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Phantom Camera Control Application - Help 89

Current Session Reference Adjustments.

NOTE

Neither a CSR, (Current Session Reference), nor Black Reference calibration adjustment be

performed if the EDR, (Extreme Dynamic Range), or Auto Exposure features have been

enabled.

Bit Depth (Pull-down Selection List Window)

A variety of the Phantom camera sensors have the ability to record and save 8-, 10-, 12-, or

14-bit values, (gray scale image levels), that are transferred to the Phantom Control Unit as

either 16- or 8-bit words. By default Phantom cameras display 8-bit, (256 gray scale level),

images. The 8-bits used to display these images are the most significant, or high order, bits

of 14-bit values.

This Bit Depth feature makes it possible to increase contrast and see images with less light

simply by selecting which region of the total dynamic range of the image is to be displayed

on-screen. The display outputs 8-bits even though the image may have up to 14-bits. This is

because each of the 8-bits of data selected, by the end-user, is split into 16-bits where the

high order bits are used with well lit subjects and the low order bits for dimly lit subjects.

NOTE

8-bit to 14-bit images need exactly the same amount of light to saturate the sensor, what

differs is the fineness in the number of gray scale levels recorded.

The Bit Depth pull-down selection list allows the end-user to specify the Bit Depth for the

user specified Phantom camera.

Partitions (Pull-down Selection List Window)

Partitions allow the end-user to specify the number of memory segments, or partitions, the

selected camera's DRAM memory will be evenly divided into.

NOTE

Each cine file, from a MultiCine recording, can have its own acquisition parameters. The

MultiCine feature is not available with the Phantom v4.1, v4.2, v5.0, v6.0, or v6.1 camera

models.

Lens Control

The Lens Control option allows the end-user to control an attached lens when used with the

Automatic Lens Control Mount remotely . The end user can adjust/set the:

· Aperture (f-stop), and/or

· Focus

Cine Settings Selector

The Cine Settings fields are used to define the cine recording profile. The following is a brief

description of the setup parameters associated with the Cine Settings:

Cine

The Cine field activates when the MultiCine feature is defined. By default the system places