19.5Imageadjustments
Adjustingthethermalcameraimage
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectAdjustContrast.
3.SelecttheContrast,Brightness,orColoroptionas
appropriate.
Therelevantnumericadjustcontrolisdisplayed.
4.Adjustthevalueasrequired.
5.SelectBackorOktoconrmthenewvalue.
Thermalcamerascenepresets
Scenepresetsenableyoutoquicklyselectthebestimage
settingforthecurrentenvironmentalconditions.
Duringnormaloperationthethermalcameraautomatically
adjustsitselftoprovideahigh-contrastimageoptimizedformost
conditions.TheScenepresetsprovide4additionalsettingsthat
mayprovidebetterimageryincertainconditions.The4modes
are:
NightRunning—scenepresetmodefornight
conditions.
DayRunning—scenepresetmodefordaytime
conditions.
NightDocking—scenepresetmodefornightdocking.
Search—scenepresetmodeforidentifyingpeopleor
objectsinthewater.
Althoughthepresetnamesindicatetheirintendeduse,varying
environmentalconditionsmightmakeanothersettingmore
preferable.Forexample,thenightrunningscenepresetmight
alsobeusefulwhileinaharbor.Youmaynditbenecialto
experimentwiththedifferentscenepresetstodiscoverthebest
presettousefordifferentconditions.
Changingthethermalcamerascenepreset
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.UsetheScenemenuitemtoswitchbetweentheavailable
scenepresets,asappropriate.
Thermalcameracolormodes
Arangeofcolormodesareavailabletohelpyoudistinguish
objectson-screenindifferentconditions.
Changingthecolormodeswitchesthethermalcameraimage
betweenagreyscalemodeand1ormorecolormodes.There
are5colormodesavailable.
Thefactorydefaultcolormodeisred,whichmayimproveyour
nightvision.Thisdefaultmodecanbechangedifrequiredusing
thecamera'son-screenVideoSetupmenu.
Note:IfyouhavetheDisableColorThermalVideooption
selectedinthecamera'son-screenVideoSetupmenu,only
2colormodesareavailable—greyscaleandred.
Changingthethermalcameracolormode
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.UsetheColourmenuitemtoswitchbetweentheavailable
colorpalettes,asappropriate.
Thermalcamerareversevideo
Youcanreversethepolarityofthevideoimagetochangethe
appearanceofobjectson-screen.
Thereversevideooption(videopolarity)switchesthethermal
imagefromwhite-hot(orred-hotifthecolormodesettingis
active)toblack-hot.Thedifferencebetweenwhite-hotand
black-hotisshownbelow:
White-hotthermalimage.
Black-hotthermalimage.
Youmaynditusefultoexperimentwiththisoptiontondthe
bestsettingtosuityourneeds.
Enablingthermalcamerareversevideo
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.SelectReverseVideo.
Thermalandvisible-lightoperation
“Dualpayload”thermalcamerasareequippedwith2cameras—
athermalimaging(infrared)cameraandavisible-lightcamera.
Thermalcamera—provides
night-timeimagery,based
ontemperaturedifferences
betweenobjects.Thermal
imagingproducesaclear
imageevenintotaldarkness.
Visible-lightcamera—
providesblackandwhite(or
greyscale)imageryduring
thedayandinlow-light
conditions.Helpstoimprove
navigationalabilitiesin
low-lightconditions;for
exampleduringtwilight
hourswhenoperatingalong
intercoastalwaterwaysand
nearharborentrances.
Note:TheT470SCand
T473SChaveacolor
cameraandcontinuous
zoomlens.
Switchingbetweenthermalandvisible-lightcameralenses
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
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