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Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu
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Picture Tab
You can set the color condition, exposure, etc., of the
camera.
Display sample: SNC-EP520
Preview screen
This screen is for monitoring images and configuring
image settings.
For the details of each button, please refer to the Control
bar of the Plug-in free viewer (page 25).
Exposure
Select the exposure mode of the camera.
The setting items required for the selected mode become
active.
Full auto:
The camera performs the gain and iris
adjustment automatically. In this case, the shutter
speed is fixed. (1/60 sec. for NTSC or 1/50 sec. for
PAL).
When this option is selected,
Slow shutter
and
Backlight compensation
become active.
Shutter priority:
The camera performs the gain
adjustment and iris adjustment automatically and
you can select the shutter speed. When this option is
selected,
Shutter speed
becomes active.
Iris priority:
The camera performs the gain adjustment
and shutter speed adjustment automatically, and you
can select the iris. When this option is selected,
Iris
becomes active.
Manual:
You can set the exposure manually. When this
option is selected,
Shutter speed
,
Iris
and
Gain
become active.
Set the following items as required, according to the
selected exposure mode.
Backlight compensation
When you select
On
, the backlight compensation
function becomes effective.
DynaView (WDR)
The DynaView function reduces white-out and blackout
in high-contrast shooting scenes such as under
backlighting. When you select
On
, the DynaView
function becomes effective.
Notes
• When
DynaView
or
Backlight compensation
is set
to
On
, oscillation may occur depending on the picture.
In this case, set it to
Off
.
• When
DynaView
is set to
On
, the image loading rate
set in the camera operating mode is halved (SNC-
EP580/ER580/ER585/ER585H/ZP550/ZR550).
(e.g. If 30 fps is selected in the camera operating
mode, the actual image loading rate reaches up to 15
fps.)
Exposure compensation
The exposure compensation function adjusts the
brightness of the image by offsetting the exposure.
When you select
On
, you can select the exposure
compensation value.
Selectable values are as follows:
-1.75, -1.50, -1.25, -1.00, -0.75, -0.50, -0.25, 0,
+0.25, +0.50, +0.75, +1.00, +1.25, +1.50, +1.75
(EV)
Note
When
DynaView
is set to
On
,
Exposure compensation
cannot be activated.
High sensitivity mode (SNC-EP550/EP580/
ER550/ER580/ER585/ER585H/ZP550/ZR550)
High sensitivity mode
is engaged as regular gain is
increased, providing up to a 4× increase when gain is at
the maximum level. When you select
On
, the High
sensitivity mode function is activated.
