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Both the LS+ Fast and the LS+ Wide show a video strip of the finish line which can help determine the
runner lanes.
Set the Brightness
The camera’s brightness is automatically adjusted. Uncheck the Auto Brightness box to override the
defaults and manually adjust the camera’s gain and exposure settings.
The camera’s exposure sets the shutter speed and determines
how much light reaches the camera’s sensor. High exposure
results in a brighter image; low exposure results in a darker image,
but reduces blur. The gain setting turns the brightness level of the
image up or down once the camera receives the image. It allows
you to get a brighter or darker image without changing the shutter
speed. Be aware that the more you increase the gain, the grainier
or nosier the image gets.
Set the Frame Rate
The Line Scan system is capable of capturing an image at 1000
frames per second in LS+ Fast mode and 500 FPS in LS+ Wide
mode.
The
FT-FAT
video systems are capable of capturing video up to
their designated frames rate at 800X600 resolution. A lower
framerate will allow for higher exposure. For evening meets and
dark settings it may be necessary to lower the frame rate and
increase the exposure for a clearer image.
Video Quality
FlashTiming compresses the video strip to condense the size of the resulting video file. Low quality
results in faster compression, but degrades the video quality.
Test the System
Click Test Settings to check the frame rate and whether the computer is dropping any video frames. The
test captures 1 minute of video and reports the status. If frames are being dropped, verify that your
system is networked correctly and there are no other processes or applications running (See the
Appendix Networking your Computers). Lower the Frame rate and/or the video quality if still dropping
frames after verifying the network status.
Advanced Settings
4.2.7.1
Camera IP Configurator
If you do not have an image, the IP address of the camera may be on a different network than the
capture computer. An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each
device (e.g., computer, camera) on a computer network. The first 2 or 3 sets of numbers of the IP
Address identify the computer network. If the network address of the camera is different than the
computer’s network address, the program will not be able to detect your video camera when you enter
the capture screen.