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EU Declaration of Conformity The Avonic Declaration of Conformity is in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17050-1 and generated using the ProductIP compliance platform. Table 1: EU Declaration of Conformity DOCIP 819694 Declaration number: Name and address of Avonic manufacturer / EU-AR:...
Important Information Liability Avonic will NOT be held responsible for any damage or injury caused by unqualified persons carrying out these tasks, or by not following the instructions in this Manual. Intended Use and Non-Intended Use Installation The following applies to the installation of the camera: •...
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On-Screen Display Power over Ethernet Pan / Tilt / Zoom RTMP Real-Time Messaging Protocol RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol Shutter Auto Exposure Serial Digital Interface Stock Keeping Unit Signal to Noise Ratio Secure Reliable Transport User Datagram Protocol User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Serial Connecting via RS-232 or RS-485..............17 Connecting via LAN....................19 Operation..........................20 WebGUI........................20 Login........................20 LOCAL......................... 20 AUDIO......................... 21 VIDEO......................... 22 Using the Remote Control..................... 42 a. Power......................42 b. Set........................42 c. Camera Select....................43 d. Number Keys....................43 e. Focus + -......................43 User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Appendix A - VISCA Settings and Command List..............58 VISCA over IP.......................58 Camera Return Commands................... 59 Camera Control Commands.................. 60 Inquiry Commands....................66 Appendix B - Dimensions....................... 70 Appendix C - HTTP API......................71 Appendix D - CMOS Image Sensor Characteristics..............90 User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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White Flecks......................... 90 Aliasing.........................90 Focal Plane........................90 Flash Band........................90 Flicker...........................90 User Manual viii | www.avonic.com...
This Manual describes the safety precautions and the instructions for safe unpackaging, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal of the Avonic CM70-IP, CM71-IP and CM73-IP cameras. In this Manual, the Avonic CM70-IP, CM71-IP and CM73-IP cameras are referred to as the 'Product'. Target Audience This Manual is developed for installation technicians who install the Product at client sites, and for IT professionals who are responsible for operating the Product.
• Set up this Product on a hard, stable surface or mount it to a wall or ceiling. • ONLY use an Avonic mount for mounting to a wall or ceiling. • Ensure the mounting construction is capable of supporting four times the weight of the Product. (See 'General Specifications >...
• Don’t open this Product and don’t attempt to repair it yourself. Disassembling the Product may damage it or may cause injury to you. • If this Product is damaged, malfunctioning, or if it comes into contact with liquid, contact Avonic or an Avonic Authorized Service Provider.
IP outputs. Features Each camera in the Avonic CM70-IP / CM71-IP / CM73-IP series has the following features: • 20x/12x/30x Optical Zoom glass lens. • High SNR CMOS combined with Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) for a clear picture, even under very low light conditions.
2. Handling Precautions 3. Unpacking the Camera 4. Return Procedure Package Contents The following tables contains an overview of the package contents of the Product. Quantity Description Avonic SKU 1 pc PTZ Camera AV-CM70/71/73-IP-B/W 1 pc Remote Control AV-CM40-RC 1 pc...
The camera should be in its protective foam as follows: Figure 5: Camera in Foam 3. Verify that the plastic camera bag is sealed. If this is NOT the case, contact Avonic and stop here. 4. Break the seal of the sealed camera bag.
Mounting on Wall or Ceiling The following accessories (AV-MT200 and AV-MT250) are separately available if the client wants to mount the camera to the wall or ceiling. Contact your Avonic reseller or local distributor for purchasing details. Table 2: Camera Accessories...
OSD Menu of the camera using the controller. The camera(s) can be connected via a serial connection to USB, HDMI, SDI, RS-232, RS-485, or via a LAN Ethernet connection. Each of these options is described below. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Connect the controller to the back of the camera via the RS-232 cables as shown in the figures below: Figure 7: RS-232 Interface (Mini DIN-8) Figure 8: RS-232 Cable and Interface Connection (Mini DIN-8 and Windows DB-9) User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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120Ω-impedance resistor. 2. Ensure that the maximum distance from the bus t of the camera or controller is 5m. If you use only ONE camera, the impedance resistor is not needed. Figure 11: RS-485 Network Connection Diagram User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Connecting via LAN Avonic IP cameras can be controlled by any device using the Visca over IP protocol (see the command list in Appendix A - VISCA Settings and Command List). Settings By default, the IP address of the camera is "192.168.5.163" with "admin" for both the username and password.
After a successful logon, the WebGUI is displayed. Here, you can select various tabs that are described below. LOCAL In this tab, you can see a preview of the camera IP video output. For example: Figure 14: WebGUI > Preview User Manual | www.avonic.com...
6. Select the Channel: Mono or Stereo. 7. Set the Input Volume: 1 ~ 10. 8. Set the Audio Delay (ms): 0 ~ 200. 9. Click SAVE to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
5-60 frames per second 5-30 frames per second I FrameInterval 1-300 1-150 I Framemin. QP 10-51 10-51 Streamname live/av0 live/av1 RTSP Link rtsp://<ip-address>/live/av0 rtsp://<ip-address>/live/av1 RTP Package Small Package (standard MTU size, 1500 bytes) Big Package (approx. 60kb MTU size) User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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1. (* in the table ) Enter a value for Password for stream encryption if the selected Protocol Type is "SRT". 2. Click SAVE to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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4000 (default) 4002 (default) Access Method rtp://224.1.2.3:4000 rtp://224.1.2.3:4002 Click SAVE to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. VIDEO - Camera Settings Figure 19: WebGUI > VIDEO > Camera Settings User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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‘Medium’, the camera will not react to sudden and short changes in the picture. Note that in some cases the autofocus will have some difficulties to focus. We strongly recommend to focus manually to avoid autofocus issues. See also the Troubleshooting/ Image in this manual. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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DRC increases. Manual Exposure Mode Figure 23: WebGUI > VIDEO > Camera Settings > Manual Exposure Mode In Manual exposure mode, you can manually set the shutter, Iris and DRC options. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Gain limit and DRC are available to compensate for challenging light conditions. Bright Mode This mode is to try and create a decent image when the light conditions are exceptionally poor. Figure 24: WebGUI > VIDEO > Camera Settings > Bright Exposure Mode User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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How saturated the image’s colors are. 0% would produce a black and white image. Hue or tint The balance between green and red. 0 is green, 14 is red. AWB Sensitivity This setting indicates how quickly the camera responds to changing light settings. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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The frame rate will drop to 10 frames per second, to catch as much light on the sensor as possible. If this mode is needed to produce a picture, add more light to the scene to get better results. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Here, you can choose the style you want, such as Default (standard setting), Normal (which makes the picture more ‘natural’), Clarity (makes the picture more clear), Bright (which makes the picture more bright) and Soft (which softens the picture). User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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If you have purchased the additional license for SRT and the Customizable Color Matrix (CCM), the Camera Settings menu will have an extra tab in the camera settings: CCM. The CCM is intended to finetune the color settings of the camera to seamlessly integrate with an existing camera system. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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You can use Scale size automatically for both main stream and sub stream. If checked, the camera name and time overlay will always scale with the image, keeping the proportions intact. Click SAVE to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Click SAVE (not shown here) to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. Video output over IP cannot be a higher resolution than the physical SDI/HDMI output setting. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Caller Mode settings in the Streaming Video tab. See the respective figures below for the Listener and Caller Mode Settings, respectively. Figure 32: WebGUI > VIDEO > SRT (Listener Mode) Figure 33: WebGUI > VIDEO > Streaming Video (Caller Mode) User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Figure 35: WebGUI > NETWORK > Ethernet Execute the following steps to save your settings: 1. Click SAVE to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. 2. Reboot the camera. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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If you have purchased the license for the premium features of this camera, you can enter the License key here to unlock these features. Reboot is not required as the license is instantly activated. You can acquire a license through your local sales channel or directly at Avonic. Execute the following steps to enter your license key: 1.
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You can manually set the time and date, or synchronize the time and date via a computer or an external server on the LAN or WAN. Either click SAVE to apply your manual settings, or SYNC to synchronize the time and date. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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3. Follow the steps in the wizard. 4. Wait until the process finishes and reboots. 5. Refresh your browser and log in again after the reboot. Default If necessary, you can perform a factory reset. This restores all default settings. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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'Auto' to let the camera detect which protocol is being used. Note that addressing is still needed, even with the automatic setting. Click SAVE to apply your settings. A small confirmation dialogue appears in the bottom right corner. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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It is possible to increase the maximum pan and tilt speed, this can be useful in a conference system where quick action is necessary. The camera will produce slightly more noise when this setting is set to ‘high’. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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(remote) controller. The higher the number, the faster it will switch. MJPEG Snapshot The Avonic CM7x-IP cameras are equipped with a MJPEG snapshot feature to, for example, implement into third party software. To access the MJPEG snapshot feature, use the following format: http://IP/img/capjpg/snapshot.jpg.
2. Press the Power button again to turn the camera off. It will turn to the back when turned off, this is called the “privacy mode”. b. Set This button has no function with this camera. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Set the camera to 'auto focus' or 'manual focus'. If the camera is configured to 'auto focus', the buttons [Focus + -] are disabled. If the camera is in 'manual focus' and the Zoom buttons are used, the camera automatically switches to 'auto focus'. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
2. If the menu is not in English, press [*]+[#]+[4] to change the Menu language into English. m. Function Keys (F1/F2/F3/F4) 'c. Camera Select' Used to configure the IR channel of the camera. See above for instructions. n. Blank Buttons These buttons have NO function with this camera. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
The camera returns to the video output setting of the rotary dial after a reboot. Use ONLY presets between 0-9 when using the Remote Control. For presets 10 or higher you need a serial or IP connection! User Manual | www.avonic.com...
The OSD Menu is visible on the HDMI, SDI, USB and IP outputs. The OSD menu can be accessed by the Remote Control or an Avonic PTZ controller. Figure 49: OSD menu structure User Manual | www.avonic.com...
2. Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor to theitem to be set. Press the HOME button to enter the corresponding sub-menu. 3. Press [ ] to change settings. Press [MENU] again to go back. 2. SETUP Figure 51: OSD - SETUP User Manual | www.avonic.com...
3.2 COLOR Figure 54: OSD - COLOR 3.3 IMAGE The Flip function can be set, although the camera has an automatically flip function. Figure 55: OSD - IMAGE User Manual | www.avonic.com...
• There are four ways to select the video output of the camera (OSD / direct button combination on the remote control / WebGUI / rotary dial). The rotary dial takes priority after a reboot, except on setting F, where all the outputs are defined digitally. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
• Do not film extreme bright objects for a prolonged period of time, such as sunlight, light sources, etc. • Do not operate in unstable lighting conditions, otherwise the produced image could be less than optimal. • Do not operate close to powerful electromagnetic radiation, such as TV or radio transmitters, etc. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
Specific guidelines apply to the environmental temperature and humidity when operating and storing the camera. See 'Operating humidity' and 'Storage temperature' in the provided Datasheet for the applicable values. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
In general, the term 'E-Waste' applies to items of all types of electrical and electronic equipment and its parts that have been discarded by the owner as waste without the intention of re-use. Avonic outsources the disposal and recycling of its E-Waste camera materials to the Stichting Open. https://stichting-open.org/ for more information about the disposal and recycling.
OSD. Noise Reduction Color issues Check the OSD settings for exposure, white balance, color temp, Red and Bluetuning. When experiencing image problems, you may also check Appendix D - CMOS Image Sensor Characteristics User Manual | www.avonic.com...
4. Reset the factory default IP settings by pressing [*] [#] [Manual] and Reboot. Firmware update failed 1. Check firmware file integrity, download it again. 2. Make sure you are trying to flash the UVC file for the correct color camera (ARM is generic, UVC is color-dependent). User Manual | www.avonic.com...
When using VISCA over IP, the ‘x’ in all the ‘8x’ addresses is always ‘1’, as the unique identifier is the IP address. VISCA over IP The Avonic IP camera is implemented with a TCP server. The TCP port number is 1259 by default and can be altered in the WebGUI.
Command Not Executable 90 6y 41 FF Returned when a command cannot be (y: Execution com- executed due to current mand Socket No. Inquiry conditions. For example, command: 0) when commands controlling the focus manually are received during auto-focus. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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44100 can only be 8000.) 48000 Sample Bits {“SetEnv”:{“Audio”: nSampleBits {“nSampleBits”:16}}} Bit Rate {“SetEnv”:{“Audio”:{“nBitRate”:96}}} nBitRate Channel {“SetEnv”:{“Audio”:{“nChannel”:2}}} nChannel 1: Mono Stereo Input {“SetEnv”:{“Audio”:{“nInpVolume”:5}}} nInpVolume (range from Exp:[1, 10] Volume 1 to 10.) User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Compared to webpage and this, you can size) know the different value meaning different image size. Image Size {“SetEnv”:{“VideoEncode”: [{“stMaster”: emImageSize 5: 1920*1080 {“emImageSize”:4},”nChannel”:0}]}} 4: 1280*720 9: 640*480 27: 320*180 26: 640*360 Rate Control {“SetEnv”:{“VideoEncode”: [{“stMaster”: emBitRateCtrl 0: CBR {“emBitRateCtrl”:1},”nChannel”:0}]}} 1: VBR User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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NOTE: When modifying one param, you shoud take along wHostPort. Otherwise, the host port will be zero. Function Code Command Setting Enable {“SetEnv”:{“StreamPublish”: bEnable 0: off [{“stMaster”:{“wHostPort”:1935, 1: on “bEnable”:1,“nProtolType”:3},”nChannel”:0}]}} Protol Type nProtolType 2: srt 3: rtmp Host Address {“SetEnv”:{“StreamPublish”:[{“stMaster”: szHostUrl user-defined {“wHostPort”:1935, “nProtolType”:3”,szHostUrl”: ”192.168.5.12”},”nChannel”:0}]}} User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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0: off {“bEnable”:1, ”wMultiCastPort”:4004}, 1: on ”nChannel”:0}]}} Protol Type {“SetEnv”:{“StreamRTPMulticast”: nProtolType 0: RTP [{“stMaster”:{“bEnable”:1, ”nProtolType”:1, 1: TS ”wMultiCastPort”:4004},”nChannel”:0}]}} Multicast Address {“SetEnv”:{“StreamRTPMulticast”: SzMultiCastUrl 224.0.0.0~ [{“stMaster”:{“bEnable”:0, 255.255.255.0 ”szMultiCastUrl”:”224.1.2.23”,”wMultiCastPort”:4004}, ”nChannel”:0}]}} Multicast Port {“SetEnv”:{“StreamRTPMulticast”:[{“stMaster”: wMultiCastPort Even [0, 65535] {“bEnable”:1, ”wMultiCastPort”:4004}, ”nChannel”:0}]}} User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Exposure: Auto {“SetEnv”:{“VideoParam”: [{“stExp”: expcomp_mode 2: {“expcomp_mode”:2},”nChannel”:0}]}} {“SetEnv”:{“VideoParam”: [{“stExp”: Expcomp [0, 14] Level {“expcomp”:8},”nChannel”:0}]}} {“SetEnv”:{“VideoParam”: [{“stExp”: backlight {“backlight”:2},”nChannel”:0}]}} Video Configure Video Parameters Exposure: Auto Function Code Command Setting Flicker {“SetEnv”: antiflicker {“VideoParam”: [{“stExp”: 50HZ {“antiflicker”:0},”nChannel”:0}]}} 60HZ User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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[0, 15] {“VideoParam”: [{“stExp”: {“gainLimit”:5},”nChannel”:0}]}} Iris {“SetEnv”:{“VideoParam”: nIris [0, 12] [{“stExp”:{“stIris”: {“nIris”:12}},”nChannel”:0}]}} {“SetEnv”: [0, 8] {“VideoParam”: [{“stExp”: {“drc”:6},”nChannel”:0}]}} Exposure: Bright Bright {“SetEnv”: bright [0, 23] {“VideoParam”: [{“stExp”: {“bright”:0},”nChannel”:0}]}} Flicker, G.Limit, You can find the same configure at User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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0: Not Show {“bEnable”:1}, ”nChannel”:0}]}} 1: Show Video Configure Video OSD Set video parameters Function Code Command Setting Time FontColor {“SetEnv”:{“VideoOsd”:[{“stTime”:{“stFtColor”: byAlpha {“byAlpha”:128,”byRed”:255,”byGreen”:255, white rgb (255,255,255) ”byBlue”:0}},”nChannel”:0}]}} black rgb (0,0,0) yellow rgb (255,255,0) rgb (255,0,0) blue rgb (0,0,255) User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Time: {“SetEnv”:{“VideoOsd”: [{“stTime“: nYPos [0, 10000] {“nYPos”:1200},”nChannel”:0}]}} Title: {“SetEnv”:{“VideoOsd”: [{“stTitle”: {“nYPos”:1200},”nChannel”:0}]}} OSD Font Size Get OSD font size parameters Code {“GetEnv”:{“TTFFontSize”:{“nChannel”:-1}}} Set video parameters Code {“SetEnv”:{“TTFFontSize”:{“nFontSize”:[48,48],”bAutoSize”:1}}} Function Code Command Setting bAutoSize 0: off,1: on nFontSize [8,200] User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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720P59.94 720P29.97 Get network SRT parameters Code {“GetEnv”:{“NetWork”:{“nChannel”:-1}}} Set network SRT parameters Code {“SetEnv”:{“NetWork”:{“stSrt”: {“wSrtLen”:0,”wSrtPort”:9000,”szSrtPin”:”xxxxxxxxxx”}}}} Function Code Command Setting wSrtLen [0-32] crypto key length in bytes Port SRT wSrtPort Default 9000 Password stream szSrtPin user-defined encryption User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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[0, 65535] Ethernet Get Ethernet parameters Code {“GetEnv”:{“NetWork”:{“nChannel”:-1}}} Set Ethernet parameters Code “SetEnv”:{“NetWork”:{“stEth”:[{“byValid”:5,”szIPAddr”:”192.168.5.126”,”szSubMask”: ”255.255.255.0”,”szMacAddr”:”E4:77:D4:01:8A:49”,”szGateway”:”192.168.5.1”, ”bDefault”:1}]}}} Function Code Command Setting DHCP {“SetEnv”:{“NetWork”:{“stEth”:[{“byValid”:5}]}}} byValid 5:off 7: on IP Address {“SetEnv”:{“NetWork”:{“stEth”:[{“szIPAddr”:”192.168.5.127”}]}}} Subnet Mask {“SetEnv”:{“NetWork”:{“stEth”: [{“szSubMask”:”255.255.255.0”}]}}} Default {“SetEnv”:{“NetWork”:{“stEth”:[{“szGateway”:”192.168.5.1”}]}}} Gateway User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Function Code Command Setting Device Name szDevName user-defined, cannot use white space Device ID szDeviceID cannot modify Language nLanguage 0: Simplified Chinese 2: English License Get License parameters Code :{“QueryState”:{“QueryLicenseState”:{}}} Set License parameters Code {“SetEnv”:{“LicenseKey”: {“bLicenseEnable”:0,”szKeyText”:”483B4EB1D0”}}} User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Authority nUserType 0: admin 1: user1 or user 2 User Name szUserName user-define: do not use white space Password szPassword user-define,do not use white space Note: This command must set three users at the same time. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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{“SysCtrl”:{“Default”:{}}} Reboot Code {“SysCtrl”:{“Reboot”:{}}} The URL supports to set all params at one time and also can set one of them through split URL into one other command. Different commands can be found at different settings. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
See the Focal Plane explanation above for a clarification ofthis occurrence. Flicker If you are recording under lighting that is produced by discharge tubes (such as fluorescent, sodium or mercury-vapor lamps), the screen may flicker, colors may vary, or horizontal stripes may appear distorted. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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Depending on lighting types, such occurrences may not be improved with the anti-flicker setting. It is recommended to set the shutter speed to 1/100s in areas of 50 Hz power supply frequency, and to 1/60s in areas of 60 Hz power supply frequency. User Manual | www.avonic.com...
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