Q-See QD6005B, QD6001D, QD6003D, QD6502B Shutter/Agc, Backlight, White Balance, Picture Adjust, Atr

SHUTTER/AGC

The Shutter setting controls how much light is used to “expose” each frame while AGC, or Au- tomatic Gain Control “amplifies” the image to show more detail. As a general rule, the AUTO setting will be sufficient as the camera will automatically adjust to changing light levels.

In the rare situation where automatic settings aren’t ideal, you can chose to adjust the auto- matic settings or manually set the values by selecting AUTO or MANUAL respectively.

BACKLIGHT

This allows the camera to compensate for lighting coming from behind the subject as well as bright light sources within the image. Backlight compensation can be left turned off, turned on (BLC) or set to Highlight Compensation (HLC) which masks overly bright light sources in the image, making certain features easier to make out.

Auto Setup

The image at right shows the default settings. In this menu, you can adjust how the camera behaves in brightly lit or dark situations by adjusting the Shutter from 0-255 with zero being the darkest. The AGC amplification can be turned off or it can be set from x0.25 to x1.00 but the higher the amplification, the higher the “noise” in the image.

Manual Setup

The shutter speed can be set from 1/60 sec- ond to 1/10,000 second going from lighter to darker with the higher speed. AGC’s value can range from 6.00 to 44.8.

If there is a video monitor within the camera’s field of view, setting the shutter to 1/100 (NTSC) or 1/120 (PAL) will reduce the flicker on the screen.

AUTO SETUP

HIGH LUMINANCE

MODE SHUT

BRIGHTNESS 024

LOW LUMINANCE

MODE AGC BRIGHTNESS X0.50

RETURN

MANUAL SETUP
MODE	SHUT+AGC
SHUTTER	1/60
AGC	6.00

RETURN

BLC Off BLC On

WHITE BALANCE

There are seven modes available for determining how your camera processes and displays color:

ATW - Automatic Tracking White Balance. This is the default the camera constantly analy- ses and adjusts to create a neutral white balance. Colors may be slightly underexposed but

generally accurate. Several settings can be modified,	but the most significant		is the Environ-
ment setting which adjusts the white balance
		ATW
based on the light source. Daylight generally
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has a bluish tint while indoor lighting will tend
towards yellow (light bulbs) or green (fluores-		DELAY CNT		016
		ATW FRAME	X1.00
cent).
		ENVIRONMENT	INDOOR
PUSH - Working in a narrower band of
lighting - 2300K-10000K - it may over-com-		RETURN
pensate the white balance if the field of view

includes a large, single-colored object. However, it is the preferred mode for areas illuminated by halogen lights.

USER1 & USER2 - These are user defined modes The blue and red gains can be adjusted. ANTI CR - (Anti Color Rolling) Reduces color rolling in areas illuminated by fluorescent lights. MANUAL - Adjust the setting from 0-255 to best suit your personal preference.

PUSH LOCK - Locks in the white balance at its current level. This can be set by holding a piece of white paper in front of the camera. Pushing the multi-function button will then estab- lish the white balance. Use this when the lighting is constantly changing or the area surround- ing the object under observation is over- or under-lit

HLC Off HLC On

PICTURE ADJUST

This setting allows you to adjust the way the picture is displayed on your screen. Changes made will not affect what the camera captures. You can adjust brightness, contrast, sharpness, hue and gain with values from 0-255. You can also flip the image horizontally using the Mirror setting.

ATR

Adaptive Tone-curve Reproduction (ATR) attempts to show details in both the well-lit and shaded areas simultaneously for a more complete view. When enabled, both luminance and contrast can be adjusted to produce a more balanced image.

ATR

LUMINANCE MID

CONTRAST MID

RETURN

ATR On

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