Sub Menu

The sub menu is used for changing the picture quality (video response) of the camera output image.

1) Press the SET button for longer than 2 seconds to display the “MAIN MENU”.

2) Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “SUB MENU”, then press the SET button to display the “SUB MENU”.

◆ SUB

MENU ◆

 

 

>ITEM

:PICTURE

…… Select SUB MENU item

CHROMA

000

…… Chroma setting[*]

DETAIL

000

…… Detail setting

PEDESTAL

000

…… Pedestal level setting

GAMMA

:ON

…… Gamma setting

DNR

:AUTO(HIGH)

…… Digital noise reduction setting

POLARITY

:POSITIVE

…… Negative/positive

RET

 

 

…… Return to the main menu

END

 

 

…… End of menu display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(*) Note: KP-E500 is not displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

SUB MENU (ITEM: PICTURE)

CHROMA [Only KP-DE500 Type]

The optimum color level has been set at the factory. If necessary, this can be changed as follows.

1)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “CHROMA”, then press the SET button. The adjustment value at the right of value flashes.

2)Change the “CHROMA” by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. (Variable range: -128000+50)

3)Return the factory setting(000) by simultaneously pressing the UP and DOWN buttons for two seconds.

4)The setting is fixed when the SET button is pushed, and the cursor moves below by one line.

NOTE

1)The color noise might stand out when the color level is raised.

2)CHROMA is fixed to “-128” and cannot be adjusted by the B/W MODE setting at a monochrome image.

DETAIL

The optimum detail level has been set at the factory. If necessary, this can be changed as follows.

1)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “DETAIL”, then press the SET button. The adjustment value at the right of value flashes.

2)Change the “DETAIL” by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. (Variable range: -128000+127)

3)Return the factory setting(000) by simultaneously pressing the UP and DOWN buttons for two seconds.

4)The setting is fixed when the SET button is pushed, and the cursor moves below by one line.

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NOTE

The noise might stand out when the detail level is raised.

PEDESTAL

The optimum pedestal level has been set at the factory. If necessary, this can be changed as follows.

1)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “PEDESTAL”, then press the SET button. The adjustment value at the right of value flashes.

2)Change the “PEDESTAL” by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. (Variable range: -128000+127)

3)Return the factory setting(000) by simultaneously pressing the UP and DOWN buttons for two seconds.

4)The setting is fixed when the SET button is pushed, and the cursor moves below by one line.

GAMMA

1)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “GAMMA”.

2)Press the SET button to shift the mode in the sequence “ON”, “OFF”. Factory setting is “ON”.

OFF : γ=1.0

ON : γ=0.45

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DNR (Digital noise reduction)

It is a function to decrease the noise generation by AGC.

1)Use the UP and DOWN buttons to shift the cursor to “DNR”.

2)Press the SET button to select the setting sequentially in the following order. Factory setting is “AUTO(HIGH)”.

SET button: AUTO(HIGH)ON-1ON-2ON-3ON-4 ON-5ON-6ON-7OFF AUTO(LOW)AUTO(MID)

AUTO( )

: It synchronizes with the amplification of

 

AGC and the DNR setting changes from

 

turning “OFF” to “ON-7”.

LOW

: Movement priority mode

 

(Change into “ON-5” in the maximum. )

MID

: The middle mode

 

(Change into “ON-6” in the maximum. )

HIGH

: Image quality priority mode

 

(Change into “ON-7” in the maximum. )

OFF

: DNR doesn't operate.

ON-*(17)

: DNR always operates. The afterimage

 

increases according to the coefficient of

 

the mode, and the noise decrease is

 

effective.

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Hitachi KP-E500, CCD Camera, KP-DE500 operation manual Sub Menu

CCD Camera, KP-DE500, KP-E500 specifications

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