Sony SIR-4160 Security Camera User Manual


 
COLOR CCD CAMERA User Guide
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COLOR CCD CAMERA User Guide
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Select one of the following 5 modes, as appropriate for your purpose.
ATW : Select this when the color temperature is between 1,700˚K and 11,000˚K.
OUTDOOR : Select this when the color temperature is between 1,700˚K and 11,000˚K.
(sodium light inclusion)
INDOOR : Select this when the color temperature is between 4,500˚K and 8,500˚K.
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.
AWCSET : To find the optimal luminance level for the current environment, point
the camera towards a sheet of white paper and press the Function Setup
switch. If the environment changes, readjust it.
•WhiteBalancemaynotworkproperlyunderthefollowingconditions.Inthiscase
selecttheAWCmode.
 Whenthecolortemperatureoftheenvironmentsurroundingthesubjectisout
of the control range (e.g. clear sky or sunset).
2
Whentheambientilluminationofthesubjectisdim.
3
If the camera is directed towards a fluorescent light or is installed in a place
whereilluminationchangesdramatically,theWhiteBalanceoperationmay
becomeunstable.
Notes
SSDR (Samsung Super Dynamic Range)
SSDR illuminates darker spots of an image while retaining the same light level for brighter
spots to even out the overall brightness of images with high contrast between bright and
dark spots.
SSDROFF
1. When the SETUP menu screen is displayed, select ‘SSDR’ by using the switch so that
the arrow indicates ‘SSDR’.
2. Use the switch to change the SSDR level according to the contrast between bright
and dark areas.
SSDRON
2. Select a desired mode using the Function Setup switch.
BLC : Enables a user to directly select a desired area from a picture, and to view the
area more clearly.
BACKLIGHT
Unlike conventional cameras, the SIR-4160 is designed to deliver a distinctive subject and
background at the same time, even when the subject is backlight, by using the features of
the proprietary W-V DSP chip.
1. When the SETUP menu screen is displayed, select ‘BACKLIGHT’ by using the Function
Setup switch so that the arrow indicates ‘BACKLIGHT’.
MAIN SETUP
1.LENS DC
2.EXPOSURE
3.WHITE BAL ATW
4.SSDR
OFF
5.BACKLIGHT OFF
MAIN SETUP
1.LENS DC
2.EXPOSURE
3.WHITE BAL ATW
4.SSDR
OFF
5.BACKLIGHT OFF
6.SSNR3 ON
Operating Your Camera
HLC (High Light Compensation) :
If the scene contains extremely bright light areas such as; from car headlights, the
light can mask out much of the on-screen detail.
- LEVEL : Adjust level of the HLC function.
- LIMIT : Enable to change the operating condition.
- MASK COLOR/TONE : Change the color / transparency of the masking area.