User guide

L: Room Layout & Lighting Setup for a Capture Station with Discontinued Video Capture Hardware
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The VK-C77U camera zooms to X24, but the recommended zoom area should be
less than X12. This is because the zoom past X12 is digital and the picture
captured becomes rough (pixilated). The subject should be within X1 to X12
zoom for optimal results. The subject should nominally fill the pre-sized crop
window if adjusted properly. Always leave on “Maintain Aspect Ratio”
To adjust the zoom, set the selector switch to zoom (all the way to the right).
Adjust the camera apparatus for the center of the subject. With the arrows located
to the bottom left of the rear of the camera, zoom in all the way and then zoom
back to determine the approximate center point of the zoom (remember: you do
not want to zoom past X12, the halfway point). Then, zoom into the subject until
the desired capture frame is attained. The arrows located at the bottom of the
camera can be use in one of two manors. If you push and hold the arrow, it will
zoom all the way in or out. If you push the arrow button momentarily, it will
move in and out incrementally.
Note: Optimally the subject should fill the pre-sized crop window, so no additional
cropping adjustments need be made.
Why manual white balance? With light or gray colors the Auto White Balance
adjusts incorrectly. That is why the VK-C77U should be setup for Manual White
Balance. It is necessary to White balance the camera to obtain a default white
balance setting and is maintained for consistent picture quality.
Lighting Setup
Basic Flash Setup (EHK-283)
The EHK-283 flash kit may not be needed for all applications. The EHK-283 kit
is designed to help eliminate shadows that may appear behind the subject that
you are capturing, or under the subject’s chin (known as bearding). Most capture
environments have adequate light to capture a subject with the VK-C77U capture
kit, but to enhance the colors (more real life), and to eliminate shadows, the
capture kit is necessary.
This is the setup for the Enhanced Lighting Kit. Now provided with the
Enhanced Lighting Kit is a VP-1 Manual Flash Adjustment Sensor. Replace the
Auto Tyristor currently on the front of the 283 Flash with the VP-1 (this may
have already been done at the factory). Install the flash on the provided camera
mount.
Angle the flash head up at 45 degrees. Adjust the manual sensor (VP-1) to 1/32
power (Almost no Flash output), the opposite of the full power setting (Full Flash
Output). The flash is set up.