Watec WAT-01U2 User Manual Download

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

About this User’s Manual ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4

Connecting the Watec USB Camera with a PC ---------------------------------------------------------------------5

Functions and Settings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

3.1. Preview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

3.2. Video Capture Pin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

3.2.1. Color Space/Compression (Compression Mode) -------------------------------------------------------------- 9

3.2.2. Output Size (Image Size) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

3.2.3. Frame Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10

3.3. Video Capture Filter Image Adjustment (Video Proc Amp) -------------------------------------------------- 13

3.3.1. Brightness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

3.3.2. Contrast ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

3.3.3. Hue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

3.3.4. Saturation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16

3.3.5. Sharpness -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

3.3.6. Gamma ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

3.3.7. White Balance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

3.3.8. Backlight Compensation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

3.3.9. Gain --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

3.3.10. PowerLine Frequency(Anti Flicker) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22

3.4. Video Capture Filter Camera Control ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23

3.4.1. Zoom --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24

3.4.2. Exposure (Shutter) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25

3.4.3. Low Light Compensation (SlowShutter) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 27

3.5. Camera Control ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27

3.5.1. Sensor Sense ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27

GPIO Connection --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28

4.1. Snapshot Function -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28

4.1.1. Method to Confirm Operation (saving of static image) ------------------------------------------------------ 28

4.1.2. Image File Setting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 29

4.1.2.1. Color Space/Compression (CompressionMode) ----------------------------------------------------------- 30

4.1.2.2. Output Size (ImageSize) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30

5. Remarks: Operation on Mac OS X -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31

6. Remarks: Operation on Android OS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31

Summary of Contents for WAT-01U2

Page 1: ...Watec USB Camera User s Manual Rev 3 10 Watec Co Ltd December 1 2021 ...

Page 2: ... 00 August 29 2016 Correction to Watec USB Camera of The title Add WAT 02U2D and WAT 03U2 Add 5 Operation on Mac OS 3 01 April 17 2017 Add WAT 03U2D 3 02 September 5 2018 Add WAT 05U2M 3 03 April 1 2020 Add Zoom function 3 10 December 1 2021 Add WAT 06U2 WAT 07U2 WAT 06U2D and WAT 07U2D ...

Page 3: ...16 3 3 5 Sharpness 17 3 3 6 Gamma 18 3 3 7 White Balance 19 3 3 8 Backlight Compensation 20 3 3 9 Gain 21 3 3 10 PowerLine Frequency Anti Flicker 22 3 4 Video Capture Filter Camera Control 23 3 4 1 Zoom 24 3 4 2 Exposure Shutter 25 3 4 3 Low Light Compensation SlowShutter 27 3 5 Camera Control 27 3 5 1 Sensor Sense 27 4 GPIO Connection 28 4 1 Snapshot Function 28 4 1 1 Method to Confirm Operation ...

Page 4: ...s the GPIO connection of the WAT 01U2 WAT 03U2 WAT 06U2 WAT 07U2 When the settings of the Watec USB Camera is changed according to the Watec USB Camera user s manual check to see that the operation and the effects of the changes made to the camera are acceptable The Watec USB Camera user s manual is subject to change by design and the specifications of the product without notice The copyright of t...

Page 5: ...ass When the Watec USB Camera is connected to a PC for the first time the driver will be installed automatically If the driver installation does not occur and the Watec USB Camera is not recognized by the PC please check to make sure that the connection is correct and please check that the PC requirements are met It is possible to acquire videos on a PC with an OS of XP or earlier but some functio...

Page 6: ...color This section explains each of the functions of the Watec USB Camera and their respective setting methods using the WatecCameraViewer Watec USB Camera Capture Software which can be downloaded from our company s website http www watec co jp as an example For details on how to install the software please refer to the readme txt file included with the WatecCameraViewer software Fig 2 WatecCamera...

Page 7: ... window to output an image on the window 1 Selection of the device The list of connected devices is shown when the Devices is clicked Please select the camera that outputs the image 2 Start of preview Please click the Options Preview Then the preview begins ...

Page 8: ... in the Video Capture Pin The setting can be accessed from the menu at the top of the window Options Video Capture Pin Fig 3 Video Capture Pin Window The same setting is accessible from the Panels Camera Control menu at the top of the window Fig 4 Camera Control Window ...

Page 9: ...00 Quarter Quarter VGA 176 x 144 11 9 25 344 Quarter CIF 320 x 240 4 3 76 800 Quarter VGA 640 x 480 4 3 307 200 VGA 1280 x 1024 5 4 1 310 720 SXGA 1280 x 720 16 9 921 600 HD 720p 1280 x 800 16 10 1 024 000 WXGA The video image output size of the WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D is selected from the following 4 selections Image size H x V Aspect Ratio No of Pixels Resolution 1280 x 960 4 3 1 228 800 Quad VGA 320...

Page 10: ... x 120 30 176 x 144 30 320 x 240 30 640 x 480 30 1280 x 1024 7 5 1280 x 720 10 1280 x 800 10 MJPG 1920 x 1080 30 160 x 120 30 176 x 144 30 320 x 240 30 640 x 480 30 1280 x 1024 30 1280 x 720 30 1280 x 800 30 The frame rate of WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D is as follows Color Space Compression Image Size Frame Rate fps YUY2 1280 x 960 7 5 320 x 240 30 640 x 480 30 1280 x 720 7 5 MJPG 1280 x 960 30 320 x 240 6...

Page 11: ...ion Image Size Frame Rate fps YUY2 1920 x 1080 5 320 x 240 30 15 640 x 480 30 15 1280 x 720 7 5 MJPG 1920 x 1080 30 15 320 x 240 30 15 640 x 480 30 15 1280 x 720 30 15 fps Frames per Second the number of frames processed per second in a video image the higher frame rates produce smoother more fluid video ...

Page 12: ... screen the angle of view is different from other frame rates 1280 960 30fps 640 480 30fps 640 480 60fps On the WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 07U2 WAT 06U2D WAT 07U2D please note that the Use Frame Rate Capture Set Frame Rate setting differs depending on frame rate selection methods Choose OFF when selecting the frame rate from the Video Capture Pin Choose ON when selecting the frame r...

Page 13: ...n be adjusted The setting is accessed by selecting the Options Video Capture Filter from the menus at the top Fig 6 Video Capture Filter Video Proc Amp window The same setting is accessible from the Panels Camera Control menu at the top of the window Fig 7 Camera Control window ...

Page 14: ...m Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D 127 128 0 WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D 10 WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D WAT 07U2 WAT 07U2D 30 3 3 2 Contrast Increasing the value will increase the contrast Contrast 0 Contrast 85 Contrast 255 The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D 0 255 85 WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D 95 WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D WAT 07U2 WAT 07U2D 64 ...

Page 15: ...cle and will have same hue at 40 Hue 0 Hue 20 Hue 20 Hue 40 The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D 40 40 0 Since the WAT 07U2 WAT 07U2D is a monochrome camera so this setting item is not available ...

Page 16: ...age Saturation 0 Saturation 94 Saturation 255 The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D 0 255 94 WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D 100 WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D 80 Since the WAT 07U2 WAT 07U2D is a monochrome camera so this setting item is not available ...

Page 17: ...emphasize the edges of inside the image and increase the Sharpness Sharpness 0 Sharpness 4 The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D WAT 07U2 WAT 07U2D 0 4 1 ...

Page 18: ...image to compensate for the Gamma characteristics image gradation response characteristics of the display Gamma 48 Gamma 100 Gamma 300 The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D WAT 07U2 WAT 07U2D 48 300 100 ...

Page 19: ...elected for the particular color temperature environment When Auto is ON the camera will automatically adjust the White Balance by judging the lighting conditions in the image being shot Auto White Balance Manual White Balance 4600 The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D 2800 6500 Auto 4600 Since the WAT ...

Page 20: ...dow created due to lighting from the back of the object 0 Backlight Compensation OFF or 1 Backlight Compensation ON can be selected Backlight Compensation OFF Backlight Compensation ON The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D WAT 07U2 WAT 07U2D 0 1 0 OFF ...

Page 21: ...ngs can be made by manually controlling the exposure items on the camera control tab described later This function is not adjustable with Windows XP and older OS Gain 0 Gain 12 Gain 24 Gain 36 Gain 48 Gain 72 The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 and the exposure was fixed to 8 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D 0 24 0 WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 WAT 06U2D WAT 07U2 WAT 07U2D...

Page 22: ...ches the power mains frequency of the environment which the camera is used This function is active only when the Exposure function is set to Auto This function is not available with Windows XP and older OS FlickerLess 50Hz FlickerLess 60Hz The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 The mains power frequency at the location of the captured images is 50Hz Camera Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2...

Page 23: ...ol of the Video Capture Filter menu The settings window is accessed from the Options Video Capture Filter Camera Control menu at the top of the window Fig 8 Video Capture Filter Camera Control window The same setting is accessible from Panels Camera Control menu at the top of the window Fig 9 Camera Control window ...

Page 24: ...ow shows the combinations of the Color Space Compression Image Size and frame rate that zoom works Color Space Compression Image Size Frame rate fps Zoom YUY2 1920 x 1080 5 320 x 240 30 15 640 x 480 30 15 〇 1280 x 720 7 5 〇 MJPG 1920 x 1080 30 15 320 x 240 30 15 640 x 480 30 〇 15 〇 1280 x 720 30 〇 15 〇 The following table shows the magnification for each setting value Image Size Zoom Value Magnifi...

Page 25: ...or 60fps For example the frame rate will be reduced to approximately 15fps at Exposure 4 Exposure 13 Exposure 10 Exposure 7 Exposure 4 The pictures were taken by WAT 01U2 and the gain was fixed to 0 Camera Minimum Maximum Default WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D 13 1 8192 sec 4 1 16 sec Auto 7 1 128 sec WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D 1 2 sec WAT 05U2M WAT 06U2 2 1 4 sec WAT 06U2D Auto 10 1 1024 sec WAT 07U2 Auto 9 1 512 se...

Page 26: ...26 Exposure 13 Exposure 10 Exposure 7 Exposure 4 Exposure 1 Exposure 1 The pictures were taken by WAT 03U2 and the gain was fixed to 0 ...

Page 27: ...t available with Windows XP and older OS 3 5 Camera Control The setting window is accessed from the Panels Camera Control at the top of the WatecCameraViewer window Almost all functions are set from the Video Capture Pin or Video Capture Filter and Camera Control However Sensor Sense can be set only from the Camera Control window 3 5 1 Sensor Sense The default setting is HIGH When the setting is L...

Page 28: ...ay not be captured if the environment changes such as lighting conditions 4 1 1 Method to Confirm Operation saving of static image The saving of the image file captured by the Snapshot function is done by using the WatecCameraViewer available for download from our website http www watec co jp While the WatecCameraViewer is open and the video image can be previewed shorting the GPIO circuit will sa...

Page 29: ...is menu is not active Please trigger the Snapshot from the menu Capture Trigger for Still Capture In Windows XP the Still Capture Pin setting is fixed Setting of WAT 01U2 WAT 02U2D is MJPG and 1920x1080 Setting of WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D is MJPG and 1280x960 A window as shown below will appear however the settings cannot be changed Fig 12 Still Capture Pin window in Windows XP ...

Page 30: ...1 600 HD 720p 1280 x 800 16 10 1 024 000 WXGA The still image output size of the WAT 03U2 WAT 03U2D is selected from the following 4 selections Image size H x V Aspect Ratio No of Pixels Resolution 1280 x 960 4 3 1 228 800 Quad VGA 320 x 240 4 3 76 800 Quarter VGA 640 x 480 4 3 307 200 VGA 1280 x 720 16 9 921 600 HD 720p The video output size of the WAT 06U2 WAT 7U2 is selected from the following ...

Page 31: ...ion Settings are unchangeable Output Size Output size is changeable depending on the capture software Video Capture Filter The settings cannot be changed at all items Each item will be the default value Snapshot Function The snapshot functions cannot be operated We verified operations under following environments OS Mac OS X 10 8 4 Processor 2 7GHz Intel Core i7 Memory 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 Capture so...

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