Canon VB-M40 Operation Manual page 52

Use this mode to stabilize the exposure in locations
where vehicles or people are moving.
[Spot]
The center of the screen is metered.
An appropriate exposure can be achieved for the
subject at the center of the screen regardless of the
brightness/darkness on the periphery of the screen.
Use this mode if you want to adjust the exposure to
the center of the screen because the subject is
receiving a spotlight or backlight, etc.
4 [Focus Mode]
Set the focus mode when camera starts.
[Auto]
Automatically brings the subject into focus. Normally
[Auto] is selected.
[Fixed at infinity]
The focus can be fixed to near infinity.
5 [Smart Shade Control]
Select [Disable] or one of the 7 levels from 1 (weak) to
7 (strong) for smart shade control at the camera
startup.
6 [White Balance]
Select the white balance according to the light source
to achieve natural color in the image.
[Auto]
The white balance is adjusted automatically.
[Manual]
Set the values of red and blue gain according to the
light source. Enter a value from 0 to 1023 for both
the [R Gain] and [B Gain].
[Daylight Fluorescent]
Select this option to capture video under daylight
fluorescent lighting.
[White Fluorescent]
Select this option to capture video under daylight
fluorescent or white fluorescent lighting.
[Warm Fluorescent]
Select this option to capture video under warm
fluorescent lighting.
[Mercury Lamp]
Select this option to capture video under mercury
lamps.
[Sodium Lamp]
Select this option to capture video under orange
sodium lamps.
[Halogen Lamp]
Select this option to capture video under halogen
bulbs or incandescent bulbs.
5
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Important
• The initial camera settings 1 to 6 define the defaults that
apply when the camera is started. Setting changes will be
reflected only after the camera is reconnected or rebooted.
Specify the settings used in the actual operating environment
from the Admin Viewer (P. 7-12).
• If the subject is a traffic signal or electronic scoreboard, etc.,
the captured image may flicker.
In this case, try changing the [AE mode] setting to [Auto
(Shutter-priority AE)] and selecting a shutter speed lower
than 1/100 to see if the problem improves.
•
In conditions where an outdoor scene is captured from an
indoor location through a glass window, the camera may
focus on the glass surface if there is dust or water there.
Install the camera at the shortest possible distance (within
30 cm) from the glass surface.
Note
• See "Subjects Difficult to Focus On" (P. 3-8).
• Focus ranges (rough guide) are shown in the following table
according to the settings of [Day/Night] (P. 5-11), etc.
Focus Mode Dome Setting Day Mode
Wide end
Do not use
0.3 m (12 in) -
Auto
Use 2.0 m (6.6 ft) -
Fixed at infinity Do not use/Use
* When using an infrared lamp, the camera may be out of focus.
Camera Control
1 [Digital Zoom]
Set digital zoom to [Enable] or [Disable].
* The higher the digital zoom ratio, the lower the image
quality becomes.
2 [Image Stabilizer]
Select [Disable], [On1] or [On2] for image stabilizer.
Image stabilizer has the effect of correcting blurry
images. Try [On2] if the image is still blurry after
selecting [On1].
If you have selected [On1] or [On2] as the image
stabilizer setting, the viewing angle will be smaller and
the image more coarse than when [Disable] is
selected. This is not a malfunction.
Day/Night Setting
Night Mode
Tele end Wide end Tele end
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
1.0 m (3.3 ft) - 1.0 m (3.3 ft) - 1.5 m (4.9 ft) -
∞ ∞ ∞
1.0 m (3.3 ft) - 2.2 m (7.2 ft) -
Point of infinity*