Open the PlotStalker software application from the Windows Start Button
menu. Once in the PlotStalker software, click on the File Button
Browse to the location in which you have saved the Plot file(s)
(.MLT) in step 1 above, select the file of interest and click Open.

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LOADING PLOT FILES

Insert the PlotStalker CD into your computer and follow on-screen instructions.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

BEGIN/END

Goes to the first or last photo in the Plot File.

FRAME BY FRAME SEARCH

Individually step forward or backward through each photo.

REWIND/PAUSE/PLAY

Play photos in sequence, pause, or play the photos in reverse order.
These functions simulate a video and are useful for manually searching
changes in the photos. When a sequence is being played, press
fast-forward or fast-rewind multiple times to increase speed. (1x-5x)

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Slide the UNLOCK switch on the bottom of Camera and use the knob to pull
the slide-out Battery Tray. Install four(4) or eight(8) AA size alkaline or
lithium batteries with polarities as indicated in the Battery Tray. Re-install
the Battery Tray.

Thread the provided Mounting Strap through the Eyelets on the back of the
camera and secure to a tree or pole approximately 36" from the ground as
shown.

Turn Camera on by sliding ON/OFF/AIM switch to
the ON position.

Press the MODE button one time to get to the
Camera Setup Menu. Set Time and Date by pressing
ENTER, using UP/DOWN to adjust selected field,
LEFT/RIGHT to move to the next field and ENTER
when done.

Press MODE button until MENU SELECTION
screen is displayed. Use the UP/DOWN buttons
until the MAIN SCREEN option is highlighted
yellow. Press ENTER.

Your Camera will now automatically take pictures
whenever an animal is detected in range -based on
the default settings below.

Capture Mode TRAIL CAM (Still)
Photo Quality HIGH

Photo Delay after each photo is taken 1 MIN

Multi Shot Count 1-SHOT

Digital Zoom NO ZOOM

Video Resolution HIGH

Video Length 5 SEC

Video Audio ON

Camera Name
Temperature Fahrenheit

Info Strip printed on photos

Plot Frequency 15 SECONDS

Plot Duration 3 HOUR

Default Setting NO

Delete All? NO

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CAPTURE MODES

The GameSpy offers four capture modes as described below. The default capture
mode is Trail Cam.

TRAIL CAM MODE

Still photos are taken when an animal is detected. The number of photos taken
when an animal is detected is configurable in Settings. Photos are stored in
the in the DCIM/100_MDGC folder on the SD card.

PLOT CAM MODE

The camera takes photos at a specified interval during the day and combines
them together to create a Plot Video (*.MLT file) which can be viewed on the
supplied Moultrie Plot Stalker software. The camera takes a Plot Video twice
a day; once in the morning and once in the evening. The morning Plot Video
begins 30 min before sunrise. The evening Plot Video ends 30 min after

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sunset. See chart below as a reference. The length of each Plot Video is
determined by the Plot Duration setting in the camera menu. The camera will
detect the correct sunrise and sunset times automatically and adjust itself
accordingly. The Plot Videos are stored in :/PLOT folder on the SD card.

IMPORTANT: It will take the camera 24hrs to properly adjust to the correct
sunrise and sunset times. As a default the camera will start the morning Plot
Video at 5:30am and end the evening video at 6:30pm. To reset the sunrise
and sunset times back to the default times, use the Default Settings option in
the menu.

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Morning Plot Video Evening Plot Video

HYBRID CAM MODE

Camera operates in Plot Cam mode during the day and Trail Cam Mode during
the night. Thirty minutes after dusk the camera will enter the Trail Cam mode
and take night photos when the PIR sensor is triggered.

VIDEO MODE

Camera records a video when an animal is detected by the motion sensor.
During daylight hours the camera will record a video 5, 15 or 30 seconds in
length. During night the camera will record a video with a maximum length
of 10 seconds. The video length is configurable in SETTINGS.

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Setup Menu - The UP/DOWN buttons are used to navigate through the available

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ADVANCED INFORMATION (cont.)

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INFORMATION ON PICTURE

The info strip below will appear at the bottom of the photo/video:

Barometer-Trend Temp. Moon Date Time Camera Name

Barometric

The barometric pressure is displayed on the info strip with units in Hg.

Barometric Trend

The barometric trend is calculated and shown as “↑”, “↓”, or “-“.

Moon Phase

The icons for the moon phase are as follows:

27.88 inHg

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75oF 01/01/11 12:00 AM MYCAMERA

setting choices. UP/DOWN moves to the next menu item, and ENTER selects
the item to be changed. Additional menu choices are available by hitting the
UP/DOWN button when either the first/last option is highlighted.

Date/Time - Set Date /Time -on the SETUP DATE/TIME
screen, use the UP/DOWN buttons to modify the month.
Press LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move to the next field. Press
the ENTER button again to save your selections. The Time
and Date is retained between battery changes. Time is not
automatically adjusted for daylight savings.

Capture Mode - (default Trail Cam) Press the UP/DOWN
buttons to highlight the desired mode. Press the ENTER
button to save the mode and return to the Camera Setup
Menu. There are four capture mode settings –TRAIL
CAM, PLOT CAM, HYBRID CAM or VIDEO. Refer to
the CAPTURE MODE section of this manual for details.

Photo Quality - (default High) -The higher the quality of
the photo/image the more memory it consumes. However,
higher quality images have higher resolution which results
in clearer images -especially when zooming in. There are
four photo/image quality settings -ENHANCED, HIGH,
MEDIUM, and LOW. Press the UP/DOWN buttons to
highlight the desired setting. Press the ENTER button to
save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu.
Refer to SPECIFICATIONS section of this document for
details on number of images stored based on Photo Quality.

Photo Delay - (default 1 minute) -The photo delay
determines the number of minutes between pictures when
an animal is detected and remains in range. To change the
delay time, press the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight the
desired setting. Press the ENTER button to save the setting
and return to the Camera Setup Menu. Additional menu
choices are available by hitting the UP/DOWN button
when the first/last option is highlighted. Photo Delays can
be set to 15 and 30 seconds, 1, 5, 10, 30 and 60 minutes.

Multi-Shot - (default 1-Shot) - When the Game Spy
Camera is configured for STILL in the Capture Mode
screen, the camera can take 1, 2, or 3 pictures each time an
animal is detected. There is an approximate 5 second delay
between pictures based on battery strength. To change the
number of pictures taken, press the UP/DOWN buttons to
highlight the desired setting. Press the ENTER button to
save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu.

Digital Zoom - (default No Zoom) - This function will
allow the user to select between 3 levels of digital zoom.
The camera will default to no zoom setting. Press the
UP/DOWN buttons to highlight the desired setting. Press
the ENTER button to save the setting and return to the
Camera Setup Menu.

Video Resolution - (default High) - Video resolution can
be set to LOW or HIGH. The higher the quality of the
video, the more memory it consumes. However, higher
quality videos have higher resolution.
Low: 352 x 192 @ 24fps
High: 720 x 400 @ 24fps
Press the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight the desired
setting. Press the ENTER button to save the setting and
return to the Camera Setup Menu.

Video Length - (default 5 seconds) - When the Game Spy
Camera is configured for VIDEO in the Capture Mode
screen, the camera will record video for a designated
amount of time each time an animal is detected. To change
the amount of time recorded, press the UP/DOWN buttons
to highlight the desired setting. Press the ENTER button to
save the setting and return to the Camera Setup Menu.
The maximum video length for a nighttime IR video is
10 seconds.

Video Audio - (default On) - This option allows the user to
turn the audio during video recording ON or OFF. When
selected and the Game Spy Camera is configured for
VIDEO in the Capture Mode screen; the camera will record
audio along with the video each time an animal is detected.
Press the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to highlight the desired
setting. Press the ENTER button to save the setting and
return to the Camera Setup Menu.

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