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Camera Views And Image Settings
Note
Note that any subsequent search of the full camera image (PTZ functions) is only
possible with the Recorded Image (= full image recording) option.
• Record audio: If this button is activated, the sound from the camera microphone will
be included in the recording. If the button is deactivated, the video sequences will be
recorded without sound.
Note
These settings apply for all recordings. You cannot make separate settings for each
recording time range.
3.3.3 Adjusting Additional Image And Exposure Settings
You can adjust other settings for color saturation, brightness, backlight and sharpness . To
do this, click on the Image Settings button. More buttons open at the lower edge of the
program window, and they can be used to adjust the properties:
• Saturation: This function increases or decreases the saturation of an image. The
higher the value, the more color displayed in the image.
• Brightness: This setting allows you to adjust the image brightness. Make sure that
the exposure windows are being used eectively before you make any adjustments.
•
Backlight: This setting improves the display of a camera image that contain overexposed
or underexposed areas. A typical example of this is a room that is illuminated only
by daylight from the windows. Objects located around the edges are displayed too
dark and with too little contrast. Increasing the value will increase overall illumination
to properly display the dark areas in the image. This setting is particularly useful for
high-contrast (color) night images.
• Sharpness: This setting allows you to display sharper camera images. Make sure not
to set the sharpness too high since doing so may result in poorer image quality (for
example, for high-contrast and finely detailed images).
• Exposure windows: The MOBOTIX camera sets the exposure window to ensure the
proper exposure/brightness for the live camera image. You can select a predefined
set of exposure windows from the shortcut menu of this button. These windows are
shown in the live image and can be set there. You can specify whether or not the
exposure window will be visible in the camera image (green box) using the
Show
Exposure Windows
option.
• Default settings: Click on this button to restore the default values for all settings.
Notes On Predefined Exposure Windows
• The content of predefined exposure windows is decisive for the camera's exposure
control and therefore for the overall appearance of the image.