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7.2.1 Exposure Mode
The exposure mode can be selected from the following three ways.
Table35. Exposure mode
Exposure Mode setting
Exposure operation
OFF
No exposure control (free-running operation)
Timed
Exposure operation at the value set in Exposure Time. Setting value is usec unit.
・
If Trigger Mode setting is OFF, the camera is in free-running operation.
・
If Trigger Mode setting is ON, the exposure operation depends on the setting of
Trigger Option.
Trigger Width
The exposure is controlled by the pulse width of the external trigger.
・
Trigger Mode is forced to ON.
For trigger operation, Exposure Mode must be set to something other than OFF and Trigger Mode of
Frame Start must be ON.
If Exposure Mode is set at Timed, the exposure operation can be selected as follows by setting
Trigger Option
Table36. Trigger option
Trigger Option setting
Exposure operation
OFF
Timed (EPS) mode
RCT
Reset Continuous Trigger mode. The exposure operation is the same as free-running
operation but it is re-set at the trigger input timing. The video signal is output only if
the trigger signal is input.
This mode is useful, if automatic exposure is needed when the trigger mode is used.
PIV
PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) mode. A strobe light is used as the light source. One
trigger pulse generates two image acquisitions. As for the exposure time, 1st frame is
the exposure time and 2nd frame is the value when the exposure mode is OFF (depends
on the frame rate).
The effect of the combination of Exposure Mode, Trigger Option and Trigger Mode is as follows.
Table37. The combination of Exposure Mode, Trigger Option and Trigger Mode
Exposure Mode
Trigger Option
Trigger Mode
(Frame Start)
Operation
OFF
N/A
N/A
Free-running operation
Exposure control by Exposure Time is
not possible
Timed
OFF
OFF
Free-running operation
Exposure can be controlled by
Exposure Time
ON
Timed (EPS) Operation
Exposure can be controlled by
Exposure Time
RCT
OFF
Free-running operation
Exposure can be controlled by
Exposure Time
ON
RCT Operation
Exposure can be controlled by
Exposure Time
PIV
OFF
Free-running operation
Exposure can be controlled by
Exposure Time
ON
PIV Operation
Exposure can be controlled by
Exposure Time
Trigger Width
N/A
OFF
Free-running operation
Exposure control by Exposure Time is
not possible
ON
Exposure is controlled by the pulse
width of the external trigger