Operation Manual

17.5Imageadjustments
Adjustingthethermalcameraimage
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectAdjustContrast.
3.SelecttheContrast,Brightness,orColoroptionasappropriate.
4.Usetherotarycontroltoadjustasrequired.
Thermalcamerascenepresets
Scenepresetsenableyoutoquicklyselectthebestimagesetting
forthecurrentenvironmentalconditions.
Duringnormaloperationthethermalcameraautomaticallyadjusts
itselftoprovideahigh-contrastimageoptimizedformostconditions.
TheScenepresetsprovide4additionalsettingsthatmayprovide
betterimageryincertainconditions.The4modesare:
NightRunning—scenepresetmodefornightconditions.
DayRunning—scenepresetmodefordaytime
conditions.
NightDocking—scenepresetmodefornightdocking.
Search—scenepresetmodeforidentifyingpeopleor
objectsinthewater.
Althoughthepresetnamesindicatetheirintendeduse,varying
environmentalconditionsmightmakeanothersettingmore
preferable.Forexample,thenightrunningscenepresetmightalso
beusefulwhileinaharbor.Youmaynditbenecialtoexperiment
withthedifferentscenepresetstodiscoverthebestpresettouse
fordifferentconditions.
Changingthethermalcamerascenepreset
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.UsetheScenemenuitemtoswitchbetweentheavailablescene
presets,asappropriate.
Thermalcameracolormodes
Arangeofcolormodesareavailabletohelpyoudistinguishobjects
on-screenindifferentconditions.
Changingthecolormodeswitchesthethermalcameraimage
betweenagreyscalemodeand1ormorecolormodes.Thereare
5colormodesavailable.
Thefactorydefaultcolormodeisred,whichmayimproveyournight
vision.Thisdefaultmodecanbechangedifrequiredusingthe
camera'son-screenVideoSetupmenu.
Note:IfyouhavetheDisableColorThermalVideooption
selectedinthecamera'son-screenVideoSetupmenu,only2
colormodesareavailable—greyscaleandred.
Changingthethermalcameracolormode
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.UsetheColourmenuitemtoswitchbetweentheavailablecolor
palettes,asappropriate.
Thermalcamerareversevideo
Youcanreversethepolarityofthevideoimagetochangethe
appearanceofobjectson-screen.
Thereversevideooption(videopolarity)switchesthethermal
imagefromwhite-hot(orred-hotifthecolormodesettingisactive)
toblack-hot.Thedifferencebetweenwhite-hotandblack-hotis
shownbelow:
White-hotthermalimage.
Black-hotthermalimage.
Youmaynditusefultoexperimentwiththisoptiontondthebest
settingtosuityourneeds.
Enablingthermalcamerareversevideo
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.SelectReverseVideo.
Thermalandvisible-lightoperation
“Dualpayload”thermalcamerasareequippedwith2cameras—a
thermalimaging(infrared)cameraandavisible-lightcamera.
Thermalcamera—provides
night-timeimagery,based
ontemperaturedifferences
betweenobjects.Thermal
imagingproducesaclear
imageevenintotaldarkness.
Visible-lightcamera—
providesblackandwhite(or
greyscale)imageryduringthe
dayandinlow-lightconditions.
Helpstoimprovenavigational
abilitiesinlow-lightconditions;
forexampleduringtwilight
hourswhenoperatingalong
intercoastalwaterwaysand
nearharborentrances.
Note:TheT470SCand
T473SChaveacolor
cameraandcontinuous
zoomlens.
Switchingbetweenthermalandvisible-lightcameralenses
Withthethermalcameraapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectImageOptions.
3.UsetheImageTypemenuitemtoswitchbetweenIRandVisible
Lightviews,asappropriate.
Thermalcamerarearviewmode
Therearviewmodeipsthevideoimagehorizontally,providinga
“mirrorimage”.
Thisisusefulforexampleininstanceswherethecamerais
rear-facingandyouareviewingtheimageonaforward-facing
monitor.
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