Administrating the Camera

Saturation

Select the saturation in 7 steps, from –3to 3. Selecting 3 gives the image with the highest saturation.

Note

The Saturation setting is effective for the computer image only. (It is not effective for the video signal output.)

Sharpness

Select the sharpness in 16 steps, from 1 to 16. Selecting 16 gives the image with the highest sharpness.

Contrast

Select the contrast in 7 steps, from –3to 3. Selecting 3 gives the image with the highest contrast.

Note

The Contrast setting is effective for the computer image only. (It is not effective for the video signal output.)

Camera reset

Click Apply, and “Camera reset OK?” appears. Click OK on the dialog to reset the camera settings on the Camera setting page to the factory settings.

Configuring the Network

— Network setting Page

When you click Network on the Administrator menu, the Network setting page appears.

Use this page to configure the network to connect the camera and the computer.

Wired LAN setting Section

This section provides the menus for connecting the camera through the network cable.

DHCP

Select On to assign the IP address to the camera automatically. When you have assigned a proper IP address to the camera, select Off.

Note

When you set DHCP to On, make sure that there is an DHCP server on the network.

DNS auto acquisition

When DHCP is set to On, select if the IP address of the DNS server is assigned automatically or not. Select On to assign the IP address of the DNS server automatically.

IP address

Type the IP address of the camera.

Subnet mask

Type the subnet mask.

Default gateway

Type the default gateway.

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the camera.

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Sony SNC-CS3N, SNC-CS3P manual Configuring the Network, Network setting, Wired LAN setting Section

SNC-CS3P, SNC-CS3N specifications

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