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Cisco Video Surveillance 6020 IP Camera Installation Guide
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Chapter 4 Camera Management
Viewing Live Video
Sharpness slider
To control the sharpness of the video from the IP camera, drag the slider, or
enter a value from 1 through 100 and press the
Enter
key. A higher value
increases the sharpness and a lower value decreases the sharpness.
The default value is 50.
Saturation slider
To control the saturation of the video from the IP camera, drag the slider, or
enter a value from 1 through 100 and press the
Enter
key. A higher value
increases the saturation and a lower value decreases the saturation.
High saturation provides a vivid, intense color for a video image. With less
saturation, the video image appears more muted and gray.
The default value is 50.
White Balance Mode
Choose one the following White Balance modes from the drop-down list:
•
Manual
—Choose this option if you want to set the white balance by
setting RGain (Red Gain) and BGain (Blue Gain) manually.
•
Auto
—White balance is automatically set by camera, which is suitable for
most conditions.
The default setting is Auto.
Exposure Control
Note
These controls appear when you click
Camera Settings Up Arrow
>
Exposure Control
drawer
.
Exposure Level
Increases or decreases the exposure level. For example, if you want to add light
(overexpose) to properly expose the image, set the value to +1. If you need to
underexposure the scene, set value to -1.
Default value is 0.0
Exposure Mode
Choose one of the following Exposure modes:
•
Auto
—Automatically sets the exposure level, which is suitable for most
conditions.
•
Manual
—Choose this option if you want to set Exposure time and Gain
control manually.
Default setting is Auto.
Exposure Time
The Exposure time option is available only when the Exposure mode is set to
Manual. Specifies the range of shutter speed settings to be used by the IP
camera. Shutter speed is measured in fractions of a second. You can adjust both
ends of the shutter speed range.
Default range is 1/5 sec to 1/32000 sec in Manual mode.
Gain Control
The Gain control option is available only when the Exposure mode is set to
Manual. Specifies the range of gain (amount of amplification applied to pixel
values) settings to be used by the IP camera. You can adjust both ends of the
gain control range.
Default range is to 0 to 100.
Table 4-4
Camera Video & Control Window Controls (continued)
Control
Description
