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NetCam SC 

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Brightness

 - This controls how the bright the auto exposure will adjust 

the  image.  When  auto  exposure  is  enabled  (which  it  should  be, 

especially when doing outdoor imaging), this is the main control you 

will need to adjust to increase or decrease the overall brightness of 

the live images. If your images are coming out dark during daylight 

(or indoor lighting), increase this value.

Saturation

 - This value represents the amount of color in the image. The 

higher  the  number,  the  more  the  saturated  the  colors  become.  The 

default value works well in most cases. If you do want more color 

saturation, increase the value by 10 or 20. Anything higher may start 

to produce undesired color effects. 

JPEG Quality

 - A value between 70 and 80 works well in most cases. 

The compression artifacts are minimal and the file size small. While 

increasing  the  quality  will  result  in  a  slightly  clearer  image  (less 

JPEG  compression  artifacts),  the  significantly  increased  file  size 

hardly  makes  it  worthwhile,  especially  when  the  quality  is  set  to 

90 or higher. Conversely, if you’d like images to download/upload 

faster for viewers with dial-up Internet connections, you can reduce 

the  JPEG  quality  which  decreases  the  file  size. A  value  of  50  still 

results in good looking images at a very small file size.

Summary of Contents for NetCam SC

Page 1: ...NetCam SC User s Manual www stardot com...

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Page 3: ...m SC s Images 10 3 2 NetCam SC s Configuration Menus 11 3 3 Image Properties 11 3 4 Overlay Properties 17 3 5 FTP Properties 20 3 7 Date Time Properties 24 3 8 Network Properties 26 3 9 Dial Out Prope...

Page 4: ...Page NetCam SC...

Page 5: ...Setting up NetCam SC consists of three steps The first step is to configure the network settings The second step is to configure NetCam to upload images to a web server this step is optional The third...

Page 6: ...le to the S1 port of NetCam SC and the other end into an available serial port on your PC Connect NetCam SC into a PoE switch or injector with a standard CAT 5 network cable or with a StarDot Combo Et...

Page 7: ...1 1 DNS Servers obtain from ISP If you are installing the camera on a company network you will probably want to get this information from the system administrator The easiest way to configure NetCam S...

Page 8: ...the following commands to assign the camera a temporary IPaddress Once the IPhas been assigned browse to the camera with a web browser and configure NetCam SC so it has a permanent static IP address...

Page 9: ...ter Ethernet cable into a hub switch and the other end into the NET jack on the back of NetCam SC Plug a 12VDC 1A power supply into the back of NetCam SC or you may use a 24VAC power supply and connec...

Page 10: ...f you select 50 the width and height will be browser resized to 50 of the actual image resolution If you select 200 the width and height will be browser resized to 200 of the actual image resolution T...

Page 11: ...image page Click on the Configuration link You will be prompted for a User Name and Password Use admin for both Tip We highly recommend that you change the default password To do so see Section 3 10...

Page 12: ...n The higher the value the more haze is subtracted and the image results in higher contrast Using the Auto Haze function is recommended over setting the haze manually Auto Haze Haze subtraction is aut...

Page 13: ...actional and decimal equivalents 48 1 1000 second 0 0001 96 1 500 second 0 002 248 1 200 second 0 005 480 1 100 second 0 01 800 1 60 second 0 1666 960 1 50 second 0 020 1600 1 30 second 0 0333 3200 1...

Page 14: ...y appear blurry If your application requires the best possible image quality and motion blur is not a concern enable Allow Extended Exposures and set the Exposure Limit to a high value up to 32767 If...

Page 15: ...Active and Green Red Motion Video Out Controls video out BNC port on the back of the camera It can be turned off no video out or set to NTSC or PAL When set to NTSC or PAL the camera s video can be vi...

Page 16: ...This represents the amount of green skew in the image B This represents the amount of blue skew in the image The recommended setting is Auto Color Balance with Average selected Manual Color Balance E...

Page 17: ...art of the text on the live image This is handled through markup characters For instance d inserts the current day of the month on the live image There is a complete list of markup characters below an...

Page 18: ...Abbreviated Jan Dec U Week of Year Starting with Sunday 00 53 W Week of Year Starting with Monday 00 53 d Day of Month 01 31 w Day of Week Numerical Sunday 0 0 6 u Day of Week Numerical Monday 1 1 7 A...

Page 19: ...Weather Station Relative Humidity MB Weather Station Pressure in Millibars hPa HGIN Weather Station Pressure in Inches of Mercury HGMM Weather Station Pressure in Millimeters of Mercury n Frame Numbe...

Page 20: ...ages from its internal web server it can also upload images to an external web server This is useful if you plan on having a large number of visitors viewing the live images or if you d like to archiv...

Page 21: ...archive number 0 9 is automatically appended to the end of the filenames Default Off Passive Mode If NetCam SC is behind a proxy server enable passive mode If you are unsure if you need passive mode i...

Page 22: ...the date and time of the upload is November 1 2007 at 3 30 15 PM Tip For a complete list of Date Time markup characters click the Help button on the Overlay page Example Without Path netcam Y m d H M...

Page 23: ...ndow times Example You can configure NetCam SC to only upload Between 07 30 and 18 30 only on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday How do I display the live image on my web site The simplest w...

Page 24: ...me synchronization is enabled the camera will query a network time server and synchronize the camera s date and time usually accurate to within seconds or less This will happen every time the camera i...

Page 25: ...HST10 Hawaiian Standard Time AT10ADT Aleutian Standard Daylight Time Alaska parts YST9YDT Yukon Standard Daylight Time Alaska parts PST8PDT Pacific Standard Daylight Time MST7MDT Mountain Standard Day...

Page 26: ...is can be done automatically DHCP or manually IP Assignment DHCP By default NetCam SC boots up in DHCPmode meaning that it probes the network for a DHCP server If there is a DHCP server on the network...

Page 27: ...twork behind a router gateway you would enter the IP address of the router gateway This is disabled if DHCP is enabled Domain Name Servers DNS Domain name server IPaddress This is critical if your FTP...

Page 28: ...rnet enter your ISP Internet Service Provider account information here Check this option on if you d like the camera to use an external modem to dial the Internet Baud Rate This represents the speed o...

Page 29: ...s default connection to the Internet Default On Always Up If enabled NetCam SC will attempt to stay continuously connected to the Internet If disconnected it will automatically attempt to reconnect I...

Page 30: ...ly guessed The password can be a combination of alpha and numeric characters upper and lowercase maximum 8 characters Tip Use a password that cannot be easily guessed maximum 8 characters viewer The v...

Page 31: ...a Click this to reboot the camera Upgrade Firmware Allows you to select a new firmware and upgrade the camera You can also use the StarDot Tools software to upgrade the firmware It is recommended that...

Page 32: ...location For information on configuring port forwarding on a router visit http www portforward com click on routers select your model and click on Default guide To set up a TZO account visit http star...

Page 33: ...nd Friday PRE BUFFER Pre buffered images are images that are stored before the event trigger occurs For example if you connect an alarm system to the camera with 10 image pre buffering enabled 10 fram...

Page 34: ...ost buffer images to store There is a finite amount of memory in which to store images Keep the total number of pre and post buffer medium resolution images to below 50 even less for full size images...

Page 35: ...ges to Mail From Specify a from e mail address This can be created TRIGGER SENSOR CONNECTOR The I O connector contains one opto isolated trigger input and one relay connection Pins 1 and 2 are an opto...

Page 36: ...rapidly and may result in sparking with risk of fire Switching mechanisms designed for controlling wall outlet power which can be triggered from a low DC voltage are available 3 17 Weather Station St...

Page 37: ...sensor The bigger the iris the more light that reaches the image sensor With a manual iris lens it is up to you to set the iris accordingly If your imaging requirements are primarily for daylight onl...

Page 38: ...the case with most cameras it has its limits Here are a few suggestions for reducing backlighting Point NetCam SC so little or no sky is visible in the image If you want sky in the image point NetCam...

Page 39: ...orks well in most cases If you do want more color saturation increase the value by 10 or 20 Anything higher may start to produce undesired color effects JPEG Quality A value between 70 and 80 works we...

Page 40: ...y want to set the iris set to a smaller size The iris ring is usually marked in stops 1 3 4 8 16 C The C stands for closed In this example the 16 setting is the smallest marked iris opening and 1 3 is...

Page 41: ...s you may need to adjust the back focus ring steps 7 10 7 Use a smallAllen or hex wrench to loosen the back focus set screw on the bottom and or top of the camera 8 While watching the live image turn...

Page 42: ...le size with very little improvement in image quality Images are not uploading to FTP server 1 Double check all settings including hostname username password and path by using third party FTP client s...

Page 43: ...manual exposure 1 48 000 second 1 3 seconds Imaging Features Auto manual color balance including skew override contrast enhancement haze subtraction gamma correction and sharpening Image Compression...

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