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- Page 1 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 e-con Systems India Pvt Ltd RR Tower-IV, 7 Floor, T.V.K. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-600032 www.e-consystems.com QtCAM See3CAM_80 - Linux User Manual Revision 1.9 Nov 04, 2015 www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 1 of 30...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 Contents Contents ............................... 2 Revision History ........................... 3 Introduction ..........................4 Scope ............................4 Product Description ........................4 QtCAM Application Description ....................5 Pre-Requisites ..........................5 Installation of See3CAM_80 and Drivers ................5 Installing and Launching QtCAM application ............... 5 Ubuntu Launchpad –... -
Page 3: Revision History
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 1 Revision History Rev No Date Major Changes Edited By Business Added QtCAM installation procedure 04 Nov 2015 Development from Ubuntu Launchpad - Ubuntu 12.04 Team Business 19 Oct 2015 Minor edits and Review Development Team Added QtCAM installation procedure QT Application... -
Page 4: Introduction
The See3CAM_80 is an 8.0 Mega pixel, UVC Compliant, USB3.0 Super Speed camera from e- con Systems. e-con Systems is a leading embedded Product Design Services company which specializes in advanced camera solutions and See3CAM is a new family of USB3.0 Super Speed camera products launched by e-con. -
Page 5: Qtcam Application Description
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 5 QtCAM Application Description The QtCAM application is a simple interface for capturing and viewing video from devices supported by Linux UVC driver. This tool also supports extension unit control of e-con’s See3CAM USB 3.0 webcam products. The features provided in the application are as follows: 1. -
Page 6: Application Features
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 To launch QtCAM application, we have to run following command from the terminal. $ sudo qtcam To install in Ubuntu 12.04 from Ubuntu Launchpad, we have to run following commands in terminal $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:qtcam/precise $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install qtcam To launch QtCAM application, we have to run following command from the terminal. -
Page 7: Still Capture
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 is displayed in the device connected combo box. User can select any one of the camera from the combo box and the corresponding preview is displayed in the right hand side of the side bar. Note: Preview will not be displayed for the device if the camera is busy. -
Page 8: Video Recording
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.3 Video recording To record a video, user has to switch the application from capture mode to video mode by clicking the video icon. Then the user can record a video by selecting record icon available in the sidebar. - Page 9 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 Once user clicks video stop icon while recording, recording will be stopped and video file will be saved in the path specified in “Video Location” in Video Capture Settings. www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 9 of 30...
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Page 10: Camera Settings
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4 Camera Settings 7.4.1 Image Quality Settings On selecting Image quality settings, a control menu will display camera control settings. The user can adjust the video preview settings in the Menu tab. Only sliders whose labels are not greyed out could be configured. - Page 11 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.1.2 Contrast Control The Contrast values can be changed from a minimum value of 0 to 10 by moving the slider and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview. This Contrast control increases/decreases the Contrast of See3CAM_80.
- Page 12 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.1.3 Saturation Control The Saturation values can be changed from a minimum value of 0 to 6 by moving the slider and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview. This Saturation control increases the Saturation of See3CAM_80.
- Page 13 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.1.5 White Balance Control The Manual White Balance can be selected by unchecking the check box near the white balance control. The Manual White Balance values can be changed from a minimum value of 1 to 3 by moving the slider, and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview.
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Page 14: Still Capture Settings
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 The Manual White Balance modes supported are: Sunny - White balance value is 1 Fluorescent- White balance value is 2 Incandescent - White balance value is 3 7.4.1.6 Hardware Default This button is helpful to reset the image quality settings menu values to the hardware default state. - Page 15 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.2.2 Output size Four output resolution sizes are available when the device is connected in USB3.0: 3264x2448 1920x1080 1280x720 640x480 www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 15 of 30...
- Page 16 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 Two output resolution sizes are available when the device is connected in USB2.0: 3264x2448 1280x720 By default (while camera is selected), the preview output size will be selected, but the user can change this at any point of time. 7.4.2.3 Image Location The image location can be changed by clicking the folder icon or the text box.
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Page 17: Video Capture Settings
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.3 Video Capture Settings On selecting the video capture settings, the user can select their frame rate, video color space, preview resolution, video encoder format, video container (Extension) and the video location. 7.4.3.1 Frame Rate Frame rate displayed is the maximum expected fps for the current resolution (output size). - Page 18 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.3.2 Color space/compression Only YUYV color space is available. 7.4.3.3 Output size Four output resolution sizes are available in USB3.0: 1. 2592x1944 2. 1920x1080 3. 1280x720 4. 640x480 www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 18 of 30...
- Page 19 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 By default (while camera is selected), the preview output size will be selected, but the user can change this at any point of time. The preview will be updated as per the selected output size. USB mode Resolution YUYV...
- Page 20 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.3.5 Video Encoder Format There are four video encoder formats available in this version: YUY (Raw) • MJPEG • H264 • • The video will be recorded in any one of the selected encoder format. www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 20 of 30...
- Page 21 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.3.6 Video Location The video location can be changed by clicking the folder icon or the text box. A file dialog will open for the user to select the new location. User has to click the open button in the file dialog to change the path.
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Page 22: Display Current Frame Rate Achieved
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.5 Display Current frame rate achieved Current frame rate achieved per second: - Frame rate will be affected by various environmental parameters. It is displayed all the time [Just above “About” option]. 7.6 Extension Settings On selecting the Extension settings tab, the extension control will appear, if the device supports extension unit. - Page 23 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.6.1.1 Auto Focus Mode If user selects Auto Focus mode, camera will be in Continuous Auto Focus mode. If there is a change in the scene, camera will start to focus based on the focus algorithm. 7.6.1.2 Manual Focus Mode If user selects Manual focus mode, user can specify the position of the lens in the range from 0 to...
- Page 24 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 User can also get back the position of the lens by clicking ‘Get Focus Position’ button in the Extension settings tab. 7.6.1.3 Single Trigger Focus Mode If user selects Single Trigger Focus Mode, camera will trigger the focus only when the user clicks the ‘Focus’...
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Page 25: Gpio Controls
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.6.2 GPIO Controls There is one general purpose output pin and two general purpose input pins in See3CAM_80 camera. They can be controlled by selecting the appropriate pin number from the GPI number combo box. 7.6.2.1 General Purpose Output pin The GPO pin’s current status is reflected in the high/low radio button when the application is... - Page 26 QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.6.2.2 General Purpose Input pins The input pin can be selected by choosing the pin number from the GPI number combo box. The selected pin’s current status is displayed either as HIGH or LOW next to GPI level. www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 26 of 30...
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Page 27: Flash And Torch Controls
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.6.3 Flash and Torch Controls The Flash and Torch controls supported by See3CAM_80 camera are: Flash mode (on and off) Torch mode (on and off) By default Flash and Torch modes are off in See3CAM_80 camera. www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 27 of 30... -
Page 28: Other Options
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 If Flash mode is set to on, the flash LED blinks when external trigger is pressed and image is saved in the selected path. If Torch mode is set to on, the torch LED is continuously on irrespective of external trigger. Both Flash and Torch can be set to on at the same time in the application. -
Page 29: About
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 8 About To know about the application name, version and copyrights click the about button available in the side bar. www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 29 of 30... -
Page 30: Exit
QtCAM See3CAM_80 User Manual 12-Nov-15 9 Exit Click the exit button available in the side bar to close the application. 10 Known issues and Limitation This QtCAM application is in Ubuntu 14.04(64-bit & 32-bit) and Ubuntu 12.04(64-bit & 32-bit) Linux Distribution only. In this version, Audio recording is not supported during video recording.