19.1Thermalcameraapplication
overview
Thethermalcameraapplicationenablesyoutocontrola
connectedthermalcameraanddisplayitsimageonyour
multifunctiondisplay.
Thermalimaging(alsoknownasinfrared)camerasenableyou
toseeclearlyinlow-lightandno-lightconditions.Forexample,
athermalcameracanhelpyounavigateatnightoridentify
obstaclesinareasoflowvisibilityoreventotaldarkness.
Thethermalapplicationenablesyouto:
•Controlthecamera:
–Pan.
–Tilt.
–Zoom(range).
–Returncamerato“home”(default)position.
–Setthecamera“home”position.
–Pausethecameraimage.
–Togglebetweenvisiblelightandthermalcameralenses.
–Togglesurveillancemode.
•Adjustthecameraimage:
–Colorpalette.
–Scenepresets.
–Brightness.
–Contrast.
–Color.
–Videopolarity(reversevideocolor).
Displayingthethermalcameraapplication
Withthehomescreendisplayed:
1.Selectapageiconthatincludesthethermalcamera
application.
Thethermalcameraapplicationisdisplayed.
Note:IfthehomescreendoesNOTincludeapageiconthat
featuresthethermalcameraapplicationyouwillneedtocreate
anewpageiconfeaturingthethermalcameraapplication.
19.2Thermalcameraimage
Thethermalcameraprovidesavideoimagewhichisshown
onyourdisplay.
Thevideofeedprovides:
•Thermalimage
•Statusicons/systeminformation(e.g.cameradirectionand
dockingmodeindicatorsintheexampleabove).
Youshouldtaketimetofamiliarizeyourselfwiththethermal
image.Thiswillhelpyoutomakethemostofyoursystem:
•Considereveryobjectyouviewintermsofhowitwilllook
“thermally”asopposedtohowitlookstoyoureye.For
examplelookforchangescausedbytheheatingeffectofthe
sun.Theseareparticularlyevidentrightaftersunset.
•Experimentwithwhite-hotandblack-hot(reversevideo)
modes.
•Experimentbylookingforhotobjects(suchaspeople)
comparedtothecoldersurroundings.
•Experimentwiththecamerafordaytimeviewing.Thecamera
canprovideimproveddaytimeviewinginenvironmentswhere
traditionalvideocameraperformancesuffers,suchasin
shadowsorbacklitscenes.
Thermalcamerastatusicons
Thethermalcameraimageincludesiconstoshowthecurrent
statusofthecamera.
IconDescription
Cameradirectionindicator.
Camerahomeposition.
Camerapaused.
Scenepresetmodefornightconditions.
Scenepresetmodefordaytimeconditions.
Scenepresetmodefornightdocking.
Scenepresetmodeforidentifyingpeopleor
objectsinthewater.
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