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See3CAM_81    

                Application User Manual 

                    29-May-2017

 

 

 

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Introduction 

The See3CAM_81 is an 8 Mega pixel, color, UVC Compliant, USB3.0 SuperSpeed camera 

from e-con Systems, a leading embedded  Product Design  Services Company  which specializes 
in  the  advanced  camera  solutions.  The  See3CAM_81  is  the  latest  member  of  the  See3CAM 
family of USB3.0 SuperSpeed camera products launched by e-con.  
 

The  See3CAM_81  is  an  8  Megapixel  Camera  that  is  based  on  the1/3.2

”  OV8865  CMOS 

image  sensor  from  OminiVision  with  Auto  Focus  lens.  The  See3CAM_81  is  also  backward 
compatible with the USB2.0 High Speed interface, at lower frame rates. 
 

The  See3CAM_81  is  UVC-compliant  camera  and  it  does  not  require  any  drivers  to  be 

installed  on the  PC. The native UVC  drivers of Windows and Linux Operating  Systems shall  be 
compatible with this camera. e-con also provides the sample application that demonstrates some 
of the features of this camera. However, this camera can be utilized any DirectShow application 
such as Skype etc. 

Scope 

e-con  provides  a  sample  DirectShow  application,  called  e-CAMView,  along  with  the 

See3CAM_81  camera.  The  e-CAMView  is  a  typical  DirectShow  camera  application,  but 
customized  to  demonstrate  some  of  the  features  of  See3CAM_81.  This  document  describes 
these special features of this sample camera application when it is used with See3CAM_81.  

Description 

The See3CAM_81 is a USB 3.0 color camera capable of streaming the following resolution 

and frame rates. It supports USB 2.0 as well with the below mentioned lower frame rates. 
 
 

 

USB Support 

 

Format  

 

Video Modes 

 

Resolution 

 

Frame Rate 

 

USB 3.0 

Super-Speed 

 
YUY2 

8MP 

3264x2488 

11 fps & 5 fps 

Full-HD(1080p) 

1920x1080 

30  fps(55%  FOV)  & 
12 fps(90% FOV) 

HD(720p) 

1280x720 

30 fps 

VGA 

640x480 

30 fps 

 

USB 2.0 

High-speed 

 

 
YUY2 

8MP 

3264x2488 

3 fps 

Full-HD(1080p) 

1920x1080 

5 fps 

HD(720p) 

1280x720 

16 fps 

VGA 

640x480 

30 fps 

 

Table 1 - Resolution and Frame Rates 

   

Note:    The  above  frame  rates  are  subject  to  change  with  lighting  of  the  surroundings,  different 
renderers and PC configuration. The above table is true only in Auto exposure.  
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for See3CAM-81

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Page 2: ...ol 10 6 2 1 3 Saturation Control 10 6 2 1 4 Sharpness Control 10 6 2 1 5 White balance Control 10 6 2 2 Video Capture Pin 10 6 2 3 Still Capture Pin 11 6 2 4 Freeze Frame 12 6 2 5 Fit to Window 12 6 3...

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Page 4: ...res of this camera However this camera can be utilized any DirectShow application such as Skype etc 3 Scope e con provides a sample DirectShow application called e CAMView along with the See3CAM_81 ca...

Page 5: ...he See3CAM_81 and Drivers Follow the following steps to initialize the device with the host computer Connect the one end of the USB 3 0 cable to the USB 3 0 connector provided at the back of See3CAM_8...

Page 6: ...AMView This version of e CAMView comes with a set of features that can be used to attain the full functionality of See3CAM_81 The Menu bar at the top contains few menu items and the lower status bar s...

Page 7: ...e video device which is currently streaming By default See3CAM_81 device will be indicated by the name See3CAM_81 In case any other video device is connected such as on board webcam etc the e CAMView...

Page 8: ...ear as shown in the snapshot below Figure 3 Options Menu From this Options menu the following options can be selected Video Capture Filter to change brightness and focus values Video Capture Pin to se...

Page 9: ...of the Options Menu can be used to configure some of the camera parameters of See3CAM_81 Camera Brightness Contrast Saturation Sharpness White Balance both manual and automatic These controls are avai...

Page 10: ...of See3CAM_81 6 2 1 4 Sharpness Control The Sharpness values can be changed from a minimum value of 1 to 5 by moving the slider and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview This...

Page 11: ...1080p 1920x1080 5 fps HD 720p 1280x720 16 fps VGA 640x480 30 fps Table 3 Resolution and Frame Rates Figure 5 Video Capture Pin 6 2 3 Still Capture Pin The Still Capture Pin submenu of the Options Men...

Page 12: ...eaming preview is re sized to fit into the streaming window to maintain the aspect ratio If disabled then a cropped version of the preview will be displayed in the streaming window 6 3 Capture Menu Th...

Page 13: ...7 Capture menu 6 4 Extension Unit Menu The See3CAM_81 camera has some additional controls and features These are not quite common controls and hence they are not included in the standard UVC controls...

Page 14: ...re 8 Extension Unit Menu The controls supported in this are listed below 6 4 1 Focus Mode control See3CAM_81 supports two modes They are the following Auto Mode In Auto Mode it has Single Shot Mode an...

Page 15: ...a scene change Manual Mode In Manual Mode Focus can be adjusted manually with help of slider which moves from the range of 0 infinite to 1022 macro and the exact changes will be reflected immediately...

Page 16: ...age stream is composed of shades of gray in this mode Figure 11 Grayscale mode Note If there is any change in saturation under UVC Control tab then Grayscale is changed to Normal Effect 6 4 3 Flip Mir...

Page 17: ...t like a torch OFF It disables the all Strobe controls Figure 13 Strobe Controls 6 4 5 GPIO controls In See3Cam_81 has two output GPIO S and two Input GPIO S General Purpose Output For General Purpose...

Page 18: ...the status of the Focus User can press the Focus Status button if camera finished focusing means it will display Focus Succeeded otherwise it will display Focus busy Figure 15 Focus Status 6 4 7 Focu...

Page 19: ...nged by moving the silders Figure 17 Disable AWB Figure 18 Disable AWB 6 4 9 Focus ROI Control To Control the Auto Focus ROI it s necessary to enable the Continuous Focus or Single Trigger Focus from...

Page 20: ...e consystems com Subject to change without notice Page 20 of 22 Figure 20 Auto Focus ROI Manual Figure 21 Auto Focus ROI Manual Note The Green Window shown in the images are just for representation in...

Page 21: ...To get the Unique ID that has been assigned to the See3CAM range of cameras the user has to press the F W Version button available in the Extension Unit dialog The camera serial number will be displa...

Page 22: ...ange without notice Page 22 of 22 Figure 24 Help menu 7 Conclusion This document provides the basic steps involved in using the e CAMView application and See3CAM_81 in the appropriate modes For additi...

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