COLOR CCD CAMERA User Guide
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COLOR CCD CAMERA User Guide
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Operating Your Camera
AGC (AUTO GAIN CONTROL) :
The higher the gain level, the brighter the screen - but the higher the noise.
- OFF : Deactivates the AGC function.
- LOW : Allows automatic gain control from 5.3dB to 30dB.
- HIGH : Allows automatic gain control from 5.3dB to 42dB.
SENS-UP :
When it is night or dark, the camera automatically detects the light level and
maintains a clear picture if this mode is activated.
- OFF : Deactivates the SENS-UP function.
- AUTO : Activates the SENS-UP function.
RETURN :
Select this to save the changes in the EXPOSURE menu and return to the SETUP menu.
•IfyoupresstheFunctionSetupswitchin‘AUTO’mode,Youcanadjustbrightnessby
increasingordecreasingtheshutterspeed.(x2~x256)
•Notethatthehigherthezoomlevel,thebrighterthescreen,butthemorelikelyitis
thatanafter-imagewillappear.
•AlthoughNoise,Spots,andWhitishsymptomsmayoccurinSENS-UPoperation
when the zoom level is increased, this is normal.
Notes
Use the White Balance function to adjust the screen color.
1. When the SETUP menu screen is displayed, select ‘White Bal.’ by using the
Function Setup switch so that the arrow indicates ‘White Bal.’ .
2. Select a desired mode using the Function Setup switch.
Select one of the following 5 modes, as appropriate for your purpose.
ATW : Select this when the color temperature is between 1,800ºK and 10,500ºK
INDOOR : Select this when the color temperature is between 4,500ºK and 8,500ºK.
OUTDOOR : Select this when the color temperature is between 1,800ºK and 10,500ºK.
(sodium light inclusion)
AWC→SET : To find the optimal setting for the current luminance environment in this
mode, set the point the camera towards a sheet of white paper and press
the Function Setup switch. If the environment changes, readjust it.
White Balance (White Bal.)
MANUAL : Select this to fine-tune White Balance
manually. Set White Balance first by using the
ATW or AWC mode. After that switch to
MANUAL mode, fine-tune the White Balance
and then press the Function Setup switch.
•WhiteBalancemaynotworkproperlyunderthefollowingconditions.Inthiscase
selecttheAWCmode.
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Whenthecolortemperatureofenvironmentsurroundingthesubjectisoutofthe
control range (e.g. clear sky, or sunset)
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Whentheambientilluminationofthesubjectisdim.
3
If the camera is directed towards a fluorescent light or is installed in a place
whereilluminationchangesdramatically,theWhiteBalanceoperationmay
become unstable.
Notes
MAIN SETUP
1.LENS DC
2.EXPOSURE
3.WHITE BAL ATW
4.BACKLIGHT OFF