the camera "stays open" for so long that moving objects will be blurred. You'll probably have to
experiment with this setting to find the best one for different lighting conditions.
If the image is:
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white or washed out -- drag the slider to the left to decrease the light.
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dark or almost black -- drag the slider to the right to let in more light.
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speckled with colored dots -- turn on more lights in the room and then adjust the brightness.
Hue
-- Sets the balance of colors in the image. Dragging the hue slider makes the image look more
blue or red. Drag the slider until the colors look correct.
Sharpness
-- Adjusts the clarity (or resolution) of the image. Drag the slider to the left to soften edges
in the image. Drag the slider to the right to see a sharper image.
Gamma Correction
-- Gamma is the measure of the degree of contrast of the video image. Usually
the gamma setting does not need to be changed, however, if you notice that the picture tends to be
"washed out" or, conversely, too intensely colored, you may want to change the gamma setting.
White balance
-- Adjusts the amount of white to black balance for your camera and surrounding
lighting. If the picture in the Local window looks washed out or consists solely of whites and light
colors, move the two sliders to the left to lower the amount of light reaching the camera. If the
picture looks dark or consists solely of dark colors, move the sliders to the right to let in more light.
The Auto option has to be off (unchecked) to drag the sliders. When the Auto option is selected, the
camera tries to correct colors automatically when the lighting or scene changes. You've set the white
balance correctly when the picture covers the color spectrum fully.
If you will not be pointing the camera in some other direction, you should only have to set white
balance once. But if you point the camera around the room, you may have to reset the white balance
for the conditions of the new scene.
Default button
-- Click to return the settings to their original, default values. Usually you click this
button after experimenting with the settings to see how you might improve the image.
Auto Apply
-- When this option is selected, you can see the changes in the video image as you drag
the sliders. If this option is not selected, the change won't take effect until you click the Apply or OK
buttons.
