Camera Settings Window - Cisco 4300 User Manual

Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera
Table 3-3
Option
Sensitivity
White Balance Mode
Day Night Filter Area
Filter Type
Day to Night Threshold If the Switch Mode option is set to Auto, choose the value that specifies the
Night to Day Threshold If the Switch Mode option is set to Auto, choose the value that specifies the
Enable Night Vision
Schedule
Start Time
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Camera Settings Window Options (continued)
Description
Designates how the iris opening in the IP camera lens adjusts when auto iris
mode is enabled. As sensitivity increases, the auto iris closes more to reduce
the light level and increase the depth of field in bright environments.
However, a high sensitivity may cause the image to oscillate between bright
and dim. In this situation, reduce the sensitivity to improve the image quality.
Choose one the following white balance modes from the drop-down list:
• Manual—Choose this option if you want to set the white balance by
using the White Balance slider in the Camera Video/Control window as
described in
Auto—Suitable for most conditions that do not have special lighting
•
Indoor (incandescent)—Suitable for indoor conditions
•
Fluorescent (white light)—Suitable for indoor conditions with
•
fluorescent white lighting
Fluorescent (yellow light)—Suitable for indoor conditions with
•
fluorescent yellow lighting
Outdoor—Suitable for outdoor conditions.
•
The default setting is Auto.
Choose the day/night mode for the IP camera:
Day—IP camera always remains in day mode.
•
Night—IP camera always remains in night mode.
•
Auto—IP camera automatically switches between day and night mode
•
based on the lighting condition threshold that you specify.
relative light threshold at which the IP camera switches from day to night
mode. A lower value designates that the IP camera switches from day to
night mode in brighter conditions. A higher value designated that the IP
camera switches modes in darker conditions.
The default value is 10.
relative light threshold at which the IP camera switches from night to day
mode. A lower value designates that the IP camera switches from night to
day mode in darker conditions. A higher value designated that the IP camera
switches modes in lighter conditions.
The default value is 15.
Check this check box if you want to configure the times that the camera
switches to and from night mode.
Enabling this schedule disables the Filter Type option.
If you configure a schedule, make sure that the time on the IP camera
Note
is set correctly.
Enter the time, in 24 hour format, that the camera enables its night filter.
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