Open the General Image Settings dialog to define the basic settings for image control in the camera.
Some of these settings can be changed using the Quick Control (pull-down menus) above the image on the Live screen.
Click on the Factory button to reset all parameters to the factory default settings.
Click on the Restore button to restore the last stored configuration.
Click on the More button at the bottom of the dialog to display all options.
Configuration of the Panorama view (D14D-180° and D15-Pano only) |
Activates an OnScreen Control, which allows panning and tilting Panorama windows. This element also controls the trapezoid correction used for adjusting the perspective of the image. |
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Camera Selection |
Select the lens that you want see on the Live and Guest screens or set the picture-in-picture mode to combine the images of both lenses (only for dual-lens cameras).
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Camera Night Switch (DY/NI) (only Day/Night models) |
Day/Night camera models automatically switch between day and night lenses when the illumination falls below or exceeds the value set in Night Camera Level. The higher the value, the earlier the camera switches to the night lens. Notes
Switching Source Select the sensor or signal that should be used for switching:
TipTo determine the best possible value for defining the night camera level, proceed as follows:
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Image Size |
Select the display size of the image. Dual images (right and left image sensor) automatically require twice the width. When selecting Custom Size, the camera will use the image size specified in the Custom Size field (see below). |
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Camera Time Switch (all other models with dual lenses) |
Switches to the other lens according to a Time Table, if the Camera Selection option has been set to Auto. If a time table profile is active or set to On (the icon is visible), the camera uses the left image sensor. If the time table profile is not active or set to Off, the camera will use the right image sensor. |
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Custom Size (only displayed if Image Size has been set to Custom Size) |
Enter the size of the customized image in pixels that is displayed if Resolution has been set to Custom Size. If the image size defined here has a different ratio than 4:3, you can click with the mouse near the borders of the image to move the image area within the standard image in the desired direction (panning). It is recommended to set the coordinates of the custom size by creating a yellow frame on the live image of the camera and copying them into the required field. For additional information on this topic, see the Graphically Entering Image Areas help page. If you have selected Custom Size, you can also crop the image. This feature will define a specific portion of the image, which will then be used for all other operations. This feature also allows an interactive definition of the yellow rectangle in the image. Next, clicking on the Adjust Custom Size button will adjust the image size to match the ratio of the selected image area, thus displaying the whole image at once. Cropping of the image section is only possible if the display mode is not distortion-corrected. |
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Image Quality |
Select the desired ratio of image quality to frame rate:
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Frames per second |
Number of images per second that are recorded by the camera. If long exposure times are necessary to comply with poor lighting conditions, the frame rate decreases. |
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Playback has Priority |
This option controls the camera behavior when playing back recordings via the camera. This is the case, if you are using MxManagementCenter for browsing the recordings, for example. Since the playback creates extra processor load in the camera, this option can be used to give higher priority to the playback than to creating live streams. This results in smoother display of the video during playback. Note that both parameters of this function only work if no recording is running (continuous or event recording, see below):
ImportantRecordings always have the highest priority! If an event recording or a continuous recording is running, the frame rate of the live stream is the same as the defined recording frame rate, if it is higher than 2 frames/s. This applies to both live image and full image recording. |
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Display Mode |
Sets the display mode of the selected image sensor:
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Mirror & Rotate Image |
Using these parameters, you can mirror the image (but not the displayed text) in horizontal and vertical direction or rotate it. NoteThese parameters depend on your camera model and may thus not be available in all cameras. Caution When Mounting the Camera Upside-Down in Outdoor Scenarios!
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Sharpness |
In order to improve image quality, you can adjust the sharpness control value. A lower value results in a smoother (less crisp) image. The factory default setting is 4. |
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Automatic Sharpness Control |
This parameter allows reducing the perceived image noise by automatically adjusting the sharpening of images in dark scenes to the image brightness. The factory default setting is activated. NoteThis feature is not available on cameras with 1MP and 3MP image sensors. |
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Image Noise Suppression |
Growing darkness may result in the image quality getting poorer because of image noise. The Noise Suppress parameter minimizes this effect:
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Obscure Image Area (OA) |
In some applications, certain image parts need to be obscured. Activate this parameter and select a Time Table, the Obscure Image Color and the area that is to be covered. NoteThis parameter is only available for Secure models. Obscure Image Time Table Select a Time Table profile to activate/deactivate the obscured image areas in a scheduled manner. Obscuring Image Areas Defines the image areas that are to be obscured; every line in the definition box (e.g. Format of one line:
Parameters of one configuration line:
TipFor defining a new or additional window, follow the instructions in the Graphically Entering Image Areas help page. |
Fare clic sul pulsante Imposta per attivare le impostazioni e salvarle fino al prossimo riavvio della videocamera.
Fare clic sul pulsante Default per caricare i valori di default di questa finestra di dialogo (opzione non presente in tutte le finestre di dialogo).
Fare clic sul pulsante Ripristina per annullare le modifiche più recenti che non sono state memorizzate in modo permanente nella videocamera.
Fare clic sul pulsante Chiudi per chiudere la finestra di dialogo. Durante la chiusura della finestra di dialogo il sistema verifica eventuali modifiche nella configurazione. Se le rileva chiede di memorizzare in modo permanente l'intera configurazione.