Task 8: Configure White Balance - Observint BLK-PTZ36XIR User Manual

IRIS: Selects iris-priority mode to set the iris value manually. The shutter and gain values will be adjusted automatically
according to the lighting conditions.
SHUTTER: Select shutter-priority mode set the shutter value manually. The iris and gain values will be adjusted
automatically according to the lighting conditions.
MANUAL: Select this setting to adjust the shutter, iris and gain values manually.
Setting the iris value. To adjust the iris size for light entering the lens, you can set the IRIS value manually according to light
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conditions. The iris value ranges from 0 (closed) to 17 (fully open).
Setting the gain. The value of gain indicates the degree of amplification of the original light signal. You can set the value
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from 0 to 15.
Setting the shutter speed. The speed of the electronic shutter controls the amount of light entering the lens in a unit
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of time (a second). You can manually configure the shutter speed for the camera, and you can also enable the slow shutter
function for low lighting circumstances.
a. Shutter speed. If you set the SHUTTER value larger, the shutter speed is faster. The value indicates the inverse of the
shutter speed (1/value seconds). At faster speeds, the amount of light entering the lens is less causing the image to be
darker. You can set the shutter value to 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 50, 125, 180, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 or 10000.
Slow shutter. If the SLOW SHUTTER is set to ON, the shutter speed will automatically slow down to extend exposure
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time during low lighting conditions to obtain clearer image.

4.3.7 TASK 8: Configure white balance

You can set the WHITE BALANCE mode to AUTO, INDOOR, OUTDOOR, SELFDEF (self-defined), ATW (auto-tracking) or
AUTO (half-auto).
AUTO: In Auto mode, the camera adjusts the color balance according to the current color temperature.
INDOOR, OUTDOOR: These modes are for indoor use and outdoor use respectively.
SELFDEF: In SELFDEF you can adjust the color temperature, the RED and BLUE values, manually.
ATW: In auto-tracking mode, white balance is adjusted continuously to accord with the color temperature of the scene
illumination.
HAUTO: Selecting this mode, the image retains color balance automatically according to the current color temperature.
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