Canon VB-C300 - Manual (Page 16)

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Features of the VB-C300
The VB-C300 is a network camera integrating a camera and server functions into a compact form
factor.
AF Zoom lens with horizontal viewing angle of 70
° and pan/tilt functions
The VB-C300 has a zoom lens with horizontal viewing angle of 70
° and optical 2.4X (and digital 4X)
zoom lens which can capture a wide range at a time. In addition to a bird’s eye view of the entire area,
the VB-C300 can capture a wide-angle image even if it is close to the object. The VB-C300 has the AF
capability as well as pan and tilt functions to move the camera horizontally and vertically, allowing
easy adjustment of the viewing angle when the layout of the target area is changed. These functions
are also useful when monitoring the situation by remote-controlling the camera.
High-quality video of moving objects
The VB-C300 uses the progressive-scan CCD to allow capturing noise-less high quality images
of moving objects.
Color capturing under 1 lux and auto Day & Night
The VB-C300 can capture color images under as dark as 1 lux (NTSC: 1/30 sec. PAL: 1/25 sec.)
in the Day mode and monochrome images under as dark as 0.25 lux (NTSC: 1/30 sec. PAL: 1/25
sec.) in the Night mode (by disabling the infrared cut filter).The VB-C300 also has the Day &
Night switching function* (
→ dOperation Guide P.1-10) to automatically switch between color
capturing under bright conditions during daytime and monochrome capturing under dark conditions
during nighttime, making the camera suitable for monitoring at locations where environmental
brightness changes during a day.
* A thorough test is required in advance to use the Day & Night switching function.
Video distribution server function
Motion-JPEG type is used to compress video images to enable distribution of high-quality videos
at a high frame rate (NTSC: up to 30 fps, PAL: up to 25 fps*) with VGA (640 x 480) size. Up to 15
clients can view video at the same time from a single VB-C300.
* The frame rate may be decreased depending on the Viewer PC’s capability or network traffic.
Camera position presets
By saving frequently-used camera settings such as camera head aim and zoom position as presets,
you can control the camera from the NC Viewer by simply selecting a desired preset. Up to 20
presets can be set (
→ dOperation Guide P.2-10).
Panorama Image Creation function and various settings
The full view of the area that camera covers can be registered as a panorama image. You can
define presets visually and easily by using a registered panorama image.
Transmission and reception of audio (full duplex)
You can send and receive audio via the NC Viewer (full duplex) by connecting a microphone and
speaker with amp to the camera*.
* The microphone and speaker are sold separately.