Day/Night Tab; Backlight Compensation; Exposure Compensation; Shutter Speed - Sony IPELA SNC-CS50N User Manual

Backlight compensation

When you select On, the backlight compensation
function starts to work.
Note
When Backlight compensation is set to On, a hunting
may be generated due to a picture. In this case, set Back
light compensation to Off.
Lens adjust
Adjusts the aperture of auto-iris lens. It can be set in the
range from 0 to 255.

Exposure compensation

The exposure compensation function adjusts the
brightness for AE. You can select the exposure
compensation values from the drop-down list.
Selectable values are as follows:
+1.25, +1.00, +0.75, +0.50, +0.25, 0, -0.25, -0.50, -0.75,
-1.00, -1.25 (dB)

Shutter speed

Select the shutter speed of the camera from the drop-
down list.
Selectable values of the shutter speed are as follows:
SNC-CS50N: 1/10000, 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500,
1/250, 1/100, 1/60 (sec.)
SNC-CS50P: 1/10000, 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500,
1/250, 1/120, 1/50 (sec.)
Tip
Flickers of fluorescent light can be reduced when
Shutter speed is set to 1/100 (for NTSC) or 1/120 (for
PAL).
Gain
Select the gain from the drop-down list.
Selectable values of the gain are as follows:
0, 6, 12, 18, 24 (dB)
Saturation
Select the saturation in 7 steps, from –3 to +3.
Selecting +3 provides the image with the highest
saturation.
User preset
You can save the present settings in the camera as
custom settings, or you can load the settings saved in the
camera.
This function is useful when you temporarily change the
settings for the image or reset them to the previous
settings.
Save: Click to save the present settings of the Picture
tab.
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Load: Click to load the saved settings. To use them,
click OK.
OK/Cancel
See "Buttons common to every menu" on page 26.

Day/Night Tab

Use this tab to set the Day/Night function of the camera.

Day/Night mode

Select the Day/Night mode from among five modes.
Disable: Always works in Day mode.
Auto: Normally works in Day mode. It switches
automatically to Night mode in a dark place.
Threshold:Select High or Low for the brightness
level of the Night mode.
Hold time:Select 2 sec. or 30 sec. for the time to
respond to the change of brightness.
Notes
• When Auto gain control is Off, it is not switched
to Night mode.
• If a light with strong energy shines on the camera
when Night mode is selected, hunting may be
generated. In this case, select Sensor mode so that
Day/Night mode will be switched according to
light, or select Manual and switch Day/Night
mode.
Manual: Switch the Day/Night mode manually. When
you select Manual, On and Off become active.
When you select On, the camera works in Night
mode. When you select Off, it works in Day mode.
Timer: Normally the camera works in Day mode. It
switches to Night mode at the time that you have you
set in the Schedule menu.