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Imaging Tab
Use the Imaging tab to change the camera’s general image settings, adjust the camera exposure, program the focus mechanism, adjust the tone
map settings to increase scene detail, tune the white balance settings for scenes with fluctuating lighting conditions, or define window blanking
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General Imaging Settings
General imaging settings include adjustments for camera orientation and digital processing. The Orientation settings reconfigure the image
180 degrees horizontally and 180 degrees vertically. Use these settings when installing the camera in an inverted position. If the orientation is
not adjusted, the image will display upside down and mirrored.
Digital processing settings can be set to Auto or Manual to adjust the camera’s sharpness, saturation, and contrast. When set to Auto, the
camera continually delivers the best possible image by automatically adjusting the digital processing settings based on the scene. Auto is the
default setting. Manual digital processing is recommended only for indoor applications that have a single, unchanging primary light source.
Exposure Settings
Exposure is the amount of light detected by the camera sensor. A scene with correct exposure settings has adequate detail and contrast between
white and dark values. An image with too little or too much exposure eliminates detail in the scene. The camera features Auto and Manual
exposure settings. Auto exposure automatically sets the amount of light detected by the camera sensor based on settings for light control,
exposure compensation, and the day and night exposure times. Manual exposure sets the amount of light detected by the camera sensor based
on a user-defined setting. Manual exposure is recommended only for indoor applications that have a single, unchanging primary light source.
Auto is the default setting.
Focus Settings
Focus sets the back focus to the center focal point of the scene. The camera can be configured to back focus automatically or manually. Auto
focus automatically back focuses the camera on the subject in the center of the scene. Manual focus turns off the auto focus mechanism and
locks the camera at a user-specified position. The manual focus setting is recommended only for indoor applications that have a single,
unchanging primary light source. The Focus page also includes Full Range Auto-Focus, Quick Auto-Focus, and a Factory Defaults.
Tone Map Settings
Tone map balances the brightest and darkest sections of a scene to produce an image with more balanced lighting and more detail. This is
accomplished, in part, when the device maps the 10-bit input sensor data (0 to 1023 bits) into 8-bit output RGB values (0 to 255 bits).
White Balance Settings
White balance settings define how the camera processes video images to render true colors in a scene. White balance is especially effective in
scenes with changing lighting conditions or in scenes with more than one type of light source. For example, scenes that benefit from white
balance correction are outdoor scenes, indoor scenes that include a window or door that opens to the outdoors, or indoor scenes that include
both incandescent and fluorescent lighting.