TimeLapse

HD Video Camera

TLC 200
User Manual
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Optional Accessories

Weather Resistant Housing Brinno Reader

(ATH110) (ABR100)

Bike Cam Holder Shutter Line

(ABH100) (ATS110)

Camera Wall Mount Motion Sensor

(AWM100) (ATM100)

Pan Lapse Pouch

(ART100) (ATP100)

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Thank you for purchasing a Brinno TimeLapse Camera!
The Brinno TimeLapse Camera (TLC 200) uses unique Time Lapse and Power
Saving technologies to capture images for days, weeks, or even months. You can
use it to record your Daily Life, Projects, anything that moves, you can record. The
Brinno TimeLapse Camera TLC 200 captures photos and stores them as videos
making them easy to view. Turn it on, set the time interval, frame your subject, let
it run and you have a time lapse video! No fancy equipment, no intervalometer,
no complicated gear setups, no time-controlling, no video-making headaches.

Time Lapse Camera TLC 200 Features

TLC 200 provides you The 1.44" LCD screen,
a 1280x720 resolution allows you to frame to
video, yes, it’s HD video. your subject easily.
1280×720
Time Lapse Video LCD Viewfinder
The Rotatable lens allows TLC 200 comes with unique
you to adjust the field of 270,000 Power control technology,
view easily!
frames 4 AA batteries can capture
270,000 frames.
Rotatable Lens Power Saving
Just turn it on and shoot, Unique design allows you
the TLC 200 will deliver a to attach optional lenses.
time lapse video! widgele
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Simple Solution Extension Lens*

*Optional accessories.
TLC 200 Output file format
- Video Mode:
Format: AVI.
Resolution: 1280x 720, 640x 480
Note: The maximum size of each single AVI file ranges between 8,192 to
20,480 frames, depending on the time interval setting.
- Still Image Mode (only when using Shutter Line):
Format: JPEG.
Resolution: 1280x 720, 640x 480

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 Normal

MENU
ASAP
OK
AVI Frame 2013/03/01
Rate 22:58:32
MENU TIME
Settings Set the
Time Interval
AVI Frame Rate OK
1 FPS / 5 FPS / 10 FPS / 15 FPS / 20 FPS / 30 FPS START

ASAP / 1 Sec / 2 Sec / 3 Sec / 5 Sec / 10 Sec / 20 Sec

on 30 Sec / 1 Min / 5 Min / 10 Min / 1 Hr / Custom
Image Quality
Best / Better / Good

Custom Exposure

Scene MENU TIME

Daylight / Night

Timer OK
You can set start and stop time. START

on
Set Date & Time
Output Resolution
720P / 480 If the screen goes to sleep, press OK to wake up.

OK
START

Band Filter
None / 50 Hz / 60 Hz

Firmware Version
Media Statistic
Subject to change without notice, please refer to
Reset brinno.com/support for latest information.

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Package Contents

AA
AA
AA
AA SD
1 2 3

1 TimeLapseCam (TLC200) 2 4 AA Batteries 3 SD card*

* SD Card may or may not be included, please check the contents list on the package .

Camera Components
Front Back
6 12

7
1
8
9
2
10
3 11

13

1 SD Card Cover 4 Metal Ring 9 TIME ( ) Button

2 Connector for Extension Acces- (for ATM100, ATL045 ) 10 OK/ START Button
sories 5 Battery Door 11 Power Switch
(For ATS110, ATM100) 6 Strap Eyelet 12 LED Indicator
3 Connector for Micro USB cable 7 LCD Screen 13 Tripod Screw Hole
(For extension power supplier, DC 5V) 8 MENU ( ) Button

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Display Icons
Set Up screen At Set Up screen
1 Capture mode
1 Normal 4
Normal: Time Lapse mode
2 ASAP Shutter: Shutter Line mode
Motion: Motion Activated mode
OK 2 Time interval
2011/08/31 Select the pre-set time interval or
3 customize yourself.
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3 System date and time
4 Battery level
Preview screen
Icon Description
5
(green)
Battery fully charged.

(green)
Battery partially discharged.
Low battery.
6 (yellow) Replace as soon as possible.
Out of battery.
Replace battery immediately.
READY
(red)

At Preview screen
7 5 Scene mode
6 Preview image capture window
BATTERY
Status icon
EMPTY
7 Battery Empty
8 Please replace battery immediately.
8 SD Card Full
SD Please download files to clear SD card space.

FULL 9 SD Card Error

Please replace SD card.
9 10 10 No Card
Please Insert SD card.
SD SD
ERROR NO CARD
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 Initial Step-1 Install Batteries and SD Card
1 2 3

1 Open battery door.

2 Insert 4 AA batteries.
3 Close battery door.
Be sure the battery cover is locked into place.

Initial Step-2 Install SD Card

1 2 3

1 Open SD card cover.

2 Insert SD card until it clicks into place.
3 Close SD card cover.

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Initial Step-3 Turning the Camera on
1 2 3
Normal

SD ASAP
OK
READING.. 2011/08/31
on 22:58:32

1 Rotate the Power switch to ON position.

2 Process screen
It may display other information on screen, please refer to page 3.
3 Set Up screen
Now, you can set Date and Time and Time Interval before you use your
TimeLapse Camera!

Initial Step-4 Set Date and Time

1 2 3
MENU Date & Time

Set Date 2011/ 08 /31

22 : 58 : 32
& Time
OK OK : Next

1 Press MENU button.

2 Press TIME ( ) to select Set Date & Time (MENU 7/13), and press OK.
3 At the highlight field, press MENU ( ) to decrease value, press TIME
( ) to increase value, press OK to confirm and go to the next field. When
finished press OK to exit set up.

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Initial Step-5 Set Time Interval
1 2 TIME TIME 3 Normal
2 Sec 10 Min 2 Sec
OK OK OK
TIME
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22:58:32
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CUSTOM
OK OK : Next

1 Press TIME button to enter time interval set up.

2 Press MENU ( ) and TIME ( ) to select a pre-set time interval or custom-
ize it by yourself. When complete, press the OK Button to confirm and
return to the Set up screen.
3 Back to the Set up screen
Now, you are ready to go to Preview screen and start recording your
Time Lapse Videos.

About Power Saving

Set up screen Preview screen Turn off LCD
Normal
10 sec. 20 sec.
ASAP
OK
2011/08/31
22:58:32 READY
1 At Set Up Screen
After 10 seconds without activity on the set up screen, the camera will go to
Preview screen automatically. You can press the MENU or TIME button to go
back to the set up screen.
2 At Preview Screen
After 30 seconds without activity on the set up or preview screen, the LCD
screen will turn off automatically to save power. You can press the OK button
to wake up the camera.
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 Start Recording
1 2 3
Set up screen Preview screen Recording Turn off LCD
Normal

ASAP Recording!
OK
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22:58:32

1 After selecting the time interval, press OK to proceed to the Preview Screen.
2 On the Preview screen, hold the OK button for 2 seconds to start record-
ing. Preview Screen will show REC at the bottom bar.
3 During the recording period, the LCD panel will turn off to save power.

Stop Recording
Preview screen
1 2
SD

Processing READY

1 While recording, hold the OK button until the LCD light turns on and
shows the text “Processing”, it means the camera is processing the file.
When completed the processing it will display the text "Ready” This
indicates the recording session is complete.
2 Remove the SD card from the camera, and insert it into your computer or
laptop to enjoy your amazing Time Lapse Videos!

LED Indicator
Green LED light: indicates Image capture in process
When the Green LED flashes, the Time Lapse Camera
(TLC 200) is capturing photos.

Red LED light: Low battery level, Low recording

space on your SD card
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Advanced Menu Setting
AVI Playback Frame Rate
You can change the videos FPS (frames per second) playback with this setting.

1 MENU
2 Frame Rate Frame Rate 10 FPS ( Frames Per
1 FPS 15 FPS Second ) means:
AVI Frame 5 FPS 20 FPS 10 frames are played
Rate 10 FPS 30 FPS in 1 second.

OK OK OK

1 Select AVI Frame Rate.

2 What frame rate should I use?
Generally, 10 FPS is suitable for Time Lapse video.
1 FPS: If the video plays at 1 frame per second, the video will not look
smooth, and the video length will be longer.
30 FPS: If the video plays at 30 frames per second, the video will look
smooth, and the video length will be shorter.

Image Quality
Set the image quality for your camera.

1 MENU
2 Quality

Image Best
Better
Quality Good
OK OK

1 Select Image Quality

2 There are three options you can select: Best, Better, Good
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Custom Exposure
Increase or decrease the exposure.

1 MENU
2 Exposure
Exposure
Custom
Exposure
OK

1 Select Custom Exposure

2 press MENU ( ) and TIME ( ) to increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the
exposure and press OK to exit.

Time Stamp
You can choose if you want to show the time stamp at bottom of your video.

1 MENU
2 Time Stamp

Time OFF
Stamp ON
OK OK

1 Select Time Stamp.

2 Select OFF or ON.

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Low Light Recording
You can choose to enable your camera to keep recording video in a low light
environment (< 5 Lux).
1 MENU
2 Low Light

Low Light OFF

Recording ON
OK OK

1 Select Low Light Recording.

2 ON: Allows your camera to record video in a low light environment.
OFF: Your camera will go to sleep in a low light environment.

Scene
Select the scene to fit your Photographic needs.

1 MENU
2 Scene Set
Daylight
Scene Night

OK OK

1 Select Scene.
2 There are two options you can select: Daylight, Night.

Option Description
Daylight For any Daytime photography.

Special setting for Nighttime photography shooting.

Night
Low ISO setting, long exposure time.

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Timer
The Timer will allow you to pre-set a recording period. ( eg. 8 am – 5 pm )

1 Set the start recording time (A area), then set the stop recording time
(B area). The time is set in 15 minutes increments. Press MENU to lower
the number, press TIME to increase the number and press OK to next
column. Or you may select Cancel to disable Timer setting.
e.g.
0600 - 1600 morning to afternoon
1600 - 2330 afternoon to night 0000 - 0000
2345 - 0500 overnight A B

2 After setting up the time, go back to the set up screen then press the
OK button to move to the preview screen. Hold the OK button for 2
seconds to start recording. The LCD panel will show REC then turn off to
save power. The camera will automatically activate at the start recording
time you selected.

ONCE YOU ACTIVATE TIMER, YOUR TIME LAPSE CAMERA

WILL ONLY WORK AT THE TIMER SETTING PERIOD.

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Set Date and Time
Set the correct date and time for your camera.

1 MENU
2 Date & Time

Set Date 2011/ 08 /31

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& Time
OK OK : Next

1 Select Set Date & Time.

2 At the highlight field, press MENU ( - ) to decrease the value, press TIME
( ) to increase the value, press OK to confirm and go to the next field.
When finished, press OK to exit set up.

Output Resolution
You can change video resolution with this setting.

1 MENU
2 Resolution

Output 720 P
480
Resolution
OK OK

1 Select Output Resolution.

2 There are two options you can select: 720P, 480.

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LED Display
You can choose if the LED indicator will flash while capturing each frame, or
not flash at all.

1 MENU
2 LED Display

LED OFF
Display ON
OK OK

1 Select LED Display.

2 OFF: During capture period the LED indicator will not flash .
ON: When the camera is capturing a frame, the LED indicator will flash
once.

Band Filter
Select the correct fluorescent lighting frequency to match your indoor light-
ing frequency.

1 MENU
2 Flicker Set

Band None
50 Hz
Filter 60 Hz
OK OK

1 Select Band Filter.

2 None: For outdoor environment.
50 Hz: Europe
60 Hz: USA

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Firmware Version
Display the current firmware version of camera.

1 MENU
2 Firmware

Firmware
Version X.XX.X
OK OK

1 Select Firmware Version.

2 Display the firmware version for 30 seconds, or press the OK button to
exit.

Media Statistics
In this mode, the LCD will display the SD card capacity, so you will know
how much free space remains on the SD card.

1 MENU
2
Media S i z e =4GB
Used =27%
Statistics F r e e =73%
OK OK

1 Select Media Statistics.

2 Display the SD card storage status.

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Reset
You can reset your camera back to the default setting.

1 MENU
2 Reset

RESET
NO
YES
OK OK

1 Select Reset.
2 Select YES and press the OK button to reset your camera.
Default Settings:
Function Setting
AVI Frame Rate 10 FPS
Image Quality Better
Time Stamp On
Low Light Recording On
Scene Daylight
Output Resolution 1280x720
LED Display On
Band Filter None
Time Interval 2 Seconds

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What Size SD Card Should I Use

SD card size Stored photos

4 GB SD Card 30,000
8 GB SD Card 60,000
16 GB SD Card 120,000
32 GB SD Card 240,000

Based on a selected image quality setting of “Good”

What Settings Should I Use

Time Time Lapse
Subject Description
Interval Frame Rate

Recording kids, pets all 1~ 30

Daily Life parts of daily life seconds
10~30

Recording family parties,

1~10
Party public events, and happy
seconds
10~30
times all around
Recording your trips, short
Traveling and long 2 sec~ 1 min 10~30

Recording Flowers
Plant growing, or gardening 1~30 min 15~30
over a period of time
Recording a building being
Construction built or any construction 30 min~ 1 hr 15~30
project
Recording a bike ride or
Biking trip
1 sec 10~30

Face time You’re the leading

character in your time Shutter line 5
lapse lapse videos

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Length of Battery Usage
Time Interval Capture Frames Battery Life
ASAP 270000 2.2 Days
1 Second 245000 2.8 Days
5 Seconds 228000 13 Days
10 Seconds 197800 23 Days
20 Seconds 137400 32 Days
30 Seconds 105200 36 Days
1 Minute 61800 43 Days
5 Minutes 14300 50 Days
10 Minutes 9180 64 Days
30 Minutes 3700
1 Hour 1800
78 Days
4 Hours 460
24 Hours 78
Specifications
Camera
Model TLC200
LCD Screen 1.44" TFT LCD
Lens Rotating Angle 120°
Waterproof Optional, (In use with Weather Resistant Housing (ATH 110))
Capture Mode
Time Lapse Auto generate Time Lapse video
Stop Motion Optional, (In use with Shutter Line (ATS 110))
Motion Activated Optional, (In use with Motion Sensor (ATM 100))
Optics Lens
Field of View 59°
Focal Length 36 mm (35 mm equivalent)
Focus Distance 75 cm (Minimum)
Recording
Time Lapse Video Format: AVI
Resolution: 1280 x 720, 640 x 480
Still Image Format: JPEG (only for using Shutter Line)
Resolution: 1280 x 720, 640 x 480
Memory Storage SD Card (Supported up to 32 GB)
Time Interval
ASAP 1~4 photos per second
Custom From 1 second to 24 hours
Power
Power source Battery: 4 AA Batteries
DC IN: 5V (Micro USB connector)
Battery Life 2.2 Days, at ASAP time interval, captures 270,000 frames
78 Days, at 24 hours time interval, captures 78 frames
Dimension
Size (DxWxH) 64 x 46 x 106 mm
Weight 120 g (without batteries)

Package Contents
TimeLapse Camera (TLC200) ..........1 4GB SD card*........................................... 1
AA Battery .............................................. 4 User Manual .......................................... 1
* SD Card may or may not be included, please check the contents list on the package.
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