Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Notices
- Locating Updates and Other Resources
- Accessing the Camera
- Accessing the Live View
- Using the System Menu
- Using the Network & Security Menu
- Configuring Firewall Settings
- Using the Imaging Menu
- Using the A/V Streams Menu
- Using the Events Menu
- Configuring Sources
- Configuring Handlers
- Configuring an Event Handler: Send Email
- Configuring an Event Handler: Upload JPEG to FTP Server
- Configuring an Event Handler: Write JPEG to SD Card
- Configuring an Event Handler: Open/Close Relay
- Configuring an Event Handler: Display Overlay
- Configuring an Event Handler: Play Audio
- Configuring an Event Handler: Write Recording to SD Card
- Configuring an Event Handler: Upload Recording to FTP Server
- Deleting an Event Handler
- Analytic Configuration
- Event Stream
- Contacting Pelco for Troubleshooting
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Using the Imaging Menu
The Imaging menu provides access to configuring and adjusting the General image, Exposure,
Focus/Zoom, White Balance, and Window Blanking. Page Specific Default Settings and All Imaging
Settings can be restored from any of these pages except Window Blanking.
Go to Imaging > General to configure Image Enhancement and Digital Processing.
Configuring General Imaging Settings
Go to Imaging > General to configure Image Enhancement and Digital Processing.
Configuring Image Enhancement Settings
3D Noise Reduction and electronic Image Orientation can be configured from Image Enhancement.
l 3D Noise Reduction set to On adjusts for video noise in the scene.
l 3DīNoise Reduction set to Off prevents the camera from compensating for video noise
l Select the Orientation (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees) to electronically rotate the video.
Configuring Digital Processing
Digital Processing settings adjust the color and detail of captured video. The availability of settings might
change based on your camera model.
Quick Setup: Contains presets for digital processing settings. You can use any of the quick setup modes
as starting points for custom settings; changing sharpness, saturation, contrast, or brightness settings
automatically engages the Custom mode.
l Normal: A baseline setting in which sharpness, saturation, contrast, and brightness are all set to
zero.
l Vivid: A setting that enhances color quality, lightens whites, and darkens blacks.
l Custom: Allows you to set your own, unique image quality settings.
Sharpness: Controls the clarity of detail in the scene. Increasing video sharpness increases video noise.
Saturation: Controls the intensity of colors in the scene.
Contrast: Controls the gradation between the darkest and lightest portions of the scene.
Brightness: Controls the lighting detail of the scene.
Restore Settings to Defaults: Restores the Imaging General page settings to the cameraās default
settings.
Restore All Imaging Settings: Restores all of the camera's Imaging settings to default imaging settings
for that camera.
Configuring Exposure Settings
Go to Imaging > Exposure to adjust settings that will help ensure that video contains an adequate level of
detail and contrast between light and dark values. Exposure, WDR, Electronic Image Stabilization, Flicker
Correction, Day/Night Control, and IR Illumination can be configured.
Configuring Exposure (Mode)
Exposure Mode, Maximum Exposure Time and Max Gain govern exposure settings based on Gain and
Exposure Time controls; engaging this setting prevents you from configuring an automatic day/night mode.
You should only engage this mode if lighting in the field of view is not expected to change during operation.