Sony XCL-CG510 Technical Manual page 34

Shading detection setup procedure
1
Fix the lens and lighting conditions.
Make an adjustment by assuming the brightest level
as the target level in the peak detection mode, where
the condition of the brightness is not uniform due to
an uneven light source, as shown in the figure
below.
A colorless and uniform
photographic subject
Brightest area
= target level
2
Adjust the exposure time and other parameters so
that the target level is about 50%.
On color cameras, adjust the white balance.
3
Execute shading detection.
>SHADING-DETECTION 1
Read the Status to determine whether the
calculation is finished.
>SHADING-DETECTION
1 (running)
0 (finished)
Return to 0 when finished.
Camera
Light source
Correction
4
Determine the effect of shading correction.
> SHADING-PATTERN-CHECK
5
Save shading pattern.
>SHADING-PATTERN-SAVE 0
6
Readout the saved pattern.
>SHADING-PATTERN-LOAD 0
Note
Keep the trigger mode off when doing the shading
detection. Reset the camera once if the shading
correction cannot be finished.
Peak detection mode:
The whole object tends to become brighter.
Average detection mode:
The bright parts of the object may darken.
Specify the color to detect shading (XCL-
CG510C only)
You can select the color of pixel to detect shading.
Command
SHADING-DETECT-COLOR
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Parameter Setting
R RED
G GREEN
B BLUE
Y BRIGHTNESS