ClearView PhoenixPlus-08, User Manual

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Figure 4-28
4.6.4
Image
From main menu->setting->camera->image, you can see the image interface is shown as below. See
Figure 4-29.
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Channel: Select a channel from the dropdown list.
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Saturation: It is 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 attractive if the value is too low. The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.
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Brightness: It is to adjust monitor window bright. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is
50. The larger the number is, the bright 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: It is 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 the whole
video bright is OK but the contrast is not proper. Please note the video may become hazy if the va lue
is too low. If this value is too high, the dark section may lack brightness while the bright section may
over exposure .The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.
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Auto Iris: It is for the device of the auto lens. You can check the box before ON to ena ble this
function. The auto iris may change if the light becomes different. When you disable this function, the
iris is at the max. System does not add the auto iris function in the exposure control. This function is
on by default.
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Mirror: It is to switch video up and bottom limit. This function is disabled by default.
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Flip: It is to switch video left and right limit. This function is disabled by default.
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BLC: It includes several options: BLC/WDR/HLC/OFF.
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BLC: The device auto exposures according to the environments situation so that the darkest area of
the video is cleared
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WDR: For the WDR scene, this function can lower the high bright section and enhance the
brightness of the low bright section. So that you can view these two sections clearly at the same time.
The value ranges from 1 to 100. When you switch the camera from no-WDR mode to the WDR mode,
system may lose several seconds record video.