CAMERA CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Camera
The camera buttons (1– 4) at the bottom of the window correspond to
COM
ports 1– 4. Choosing one of these numbers will switch camera
control to the camera connected to the corresponding
COM
port.
Operate
The power button will mute the audio and video
output the
VC-C3
camera. When the camera is in
operate OFF mode, no video or audio will be
active. Until the Operate button is pressed again,
the camera will sit idle and the
LED
on the Pan/
Tilt base will blink. Additionally, all functions of
the Control Software
GUI
and
IR
Remote will be
disabled except for the Operate button.
Zoom
The
VC-C3
camera has a built in 10x power zoom
lens. The Tele and Wide buttons respectively
zoom the camera to a telephoto or wide angle
view. Also, the + or - keys on most computer
keyboards will allow you to zoom the camera to a
tele or wide position.
Focus
The
VC-C3
camera has the capabilities to be set in a Auto Focus or
Manual focus mode. When the software is initially activated the camera
will default to Auto Focus mode. To change to Manual focus use the
mouse pointer and press the Manual button. To adjust focus: hold the
Near button, the camera will focus on objects that are close to the
camera lens and by holding the Far button the camera will focus on
objects that are Far away from the camera lens. To return the camera to
Auto Focus mode, click on the Auto Focus button.
Bright
The Bright button will change the exposure target value of the
VC-C3
.
This is a three position button: default brightness - brighter - brightest.
Basically, it will brighten a dark video image.
Note: In extreme dark environments when the Bright button is
pressed, no visible change in brightness may be seen because the
VC-C3
may already be at its maximum brightness value
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