Image and Video Settings

This section of the user guide covers the settings found in the web interface in the Video section. This part of the interface is for changing the visual appearance of the image captured by the EC20. It is divided into tabs, Exposure, Color, Image, P/T/Z, and Noise.

 

Exposure

This tab has various options for modifying the Exposure settings of the camera. Exposure is how much light is reaching the camera's sensor and determine how bright or dark the image will be.

Exposure Mode: Auto, Manual, SAE (Shutter Automatic Exposure), AAE (Aperture Automatic Exposure), or Bright. Depending on which mode is chosen different options will be available below.

Exposure Composition Mode: Toggle the Exposure Composition mode on or off. Enabling this activates the Exposure Compensation slider, which determines how much the camera should try to adjust for the current exposure. Lower values produce a darker image. Available in the Auto Exposure Mode.

Backlight: Turns on or off a physical light on the camera that provides backlight. Available in the Auto Exposure Mode.

Bright: Modifies the amount of brightness applied to the image. Available in the Bright Exposure Mode.

Anti-Flicker: Setting to help reduce flickering within the image. Available in the Auto, AAE, and Bright Exposure Modes.

Gain Limit: Determines the maximum amount of gain the exposure mode can apply to the image. Available in the Auto, AAE, and Bright Exposure Modes.

Meter: Available in the Auto, AAE, and Bright Exposure Modes.

Iris: Modifies the iris aperture. Sometimes called F Stop. Available in the Manual and AAE Exposure Modes.

Shutter: Modifies the shutter speed. Available in the Manual and SAE Exposure Modes.

Gain: Modifies the amount of gain applied to the image. Available in the Manual Exposure Mode.

DRC (Dynamic Range Compression): Determines that strength of the dynamic range compression. Available in all Exposure Modes.

 

Color

This tab controls various settings for adjusting the color balance of the image.

White Balance Mode: Auto, Indoor, Outdoor, Manual, OnePush, VAR. Depending on which mode is chosen different options will be available below

OnePush Calculate Button: Tries to automatically calculate the white balance of the image based on what is currently seen by the camera. Available in the OnePush White Balance Mode.

Color Temp: Modifies the temperature of the image. Available in the VAR White Balance Mode.

Red/Green Tuning: Modifies how much the mode balances between Red versus Green, higher values are more Red. Available in the Auto, OnePush, and VAR White Balance Modes.

Blue/Green Tuning: Modifies how much the mode balances between Blue versus Green, higher values are more Blue. Available in the Auto, OnePush, and VAR White Balance Modes.

Red/Green Gain: Modifies the balance of Red versus Green, higher values are more Red. Available in the Manual White Balance Mode.

Blue/Green Gain: Modifies the balance of Blue versus Green, higher values are more Blue. Available in the Manual White Balance Mode.

Saturation: Modifies the saturation percentage of the image, higher values result in more vibrant colors. Available in all White Balance Modes.

Hue: Modifies the hue of the image. Default value is 7. Available in all White Balance Modes.

 

Image

This tab contains settings that affect the visual fidelity of the image.

Luminance: Modifies the brightness of the image.

Contrast: Modifies the contrast of the image.

Sharpness: Modifies the sharpness of the image.

Flip: Toggle on or off inverting the image vertically.

Mirror: Toggle on or off mirroring the image horizontally.

Black and White Mode: Toggle on or off rendering the image in black and white.

Gamma: Choose from different Gamma profiles, 0.45, 0.48, 0.50, 0.56, PC, and HLG (Hybrid-Log Gamma).

Style: Choose from different Image profiles, Default, Norm, Bright, PC, Screen.

 

P/T/Z

This tab contains settings for adjusting certain aspects of the P/T/Z functionality.

Auto Focus Zone: Choose where the Auto Focus Zone is located.

Auto Focus Sense: Modify the sensitivity of the Auto Focus feature.

Image Freeze: Toggle on or off the Image freeze feature, locks the image while the camera is moving.

 

Noise

3D Noise Reduction: This setting modifies the strength of the 3D Noise Reduction feature.