Configuring the Camera
26 Basler IP Camera
Quality - If the Encoder Mode parameter is set to VBR, then the Quality parameter will determine
the quality level of the images in the stream controlled by the currently selected tab. A higher setting
means better quality.
Using higher quality settings will reduce the rate at which the camera can encode and stream
images. Using lower quality settings will increase the rate.
Note that the effect of the quality setting is not precisely equivalent for each encoder type. For
example, a quality setting of 50 will have a slightly different effect when the Encoder Type parameter
is set to JPEG than it will have when it is set to MPEG4 or to H.264.
Bitrate - If the Encoder Mode parameter is set to CBR, then the Bitrate parameter sets the bit rate
for the stream controlled by the currently selected tab.
Output Size - Lets you select from a list of standard image sizes. When you select a size, the
camera checks the setting of the Output Scaling parameter. It then automatically sets the Stream
AOI Left, Stream AOI Top, Stream AOI Width, and Stream AOI Height parameters so that the AOI
will be centered on the sensor and set to the right width and height to result in output images of the
size you selected.
Note that depending on the current setting of the Output Scaling parameter, some of the standard
sizes shown below may not be listed. The sizes available in the list will vary depending on the
camera model you are using, and the list will only include output sizes that can be achieved given
the current Output Scaling parameter setting.
1024 x 768 (XGA) = The size of the images in the stream will be 1024 x 768.
800 x 600 (SVA) = The size of the images in the stream will be 800 x 600.
720 x 576 (D1 PAL) = The size of the images in the stream will be 720 x 576.
720 x 480 (D1 NTSC) = The size of the images in the stream will be 720 x 480.
704 x 576 (4CIF) = The size of the images in the stream will be 704 x 576.
640 x 480 (VGA) = The size of the images in the stream will be 640 x 480.
480 x 360 = The size of the images in the stream will be 480 x 360.
352 x 288 (CIF) = The size of the images in the stream will be 352 x 288.
320 x 240 (QVGA) = The size of the images in the stream will be 320 x 240.
176 x 144 (QCIF) = The size of the images in the stream will be 176 x 144.
160 x 120 (QQVGA) = The size of the images in the stream will be 160 x 120.
Auto = the image size is non-standard. (Whenever you manually change the Stream AOI Width
parameter or the Stream AOI Height parameter to a value that will not result in standard size
image output, the value of the Output Size parameter will revert to "Auto").