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6.7 WHITE BAL menu
White balance can be set to ATW, PUSH, USER1, USER2, ANTI CR, MANUAL or PUSH
LOCK.
ATW (Auto Tracking White balance) and PUSH (Full pull-in) is continuously monitoring/analyzing the
color
temperature of the incoming light and correcting the white balance.
ATW limits the color temperature range to about 2,500
˚
K~8,500
˚
K to reduce the excessive compensation
for a large object that has a single color.
PUSH has no limits between about 1,800
˚
K~10,500
˚
K, but it may over-compensate the white balance for
a large object that has a single color.
In cases under 2,500
˚
K such as halogen light, ATW may stop and if so, PUSH mode is recommended.
USER1 and USER2 are a fixed white balance which is user-programmable by R-GAIN and B-GAIN and
useful only for consistent/steady lighting.
ANTI CR (Anti Color Rolling) can reduce color rolling under fluorescent lighting when the camera
operates in shutter control mode without an auto iris lens. (NTSC version only).
MANUAL white balance is a kind of fixed white balance that is user-programmable by B-GAIN, (R-GAIN
will be automatically adjusted in accordance with B-GAIN) and useful only with consistent/steady lighting.
PUSH LOCK is a fixed white balance where the white balance is compensated only while
●
button is
pressed at MAIN>WHITE BAL>PUSH LOCK and finishes the white balance when
●
button is released.
To enter ATW (MANUAL) menu, press
●
button at MAIN
menu-1
>WHITE BAL>ATW(MANUAL).
PICT ADJUST
Default
Descriptions
MIRROR
OFF
Picture will be flipped horizontally if it turns ON.
BRIGHTNESS
000
Increases or decreases the brightness of the picture.
This is different from that of DC iris lens and simply increases or decreases
the digital gain of the video.
Do not increase this too much, the dynamic range for the highlight area will
decrease.
CONTRAST
120
Increases or decreases the contrast of the picture.
SHARPNESS
128
Increases or decreases the sharpness of the picture.
Too much sharpness can make the image appear harsh and will show
more noise. It may also show line flicker at the edge of object in the picture.
HUE
128
Adjusts hue for NTSC version only.
GAIN
128
Increases or decreases the color gain of the picture.
