Lighting and Image Quality Cheat Sheet
Here are some tips for using the CCU settings for lighting and image quality. For more detailed information
on each setting, see
and
Fine-Tuning Image Quality and Color
.
What do you need to correct?
Make this adjustment:
The image is too dark
Increase Iris (lower F-stop value)
Increase Iris Gain
The image looks washed out or faded
Decrease Iris (higher F-stop value)
Decrease Iris Gain
Increase Chroma
Decrease Gamma
The subject is silhouetted against a bright
background
Enable Backlight Compensation
Small sources of bright light (point sources) make it
hard to see details in areas with less intense
lighting.
Enable Point Light Compensation (RoboSHOT 12E
and 30E HDBT only)
Highlights and shadows look right, but mid-tones
are too dark.
Increase Gamma
Shadows are too dark
Enable Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
Decrease Gamma
The image looks grainy
Decrease Detail
Decrease Iris Gain
"Soft focus" effect; the image looks unrealistically
smooth
Increase Detail
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