5 Mega-pixel Vandalproof IR PoE IP Camera
ICA-E5550V
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Exposure Mode - Manual
When the lighting conditions are stable 24 hours a day, the advanced users may consider
using manual exposure mode, to further fine tune the image quality in order to fulfill the special
project requirements. Please note that in most cases, it is highly recommended to keep the
camera in Auto Exposure mode and let the intelligent system of the camera find the best
possible exposure settings instead.
In manual exposure mode, the user can directly manually adjust the signal
Exposure Gain
,
Shutter Speed
, and even on select models, the
IRIS Control
(I-series zoom cameras only).
The
White Balance
and
Line Frequency
controls have already been explained in the
previous chapter.
WDR is disabled in manual exposure mode.
After changing any of the items above, press
Apply
to save the changes. The
Reset
button
undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
OSD/Privacy Mask
The
OSD/Privacy Mask
section allows user to do one of the two on-video operations:
1. Add text to the upper or lower left corner of the video. This function is called
Text Overlay
or
On-Screen Display (OSD)
. It is possible to display the camera name, date and time, IP
address or any custom text as Text Overlay.
The text is kept as small as possible and is
not resizable.
The text can be read normally when the video is enlarged on the display to
1:1 ratio. The purpose of having the text so small is to provide sufficient legal evidence
while blocking the smallest possible area of the video to avoid valuable video evidence
being blocked by text overlay. The text will be embedded into video and cannot be
removed later upon playback or export.
2. Cover up some sensitive areas of the video that should not be captured by the camera,
such as manager’s computer screen or bathroom entrance. This function is called
Privacy
Mask.
It is possible to configure several independent regions for masking.
Microsoft
Internet Explorer
browser is required to configure the Privacy Mask. The privacy masks
will be embedded into video and cannot be removed later upon playback or export.
