Sony CH180 Security Camera User Manual


 
Administrating the Camera
Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu
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When Off is selected, the automatic exposure function
cannot be set in the long term exposure mode.
Notes
This cannot be selected when View-DR is On.
If the shutter speed is Fixed 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 or 1/15, this
setting will be fixed to Off.
Tip
Depending on the setting, the range of Auto-controlled
shutter speed is as follows
Shutter speed: Fixed
When Auto slow shutter is Off
Shutter speed is fixed to the value set in Shutter
speed.
When Auto slow shutter is set except for Off
The range of shutter speed is from the value set in
Auto slow shutter to the value set in Shutter speed.
Shutter speed: Auto
When Auto slow shutter is Off
The range of shutter speed is from 1/30 sec. to 1/10000
sec.
When Auto slow shutter is set except for Off
The range of shutter speed is from the value set in
Auto slow shutter to 1/10000 sec.
White balance
Select the White Balance mode.
ATW: Eliminating the influences caused by
environmental illumination or lights, adjust the white
balance automatically to reproduce original colors of
the objects (approximately 2000 K to 10000 K).
ATW-PRO: Automatically adjusts the color to be
closest to the image you are viewing (approximately
3000 K to 5800 K).
Fluorescent lamp: Sets the white balance to that
suitable for photography under three-band
fluorescent lighting with a neutral white color.
Mercury lamp: Sets the white balance to that suitable
for photography under a mercury lamp.
Sodium vapour lamp: Sets the white balance to that
suitable for photography under a high-pressure
sodium vapor lamp.
Metal halide lamp: Sets the white balance to that
suitable for photography under a metal halide lamp.
White LED: Sets the white balance to that suitable for
photography under the light of white LEDs.
One push WB: The One push trigger button becomes
active. Click the button to adjust the white balance
instantly.
Manual: When this option is selected, R gain and B
gain become active. Selectable gain values are from
0 to 4095.
Note
When View-DR is On, ATW-PRO cannot be selected.
XDNR
Image noise can be reduced by using the XDNR
function. The level can be selected among High, Middle
and Low.
Select Off to disable the function.
Brightness
Select the brightness in 11 steps, from –5 to +5.
Selecting +5 provides the brightest picture.
Saturation
Select the saturation in 7 steps, from –3 to +3. Selecting
+3 provides the highest image saturation.
Sharpness
Select the sharpness in 7 steps, from –3 to +3. Selecting
+3 provides the sharpest picture.
Contrast
Select the contrast in 7 steps, from –3 to +3. Selecting +3
provides the highest contrast.
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.
Privacy masking tab
Using the privacy masking enables you to hide images
by masking specified parts of the images when
streaming.
Preview screen
This screen is for monitoring images and configuring
privacy masking.
For details on each button, refer to the Control bar of the
Plug-in free viewer (page 23).