Backlight Compensation - American Dynamics illustra 600 Installation & Operation Manual

Application Examples
Example 1: If you want the camera to switch to night mode quicker (at higher illumination), set
the Day to Night threshold to a higher level.
Example 2: If you want the camera to switch to day mode quicker (at lower illumination), for
example, in an office using fluorescent light, set the Night to Day to a level lower than the light
of fluorescent light.
Example 3: If your camera comes with IR LED or your environment has an IR light source
(e.g, halogen light), set the Night to Day threshold to a higher level to prevent the camera
from misjudging the bright light as day and then oscillating between day and night modes.
 Forced B/W: Forces the camera stay in black/white mode at all times.
 Forced Color: Forces the camera stay in color mode at all times.
 External: Enable this option if an external alarm input device is connected to control the IR filter.
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Alarm: Set alarm input as 1 or 2 according your actual connection.
IR Illuminator Control
You can use the IR Illuminator Control to turn on/off the IR illuminator. Select Disable/Enable to turn
off/on the IR illuminator.

Backlight Compensation

The Backlight Compensation function is to provide optimal exposure of subjects under back light
circumstances.
 Enable/Disable: Choose to enable or disable the BLC function.
4. Using illustra Utility
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