Sumix SMX-12A2x - Manual (Page 23)

Tuning Guidelines: Initial Settings
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Chapter 4
T
UNING
G
UIDELINES
Initial Settings
Start video from the camera using the Start Video button on the camera application’s
toolbar:
The illumination of the camera’s image depends on the values of frequency, exposure,
gain and the image dimensions (resolution).
The recommended initial settings are:
● Gain is set to 0 and Exposure slider is in the highest position
● Output Mode is set to 8 bit or 8 bits compress if you will view video on display
● Viewport size is maximum (Settings box > General tab > Viewport section)
● For color camera, Color Mode is set to Bilinear (Settings box > Advanced tab >
Debayer algorithm section)
● Frequency is set to the required value depending on the frame rate you want to
achieve: the higher the frequency, the greater the frame rate is.
● Histogram is active (Main menu >Device > Histogram is selected or h is pressed)
Figure 4-1 Histogram of initial state
● For color camera, the Brightness, Contrast, Gamma sliders of the Color Correction
tab are in the central position (their values are 1, 1, 1, respectively). To reset the val-
ues for all sliders at one go, click the Default button. To reset one of them, double-
click its value at the right end of the slider bar
Tuning Light in the Image
To tune illumination, install a lens first (see “Installing Lens” on page 17 ).