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5.
Open Internet Explorer and log into the camera again. The Live View - Main stream window will
appear.
Microphone, Capture, Record, icons
Focus, Zoom
controls
Screen select tabs
Live View options
Logout button
Live View image
Step 6. Adjust the camera for your surveillance target
To adjust the camera for your surveillance target, you must observe live video from the camera. To do this,
you can either watch the Live View screen from your web browser, or attach a setup monitor with the video
test cable to the video test cable connector on the IR array board.
1.
While observing live video from your camera, unscrew the Pan, Tilt and Rotation lock screws at least
two turns using the security L-wrench provided, then move the camera to point at the center of your
surveillance target. Tighten the lock screws to hold the camera in position.
Pan lock screw
Tilt lock screw
Tilt
Pan
Rotation
Rotation lock screw
2.
Use the zoom and focus controls on the PTZ section of the Live View screen to make Zoom and Focus
adjustments, if necessary.
NOTE
: The camera features auto focus.
Step 7. Setup the video image
The video Display Settings menu includes the image-related configurable parameters for the camera. It
contains several sub-menus such as Image Adjustment, Exposure Settings, Day/Night Switch, etc. that can
be opened or closed for compactness. Additionally, several adjustments can be seen in the Live View image
on the menu. To open the Display Settings menu, go to
Setup
tab
| Image | Display Settings
Configurable parameters include:
•
Switch Day and Night
: Select either
Auto-Switch
or
Scheduled-Switch
.
—
If using
Auto-Switch
, open the
Day/Night Switch
submenu to select the Sensitivity,
Filtering Time, and Smart IR feature ON or OFF.
—
If using
Scheduled Switch
, set the
Start Time
and
End Time
of the switch, then open
the
Day/Night Switch
submenu to select the
Smart IR
feature ON or OFF.
Also, click the
Common
,
Day
and
Night
tabs to set the Saturation, Hue, Brightness,
Contrast and Sharpness for Day and for Night modes.
•
Image Adjustment
submenu: Open the Image adjustment submenu to set the Saturation, Hue,
Brightness, Contrast and Sharpness of the video image. Each parameter can be set to a level of 0
~ 100 either by moving the slider or entering the value in the box on the right. The effect of the
adjustment will appear in the Live View image in the menu.
•
Exposure Settings
submenu: In this submenu, set the following for the best performance:
—
Iris Mode
: Select Auto or Manual. Some cameras may not offer both options.
—
Exposure Time
: Value ranges from 1/3 to 1/100,000 s. The nominal value is 1/150. Adjust it
according to the lightening condition.
—
Gain
: Set the gain to show the optimal brightness level.
•
Day/Night Switch
submenu: You can set the Day/Night switch to Day, Night, Auto, or Schedule.
The option you select determines the submenu options.
—
Day
or
Night
: These options both have one parameter: Smart IR.
—
Auto
: If you select Auto switch, you can set the sensitivity (0 .. 7), filtering time and Smart IR.
—
Schedule
: Use Schedule to set that
Start Time
and
End Time
for the switch. Smart IR is
also selectable.
•
Backlight Settings
: Backlight settings include BLC Area (Off, Up, Down Left Right Center), the
area to control, and
WDR
(Wide Dynamic Range) ON or OFF.
•
White Balance
: White Balance selection is used to correct colors in the image depending on the
lighting source. You can also set the white balance manually (MWB), using Automatic White Balance
(AWB1), and lock the white balance setting (Locked WB).
•
Image Enhancement
: Options in this submenu include Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) ON or OFF.
If ON, yo can also adjust the level of noise reduction.
•
Video Adjustment
: Video Adjustment includes:
—
Mirror
: Mirror adjustment enables you to flip the image (Up/Down), flip Left/Right (reflect
or Center).
