User manual

Phantom Camera Control Application - Help 71

4.1 The User Interface

The Phantom Camera Control Application user-friendly Windows based software application, supplied

with each camera, provides an intuitive graphical user interface.

The software is built around a multi-layered work area that includes the following work areas:

Menubar

The Menubar provides access to pull-down menus that provide various functions. The availability

of these functions is dependent upon the active control panel.

Toolbar

The Toolbar provides quick access to the most frequently used functions. Just position the

mouse over a tool and wait for a second to display a brief text describing what it is for.

Preview/Playback Panel

Preview Panels displays exactly what the Phantom cameras are imaging, while the Playback

Panels display recorded cine files for review and/or editing.

The type of panel that can be displayed varies based on the active control panel. From the:

Manager Control Panel

Both Preview and Playback Panels can be displayed when the Manager Control Panel is

active. In single camera environments the Preview Panel of the connected camera can be

displayed, and/or the user can open cine files stored in camera memory, and/or previously

recorded cine files each in their own independent Playback Panel. Each of these panels can

be viewed separately or simultaneously by selecting the Window>Tile command from the

Menubar.