Nightshot Control Setup

The Nightshot menu allows you to set how the camera reacts to changes in low light illumination and to set when the camera switches between Night and Day modes. AGC must be on for Nightshot to be active.

Figure 13 White Balance Control

<NIGHTSHOT>

MODE:

AUTO

DET.TIME:

10 sec

D->N THD

2

N->D THD

5

DN COLOR

BW

RETURN

 

Menu Item

Description

MODE

AUTO: The camera removes or inserts IR cut

 

filter by auto detecting luminance.

 

ON: IR cut filter is removed (Night mode)

 

OFF: IR cut filter is inserted (Day mode)

 

 

 

DET.TIME

Sets the time—5to 60 seconds—before the

 

camera switches to Day or Night mode after

 

detecting a low light condition.

 

MODE must be set to AUTO.

 

 

 

D->N THD

Determines the low light detection level—1to

(Threshold)

9—when the camera switches to Night mode.

 

The lower the value, the darker the lighting

 

conditions before the camera switches.

 

MODE must be set to AUTO.

 

Note D-> THD must be set at least 2 less

 

than the N->D THD setting.

 

 

 

N->D THD

Determines the low light detection level —1to

(Threshold)

9—when the camera switches to Day mode.

 

The higher the value, the brighter the lighting

 

conditions before the camera switches.

 

MODE must be set to AUTO.

 

 

 

DN COLOR

Sets the color mode as B/W (monochrome) or

 

COLOR in Night mode.

 

MODE must be set to AUTO or ON.

 

 

 

RETURN

Press MENU to return to the SETUP MENU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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02/07