Canon VB-M600D Manual

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Use this mode to stabilize the exposure in locations

where vehicles or people are moving.

[Spot]

The center of the screen is metered.

An appropriate exposure can be achieved for the

subject at the center of the screen regardless of the

brightness/darkness on the periphery of the screen.

Use this mode if you want to adjust the exposure to

the center of the screen because the subject is

receiving a spotlight or backlight, etc.

(4) [Focus Mode]

Set the focus mode when camera starts.

[Auto]

Automatically brings the subject into focus. Normally

[Auto] is selected.

[Fixed at infinity]

The focus can be fixed to near infinity.

(5) [Smart Shade Control]

Select [Disable] or one of the 7 levels from 1 (weak) to

7 (strong) for smart shade control at the camera

startup.

(6) [White Balance]

Select the white balance according to the light source

to achieve natural color in the image.

[Auto]

The white balance is adjusted automatically.

[Manual]

Set the values of red and blue gain according to the

light source. Enter a value from 0 to 1023 for both

the [R Gain] and [B Gain].

[Daylight Fluorescent]

Select this option to capture video under daylight

fluorescent lighting.

[White Fluorescent]

Select this option to capture video under daylight

fluorescent or white fluorescent lighting.

[Warm Fluorescent]

Select this option to capture video under warm

fluorescent lighting.

[Mercury Lamp]

Select this option to capture video under mercury

lamps.

[Sodium Lamp]

Select this option to capture video under orange

sodium lamps.

[Halogen Lamp]

Select this option to capture video under halogen

lamps or incandescent bulbs.

Note

• See “Subjects Difficult to Focus On” (p. 3-8).

• Focus ranges (rough guide) are shown in the following table

according to the settings of [Day/Night] (p. 5-11), etc.

Camera Control

(1) [Digital Zoom]

Set digital zoom to [Disable] or [Enable].

The higher the digital zoom ratio, the lower the image

quality becomes.

(2) [Image Stabilizer]

Select [Disable], [On1] or [On2] for image stabilizer.

Image stabilizer has the effect of correcting blurry

images. Try [On2] if the image is still blurry after

selecting [On1].

If you have selected [On1] or [On2] as the image

stabilizer setting, the viewing angle will be smaller and

the image more coarse than when [Disable] is

selected. This is not a malfunction.

Important

• The initial camera settings (1) to (6) define the defaults that

apply when the camera is started. Setting changes will be
reflected only after the camera is reconnected or rebooted.

Specify the settings used in the actual operating environment

from the Admin Viewer (p. 7-13).

• If the subject is a traffic signal or electronic scoreboard, etc.,

the captured image may flicker.
In this case, try changing the [AE mode] setting to [Auto

(Shutter-priority AE)] and selecting a shutter speed lower

than 1/100 to see if the problem improves.

• Setting a slow shutter speed may make it impossible for

intelligent functions to work correctly. Select a shutter speed
that suits the capture conditions and purpose.

•

In conditions where an outdoor scene is captured from an

indoor location through a glass window, the camera may

focus on the glass surface if there is dust or water there.
Install the camera at the shortest possible distance (within

30 cm) from the glass surface.

Focus Mode

Auto

Fixed at infinity

Day Mode

Night Mode

Dome Setting

Day/Night Setting

Wide end

Tele end

Wide end

Tele end

Do not use

Do not use/Use

Use

∞
∞

∞

1.5 m (4.9 ft) -

0.3 m (12 in) -

1.0 m (3.3 ft) -

2.2 m (7.2 ft) -

1.0 m (3.3 ft) -

2.0 m (6.6 ft) -

Point of infinity*

* When using an infrared lamp, the camera may be out of focus.