Canon VB-R12VE Network Camera Operation Guide - Page 119

[Day/Night] Select a capture mode according to the brightness of the installation environment. [Auto] The camera automatically determines ambient brightness and switches to Day Mode or Night Mode. [Day Mode] Captures normal color video. [Night Mode] Removes the infrared filter to increase sensitivity. Video turns to monochrome. Important • [Day/Night] cannot be set if [Clear IR Mode] is set to [Enable]. M50 H761 • If you use [Auto], conduct a thorough operation test beforehand to check the effectiveness of the setting. • When [Auto] is selected, set [Exposure] to [Auto], [Auto (Flickerless)], [Auto (Shutter-priority AE)], or [Auto (Aperture-priority AE)]. However even if you set [Day/Night] to [Auto], the night mode may not be enabled, depending on the shutter speed when [Auto (Shutter-priority AE)] is set or depending on the aperture when [Auto (Aperture-priority AE)] is set. • If you exit the Viewer while [Day Mode] or [Night Mode] is set, these will remain in effect, even if [Day/Night] is set to [Auto] on the Setting Page. To enable [Auto] Day/Night Mode, set [Day/Night] to [Auto] before exiting the Viewer. • If you use [Auto], the infrared filter may move several times while the mode is switching between Day Mode and Night Mode. You will not be able to use pan, tilt, zoom and manual focus during this period. • If you use infrared illumination from an external device in Night Mode, turn on the infrared illumination before switching to Night Mode. [Use Infrared Light] H652 H761 H751 M741 Select whether to use infrared illumination operated with [Day/Night]. [Day/Night Operation] Linked to Day/Night. Turns on infrared illumination in Night Mode. [Disable] Infrared illumination is not used. Important H761 [Use Infrared Light] cannot be set if [Clear IR Mode] is set to [Enable]. Setting Page 5 Note • If all or part of the image appears to have a white glow, there is a possibility that a wall (even a wall not in the image) is reflecting the infrared lighting. If this occurs, please adjust the camera angle. H652 H761 H751 M741 • If you use the Sunshade Cover (sold separately) in conjunction with infrared illumination, switching between day/night using [Day/Night] > [Auto] may not be possible due to the angle of the lens. In this case, adjust the angle of the lens (please refer to "Installation Guide"), or configure [Day/Night Mode Switching] using [Timer] (P. 170). H652 • The range of the infrared illumination differs depending on the power source used (refer to the "Appendix - Specifications"). [Infrared Light Level] H652 H761 H751 M741 Sets the infrared illumination strength when [Day/Night Operation] is selected in [Use Infrared Light]. Important [Infrared Light Level] can only be set when [Exposure] is set to [Manual]. 119