Sony SNC-RZ30N manual Setting the Camera, Upper Half of Camera setting

Setting the Camera

— Camera setting Page

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

Use this page to set the functions of the camera.

Note

To update the camera for the changed setting, click Apply on the changed item.

Upper Half of Camera setting Page

Image size

Select the size of the image to be transmitted to the computer.

You can select from among the following options. SNC-RZ30N:

736 × 480 (Auto), 736 × 480 (Frame), 736 × 480 (Field), 640 × 480 (Auto), 640 × 480 (Frame), 640 × 480 (Field), 320 × 240, 160 × 120

SNC-RZ30P:

736 × 544 (Auto), 736 × 544 (Frame), 736 × 544 (Field), 640 × 480 (Auto), 640 × 480 (Frame), 640 × 480 (Field), 320 × 240, 160 × 120

Frame is suitable for still images, and Field is suitable for animation.

If you select Auto, the image mode changes between Frame and Field automatically: Frame when the subject is a still object, and Field when the subject is moving.

Image quality

Select the image quality from Level 1 to Level 10. A higher level gives a higher image quality, but the frame rate decreases as the data size increases.

Tip

The following table shows the relation between the data size of a 24-bit image (8 bits for each R, G and B), and the compression rate for each Level setting.

(in case of 640 × 480 image)

Level	Data size (approx.)	Compression rate
		(approx.)
1	15 KB	1/60
2	18 KB	1/50
3	22.5 KB	1/40
4	25.7 KB	1/35
5	30 KB	1/30
6	36 KB	1/25
7	45 KB	1/20
8	60 KB	1/15
9	90 KB	1/10
10	180 KB	1/5

Image

Select Color or Monochrome.

Area setting

When the image size is 736 × 480 or 640 × 480 for the SNC-RZ30N, or 736 × 544 or 640 × 480 for the SNC- RZ30P, you can trim a portion of the image and display the trimmed image on the computer. With the trimming, the transmitting data size, and thus, the network load is reduced and a higher frame rate is obtained.

Select On for trimming the image, or Off for no trimming.

To trim an image

1 Set the Image size menu to 736 × 480 or 640 × 480 for the SNC-RZ30N, or 736 × 544 or 640 × 480 for the SNC-RZ30P.

2 Set the Area setting menu to On, and click Apply.

3 Click the Area setting button. A still image is displayed.

Administrating the Camera

Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page

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