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Solar Dual Linkage PTZ Battery Camera

Quick start guide and user manual for the Solar Dual Linkage PTZ Battery Camera (Ultra Low Power).

This guide walks you through everything from unboxing and Wi-Fi setup to the NIVIEW app, installation and troubleshooting. If you run into any issues, the FAQs cover the most common questions.

What's Included

What's included: camera, solar panel, antennas, brackets, cable, wrench and screws

  1. Camera
  2. Solar Panel
  3. Antenna-A
  4. Antenna-B
  5. Solar Panel Bracket
  6. TYPE-C Charging Cable
  7. Hexagon Wrench
  8. Iron Wall Bracket
  9. Screw Packs

Product Overview

The diagram below labels every part of the camera and solar panel, from the lenses, antennas and status LEDs to the power switch, reset button, TYPE-C charging port, speaker and TF card slot.

Product overview with labeled components: 5W solar panel, WiFi antenna, wide-angle lens, infrared LED, microphone, white light, PTZ lens, PIR, status LEDs, angle-adjusting screw, bracket fixing screw, power switch, reset button, TYPE-C charging port, speaker, TF card and solar panel connection cable

Application Scenarios

No power supply required, please move the solar panel toward the maximum sunlight orientation. Install the camera according to the environment, wide-angle lens for monitoring overall situation, PTZ lens for watching details. You can view and control the two displays at the same time that realize wiring-free, one machine in multi-degrees of no dead angle monitoring.

Application scenarios for the solar dual linkage PTZ battery camera

Boot Instructions

Install the antennas in sequence, take notice of installing the corresponding A and B antenna.
For a better use, charge the camera preferably for 10 hours before use.
Connect the solar charging cable, switch on the power. The power button is a self-locking switch: one press to turn on the power, one more press to turn off the power. After switching on the power, tap and hold the reset button for 5 seconds, ready to match the network.

Boot instructions: install A and B antennas, connect the solar charging port, and locate the power switch and reset button

Download APP & Register

Download the App

Download the APP NIVIEW from App Store (iOS devices) or Google Play (Android device). Scan the QR code or visit the website to download the APP.

QR code to download the NIVIEW app

Website: APP.NICEVIEWER.COM

Register

To better user experience and equipment protection, we suggest that first-time user choose verification code mode to register, use Email to register your account by APP and set the password for your confidentiality. Account and password to login.

App Login screen showing Country/Region, email and password fields, and the "Log in with the verification code/register" option

Configuration and Addition of WiFi Devices

Add Camera

Run the app, click the upper right corner "+" to add.

App home screen with the upper-right plus button highlighted to add a camera

Choose Network Type

Select the WiFi option on the left.

Select device screen with Wi-Fi and 4G options, the Wi-Fi tile highlighted

Confirm Camera Status

Follow the prompts to determine whether the indicator light on the front of the camera is flashing alternately in red and blue. If the indicator light flashes red and blue alternately, just click "To connect".

Device in preparing screen with the To connect button highlighted

When the device is connected and waiting for the network configuration, the indicator light flashes alternately in red and blue.

If the indicator does not flash alternately between red and blue, please check whether the camera is turned on, and press the reset button again for 5 seconds.

Camera front view showing the indicator light flashing alternately in red and blue

Camera with a hand pressing the reset button if the indicator does not flash

Enter Network Information

Click Switch WiFi to select your home WiFi SSID, and enter the password below. (In order to avoid input errors, after the input is completed, you can click the eye pattern on the right to check whether the password is entered correctly.)

Attention: 5G is not currently supported.

Setup the WiFi network screen with Switch WiFi and Enter password fields, including an eye icon to reveal the password

Scan QR Code to Add Devices

Scan the QR code of the camera body, and click "connect" after hearing the mobile phone scan prompt voice. The APP and the camera will be automatically connected to network.

Notice: Versions below iOS11 require manual connection to the camera hotspot network. Please follow the APP prompts, go to the phone settings interface to connect to the hotspot starting with NIVIEW_XXXXX, then return to the APP interface to configure the network.

Phone scanning the CAMERA NID QR code label on the camera body to add the device

APP Homepage Instructions

Homepage Function

Introduction of camera's functions in the home page.

Annotated app home page labeling Receive notifications, Shared by family, Battery status, Real time monitoring, Device Information, Cloud serve, Share with family, User center and List of events

Sharing Function

After your family has registered the account, click the share icon to share with them.

Sharing device screen with a field to enter the sharing user account and an Initiate sharing button

Do Not Disturb Mode

At the top of the page enter the Do Not Disturb mode setting. When PIR is triggered, you will get the notifications in the real time. If you do not want to receive notifications, you can turn on Do Not Disturb mode.

Turn on all messages do not disturb screen with duration options: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hour(s), 12 hour(s), Always, and Turn on message push mode

Viewing the Event List

Click "Event" at the bottom of the page to enter the event list to view the alarm list of the device.

All devices event list showing Motion detection alarm entries with thumbnails, with the Event tab highlighted at the bottom

Cloud Storage Service

Click the cloud icon at the homepage to purchase the cloud storage packages.

Buy cloud storage screen showing Event loop video record packages: One Month $8 and One Year $80, and Benefits of Cloud Storage Services

Manage Account Information

Click "Mine" at the bottom of the page to enter the APP page, you can modify the login password and manage all functions.

Mine account page with Album, Share, My Services (Cloud Storage, 4G Recharge), Message Center, Change Password, Test internet speed and About, with the Mine tab highlighted

Real-time Monitoring and Playback

Real-time Monitoring

Click the screen on the homepage to access real-time monitoring.

Real-time monitoring screen showing the wide-angle and close-focus dual views with on-screen controls

The monitoring screen provides these controls: Setting, Alarm manually, Return, Zoom Bar, Hidden Zoom Bar, Screen preview, Full screen, Pull up to control menu, Screen recording, Screenshot and Intercom.

Finger Tracking Function: Click anywhere on the wide-angle screen above, and the close-focus monitor below will respond and display the detailed monitoring.

Video Playback of Memory Card

Click the video playback button on the homepage of the pull-up control menu to enter playback, select memory card playback.

Memory card playback screen with SD card timeline and recorded event thumbnails

Select the playback time, you can adjust the precision of the time axis. The screen also provides playback date selection and a recording event list.

Note:

  1. The TF card is installed in the back cover.
  2. Insertion direction is contact points upward.
  3. If the card is inserted, but there is no videos, please enter the storage settings to format the memory card.

Video Playback of Cloud Storage

Click the video playback button on the homepage of the pull-up control menu to enter playback, select cloud storage playback.

Cloud storage playback screen with Cloud/SD card timeline and event thumbnails

Click edit or swipe left to download or delete cloud storage data.

Control Instructions

PTZ Control

Click the pull-up menu to enter the control page, click the PTZ button to control the PTZ camera.

PTZ control page with Tracking Calibration, Preset, Guard, Focus Calibration, the pan/tilt joystick and optical zoom controls

The control page provides the Zoom Bar, Hidden Zoom Bar, Pan/Tilt rotation control, Optical zoom, screen recording, Screen shot and Real-time intercom.

Focus Calibration: When the camera is optical zoom version, if the focus is not clear due to changes in the monitoring environment, you can click to enter the calibration mode. The calibration takes 1 minutes.

Tracking Calibration: When there is a difference in the rotation direction of the camera's pan/tilt, you can click the reset, and the camera's pan/tilt will self-detect and calibrate the position of the pan/tilt.

Preset: When the user has multiple fixed-point to monitoring, can control the PTZ to the position that requires fixed-point monitoring and save the reserved position for quick positioning.

Guard: When human tracking is turned on, the camera will follow the human figure to rotate. Set the guard position to ensure that your key position can be monitored at any time. The setting method is to control the PTZ to your key monitoring point and click the guard position.

Intelligent Tracking and Linkage

In the detection settings, choose to Turn on or Turn off humanoid tracking.

Live tracking view showing humanoid mark frames around detected people

Detection settings with Person track and Human indicator toggles, Motion detection slider and the lens linkage diagram

Linkage Calibration: Due to misoperation or manual adjustment of the camera, there will be errors in the positioning of the humanoid tracked by the PTZ camera. The calibration function can be used to re-calibrate the positioning linkage of the upper and lower lenses.

Set as: Click the linkage calibration button, the device will be calibrated automatically, it takes about 3 minutes.

Finger Tracking Function: Clicking anywhere on the upper wide-angle screen, the ptz monitoring below will be positioned there automatically.

Humanoid tracking function: Tuning on the Humanoid tracking function, the human shape will be judged by the upper wide-angle camera, and the PTZ camera will be linked for pan-tilt tracking. When double-clicking any position on the wide-angle screen, the lower focus monitor will be positioned.

Humanoid Mark: When a person is detected within the monitoring range, a point frame will be displayed around the person.

System Settings

Quick Settings

Click to enter the camera quick settings.

Quick settings panel with Indicator, Hang upside down mode, Anti flicker and Event push options

Device Information

Click to enter device information, check firmware version and upgrade.

Device information panel showing Device name, Time zone, Nid and Network Mac address

System Settings

Click to enter system settings, change the camera's display mode and other system settings.

System settings panel with Hang upside down mode, Anti flicker, Indicator and Intercom volume options

Memory Card Settings

Click to enter memory card settings, you can check its usage status and format.

Memory card settings showing SD card usage with Format and Status

Alert Push Settings

Click to enter the push settings of the camera, select the information to be accepted according to your needs.

Alert push settings with Motion detection push and Low battery push toggles

Detection Settings

Click to enter camera motion detection settings, you can set the sensitivity and detection distance adjustment.

Detection settings with the Motion detection sensitivity slider (Off / Near / Medium / Far) and detection range diagram

Power Consumption

Click to enter power management, select the use mode according to the environment and user needs, which can better manage the use of the battery.

Power management screen with Low power protection toggle and Normal, Adaptive and All time working modes

Low power protection: It is recommended to turn on this function. When the power of the camera is lower than 10%, the camera will automatically turn off PIR and other power-consuming functions.

Normal mode: It is the most energy-saving and efficient working mode. When the mobile phone is not remotely monitored, the camera is in standby mode. When a human body passes by, it will automatically activate the alarm and video record and push to the mobile APP at the same time.

Adaptive mode: When the power is more than 50%, it will start recording at full time. If lower than 40%, it will work on standby.

All time mode: The camera is working at all times, please make sure to connect the power supply to charge in this mode.

Sound & Light Settings

Click to enter camera sound and light settings, setting working mode of infrared led, white lights and alarm.

Sound and light settings with Infrared leds control and white light / alarm mode options

Infrared leds control: White lights are on at night, camera video is full color. At night, when human passes by, the white lights flash and sound alarm. All day alarm mode, when human passes by, the white lights flash and sound alarm.

Wall Mounted Installation

Fixing the solar panel to the bracket with the hexagonal wrench

Solar panel connected to the camera charging port, mounted on the iron wall bracket

Fix the solar panel and the bracket together by hexagonal wrench, and adjust it to the maximum sunlight orientation according to the installation environment.
Connect the solar panel charging port.
Use screws to secure the iron wall bracket on the wall, hang the camera from top to bottom, finally lock the tamper-proof screws below.

Ceiling Mounted Installation

Ceiling mount steps: unscrewing the fixing screw at A and pulling out the upper wall bracket, then inserting the upright bracket along the rail and fixing the screws

Unscrew the fixing screw at A, and then pull out the upper wall bracket.
Put the upper wall bracket upright, insert it along the rail and fix the screws.

Commissioning Instructions

Commissioning callouts on the dual-lens PTZ camera and solar panel showing the adjustment points

  • Adjust the angle of the solar panel to achieve the maximum sunlight. The recommended orientation is 25 degrees inclination.
  • After adjusting the tilt angle of the wide-angle camera, tighten the thumbscrew to fix the lens position.
  • According to monitoring requirements, manually adjust the up and down tilt angle of the wide-angle camera.
  • You can manually adjust the angle of the white light on both sides, the recommended angle is 15 degrees downward tilt.
  • The horizontal direction of the upper wide-angle camera bracket can be adjusted left and right, and the positioning screw can be fixed after adjustment.

Technical Analysis

About Batteries & Solar Power

This camera adopts advanced low-power technology. If no motion is detected, the camera will enter sleep mode. After being fully charged, if the camera contains a 20000mAh battery, it can be awakened 6000 times by detecting human movement. If it works for 15 seconds at a time and is charged by solar energy, when the sun is full, the replenished power can be used for 300 wake-ups per hour.

Tips: If the camera is woken up frequently or detects the movements of human body for many times, the power of the camera will be consumed quickly. Charging the camera regularly is recommended. The battery in the camera can be charged for 500 times. If we charge the camera once a week, the life span of the battery can extend more than 9 years.

The recommended operating temperature of the camera is 14°F122°F (-10°C50°C). Battery performance may drop at low temperatures. At -4°F (-20°C), the battery may drain in short time, or even may not charge. It will work normally as the temperature rises.

FCC Compliance

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

  • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
  • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
  • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
  • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

RF Exposure Warning Statements

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment shall be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & body.

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Solar Dual Lens Panoramic Battery Camera

Quick start guide and user manual for the Solar Dual Lens Panoramic Battery Camera (Ultra Low Power).

Table of Contents

What's Included
Product Overview
Application Scenarios
Boot Instructions
Download APP & Register
Download the App
Register
Configuration and Addition of WiFi Devices
Add Camera
Choose Network Type
Confirm Camera Status
Enter Network Information
Scan QR Code to Add Devices
APP Homepage Instructions
Homepage Function
Sharing Function
Do Not Disturb Mode
Viewing the Event List
Cloud Storage Service
Manage Account Information
Real-time Monitoring and Playback
Real-time Monitoring
Video Playback of Memory Card
Video Playback of Cloud Storage
Control Instructions
PTZ Control
Intelligent Tracking and Linkage
System Settings
Quick Settings
Device Information
System Settings
Memory Card Settings
Alert Push Settings
Detection Settings
Power Consumption
Sound & Light Settings
Wall Mounted Installation
Ceiling Mounted Installation
Commissioning Instructions
Technical Analysis
About Batteries & Solar Power
FCC Compliance
RF Exposure Warning Statements