WittCam

Weather camera

Model: HP10

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Instruction manuals
https://s.ecowitt.com/JC83NU

Note
Our product is continuously developing and improving,
particularly online services and associated applications.
To download the latest manual and additional help,
please contact our technical support team:
support@ecowitt.com
support.eu@ecowitt.net (EU/UK)

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Table of Contents
1. Features .................................................................. 4
2. Specifications ......................................................... 5
3. Connection between WittCam and Your Router ....6
4. Key ......................................................................... 6
4.1 Camera key .......................................................6
4.2 Reset Key ......................................................... 7
5. LED ........................................................................ 7
6. Picture Mode .......................................................... 8
7. Power on .................................................................9
8. WiFi Router Configuration .................................. 10
9. Taking Pictures ..................................................... 16
9.1 Normal Mode ................................................. 16
9.2 SETUP Mode ................................................. 17
9.3 WittCam setup on www.ecowitt.net ...............18
10. Mounting ............................................................ 23
11. Warranty Information ......................................... 26

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1. Features
Picture hosting on www.ecowitt.net with time lapse
video for easier state checking is possible.
HTTP GET command for taking picture is available.

Hosting Server
www.ecowitt.net organize the received picture for
current day, and if the time is over 24hrs, it will
generate a time elapsed video for easier access.
HTTP GET command supported when device IP
address is obtained.

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2. Specifications
5 minutes per
Maximum Ecowitt server
upload
Image
Custom mode
Transfer 5s per upload
HTTP get query
Rate
ftp server TBA
Dimensions 41×41×71.5mm
Waterproof IP66
FOV 150°
1600×1200,
1280×1024,
Pixel Size 1024×768,
800×600, 400×296,
320×240, 160×120,
Power supply 5V⎓ 1A
Operate Temperature 0 ~ 50 °C
WiFi 802.11b/g/n

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3. Connection between WittCam
and Your Router
Transmission distance in open field: 30m (100ft.)
depending on router and environment
Wi-Fi Frequency: 2.4 GHz
WLAN: 802.11 b/g/n

4. Key
4.1 Camera key
press key once to activate action of taking a picture
right now.
Press and hold 5s to start wifi configuration.
Press and hold this key for 10s will make a factory
reset that will wipe out all the settings, including
router setting.

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 4.2 Reset Key
press this key to make a hardware reset operation.

5. LED
Judge the working status of the equipment according
to the LED light
1) Flashes at an interval of 1s: camera is connected
to the router without internet access.
2) Flashes rapidly: the device is activated for wifi
router provisioning or connect to the device via
WLAN.
3) On and quick flicker every 5s: device is working
normal.
4) Off and quick flicker every 5s: device is not
connected with router.
5) Off or On without flickering every 5s: Abnormal
state. Please restart device and check setup.

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6. Picture Mode
After device time zone and GEO coordinates is set on
ecowitt.net, then server will be able to calculate its
sunrise and sunset time. Thus, it is possible to choose
one of the two picture mode: 24hrs or day only.
Mode selection can only be chosen or edited under
your camera device on www.ecowitt.net.

When day mode selected, the camera will start to

take picture one hour prior to sunrise and stop one
hour after sunset.

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7. Power on

Figure 1: Power cord connection

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There is a 5m power cord in the box, connecting via
the 2 PIN port to the camera, and power it via USB
plug (5V,1A) or computer USB port (power supply
only).

8. WiFi Router Configuration

When device is used for the first time, or change of a
new WiFi router with new ssid and password used,
then the wifi configuration process need to be
activated.

There are two ways to complete this task.

1) Via the ecowitt app. With “ecowitt” app, tap the
menu button, choose “Camera” to start the camera
adding process. The APP will walk you through the
whole process. Prior to go any further, please make
sure your phone setup for this “ecowitt” app with
precise location and WLAN access. Make sure to
turn off your mobile cellular data service and this will
avoid many unknown problems.
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2) Via WittCam embedded webpage.
Press and hold “camera” button for 5s until led start
to flash rapidly.
Go to phone SETUP-WLAN (or PC) and connect to
the wifi AP with name of “ HP10_WIFIXXXX”

Open web browser, enter default IP address of

“192.168.4.1” in the address bar to the login screen
Enter password in the password box (initial password
is empty), press “Login”

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Enter wifi router credential into the “Router SSID”
edit box (or click “Scan Router” to scan the WLAN),
enter Wi-Fi password into the “WIFI Password” edit
box, click “Apply” to save the setup. Once router
credential has been set correctly, WittCam IP address
will be updated as DHCP assigned. Only when
updated IP address is shown up, then the WiFi router
credential is correctly set and accepted by your router.
Otherwise please check credential input contents is
correct or not. Be careful to mistakes, like: 8 for B, l
and 1, l and I etc.
Here’re the interfaces as shown below:

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Scan or enter Wi-Fi router credentials here

Once WiFi router is connected successfully, the

device IP address will be updated via DHCP.

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Please write down your device MAC address that
will be needed for setup the device manually on
www.ecowitt.net( refer to section 8).
Firmware update
Click “Check firmware” after login web page, check
whether there is a new version and then upgrade
firmware according to prompts.
If “Automatically upgrade firmware” option is
chosen, WittCam will upgrade by itself via OTA
when there is a new firmware available.

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9. Taking Pictures
9.1 Normal Mode
After camera has been setup correctly, press the
camera key to take pictures (Data will be uploaded to
the server) and it can be viewed on your camera
dashboard or ecowitt app.

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 9.2 SETUP Mode
With device’s embedded webpage opened, you can
click “Camera” option.
Adjust the parameters so that your camera can get the
best picture quality, press the camera icon to start
taking pictures. Press this button again to stop.

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 9.3 WittCam setup on
www.ecowitt.net
If you completed the setup of WittCam with “ecowitt”
app, you can skip this section as the device is bond to
your account automatically via the APP.
If you Setup via embedded webpage for router

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connection and camera setup are done, then the
following setup is needed to bind the device under
your account on www.ecowitt.net.
1. Open URL https://www.ecowitt.net, shown in
Figure 2.

Figure 2

2. Enter the account and password to log in (You

need to register an account first).

3. Click in the left upper corner to open the

menu page:

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 Figure 3

4. Choose “Devices” from the list of options as

shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4
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5. Cllick “Add device” as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5

6. Set up the options as shown in Figure 6, the

following is the illustration of each option:
Device name ： You can name the device for easier
reference (when you have more than one camera, it is
easier to tell which camera is).
Device location ： Choose the right coordinate
(latitude and longitude) so that the camera will show
up on weather map ( public option selected).
Device type：Choose “camera”.
Timezone：Choose your local time zone.
MAC/IMEI ： Be sure to enter the MAC address
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correctly as this is your device identification to be
matched before data from this device will be
accepted.
Public: Choose to make the picture openly displayed
on weather map.
Click “save” after set up the options above, HP10 is
connected to the server successfully.

Figure 6

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10. Mounting

Figure 7: Camera mounting diagram

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Securing the base with nails or 1/4-in camera quick
release.

Figure 8: Loosen or tighten the screw

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 Figure 9: Setup the view

Loosen the screw to adjust the angle, and then tighten

the screws.

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11. Warranty Information
We disclaim any responsibility for any technical
error or printing error, or their consequences.
All trademarks and patents are recognized.

We provide a 1-year limited warranty on this product

against manufacturing defects in materials and
workmanship.

This limited warranty begins on the original date of

purchase, is valid only on products purchased and
only to the original purchaser of this product. To
receive warranty service, the purchaser must contact
us for problem determination and service procedures.

This warranty covers only actual defects within the

product itself, and does not cover the cost of
installation or removal from a fixed installation,
normal set-up or adjustments, claims based on
misrepresentation by the seller or performance
variations resulting from installation-related
circumstances.

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