Simple Mode
The Simple Mode controls the image in real-time as seen by the preview
window and is generally used to quickly evaluate the camera.
How to get Simple Mode
How do I know what feature is available for my camera? Click
here
to find out.
Once you've finished with this section, go to advanced
mode to access the features that out of this world!
How to Manipulate the Controls
Click on the image below to go directly
to the control that you want to modify.
Camera Select
The camera select drop down allows you to select the camera you are
controlling. Once
you've selected a camera, the controls will reflect the current setting
for the selected camera. This
might take a few seconds.
If no camera is connected, you'll see the following:
Video Preview
The video preview buttons allow you to start, stop and pause the incoming
video stream, similar to what you would see on a VCR.
Exposure
Click on "Exposure Time" slider and drag to the desired exposure
time setting, or enter the setting in the box provided. To
have the camera determine the exposure time, click the Auto button and
it will calculate a reasonable exposure time based on the average intensity
of the image. To
have the camera perform an auto-exposure all the time, tick off the check
box.
Gain
Click on "Gain" slider and drag to the desired gain setting,
or enter the setting in the box provided, or Click on "Auto"
to allow the camera to search for the best gain setting.
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Note |
The gain has the effect of increasing both the video
signal including the noise. Be
careful when using this command. It
is always preferable to increase the amount of light entering the camera.
Use gain
only for light starved applications. |
Saturation
Color Cameras Only
Click on "Saturation" slider and drag to the desired saturation
setting, or enter the setting in the box provided. A
saturation value of 0 places converts the image in monochrome. Increasing
the slider increase the vibrance of the image.
Brightness
Click on "Brightness" slider and drag to the desired setting,
or enter the setting in the box provided. The
Brightness control adds an offset to each individual pixel.
Gamma
The Gamma setting controls the contrast in the image by translating
pixel values according to a logarithmic curve. A
value of one is a linear translation. Higher
or lower values of Gamma will result in missing codes in the image histogram.
Check the
"Gamma" [On] box if required, click on the slider and drag to
the desired setting, or enter the setting in the box provided
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The Gamma curve is applied internally in the camera
in the form of a calculated look-up table, the same table used by the
"Look-up Table" feature. When the Gamma feature is activated
the "Look-up Table" feature is disabled and vice-versa. |
Frame Rate
The "Frame Rate" setting, in frames per second (fps), allows
the user to adjust the frame rate per second of the image. When the camera
is connected the frame rate range will be displayed.
Check "Frame Rate (fps)" [On] box if required, click on the
slider and drag to the desired frame rate, or enter the setting in the
box provided.
Color Temperature
Color Cameras Only
The "Colour Temp." {K} allows the user to select the required
temperature setting in correlation to the light source being used. It
is recommended that if the user wishes to use this setting that it be
set before the white balance is performed.
Check "Color Temp." (K) [On] box if required, click on the
slider and drag to the desired color temperature, or enter the setting
in the box provided.
White Balance
Color Cameras Only
The "White Balance" setting allows the user to control the
individual red, green and blue channel gains, so that non standard colour
balance can be achieved. The "Auto" feature will attempt to
white balance the gains (match the histogram peaks of each colour channel)
based on the image data in the current ROI.
Direct the camera so that the object you wish to be "considered"
as white is in the field of view, click on "Auto" under White
Balance (this action will take a few seconds to complete)
Size
The "Size" setting allows the user to select the ROI. The
user can use the drop down list to choose pre-selcted sizes or click on
the box to type in custom settings.
Click on the "Size" drop down box and select predetermined
required region of interest or click on the box and enter size and location
selection
Image Capture
Click on "File Name" "Browse" drop down box and
select the site to which the image will be saved
Click on "File Format" drop down box and select the format
the image will be saved as (if AVI is selected enter the number of frames
in the "No of Frames" box
Click on box provided to select "Capture Full Frame", "Capture
Full Resolution", "Increment File Name After Capture",
or "Preview Image After Capture" as desired/required
Click on "Capture" to take an image!
