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Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu
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Tip
Flickers of fluorescent light can be reduced when
Shutter speed
is set to
1/100
(for NTSC) or
1/120
(for
PAL).
Brightness (SNC-DF80 only)
Perform fine brightness adjustment.
Select the brightness from -
5
to
+5
. Selecting a higher
value makes the image brighter, and selecting a lower
value makes it darker.
Saturation
Select the saturation in 7 steps, from
–3
to
+3
.
Selecting
+3
provides the image with the highest
saturation.
Sharpness (SNC-DF85/DF50 only)
Select the sharpness from
Sharp
,
Normal
or
Soft
.
Contrast
Select the contrast in 7 steps, from
-3
to
+3
.
Selecting
+3
provides the image with the highest
contrast.
Note
Brightness, saturation and contrast are effective for the
computer image only. They are not effective for the
video output.
User preset
You can save the present settings in the camera as
custom settings, or you can load the settings saved in the
camera.
This function is useful when you temporarily change the
settings for the image or reset them to the previous
settings.
Save:
Click to save the present settings of the Picture
tab.
Load:
Click to load the saved settings. To use them,
click
OK
.
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 26.
Day/Night Tab
(SNC-DF85/DF80 only)
Use this tab to set the Day/Night function of the camera.
Day/Night mode
Select the Day/Night mode from among five modes.
Disable:
Always works in Day mode.
Auto:
Normally works in Day mode. It switches
automatically to Night mode in a dark place.
This mode is effective when
Auto gain control
in
Exposure
is set to
On
in the Picture tab. Switching
timing can be set with the following parameters.
Threshold:
Select
High
or
Low
for the brightness
level of the Night mode.
Hold time:
Select
2 sec.
or
30 sec.
for the time to
respond to the change of brightness.
Notes
• When Auto gain control is
Off
, it is not switched
to Night mode.
• If a light with strong energy shines on the camera
when Night mode is selected, hunting may be
generated. In this case, select
Sensor input
mode
so that Day/Night mode will be switched
according to light, or select
Manual
and switch
Day/Night mode.
Manual:
Switch the Day/Night mode manually. When
you select
Manual
,
On
and
Off
become active.
When you select
On
, the camera works in Night
mode. When you select
Off
, it works in Day mode.
Timer:
Normally the camera works in Day mode. It
switches to Night mode at the time that you have you
set in the Schedule menu.
Click
Schedule
and the setting menu for the effective
period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule —
Schedule Menu” on page 63)
