Megapixel camera setup support package

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Megapixel camera setup support package

• 2007/12/05

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Agenda
This guide wants to help our customer to obtain
best video quality from ACTi Mega Pixel cameras.
When it comes to video quality, both two items
should be considered 1. Lighting
environment 2. Customers Video
Consideration To define more clearly, we
divide the lighting environment into 4 types and
divide customers video consideration into 4
types. Then we can categorized customers usage
into 16X conditions (164 lighting environment
x 4 customers video consideration. You can
learn how ACTis camera page settings work and
use it to obtain optimized video quality in
different conditions. 1. 16x conditions 4
(lighting environment) x4 (video consideration)
2. How to does ACTi video settings work? How
to adjust focus 3. How to adjust ACTi settings
for each condition 4. Summary
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1-1. lighting environments
For each lighting environment, we specify two
parameters that would affect video quality, color
temperature and the light brightness (lux).
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1-2-1. Video Considerations
For how to describe the video quality, we divide
them into 4 video quality consideration. You can
see below for their description and how we test
it. This page tells you video consideration 1, 2
and 3 and how we test it.
Video Test for Consideration 1 , 2 and 3
Note The video quality judgment is subject to
each user. For example, some people value the
sharpness most while some people value the motion
blur most.
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1-2-2. Video Considerations
For how to describe the video quality, we divide
them into 4 video quality consideration. You can
see below for their description and how we test
it. This page tells you video consideration 4 and
how we test it.
Video Test for Consideration 4 - Standard color
Chart
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1-2-3. Video Considerations
To measure the color correctness, you need to run
a series to test. Below are what we have tested
via Imagtest tool. The more test you passed in
below 3 items, the truer color a need to pass
all 3 of them to provide true color.
3-2. Color correctness for each color
1. HSV Saturation Test
3-1. Color correctness for each color
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1-3. 16X conditions
Click below table go to each condition for
detailed settings.
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2-1. How does ACTi video Setting work?
These are the major settings to adjust video
quality. Please follow the table for details. For
how to setup, please see next page
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2-2. How does ACTi video Setting work?
These are the major settings to adjust video
quality. Please follow the table for details.
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2-2. How to adjust Megapixel Lens
This section tells you the tips to adjust lens
for Megapixel cameras. There are three items
to adjust for a lens. We recommend you to
Step1. Adjust the Iris to Full open Step2.
Adjust the zoom Step3. Adjust the focus Step4.
Adjust the Iris
Focus
Zoom
Iris
Because Megapixel cameras has much bigger
resolution compared with previous D1 or VGA
cameras, the adjustment of lens is very sensitive
and makes it sometimes hard to adjust.
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Condition1 Outdoor Bright Light Color
saturation and sharpness, Model (ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition1 Outdoor Bright Light Color
saturation and sharpness, Model (ACM-5611)

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Condition1 Outdoor Bright Light Color
saturation and sharpness, Model (AXIS-207MW)

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Condition2 Outdoor Bright Light Noise Model
(ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition2 Outdoor Bright Light Noise Model
(ACM-5611)

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Condition2 Outdoor Bright Light Noise Model
(AXIS-207MW)

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Condition3 Outdoor Bright Light Motion Blur
Model (ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition3 Outdoor Bright Light Motion Blur
Model (ACM-5611)

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Condition3 Outdoor Bright Light Motion Blur
Model (AXIS-207MW)

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Condition4 Outdoor Bright Light White Balance
Model (ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition4 Outdoor Bright Light White Balance
Model (ACM-5611)


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Condition4 Outdoor Bright Light White Balance
Model (AXIS-207MW)


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Condition5 Indoor Normal Light Color
saturation and sharpness, Model (ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition5 Indoor Normal Color saturation and
sharpness, Model (ACM-5611)

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Condition5 Indoor Normal Color saturation and
sharpness, Model (AXIS-207MW)

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Condition6 Indoor Normal Light Noise Model
(ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition6 Indoor Normal Light Noise Model
(ACM-5611)

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Condition6 Indoor Normal Light Noise Model
(AXIS-207MW)

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Condition7 Indoor Normal Light Motion Blur
Model (ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition7 Indoor Normal Light Motion Blur
Model (ACM-5611)

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Condition7 Indoor Normal Light Motion Blur
Model (AXIS-207MW)

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Condition8 Indoor Normal Light White balance
Model (ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition8 Indoor Normal Light White balance
Model (ACM-5611)


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Condition8 Indoor Normal Light White balance
Model (AXIS-207MW)
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Condition9 Low light Color saturation and
sharpness, Model (ACM-4200/5600)

Slowest shutter is now 1/30 second in firmware
V3.06.13, it will be enhanced to 1/10 second in
firmware V3.07.XX. This snapshot is based on
firmwareV3.07.xx
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Condition9 Low light Color saturation and
sharpness, Model (ACM-5611)

This doll is so bright because the ACM-5611
become very sensitive when switching to night
mode.
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Condition9 Low light Color saturation and
sharpness, Model (AXIS-207MW)

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Condition10 Low light Noise Model
(ACM-4200/5600)

Slowest shutter is now 1/30 second in firmware
V3.06.13, it will be enhanced to 1/10 second in
firmware V3.07.XX. This snapshot is based on
firmwareV3.07.xx
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Condition10 Low light Noise Model (ACM-5611)

This doll is so bright because the ACM-5611
become very sensitive when switching to night
mode.
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Condition10 Low light Noise Model
(AXIS-207MW)

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Condition11 Low light Motion Blur Model
(ACM-4200/5600)
FW 3.07.00

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Condition11 Low light Motion Blur Model
(ACM-5611)

This doll is so bright because the ACM-5611
become very sensitive when switching to night
mode.
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Condition11 Low light Motion Blur Model
(AXIS-207MW) TBC

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Condition12 Low light White balance Model
(ACM-4200/5600)


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Condition12 Low light White balance Model
(ACM-5611)



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Condition12 Low light White balance Model
(AXIS-207MW)



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Condition13 Extreme Low light Color saturation
and sharpness, Model (ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition13 Extreme Low light Color saturation
and sharpness, Model (ACM-5611)

This doll is so bright because the ACM-5611
become very sensitive when switching to night
mode.

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Condition13 Extreme Low light Color saturation
and sharpness, Model (AXIS-207MW)

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Condition14 Extreme Low light NoiseModel
(ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition14 Extreme Low light noiseModel
(ACM-5611)

This doll is so bright because the ACM-5611
become very sensitive when switching to night
mode.

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Condition14 Extreme Low light noise Model
(AXIS-207MW)

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Condition15 Extreme Low light Motion Blur
Model (ACM-4200/5600)

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Condition15 Extreme Low light Motion Blur
Model (ACM-5611)

This doll is so bright because the ACM-5611
become very sensitive when switching to night
mode.
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Condition15 Extreme Low light Motion Blur
Model (AXIS-207MW)

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Condition16 Extreme Low light White balance
Model (ACM-4200/5600)


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Condition16 Extreme Low light White balance
Model (ACM-5611)



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Condition16 Extreme Low light White balance
Model (AXIS-207MW)