Amcrest AMDVTENL8, User Manual

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The backup button allows a user to backup log files. Once the backup button is clicked, the system will prompt
the user to select a folder to save the log data to.
4.10 Main Menu: Settings
This set of menu items allows the user to change settings for a variety of functions.
4.10.1 Camera
4.10.1.1 Image Settings
This screen is allowing the user to adjust the image settings for each channel. See below for a screenshot of
the image settings screen:
Below is an explanation for each of the fields on the Image Settings screen:
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Channel: This dropdown box allows the user to select a channel from the dropdown list to modify.
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Period: This dropdown box allows the user to select a period of time for which to modify the image
settings. The user can configure up to 2 periods to encompass the entire 24 hours in the day. Click the
checkbox to enable the period image settings changes.
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Saturation: This slider is used to adjust monitor window saturation. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The
default value is 50. The larger the number, the strong the color is. This value has no effect on the general
brightness of the whole video. The video color may become too strong if the value is too high. For the
grey part of the video, the distortion may occur if the white balance is not accurate. Please note the video
may not be clear if the value is too low. The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.
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Brightness: This slider is used to adjust monitor window brightness. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The
default value is 50. The larger the number, the brighter the video is. When you input the value here, the
bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly. You can use this function
when the whole video is too dark or too bright. Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too
high. The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.
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Contrast: This slider is used to adjust monitor window contrast. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The
default value is 50. The larger the number is, the higher the contrast is. You can use this function when