Sony SNC-CS20 Security Camera User Manual


 
Administrating the Camera
Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu
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Hold time
Select 2sec. or 30sec. for the response time to switch
to the brightness level.
Timer: Set the Light funnel on/off using the timer.
When the time set in Timer schedule menu comes,
the camera switches to Light funnel on. The camera
works in Light funnel off in the other settings.
Click Schedule, and the setting menu for the
effective period is displayed.
See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu” on
page 73.
Status
Shows the current status of Light funnel function.
On: The camera works on Light funnel on.
Off: The camera works on Light funnel off.
Notes
When you set Auto in Light funnel mode, the following
phenomenon may occur.
•When Exposure in Picture Tab is set as follows, the
camera does not switch to Light funnel on.
Shutter mode is Manual and Shutter speed is 1/15
second or less.
Shutter mode is Manual, Shutter speed is 1/30
second or more and Auto gain Max.value is 18 dB
or less.
Shutter mode is other than Manual and Auto gain
Max.value is 18 dB or less.
When the camera switches to Light funnel on, hunting
may occur depending on the conditions. In this case,
use Timer mode to set the time to switch, Sensor
input mode to switch according to the lighting or
Always on and Always off mode to switch the Light
funnel mode.
•When Day/Night mode is set to Auto, the camera
switches to night mode in dark conditions, and then
switches to Light funnel off if it gets darker. The
camera first switches to Light funnel off in light
conditions, and then switches to day mode if it gets
lighter. (SNC-DM160 / CM120 only)
•When Day/Night mode is set to Timer or Sensor
input, the camera switches to Light funnel on as long
as the night mode is set. Set the night mode with
Schedule, Sensor input or Trigger (page 26) menu.
If the camera switches to day mode by these settings
during Light funnel on, the camera switches
automatically to Light funnel off regardless of the
amount of light. (SNC-DM160 / CM120 only)
When the camera switches to night mode by trigger
settings, or switches from Always off to Always on in
Day/Night mode during Light funnel on, the camera
may switch to Light funnel off for a while and then
return to Light funnel on immediately according to the
lighting. (SNC-DM160 / CM120 only)
When the camera switches from Always on to Always
off in Day/Night mode during Light funnel off, or
switches to day mode by trigger settings, the camera
may switch to Light funnel on for a while and then
return to Light funnel off immediately according to
the lighting. (SNC-DM160 / CM120 only)
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 28.
Video codec Tab
Use this tab to set the items for the video codec.
Display sample: SNC-DM160
With SNC-DM110 / DM160 / CM120
Image size
Select the image size output from the camera and the
JPEG image cropping using the following setting:
JPEG - 1280 × 960 (Quad-VGA) : MPEG4 - OFF :
JPEG cropping available
JPEG - 1280 × 960 (Quad-VGA) : MPEG4 - OFF
JPEG - 1280 × 960 (Quad-VGA) : MPEG4 - 640 ×
480 (VGA)
JPEG - 1280 × 960 (Quad-VGA) : MPEG4 - 384 ×
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