Parameter
Description
Night
: Configure the Image Adjustment, Exposure Settings,
Backlight, White Balance and Image Enhancement settings for
night mode only.
Custom 24h settings This is used when the camera is in an outdoor situation where the
day and night is defined by the amount of daylight or a trigger via
an alarm input. Consequently, no schedule is required for the D/N
switch.
The camera has specific image settings for day and night
situations. There are three tabs to configure the day/night settings:
Common:
Both day and night settings are identical for Exposure
Settings, Day/Night Switch, Video Adjustment, and Other.
Day
: Configure the Image Adjustment, Exposure Settings,
Backlight Settings, White Balance, and Image Enhancement
settings for day mode only.
Night
: Configure Image Adjustment, Exposure Settings, Backlight,
White Balance, Image Enhancement, and Other settings for night
mode only.
2. Image Adjustment
Brightness, Contrast
Saturation,
Sharpness
Modifies the different elements of picture quality by adjusting the
sliders for each parameter.
3. Exposure Settings
Iris Mode
There are two settings, Auto and Manual. The type of lens
determines which setting is used. Default is Auto.
Auto Iris Level
Select the iris level, default is 50.
Exposure Time
The exposure time controls the length of time that the aperture is
open to let light into the camera through the lens.
Select a higher value if the image is dark and a lower value to see
fast moving objects.
4. Focus Settings (supported cameras only)
Focus mode
For cameras that support an electronic lens, you can set the focus
mode as Auto, Manual or Semi-auto. If Auto is selected, the focus
is adjusted automatically. If Manual is selected, you can control the
lens by adjusting the zoom, focus, lens initialization, and auxiliary
focus via the PTZ control interface. If semi-auto is selected, when
you adjust focus manually, the camera will no longer focus
automatically.
5. Day/Night Switch
Day/Night Switch
Defines whether the camera is in day or night mode. The day
(color) option should be used, for example, if the camera is located
indoors where light levels are always good.
Options:
Auto
: The camera automatically detects which mode to use. .
Sensitivity
Only available when Auto D/N switch mode is selected. It defines
the sensitivity of the switch between day and night. You can set it
between 0 and 7.
Delay time
Only available when Auto D/N switch mode is selected. The filtering
time refers to the interval time switching between day/night mode.
You can set it between 5 and 120 s.
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