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SFT-15003 Rev 2.1.0.0 Preliminary Prior to Using This Document: Videology reserves the right to modify the information in this document as necessary and without notice. It is the user’s responsibility to be certain they possess the most recent version of this document by going to www.videologyinc.com, searching for the model number, and comparing revision letters on the respective document, located in the document’s footer.
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The Software is licensed, not sold, to you for use only under the terms of this Agreement. Videology grants to you, the purchaser, the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that the Software is used only in conjunction with Videology's family of products.
Table of Contents Document History ........................4 About the Camera ........................4 Specifications .......................... 4 3.1. Flash Support ........................5 3.2. Still Image Capture ......................5 3.3. Camera / Flash ......................... 5 Viewer Installation ........................6 VIS Viewer ........................... 10 5.1.
1. Document History Revision Issue Date Reason 07-01-2013 Initial release 15-0003 06-30-2016 Software revision 2.1.0.0, updated manual (all 16-0081 sections) and added TWAIN instructions 2. About the Camera The 24C7085AF is a UVC compliant, robust, high resolution (up to 5 MP), USB, and autofocus camera ideally suited to Photo ID Badging applications.
The camera is fully UVC compliant and all basic camera controls can be accessed via the standard UVC command protocol. The 24C708AF camera, includes an internal processor that automatically detects when a snapshot command has been issued, and triggers the flash at the appropriate time.
The 24C708AF is shipped with a simple demonstration viewer application that can be installed by running the "setup.msi" file found in the accompanying CD. If the camera is to be used with a third party application, there is no need to install the Videology software.
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Pick the file directory you would like to install Videology software. The default folder is C:\Program Files (x86)\Videology\CameraViewer\ You also have an option to install for everyone or just the user currently logged in. Choose Everyone and click “Next” Doc # INS-SFT-15003...
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Select “Next” to continue. Another progress window will show status of install. Doc # INS-SFT-15003 Issue Date: 08/12/2016 Revision: B Page 8 of 30...
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If a User Account Control” pop up is displayed, Click “Yes” to allow changes. Once complete, a window will display that the 5MP Camera Viewer has sucessfully been installed. Select “Close” to finalize the installation. The USB camera can now be connected to the camera. Doc # INS-SFT-15003 Issue Date: 08/12/2016 Revision: B...
5. VIS Viewer Plug in the camera (24C708AF) via USB cable , then open the viewer. To open the viewer, Go to Start >> All Programs >> Videology >> Camera Viewer. You should now see a window like below. The features that are supported in the current version of installer are briefly described here.
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5.2. Options When user selects options menu, the below menu appears. 5.2.1. Video Renderer The video renderer properties that are displayed after being selected are shown in figure 5. The renderer properties include Frames played, average frame rate achieved, etc. All the values displayed are for the currently selected camera.
5.2.2. Quality 5.2.3. Direct Draw The Direct Draw tab shows the enabled options and current capabilities of the DirectDraw plugin. Doc # INS-SFT-15003 Issue Date: 08/12/2016 Revision: B Page 13 of 30...
5.3. Video Capture Filter 5.3.1. Video Proc. Amp On selecting Video Capture Filter, a dialog will be launched which displays 2 kinds of video capture filter properties. a) Video Proc Amp Settings b) Camera Control Settings a) Video Proc Amp Settings The user can adjust the Video proc amp settings in the dialog.
5.4. Video Capture Pin 5.4.1. Stream Format On clicking the video capture pin sub menu a dialog box will be opened so that user can configure the output size and compression features of stream format. The preview running in the main application will be stopped until the video capture pin dialog box is active.
5.5. Still Capture Pin On clicking the still capture pin sub menu, a dialog box will be opened so that the user can configure the output size and compression features of the still capture pin. The preview running in the main application will be stopped till the still capture pin dialog box is active.
5.6. Current Settings On selecting the current settings sub menu a dialog box will be opened which will list out all the currently configured values for the device. The user can see all the properties configured and the affects on the video that is rendered onto the application window.
5.7. Capture The Capture Menu has 2 options. • Get Still (Enter) • Set File Path 5.7.1. Get Still (Enter) The user can capture the still image from the still pin by selecting this menu or pressing Enter key through the keyboard.
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Options > Video Capture Filter > Video Proc Amp > Camera Control > Focus Since the 24C708AF UVC compliant USB2 camera is a push to focus device, the user must toggle the focus flag from “0” to “1” in order to initiate a focus. If the focus flag has been left at a “1”, the user must first set it to “0”...
5.9. UVC Extension On selecting the UVC Extension menu, the UVC Extension Control dialog box will open. The UVC Extension library has the features mentioned below: • Auto Focus Status • Auto Focus Trigger • Focus Mode • Update GPI Status •...
5.9.2. AF Trigger Focuses the camera (no screen shot) The AF Trigger button will perform a Single Trigger Auto Focus. The Focus Mode button opens the Focus Mode Dialog to perform Auto Focus and Manual Focus. It contains two Radio buttons. 1) Auto Focus 2) Manual Focus. The Auto focus Radio button is selected by default. On selecting the Auto Focus radio button the slider control and edit box will be disabled.
Flash Control command is not configured with this model. 5.9.4. Debug Control 5.9.4.1. Sensor ID The Sensor ID button will display the current sensor id details. For the 24C708AF USB camera the id is shown below: Doc # INS-SFT-15003 Issue Date: 08/12/2016 Revision: B Page 24 of 30...
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5.9.4.2. Firmware Ver The Firmware Ver button will display the current firmware version details. For the 24C708AF USB camera the firmware version is shown below: Doc # INS-SFT-15003 Issue Date: 08/12/2016 Revision: B Page 25 of 30...
6. TWAIN Installation To install the TWAIN data source, double click the executable file named SetupGTDS.exe. Note: the file name might be slightly different depending on the revision level of the software. If a User Account Control” pop up is displayed, Click “Yes” to allow changes. The following window will appear: If the viewer is to be installed in a location other than the default directories, click on the Browse button and specify the desired location, otherwise click on the Install Button and the following screens will...
If the Twain interface (SFT-10011) is installed, the camera can be used with any TWAIN Compliant Application. The TWAIN interface will attach itself to the first Videology camera it finds connected to the computer. For best operation, run the TWAIN Interface on a system that has only one Videology camera installed.
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The operator would view the subject in preview mode and then drag a box over the image to define the capture area. The box can be of any size and location within the image. The still image would be captured at full resolution (2592 x 1944 pixels) and automatically cropped to the size defined by the box drawn in the preview mode as shown below.
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