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- Page 1 QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 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_CU51 - Linux User Manual Revision 1.4 Nov 04, 2015 www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 1 of 24...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 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 the See3CAM_CU51and Drivers ............6 Installing and Launching QtCAM application ............6 Ubuntu Launchpad –... -
Page 3: Revision History
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 1 Revision History Rev No Date Major Changes Edited By Added QtCAM installation procedure Business 04 Nov 2015 from Ubuntu Launchpad - Ubuntu Development 12.04 Team Business 19 Oct 2015 Minor edits and Review Development Team Added QtCAM installation procedure QT Application... -
Page 4: Introduction
2 Introduction The See3CAM_CU51 is a 5.0 Mega pixel, monochrome, UVC Compliant, USB3.0 Super Speed camera from e-con Systems, a leading embedded Product Design Services Company which specializes in advanced camera solutions. The See3CAM_CU51 is the latest member of the See3CAM family of USB3.0 Super Speed camera products launched by e-con. -
Page 5: Qtcam Application Description
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 USB mode Resolution Frame rates [Y16 format ] USB 3.0 640 x 480 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080 2592x1944 USB 2.0 640 x 480 1280x720 1920 x 1080 2592x1944 The See3CAM_CU51 has two major camera controls namely: Brightness Exposure There are two operating modes for See3CAM_CU51 they are:... -
Page 6: Installation Of The See3Cam_Cu51And Drivers
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 6.1 Installation of the See3CAM_CU51and Drivers Follow the below steps to initialize the device with the host computer. Connect one end of the USB3.0 cable to the USB3.0 connector provided at the back of the See3CAM_CU51, and connect other end to the USB 3.0 host controller on the computer. -
Page 7: Application Features
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7 Application Features The features that are supported in the current version of QtCAM are briefly described below: Enumeration and Selection of camera device Still capture Video recording Camera Settings a) Image Quality Settings b) Still Capture Settings c) Video Capture Settings 5. -
Page 8: Video Recording
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 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: Camera Settings
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 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. 7.4 Camera Settings 7.4.1 Image Quality Settings On selecting Image quality settings, a control menu will display camera control settings. - Page 10 QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 The value being set will be displayed in the text box based on the position of the slider marker. As soon as the slider is moved to configure the values the preview’s property will change at that instance. Slider Slider Slider...
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Page 11: Still Capture Settings
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.2 Still Capture Settings On selecting Still Capture Settings, the user can select color space, resolution size for capturing the images, capture image location path and image save format type. 7.4.2.1 Color space/compression Currently See3CAM_CU51 supports Y16 monochrome format. www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 11 of 24... - Page 12 QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.2.2 Output Size Four output resolution sizes are available as follows: 2592x1944 1920x1080 1280x720 640x480 7.4.2.3 Image Location The image 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.
- Page 13 QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.2.4 Image Format Four image formats are available in this version as follows: 1. jpg 2. bmp 3. raw 4. png The captured images are saved as per the selected image format. The default format is “jpg”.
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Page 14: Video Capture Settings
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.3 Video Capture Settings On selecting the Video Capture Settings, the user can select frame rate, color space, video output size, video encoder format, video container (Extension) and the video location to save. 7.4.3.1 Frame Rate Frame rate displayed is the maximum expected fps for the current resolution (output size). - Page 15 QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.3.3 Output size Four output resolution sizes are available as follows: 1. 2592x1944 2. 1920x1080 3. 1280x720 4. 640x480 By default (while camera is selected), the preview output size will be selected, but the user can change this at any point of time.
- Page 16 QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.4.3.4 Video record format Two video formats are available in this version: 7.4.3.5 Video encoder format There are four video encoder formats available in this version: YUY (Raw) MJPEG www.e-consystems.com Subject to change without notice Page 16 of 24...
- Page 17 QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 H264 The video will be recorded in any one of the selected encoder format. 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.
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Page 18: Display Current Frame Rate Achieved
1. Software Still Capture 2. Hardware Still Capture e-con systems has found an intelligent method to facilitate still image capture by using the sample application QtCAM. In Master Mode still image can be taken by using any of the methods, and also in all available resolutions using any brightness value. -
Page 19: Trigger Mode
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.6.2 Trigger Mode In Trigger mode, See3CAM_CU51 camera is capable of synchronizing the exposure (or integration) of the pixels of the camera to an external trigger pulse that can be given through the connector of the camera. Also the duration of the exposure depends on the pulse duration of the trigger pulse. -
Page 20: Exposure Control
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.6.3 Exposure control The exposure control for See3CAM_CU51 is provided in the extension menu. The required exposure value can be entered into the text box and this exposure value will be applied during exposed image capture. See3CAM_CU51 supports exposure levels ranging from 1 milli second to 30 seconds. -
Page 21: Flash Controls
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.6.4 Flash Controls The Flash controls supported by See3CAM_CU51 camera is as follows 1. Torch mode (on and off) By default Torch mode is off in See3CAM_CU51 camera. If Torch mode is set to on, the torch LED is continuously on irrespective of external trigger. -
Page 22: About
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 7.6.5.2 Serial Number The Serial Number button can be used to view the Unique ID of the See3CAM USB camera device. 8 About To know about the application name, version and copyrights click the about button available in the side bar. -
Page 23: Exit
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 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. -
Page 24: Conclusion
QtCAM See3CAM_CU51 User Manual 12-Nov-15 11 Conclusion This document provides detailed explanation on various features and options available in QtCAM application. 12 Appendix -1 12.1 Keyboard Shortcuts Press Key “I” to capture the image from keyboard. Use the Left arrow key and Right arrow key to open and close the side bar respectively.