P12
light that reaches the camera. But if you set it too high, the camera "stays
open" for so long that moving objects will be blurred. You'll probably have
to experiment with this setting to find the best one for different lighting
conditions.
If the image is:
White or washed out -- drag the slider to the left to decrease the
light.
Dark or almost black -- drag the slider to the right to let in more
light.
Speckled with colored dots -- turn on more lights in the room and
then adjust the brightness.
Saturation
-- Saturation is the amount of colors present. For example, a
lightly saturated red looks pink, while a fully saturated red looks like the
color of red crayon. Saturation does not mean the brightness of color.
Contrast
-- A video term referring to how far the whites are from the
blackest blacks in a video waveform.
Sharpness
-- Adjusts the clarity (or resolution) of the image. Drag the
slider to the left to soften edges in the image. Drag the slider to the right
to see a sharper image.
Gamma
-- Gamma is the measure of the degree of contrast of the video
image. Usually the gamma setting does not need to be changed,
however, if you notice that the picture tends to be "washed out" or,
conversely, too intensely colored, you may want to change the gamma
setting.
White balance
-- Adjusts the amount of white to black balance for your
camera and surrounding lighting. If the picture in the Local window looks
washed out or consists solely of whites and light colors, move the two
sliders to the left to lower the amount of light reaching the camera. If the
picture looks dark or consists solely of dark colors, move the sliders to
the right to let in more light. The Auto option has to be off (unchecked) to
drag the sliders. When the Auto option is selected, the camera tries to
correct colors automatically when the lighting or scene changes. You've
set the white balance correctly when the picture covers the color
