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FinishLynx Gold Package
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Have your assistant run through the finish line and watch where
they appear on the computer monitor. The goal is for the runner's
torso to be fully visible in both the inside and outside lanes. Once
the camera's position is correct, you can then optimize the remote
lens settings.
Remote Iris (adjusts amount of light in lens)
Open or Close the remote iris to bring the ACM value as close to
1 as you can by clicking and holding the remote Iris buttons.
Remote Focus (adjusts near/far image focus)
1. Click and hold the and
right of the FinishLynx screen until the image becomes crisp.
Start by focusing on the far lane and adjust until all lanes are
in focus. Ensure that athletes in all lanes (near and far) are in
focus.
Step 9: Adjust FinishLynx Camera Settings
1. Click the Camera Settings Icon
Settings dialog.
2. Select the Setup tab:
a. Name: enter a name to identify the camera(s)
b. Image Orientation: select the correct orientation for
finish (infield would be Left orientation)
c. Identify By: select Lane for track
d. Lanes: enter the number of lanes on the track; the
remaining should be left as default.
3. Select the Inputs tab:
a. Start Sensor: is defaulted to
start. If using RadioLynx then set
to turn off the wired start (they are independent of each
other.)
Step 10: Create a shared directory for FinishLynx and LynxPad
1. Right-click on your computer desktop and select
Folder. When the New Folder appears, change the name to
Practice competition.
FinishLynx Gold Package Quick Start Guide – for Vision cameras
Pan
Swivel
buttons on the keypad on the
to open the Camera
competition
Closed for the wired gun
Start Sensor to None
New
Note: If you are having a hard time getting crisp focus, try
opening your lens iris and allowing the AGC to drop closer to
zero.
2. Once the camera appears to be aligned, click the green
alignment icon to close 2D alignment and then click on
the red 1-D alignment icon
You will know when your camera is aligned on the finish line
because the 1-D image will be primarily white. See image
below for proper 1-D alignment.
If you followed the steps closely in 2-D align, the camera
should already be aligned in 1-D mode as well. The 1-D
image should look similar to the following screen capture:
3. Set White Balance
a. Right-click and draw a box around a small amount
of the white image.
Click
b. Photo Eye: if using
set it to Internal.
4. Select the RadioLynx
a. Port: select the appropriate port where the RadioLynx
receiver is plugged into (camera back is common for
newer model cameras)
b. Setup ID: should
next line, Name: will fill in automatically with Start 000.
5. Select the Capture
a. Capture Method: select
Button or Automatic
methods can be active at the same time by selecting
both).
6. Click OK to close the
restart the FinishLynx software.
| 2. In FinishLynx, click
Event Directory: and navigate to the Practice competition
directory you just created.
Quick Start Guide
.
. White balance is now set.
ACM to stop the scoreboard display,
tab:
be 000 and select Start Sensor on the
tab:
Manual if using the Capture
if using ACM plug-in (both
Camera Settings and it is advised to
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