Canon RM-9 V1.0 Network Video Recording Software RM Series Administrator s Man - Page 63

Configure the Camera • [Manual] Compensate for the exposure manually. The following exposure compensation settings are displayed. • You cannot specify [Aperture Mode] when you select [Auto] for [Aperture Mode] in a recording schedule. • [Compensation] can be specified using seven levels, from -3 to +3. To disable exposure compensation, specify [0]. 4 Viewer Settings [Iris]: Specify the iris setting. Drag the slider to the left to close down the iris and make the image darker or to the right to open up the iris and make the image brighter. [Shutter]: Specify the shutter speed using 15 levels, from 1/1 to 1/8000 seconds. [Gain]: Specify the gain (sensitivity to brightness). Drag the slider to the left to decrease the gain and make the image darker or to the right to increase the gain and make the image brighter. • [Compensation] can be specified as [Off], [Low], [Medium] or [High]. • The Smart Shade Control feature is not supported. • You cannot select the [Metering Mode]. You cannot specify [Aperture Mode] when you select [Auto] for [Day/Night] in Video and Camera settings. • [Auto] is unavailable for [Aperture Mode]. • [Exposure] and [White Balance] are unavailable. Important ➁ [Smart Shade Control] Specify a value to use for the camera's smart shade control feature for live image. Select one of seven levels, from 1 (weakest) to 7 (strongest), or [Off]. If [Off] is selected, the camera's smart shade control setting is used for live image. ➂ [Aperture Mode] Specify the camera aperture mode. [Night Mode] If you select [Enabled] for Night Mode, you will not be able to set the white balance. If you select [Auto] for Night Mode, however, you will be able to set the white balance, but those settings will be cleared when the camera switches to Night Mode. Note When [Night Mode] is enabled in [Aperture Mode], both the displayed and recorded images are in black and white. • [Disabled] Disable the night mode function. • [Enabled] Display live image in night mode. • [Auto] The camera automatically switches to night mode. ➃ [White Balance] Specify the appropriate white balance by selecting one of the camera's light source settings displayed in the list. If [Manual] is selected, use one of the following two methods to adjust the white balance. • [R Gain] and [B Gain] Specify the white balance parameters by dragging the sliders. Drag to the right to increase the gain (the sensitivity to brightness). • [One Shot WB] Force white balance adjustment to a light source. Using a white object (such as piece of white paper) as a standard, fill the shot with the object and click this button. 63