Instruction manual

CC5MPX Digital Camera

If the LED is not flashing while the camera is wired up and the power is turned on,

you may need to press the setup button to wake the camera from any of its low

powered modes. In some configurations, pressing the setup button may also be

required to enable the Ethernet port.

Establish a connection to the camera by typing the address of the camera into the

web browser (Factory Default IP address is 192.168.1.90). The homepage of the

camera should appear once the address is entered.

To view the video, select an appropriate Video Display Size. If you have a direct

connection, you will get the best results by displaying the larger 1280 x 720 video.

The smaller video display sizes are useful when working with the bandwidth

limited connections.

x Loosen the 2 thumb screws on the adjustment rings of the lens. It is

generally preferred to adjust the zoom (i.e. frame the scene), and then the

focus. Once the zoom is adjusted as desired, tighten the thumbscrew so

that the zoom will not inadvertently move when the focus is adjusted.

x Adjust the focus ring and tighten its thumbscrew as well.

If the camera is targeted on an object that is far away (100 m or more),

then it may be beneficial to adjust the lens before taking the camera

into the field by using an object that is at a similar distance away.

14.2.1 Using the Focusing Number

The main purpose of the focusing number is to facilitate focusing the camera when

using a display in outdoor sunlight. The sunlight can make it difficult to distinguish

fine detail on a computer screen.

The focusing number is displayed on the homepage of the web interface to assist

with focusing the CC5MPX camera. The focusing number is a number that

generally increases as an images becomes more “in-focus.”

The lens should be adjusted so that the focusing number reads near its maximum

achievable value. The numbers are relative and are dependent on the actual scene,

so a value of 9000 may be in focus for one scene and a value of 2700 may be the

maximum for another scene. The numbers are most useful when the lens is near its

best focus position.

The camera should be in a fixed position when using the focusing numbers. If the

camera is allowed to move, then movement will account for increasing or

decreasing numbers.

There may be instances where the focusing numbers cannot be used to focus the

CC5MPX. One such scene may be where a nearby object is desired to be in focus,

and the background may be out of focus. However, for most “scene” images where

near and far objects are not involved, the focusing numbers work well.

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