Picture Recording And External Device I/O Settings Page - Canon VB150 User Manual

Picture Recording and External Device I/O Settings Page

Use this page to specify the operating condition for the picture recording function. Settings on this
page can be used to record still pictures in response to inputs from an external device (sensor,
etc.) and based on a predetermined schedule (up to 30,000 pictures).
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● Still pictures are recorded on a flash
memory card (sold separately). Even
Note
if the settings on this page are
specified, the picture recording
function does not perform if there is
no memory card in the VB150 slot.
● The data size that can be recorded for
a still picture is less than or equal to
the size specified in the "Max Picture
size". If this amount is exceeded, the
picture will not be recorded. The
number of pictures that can be
recorded depends on flash memory
card capacity, however the maximum
number of pictures that can be
recorded is 30,000.
● The data size for a still picture varies depending on the settings for video capture
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size and video quality (→ P.42), and the subject. As a guide, approximately 5-10
Tip
KB is the standard when the video capture size is set to 320 × 240 and the video
quality is set to 30 (In some cases this may be exceeded). To check the amount of
data for a still picture, select "View" - "Video information" from the menu after you
start up the Viewer for PC then check the "Size" value.
● When recording pictures, it is convenient to do so in combination with
VBCollector, which automatically collects recorded still pictures.
(→dPicture Recording User's Guide P.13)
Picture Recording Common Settings
"Max Picture size"
Sets an upper limit for the picture size. If
the picture data size exceeds this value,
pictures will not be recorded.
"Max Number of Pictures"
Sets an upper limit for the number of
pictures to be recorded. This value can be
from 1 to 30,000. The number of recorded
pictures can be confirmed
Administration Tools Settings Page (→ P.59).
"Auto Deletion of Recorded Pictures"
Recorded pictures can automatically be
deleted on the specified time after the
specified number of days has passed.
Check this setting before you start
recording pictures.
"No. of days recorded pictures held"
Specifies how many days the recorded
picture data will be kept in a flash memory
card. The recorded data which exceeded
the days specified in "No. of days
recorded pictures held" is erased daily at
the time specified in "Recorded picture
delete time". We recommend that you use
VBCollector for saving recorded pictures
to a PC (→dPicture Recording User's
Guide P.13).
● Picture files are placed in the /card /images
directory.
A Flash Memory card is required for
recording pictures.
Files created at yyyy/mm/dd HH:MM:SS:CC
(CC = 1/100th sec. units) are placed in the
yyyymmdd/HHQQ (QQ = 15-min. units)
subdirectory under the name
"HHMMSSCC.jpg".
"Recorded picture delete time"
Sets the time at which picture files are deleted.
Detail Settings
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