User`s manual

LOLA: Low Latency Audio Visual Streaming System
Appendix B – Compatible Video Cameras
Analog B/W cameras with characteristics similar to the Sony HR50 can be easily found. On the
other hand, analog color cameras with frame rates > 30 fps @ 640x480 and RGB output seems to
be rare on the market. A few examples of brands offering analog RGB cameras are Toshiba (e.g.,
IK-TF5), JAI-Pulnix (e.g. the CV-M91 series), Hitachi (e.g. KP-FD30).
Using a different camera (color or b/w) usually requires adapting/creating a new “camera file”
specific for the camera itself. You can start from the ones available in the distribution kit, and create
a new one for the intended model. Finally, the camera file must also be compliant to external
trigger mode. This can be achieved by editing a camera file with the CamEd.exe tool (available in
Start/All Programs/BitFlow/Sdk 5.60/), and setting the External trigger flag to Enabled in the
Triggering menu item (Fig. 10).
Figure 10: The CamEd.exe utility, and the external trigger flag set to “enable”.
Other parameters which might need adjustment and the camera resolution, and the video sensor offsets.
Please contact [e-mail] for assistance if you plan to use a different camera from the ones in the
supported list.
Work is also in progress to support generic RGB and YpbPr input video sources.