tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post4555069768451642852..comments2024-02-23T08:34:33.986+00:00Comments on Reversatronics: Hacking a ScoutGuard camera - part 2reversatronicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17136629211764884076noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-36951974659407448432022-02-04T12:58:30.808+00:002022-02-04T12:58:30.808+00:00Hello, I've got a scoutguard dtc 530 it's ...Hello, I've got a scoutguard dtc 530 it's very similar. It works perfectly but i have no remote control. It's there some way of getting the camera to format the sd card? Otherwise it won't store images and hence doesn't work. Ashley K. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585678217320844139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-75682360806357225262020-01-09T19:57:37.381+00:002020-01-09T19:57:37.381+00:00Hello,
I had crash the 10 pin Mini USb of the remo...Hello,<br />I had crash the 10 pin Mini USb of the remote control, could ypu indicate me a quick wait to replace it.<br />Sorry for my English, I live in France.<br />Thanks for you help<br />PatriceUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616984652780376268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-34932124338837110072018-04-11T23:25:37.126+01:002018-04-11T23:25:37.126+01:00is there a way to get the latest firmware fpr the ...is there a way to get the latest firmware fpr the sg550?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779556293838175939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-35807948187844388782017-08-15T20:13:43.145+01:002017-08-15T20:13:43.145+01:00Ahh, I see. It's a shame these cameras are so ...Ahh, I see. It's a shame these cameras are so (what's the word I'm looking for?) "locked down" or "uncustomeizable." I have 4 or 5 that are broken, and 4 or 5 Bushnell Trophy Cams that are broken as well. The came are similar to each other. I just spent a lot of time working on all of our broken ones and actually salvaged about $1,500+ worth of cameras. They are making a killing off of these because they are having them made in China for so cheap. I actually tracked down the manufacturer of the LCD screens used in the Bushnell Trophy Cams, and they let me buy just 1 (rather than having to buy bulk), and the price was like $3.00. shipping was about $15-20, lol.Southern Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818253866559296322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-74960173043147569982017-08-15T19:49:37.497+01:002017-08-15T19:49:37.497+01:00I'm pretty sure the firmware doesn't accep...I'm pretty sure the firmware doesn't accept a configuration via the sd card, so the only way would be to automate the button presses. An option could be to monitor the traffic generated as the buttons on the controller were pressed and somehow replay those directly to the camera, but I don't have a working SG to test that theory on. Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937011648156027883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-8350448996776839402017-08-14T16:46:18.806+01:002017-08-14T16:46:18.806+01:00I know this is a pretty old post, but I just happe...I know this is a pretty old post, but I just happened to stumble upon it... I manage a lot of trail cameras for our hunting property, and we've still got quite a few ScoutGuard SG550 cameras in use (probably 6-7 or so), including one of the rectangular models, which I'm assuming is an SG560 (sticker indicating model is now gone). I've taken apart and worked on quite a few of these in order to keep the, or get them, back up and running. Mainly replacing battery terminals, re-wiring, cleaning corrosion, etc. What I'm trying to do is figure out a way to program the cameras' settings without having to use the remote. Either by a file on an SD card, or connecting to a computer. Have you by chance ever attempted or been able to accomplish that with these cameras? The SG560 uses a different remote and depending on who retrieves the cameras, one of us is usually stuck without the remote we need.Southern Outsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818253866559296322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-9014809343576391242014-11-24T15:22:06.611+00:002014-11-24T15:22:06.611+00:00Technically it could be done, but it would be much...Technically it could be done, but it would be much cheaper to just buy a GPS enabled camera compared to hacking the SG550. If you just want to add the location to the image, use a tool like ImageMagick convert and batch process the images. Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937011648156027883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-90393784820835244022014-11-24T11:00:55.242+00:002014-11-24T11:00:55.242+00:00Hi, I would like to add a field to entering the GP...Hi, I would like to add a field to entering the GPS location which should get imprinted on the picture. Is this possible?Jeeveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07053110219992452322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-9133432460542087252014-05-12T06:38:53.960+01:002014-05-12T06:38:53.960+01:00Well, no problem. My cameras are jsut laying aroun...Well, no problem. My cameras are jsut laying around here and I don't know what to do with them.<br />I found the PIR in these cameras works perfect on bigger sized animals. The camera won't trigger for mice. This is often a problem for my selfmade sensors.<br />I think there can be places where this camera might be better for triggering than a standard PIR module.<br /><br />juliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970498771399425049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-17693527536516434292014-05-07T10:03:28.487+01:002014-05-07T10:03:28.487+01:00I'll have a poke in a few weeks, all my gear i...I'll have a poke in a few weeks, all my gear is currently packed up. I suspect it won't be too hard to find a suitable trigger point although the lag (around 1 second) always seemed too long for my liking. Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937011648156027883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-86511424879435455882014-05-02T15:39:26.987+01:002014-05-02T15:39:26.987+01:00Well, I use several PIR-Sensors to trigger cameras...Well, I use several PIR-Sensors to trigger cameras, based on Arduino and Picaxe chips. But it would be nice to get this thing work as a PIR-Trigger for a DSLR.<br />I just don't know, where to start :-Djuliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970498771399425049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-74672148624412685592014-04-23T15:30:49.943+01:002014-04-23T15:30:49.943+01:00How about combine them and make at least one work?...How about combine them and make at least one work? :) I'm sure you could use one to trigger a DSLR although it might be easier just making a sensor from scratch to do that. Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937011648156027883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455363989995898060.post-19417916883171910812014-04-22T11:01:41.043+01:002014-04-22T11:01:41.043+01:00Great reference! I just got two old SG550, half br...Great reference! I just got two old SG550, half broken, and wonder, what to do with them. Do you think, it's possible to add a remote connectore like a 2.5mm stereo jack for releasing a DSLR?juliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970498771399425049noreply@blogger.com