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Configure exposure settings
You can configure the following exposure settings in the
Specific Settings
tab of Arecont cameras
in Config Tool:
•
Auto exposure.
When this option is
ON
, it maintains the user-defined image brightness
under changing lighting conditions.
•
Exposure Window.
If the camera is not a panoramic model, you can specify the auto expo-
sure window size and position one of the following ways:
Enter the
Top left pixel
and
Down right pixel
coordinates, and click
Apply
.
Select the window size using the
Zone selection
window:
i
Next to the
Auto Exposure
setting, click
Select
.
ii
Click the image snapshot, and drag the green zone to the size you want.
NOTE
If you have a cropped field of view, then the exposure window must be contained
within the cropped field of view. For more information about setting a cropped field of
view, see
"Configure Arecont cropped field of view"
iii
You can
Clear
your selection, or click
to refresh the image.
iv
Click
OK
.
•
Low light mode.
Adjusts the exposure to increase performance under low light conditions.
Exposure time is the amount of time the sensor is exposed to light. Short exposures result in
less light, creating darker images, and longer exposures create brighter images.
