Bosch VG5 700 Series, User Manual

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AutoDome 700 Series IP PTZ Camera Configuring the AutoDome 700 Series | en 37
Bosch Security Systems, Inc. User Manual F.01U.273.798 | 3.0 | 2012.08
a. Click the View Control link.
b. Use the PTZ controls to view the scene.
2. Select the privacy mask number to apply to the scene.
The preview window displays a gray rectangle in the scene.
3. Click the Enable check box to activate the privacy mask.
The privacy mask in the preview window changes to orange to indicate that the mask will
appear in the video streams on the Livepage.
4. Place the cursor inside the privacy mask area in the preview window; then click and drag
to move the privacy mask.
5. Place the cursor on a corner or on a vertex of the mask rectangle; then click and drag to
expand or shrink the privacy mask area.
6. Click Set to save the privacy mask size and position.
An image window displays the privacy mask.
7. To hide an individual mask, select the mask number and clear the Enable check box.
8. To hide all masks from an image view, click the Hide Masks check box.
Note: If you choose to hide all masks, you must enable each enable each individual mask
to show the mask in the scene.
4.22 Camera Settings
White Balance
Adjusts the color settings to maintain the quality of the white areas of the image.
– ATW : allows the camera to continuously adjust color reproduction.
– Indoor : white balance tracking for indoor use.
– Outdoor : white balance tracking for outdoor use.
– AWB Hold : places the ATW on hold and saves the color settings.
– Extended ATW (default): allows the camera to constantly adjust for optimal color
reproduction.
– Manual : Red and Blue gain can be manually set to a desired position.
– Outdoor Auto: Automatically adjusts the white balance to reduce the dark tones at dawn
or dusk.
– Sodium Lamp Auto: Automatically adjusts for sodium vapor light to restore objects to
their original color.
– Sodium Lamp: Optimizes the sodium vapor light to restore objects to their original color.
Red Gain
The red gain adjustment offsets the factory white point alignment (reducing red introduces
more cyan).
Blue Gain
The blue gain adjustment offsets the factory white point alignment (reducing blue introduces
more yellow). It is only necessary to change the white point offset for special scene
conditions.
Gain Control
Adjusts the automatic gain control (AGC). Automatically sets the gain to the lowest possible
value needed to maintain a good picture.
NOTICE!
Draw the mask 10% larger than the object to ensure that the mask completely covers the
object as the AutoDome zooms in and out.