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OSD Reference Guide

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OSD Functions

Backlight

BLC

: Fine-tune how the camera responds to backlighting. The camera will try to expose 

things in the foreground properly, even if this means that the background will over-expose/

white out. 

HSBLC: 

Place a black mask over extreme highlights in your images. It can be useful to 

block out, for example, a bright window during the day or car headlights at night. 

WHITE BALANCE

ATW:

 The default setting, which will attempt to create as neutral a white balance as 

possible. Colors tend to be slightly underexposed, but represented quite accurately. The 

color of the light will have less of an effect on how the camera perceives color.

AWC

SET:

 With this option you can find the optimal white balance setting for the current 

environment where your camera is installed. You’ll need a large, white object (a wad of 

clean printer paper is a good option). Hold the white object in the center of the camera’s 

view so it fills most of the screen. For best result, try to ensure that the white object is 

reflecting the dominant source of light directly into the camera. Then, select 

AWC

SET

.

INDOOR:

 This is a pre-programmed setting designed to reproduce the same color 

temperatures which would occur under artificial light (indoor) conditions.

OUTDOOR:

 This is a pre-programmed setting designed to reproduce the same color 

temperatures which would occur under sunlight (outdoor) conditions.

MANUAL:

 This is where you can define a custom white balance by adjusting the Blue and 

Red color levels.

DAY & NIGHT

AUTO:

 The camera will alternate automatically between color during the day or under 

artificial lights, and switch to black and white in low light or when the active infrared night 

vision is active.

COLOR

: The camera will always try to obtain color information, even when there’s little 

or no light available. In low-light conditions, the color will be faint, but it will be there 

(assuming there’s enough light to see anything). This will reduce image clarity in low-light 

conditions.

B/W

: The camera will only operate in black and white.

EXT

: The camera currently does not support this mode.

OSD Functions

Summary of Contents for SHD860

Page 1: ...1 1080p SDI Cameras On Screen Display OSD SHD860 SHD870 SHD875 Varifocal Bullet and Dome REFERENCE GUIDE EN MSDIOSD030713E ...

Page 2: ...familiar with If you don t know much about cameras and optics don t worry there s nothing you can do in the OSD which can actually damage the camera If it does all go wrong you can use the Reset to Factory Default option to set everything back to the default automatic settings OSD Menu Quick Reference LENS DC MANUAL VIDEO EXPOSURE SHUTTER AGC SENS UP BRIGHTNESS ACCE DEFOG BACKLIGHT WHITE BAL ATW A...

Page 3: ...djust OSD Main Menu Enter Quick Adjust Arrow Buttons The arrows are used to navigate through the main menu DVR PTZ Control Panel Guide From the DVR open the PTZ control panel Press the Iris button to display the camera s OSD menu and use the up down arrows to navigate and the left right arrows to adjust options If the menu has a return arrow next to it select the option and click Iris to enter the...

Page 4: ...ange from 1 25 to 1 50000 and x2 to x60 Generally the slower the shutter speed the brighter the picture Faster shutter speeds tend to be used for capturing fast moving objects to reduce motion blur AGC Automatic Gain Control Set the AGC level of the camera LOW MIDDLE HIGH A higher gain level will result in brighter images at the cost of noisier images SENS UP This mode works in conjunction with AG...

Page 5: ...creen For best result try to ensure that the white object is reflecting the dominant source of light directly into the camera Then select AWC SET INDOOR This is a pre programmed setting designed to reproduce the same color temperatures which would occur under artificial light indoor conditions OUTDOOR This is a pre programmed setting designed to reproduce the same color temperatures which would oc...

Page 6: ...ffect in 3DNR mode SMART NR Minimize motion blurring caused by fast moving objects SPECIAL CAM TITLE Display the name of the camera on the image D EFFECT FREEZE Freeze the image that is being displayed MIRROR Change the orientation of the image horizontally reversed MIRROR upside down V FLIP or horizontally reversed upside down ROTATE Using this mode does not affect the orientation of text on the ...

Page 7: ...R setting DISPLAY Choose whether to enable the selected privacy mask If enabled you can also customize the position and size of the privacy mask COLOR Change the color of the privacy mask DEFAULT Reset Privacy settings back to its factory default LANGUAGE The OSD is only available in English and Chinese at this time DEFECT Sometimes the camera s image sensor may have a certain number of defective ...

Page 8: ...irmware version of the camera ADJUST SHARPNESS How crisp your images will be Setting the sharpness too high will make your pictures look pixelated like old computer graphics On the other hand setting the sharpness too low will make everything look soft and blurry MONITOR Select the monitor type which is closest to the type you are using In the Monitor submenu you can also manually adjust GAMMA BLU...

Page 9: ...rmation printed in this reference guide is correct at the time of publication As we re constantly making improvements to our products firmware software and user manuals we reserve the right to change the information without prior notice NOTES ...

Page 10: ...uded under Australian Consumer Law You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to major failure Swann Communications 2013 FCC Verification This equipment has been teste...

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