Argus Camera DC2700 manual Contrast, Setup Changing the Basic Camera Settings

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Argus DC2700 Camera User Manual

A JPEG setting of 70 is recommended for most applications.

Contrast

The user can select between three Contrast Settings: High, Normal and Low. This setting changes the gamma of the lookup table that is used to convert the raw sensor data to viewed image data. The following table summarizes the settings:

Setting

Gamma

AUTO

Automatic

High

0.8

Normal

0.65

Low

0.5

3.1.5 SETUP – Changing the Basic Camera Settings

SETUP

TIMEOUT 60 SEC

TV NTSC

SHOW 5 SEC LANG ENGLISH RESTORE DEFAULTS MORE…

SAVE

MORE…

FORMAT

DONE

There are two Setup Menu Screens that link to one another through the More… selection. Through these menus, you can control the basic settings of your camera.

The SAVE_RAW and CAL_WB are manufacturing features and will not appear and therefore should not be used by customers.

TIMEOUT

The Timeout Feature, controls the length of time the Viewfinder can be active without touching any button until an automatic power down occurs. Settings range from None, implying that power will not automatically turn off, to 90 seconds in 15 second increments.

TV MODE

The TV MODE can be set to one of several TV Standards including:

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Contents Argus DC2700 Table of Contents Specifications IntroductionPC Requirements Physical Descriptions Camera Accessories Checklist Turning the Power On RecordingTV mode vs LCD mode Using the Live ViewfinderUsing Camera with TV Adjusting Exposure brightnessRecording a Still Picture View a Video At PC only, not for TV mode Steps Make a Video with SoundSteps Page Make a Sound Recording only Suggested length of sound fileSteps of Recording Sound How to play back ? On TV On PC Using the Menu System Review Reviewing Pictures and SoundsFile Info for Sound Files Thumbnail Info Camera InformationProcess Setting the Picture Taking Features EXP Exposure SettingSetup Changing the Basic Camera Settings ContrastLanguage Compact Flash Error and Status Messages Loading New Camera FirmwareCompact Flash vs. Internal Memory Storage of Pictures PC Software Installation of My CameraHost Software MY CameraPC Camera Video Conference Application Usage Setup is Complete and Netmeeting Starts Appendix I Trouble Shootings Troubles SolutionsAppendix II Quicktime Tutorials IntroductionsPage Appendix ± MGI PhotoSuite III SE Tutorials Appendix DC2700 Menu Flow Chart Review