a. IndigoVision: This preset provides the recommended balance of brightness and color for video
surveillance.
b. Standard: This preset is configured for general day/night changes in an indoor or outdoor scene.
c. Vivid: This preset provides increased color and brightness for a more saturated image.
d. Custom: Select this option to manually adjust the following image settings:
Note: The Brightness and Contrast settings are disabled if Wide Dynamic Range is enabled.
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Saturation: You can adjust the video’s color saturation by entering a percentage number.
0 creates a black and white image, while 100 creates intense color images.
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Sharpness: You can adjust the video’s sharpness by entering a percentage number.
0 applies the least amount of sharpening, while 100 applies the most sharpening to make the
edges of objects more visible.
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Brightness: You can adjust the video’s brightness by entering a percentage number.
0 creates a dark image, while 100 creates a light-filled image.
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Contrast: You can adjust the video’s contrast by entering a percentage number.
0 applies the least amount of contrast, while 100 applies the most contrast between objects in
the image.
4. Use the White Balance drop-down list to select how the white balance settings are controlled:
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Automatic: The camera will automatically control the white balance.
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Custom: Manually set the Red and Blue levels.
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Dominant Color Compensation (if available): This option enables an alternate auto white balance
algorithm which should be used when a large area in the field of view contains one color. For example,
a camera that is overlooking a grass field. For this example, the Dominant Color Compensation white
balance mode will improve the white balance to a more neutral color.
5. Move the Temporal Filter Strength slider slightly to the left or right to adjust the amount of noise vs. blur in the
scene. A temporal filter reduces image noise by averaging the noise over several frames.
Tip: Start by making small adjustments only because applying excessive changes may degrade the
overall image quality.
If the image looks noisy, move the slider to the right to reduce the amount of noise in the scene and decrease
the bandwidth used.
If the image looks blurry, move the slider to the left to reduce the amount of blur in the scene and increase the
bandwidth used.
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