System information

MX Camera Lens Focusing
Vicon MX Hardware System Reference C-3
the depth of field (for details on depth of field, see
Chapter 3 MX Cameras).
Figure C-1: Camera aperture ring
6. In the Vicon software, check the image of the markers from this
camera:
In Nexus
a. In the
View pane, click the Camera view type.
b. In the Browser pane, ensure Nexus is in Live mode.
c. In the System browser pane, expand the MX Cameras node
in the data tree and select the desired MX camera entry.
d. In the Properties section at the bottom of the System
browser pane, set Grayscale mode to All.
e. In the Camera view pane, zoom in on the target marker pair.
f. If the image of the markers is not bright enough to allow
confidence in the level of focus achieved, increase the intensity
of the grayscale from the camera: in the Properties section,
increase the value for Gain to a level above x1.
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