LevelOne FCS-4041 User Manual - Page 72

Camera, WB White Balance

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7.4.8 Camera-WB (White Balance) The White Balance Setting can be found under this path: PTZ> Camera- WB. A camera needs to find reference color temperature, which is a way of measuring the quality of a light source, for calculating all the other colors. The unit for measuring this ratio is in degree Kelvin (K). Users can select one of the White Balance Control modes according to the operating environment. The following table shows the color temperature of some light sources for reference. Light Sources Cloudy Sky Noon Sun and Clear Sky Household Lighting 75-watt Bulb Candle Flame Color Temperature in K 6,000 to 8,000 6,500 2,500 to 3,000 2,820 1,200 to 1,500 Auto Mode The Auto Balance White mode is suitable for environment with light source having color temperature in the range roughly from 2700 to 7500K. Indoor/outdoor Mode Select for indoor or outdoor mode. ATW Mode (Auto Tracing White Balance) The Dome Camera takes out the signals in a screen in the range from 2500 K to 10000 K. Manual Mode In this mode, users can change the White Balance value manually via specifying R gain and B gain; the range of R/B gain is from 0 to 255. 72

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7.4.8
Camera
WB (White Balance)
The White Balance Setting can be found under this path:
PTZ> Camera- WB
.
A camera needs to find reference color temperature, which is a way of
measuring the quality of a light source, for calculating all the other colors. The
unit for measuring this ratio is in degree Kelvin (K). Users can select one of the
White Balance Control modes according to the operating environment. The
following table shows the color temperature of some light sources for reference.
Auto Mode
The Auto Balance White mode is suitable for environment with light source
having color temperature in the range roughly from 2700 to 7500K.
Indoor/outdoor Mode
Select for indoor or outdoor mode.
ATW Mode (Auto Tracing White Balance)
The Dome Camera takes out the signals in a screen in the range from 2500 K to
10000 K.
Manual Mode
In this mode, users can change the White Balance value manually via
specifying R gain and B gain; the range of R/B gain is from 0 to 255.
Light Sources
Color Temperature in K
Cloudy Sky
6,000 to 8,000
Noon Sun and Clear Sky
6,500
Household Lighting
2,500 to 3,000
75-watt Bulb
2,820
Candle Flame
1,200 to 1,500