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SMX-M8xx Series USB2.0 Camera User Guide

 

Figure 4-2The SMX-M8X Camera Application Color Balance Controls

 

To use the Color Balance controls, check the Enable command - the R, G and B sliders

 

becomes editable.

 

Use the White Balance (Soft) button for balancing white color (same can be done on

 

Device> White Balance (Soft) or with the 'W' keyboard accelerator) in the Color

 

Balance tab.

 

The Default button restores the default values of the Color Balance controls: 1, 00; 1,

 

00; 1, 00, respectively.

 

A single step of each Color Balance control is 10 times smaller than R, G,

 

B (Gain) of Sensor Controls, so all changes of Color Balance are performed with more

 

exactness than using R, G, B (Gain) of Sensor Controls.

 

 

Note:

The difference between White balance (Soft) and White Balance (Hard) is as follows. The White Balance

 

(Soft) operation is done only on the software level, so it changes the Color Balance Controls. The White Bal-

 

ance (Hard) operation is done programmatically by the camera firmware, so it changes R, G and B (Gain) of

 

Sensor Controls

 

 

 

 

Note:

It is not recommended to perform White Balance (Hard) when White Balance (Soft) is already performed. It

 

may cause the image colors distortion

 

 

 

 

Note:

The Color Balance tab is disabled when running the SMX-M81M Camera (see Figure 4-4 Application’s main

 

window outlook when using the SMX-M81M Camera)

 

 

Sensor Control: Color Balance

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Micron Technology USB Camera manual Balance tab