Illustra Flex Series Installation and Configuration Guide
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When needed, the True TDN mechanism removes an IR Cut Filter (IRCF) from in front of the images
allowing the camera to see in black and white (BW) and utilize additional near-infrared energy found in
many lighting sources like halogen, moonlight, etc.
This, along with slowing down another function, the shutter speed, significantly improves low light
performance rendering clear images where none could be viewed previously.
IR Illuminator
When the camera is in B/W mode it can utilize or “see” near-IR illumination; something the human
eye cannot do. This can be extremely powerful when the dome is paired with 850~950nm IR
illuminators. With this combination a scene can be well lit with IR light that the dome can see but
people cannot. This is great for areas where externally lighting is not allowed or there is a need for
covert security.
Procedure 61 Enable / Disable IR Illuminator
The Indoor Dome or Box camera does not support this feature. Refer to product codes for feature
support.
Step Action
1
Select
Setup
on the Web User Interface banner to display the setup menus.
2
Select the
Picture Additional
from the
Basic Configuration
menu.
3
Select the
Enable IR Illuminator
check box to enable IR Illuminator.
OR
Clear the
Enable IR Illuminator
check box to disable
IR Illuminator
. The default setting
is ‘Disabled’.
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Day Night Mode
The dome provides a black-and-white (B/W) mode to improve camera performance when the light
level falls below certain thresholds. This allows clear images to be obtained under low-light
conditions. .
Procedure 62 Configure Day Night Mode
Step Action
1
Select
Setup
on the Web User Interface banner to display the setup menus.
2
Select the
Picture Additional
from the
Basic Configuration
menu.
3
Select a
Day Night Mode
setting from the drop-down menu:
•
Forced Color
- enable full-time color mode.
•
Forced B&W
- enable full-time black and white mode.
•
Auto Low
- camera will adjust between BW and Color depending on
light levels.
•
Auto Mid
- camera give a good balance of Color and BW depending on
the scene.
•
Auto High
- increases the chance of switching to BW mode as light
levels drop.
