Cheetah Pregius Camera with 10 GigE Vision Interface – User Manual
October 8, 2020
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Rev 1.0
Exposure Control
The camera provides three exposure control modes—
Off
,
Timed
, and
Trigger Width
.
In the
Timed
mode, you can control exposure time manually or automatically. To enable manual
control, set
ExposureAuto
to Off and specify the exposure time using the
ExposureTime
setting.
To enable AEC (Automatic Exposure Control), set
ExposureAuto
to Once or Continuous. Please
Automatic Exposure and Gain Control
The camera works either in trigger (Standard or Fast Trigger) or free-running (untriggered) mode,
you might need to also adjust trigger parameters when setting exposure (refer to the section
for more information on trigger parameters).
The AEC is not available when exposure mode is set to
Trigger Width
.
Exposure Control in Free-Running Mode
In
free-running mode
, the camera constantly reads out the sensor, and the exposure time is
determined by the frame readout time. The exposure time equals the frame read out time when
the exposure mode is set to
Off
.
Exposure time
Exposure N
Exposure N+1
Readout N-1
Readout N
Readout time
Exposure time
Readout time
Settings:
Exposure Mode:
Off
Trigger Mode:
Off
Start of
Exposure
Free-running mode, Exposure control is Off
