Samsung SCO-2370 User Manual page 11

setup
Select one of the following 5 modes, as appropriate for your purpose.
- ATW : Select this when the color temperature is between 1,800˚K and 10,500˚K.
- MANUAL : Select this to fi ne-tune White Balance manually. Set White Balance
fi rst by using the ATW or AWC mode. After that switch to MANUAL
mode, fi ne-tune the White Balance and then press the Function
Setup switch.
- AWC SET : To fi nd the optimal luminance level for the current environment,
point the camera towards a sheet of white paper and press the
Function Setup switch. If the environment changes, readjust it.
- OUTDOOR : Select this when the color temperature is between 1,700˚K and
11,000˚K. (sodium light inclusion)
- INDOOR : Select this when the color temperature is between 4,500˚K and 8,500˚K.
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White Balance may not work properly under the following conditions. In this case select the AWC
mode.
➊ When the color temperature of the environment surrounding the subject is out of the control
range (e.g. clear sky or sunset).
➋ When the ambient illumination of the subject is dim.
➌ If the camera is directed towards a fl uorescent light or is installed in a place where
illumination changes dramatically, the White Balance operation may become unstable.
BACKLIGHT
Unlike conventional cameras, the SCO-2370 is designed to deliver a distinctive subject
and background at the same time, even when the subject is backlight, by using the
features of the proprietary W-V DSP chip.
1. When the SETUP menu screen is displayed,
select 'BACKLIGHT' by using the Function
Setup switch so that the arrow indicates
'BACKLIGHT'.
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MAIN SETUP
SSDR ON
WHITE BAL ATW
BACKLIGHT OFF
MOTION DET OFF
FOCUS
EXPOSURE
SPECIAL
RESET
EXIT
2. Select a desired mode using the Function Setup switch depending on the camera
purpose.
OFF : Not being used
BLC : Enables a user to directly select a
desired area from a picture, and to view
the area more clearly.
HLC (HIGH LIGHT COMPENSATION) :
If the scene contains extremely bright light
areas such as; from car headlight, the
light can mask out much of the on-screen
detail.
- LEVEL : Adjust level of the HLC function.
(LOW,MIDDLE,HIGH)
- MASK TONE : Change the brightness
3. Select a desired mode using the Function Setup switch and press the Function Setup
switch.
Select 'BLC' to adjust the area to be enhanced then adjust the level.
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Since the following symptoms may occur according to the ambient illumination when BLC is
selected, set it to OFF.
➊ Color or screen changes unnaturally.
➋ Noise appears in the bright part of the screen.
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Since the performance of the BLC function may be affected by the area of the bright part of the
screen, optimize the installation angle for the best BLC performance.
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If you increase LIMIT, the screen display may be distorted.
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For high performance of BLC function, We recommend that you set IRIS to AUTO in the
EXPOSURE setup.
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Activating BLC may cause the camera to repeat the Auto Focus operation depending on lighting
conditions. It is recommended that you use the Focus Setup menu in One-Push or Manual
mode.
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Smart Zoom and BLC cannot be used in conjunction with each other:
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Setting up Smart Zoom and then BLC automatically cancels Smart Zoom.
BLC SETUP
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