Chapter 17
Differences in Operation Depending on DS Camera Head Models
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17.1
DS-Fi2
DS-Fi2 is a color DS camera head that has a 2/3-inch image pickup device of 5.24 megapixels (5M pixels).
Screen items that change when DS-Fi2 is used
When DS camera head DS-Fi2 is used, the following screen items change.
•
Image mode selection item:
[IMG MODE] submenu in the [CAM MENU: CAMERA] long window
•
Recording mode selection item:
[REC MODE] submenu in the [CAM MENU: SHOT/REC] window
•
Exposure time setting range:
[EXP TIME] submenu in the [CAM MENU: CAMERA] long window (130
μ
s to 60 s)
Image modes available for DS-Fi2
The image pickup device operating mode when capturing an
image with the DS camera head is referred to as “image mode”.
Select an image mode from the [IMG MODE] submenu in the
[CAM MENU: CAMERA] long window.
•
Image mode:
Set the image pickup device operating mode. Image resolution
and live image display speed change according to the
selection, and the capacity of image file stored when the image
is captured changes.
Note: For details of setting items, see the table below.
Selecting Image Mode (DS-Fi2)
Image Modes Available for DS-Fi2
Image
Mode
Read
Mode
Scan
Method
Frame
Rate
Recommended
Number of
Recording Pixels
Setting
Use
FULL
Frame
read
Interlace
10 fps
2560 x 1920
Obtains information of all pixels of the
image pickup device. High-definition
images can be obtained. We also
recommend this mode for long-time
exposure.
High-definition
image
recording/display
2x2
(Binning)
Double
integration
Interlace
18 fps
1280 x 960
Adds image pickup device’s pixel output in
units of 2 x 2 (horizontal x vertical) to obtain
an image. This mode is effective for
capturing dark objects because the
sensitivity increases four times.
Added image
recording/display
4x4
(Binning)
Quadruple
integration
Interlace
29 fps
640 x 480
Adds image pickup device’s pixel output in
units of 4 x 4 (horizontal x vertical) to obtain
an image. This mode is effective for
capturing dark objects because the
sensitivity increases 16 times.
Added image
recording/display
FAST
(Initial
setting)
Double
speed
Progressive 21 fps
1280 x 960
Obtains an image at double speed by
compressing information from the image
pickup device to 1/2. This mode is effective
for moving objects because of high display
speed. We recommend this mode normally.
Image
recording/display
ROI-L
Frame
ROI
Interlace
19 fps
1280 x 960
Expands information around the center of
image pickup device to entire screen to
display an image.
Fast partial image
recording/display
ROI-S
Double
speed ROI
Progressive 37 fps
1280 x 480
Clips a portion around the center of image
pickup device horizontally into strips to
display an image. The upper 1/4 and lower
1/4 of the screen become black strips.
Fast partial image
recording/display
Select image mode
(operating mode for
the image pickup
device).
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