Auto Slow Shutter - Panasonic WV-SW598 Operating Instructions Manual

11 Configure the settings relating to images and audio [Image/Audio]
[AGC]
Select a method of gain adjustment from the following.
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On(High)/ On(Mid)/ On(Low): When the luminance of the subject becomes darker, gain will be
automatically increased and screen will become brighter. "High", "Mid" and "Low" are indications of gain
level.
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Off: Images will be captured with the fixed gain level.
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Default: On(High)

[Auto slow shutter]

The electronic sensitivity enhancement (sensitivity up) can be carried out by adjusting the storage time of the
sensor.
The following are available for the recording duration.
Off(1/30s), Max.2/30s, Max.4/30s, Max.6/30s, Max.10/30s, Max.16/30s
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Default: Off(1/30s)
IMPORTANT
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When "On" is selected for "Auto slow shutter", frame rate may become lower. Noise or white dots
(blemishes) may sometimes appear.
Note
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When "Max.16/30s" is selected, for example, sensitivity will automatically be increased up to x16.
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When "Off" is selected for "AGC", this setting is unavailable.
[Day & Night(IR)]
Select switching between the color mode and the black & white mode from the following.
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Off: The color mode is selected.
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On: The black & white mode is selected.
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Auto1(Normal): The camera automatically switches between the color mode and the black & white mode
in accordance with picture brightness (luminance). The black & white mode will automatically be selected
when the lighting condition becomes darker, while the color mode will automatically be selected when it
becomes brighter.
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Auto2(IR Light): Suitable when using near-infrared light source at night.
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Auto3(Super Chrome Compensation(SCC)): Suitable to keep the color mode even under darker light
condition. The color mode will be carried on by the Super Chrome Compensation (SCC) function even
under illumination that is lower than Auto1(Normal).
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Default: Auto1(Normal)
Note
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The operating sound might be heard when changing to black-and-white mode, however it does not
indicate any malfunction.
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Since the color compensation technology is used for Auto3(Super Chrome Compensation(SCC)),
some colors may look different from the actual objects depending on the light condition.
[Level]
Select the threshold illuminance level (brightness) to switch between the color mode and the black & white
mode.
The descriptions about the following threshold illuminance levels are given when "Off" is selected for "Super
Dynamic(SD)".
When "Day & Night(IR)" is set to "Auto1(Normal)" or "Auto2(IR Light)"
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High: Switches from the color mode to the black & white mode when the ambient brightness (illuminance)
of the camera is approx. 6 lx or less.
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Low: Switches from the color mode to the black & white mode when the ambient brightness (illuminance)
of the camera is approx. 2 lx or less.
100 Operating Instructions