Samsung SCD-2020 - White Balance Modes; SSDR (Samsung Super Dynamic Range); Backlight Compensation

COLOR DOME CAMERA User Guide
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COLOR DOME CAMERA User Guide
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Operating Your Camera
MAIN SETUP
1.LENS SHADE ON
2.EXPOSURE
3.WHITE BAL ATW
4.SSDR
OFF
5.BACKLIGHT OFF
•WhiteBalancemaynotworkproperlyunderthefollowingconditions.Inthiscaseselect
theAWCmode.
❶ Whenthecolortemperatureoftheenvironmentsurroundingthesubjectisoutofthe
control range (e.g. clear sky or sunset).
2
Whentheambientilluminationofthesubjectisdim.
3
 Ifthecamera isdirectedtowardsafluorescentlightor isinstalledina placewhere
illumination changes dramatically, the White Balance operation may become unstable.
Notes
MANUAL : Select this to fine-tune White Balance
manually. Set White Balance first by using
the ATW or AWC mode. After that switch
to MANUAL mode, fine-tune the White
Balance and the Function Setup switch.
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AWC SET : To find the optimal luminance level for
the current environment, point the
camera towards a sheet of white paper
and press the Function Setup switch. If
the environment changes, readjust it.
SSDR (Samsung Super Dynamic Range)
SSDR illuminates darker areas of an image while retaining the same light level for brighter
areas to even out the overall brightness of images with high contrast between bright and
dark areas.
SSDROFF
1. When the SETUP menu screen is displayed, select ‘SSDR’ by using the Function Setup
switch so that the arrow indicates ‘SSDR’.
2. Use the Function Setup switch to change the SSDR level in the sub menu according to
the contrast between bright and dark areas.
SSDRON
This camera is designed so that it delivers a distinctive subject and background at the
same time, even when the subject is in backlight, unlike conventional cameras, by
adopting a proprietary W-IV DSP chip.
1. When the SETUP menu screen is displayed, select ‘BACKLIGHT’ by using the Function
Setup switch so that the arrow indicates BACKLIGHT .
BACKLIGHT
MAIN SETUP
1.LENS SHADE ON
2.EXPOSURE
3.WHITE BAL ATW
4.SSDR
OFF
5.BACKLIGHT OFF
6.SSNR3 ON
2. Select a desired mode using the Function Setup switch depending on the camera purpose.
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BLC : Enables a user to select a desired area on a picture and view that area more clearly.