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ALI-TP7112RH PTZ Outdoor Camera User Manual
SECTION 4: CONFIGURING THE PTZ CAMERA
To change a parameter (refer to "5.3.1 CAMERA PARAMETER submenus" on page 47 for parameter definitions):
1.
When the position icon is either a , or
, use the
p
and
q
buttons to position the icon at the parameter you
want to change.
2.
Click
Iris+
. The position icon will change to a .
3.
Use the
p
and
q
buttons to show the parameter to what you prefer.
4.
Click
Iris+
again to change the parameter. The position icon will change to a .
5.
Repeat steps
1
through
4
above to change the settings of other parameters. Parameters are described below.
Parameter definitions
•
AE mode
. AE mode defines the priority of the iris, shutter and gain when the camera adjusts the brightness of the video. The
options in AE MODE are as follows:
—
AUTO
: Auto iris, auto shutter and auto gain. The camera adjusts these values automatically responding to the lighting
conditions. This is the default mode.
—
IRIS
: Selects iris-priority mode to set the iris value manually. The shutter and gain values will be adjusted automatically
according to the lighting conditions.
—
SHUTTER
: Select shutter-priority mode set the shutter value manually. The iris and gain values will be adjusted
automatically according to the lighting conditions.
—
MANUAL
: Select this setting to adjust the shutter, iris and gain values manually.
•
BLC LEVEL
: You can manually adjust the backlight compensation level.
•
BLC/WDR
: You can set the BLC/WDR (backlight compensation / wide dynamic range) to ON or OFF to enable or disable the
function. You can manually adjust the backlight compensation level.
•
CHROMA SUPPRESS
: You can adjust the value of CHROMA SUPPRESS between 0, 1, 2 and 3 to suppress the color noises in
low lighting environment. Higher setting values produce stronger chroma suppressing effects.
•
CONTRAST
: adjust the image contrast on CONTRAST submenu between 0 and 7.
•
D/N LEVEL
. The D/N level is the switching sensitivity for AUTO mode. As a dividing line, IR cut filter switches between DAY and
NIGHT when the light condition reaches the user-defined D/N level. Three levels are selectable: 0, 1 and 2.
•
EXPOSURE COMPensation
: Set the EXPOSURE COMP value from 0 (darken) to 14 (lighten). The default value is 7.
•
FOCUS
: Focus settings include:
—
AF
(Auto-focus): The lens remains in focus during PTZ movements.
—
MF
(Manual Focus): To adjust the focus manually with the
Focus+
and
Focus–
buttons.
—
HAF
(Half-auto Focus): The camera automatically focuses once after panning, tilting and zooming.
•
FOCUS LIMIT
: This function is used to limit the minimum focus distance. You can configure the focus limit to a longer distance
when the target is at a distance to prevent the camera from focusing on the objects close to it; or configure the focus limit to a
shorter distance when the target is near the camera to prevent it from focusing on objects father away. You can set the
FOCUS
LIMIT
to 1CM, 30CM, 1M, 3M, 5M or AUTO.
•
GAIN
: The value of gain indicates the degree of amplification of the original light signal. You can set the value from 0 to 15.
•
GAIN LIMIT
: You can set this function to limit the gain value. The GAIN LIMIT value ranges from 0 to 15.
