Videology 24C708AF Instruction Manual

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Videology Imaging Solutions, Inc. USA

Videology Imaging Solutions, B.V. Europe

37M Lark Industrial Parkway
Greenville, RI 02828
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

www.videologyinc.com

Neutronenlaan 4
NL-5405 NH Uden, Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

www.videology.nl

5MP Camera with Flash

Instruction Manual

24C708AF

SFT-15003 Rev 2.1.0.0

Preliminary

IMAGING SOLUTIONS INC.

Original Equipment Manufacturer

Prior to Using This Document: Videology reserves the right to modify the information in this

document as necessary and without notice. It is the user’s responsibility to be certain they possess the

most recent version of this document by going to www.videologyinc.com, searching for the model
number, and comparing revision letters on the respective document, located in the document’s footer.

For technical assistance with this product, please contact the supplier from whom the product was
purchased.

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License Agreement (Software):
This Agreement states the terms and conditions upon which Videology Imaging Solutions, Inc. USA and
Videology Imaging Solutions, B.V. Europe (hereafter referred to as "Videology®") offer to license to you the
software together with all related documentation and accompanying items including, but not limited to,
the executable programs, drivers, libraries, and data files associated with such software.
The Software is licensed, not sold, to you for use only under the terms of this Agreement.
Videology grants to you, the purchaser, the right to use all or a portion of this Software provided that the
Software is used only in conjunction with Videology's family of products.
In using the Software you agree not to:

 Decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for any

Product (except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction);

 Remove or obscure any trademark or copyright notices.

Limited Warranty (Hardware and Software):

ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FOR
USE ONLY WITH VIDEOLOGY'S HARDWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FOR USE "AS IS" WITHOUT
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or inability to use this Software or related Hardware, including, but not limited to, any of Videology's
family of products.

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Table of Contents

1. Document History .................................................................................................................... 4

2. About the Camera ................................................................................................................... 4

3. Specifications .......................................................................................................................... 4

3.1. Flash Support ................................................................................................................... 5

3.2. Still Image Capture ........................................................................................................... 5

3.3. Camera / Flash ................................................................................................................. 5

4. Viewer Installation ................................................................................................................... 6

5. VIS Viewer ........................................................................................................................... 10

5.1. Devices ......................................................................................................................... 10

5.2. Options.......................................................................................................................... 12

5.2.1. Video Renderer ........................................................................................................ 12

5.2.2. Quality .................................................................................................................... 13

5.2.3. Direct Draw ............................................................................................................. 13

5.2.4. Performance ............................................................................................................ 14

5.3. Video Capture Filter ........................................................................................................ 15

5.3.1. Video Proc. Amp ...................................................................................................... 15

5.4. Video Capture Pin ........................................................................................................... 16

5.4.1. Stream Format ........................................................................................................ 16

5.5. Still Capture Pin .............................................................................................................. 17

5.6. Current Settings ............................................................................................................. 18

5.7. Capture ......................................................................................................................... 19

5.7.1. Get Still (Enter) ....................................................................................................... 19

5.7.2. Still File Path ........................................................................................................... 19

5.8. Focus ............................................................................................................................ 21

5.8.1. Trigger AutoFocus .................................................................................................... 21

5.9. UVC Extension ................................................................................................................ 22

5.9.1. AF Status ................................................................................................................ 22

5.9.2. AF Trigger ............................................................................................................... 23

5.9.3. Flash Control ........................................................................................................... 24

5.9.4. Debug Control ......................................................................................................... 24

5.10. Help ........................................................................................................................... 26

6. TWAIN Installation ................................................................................................................. 27

7. Using the TWAIN Interface ..................................................................................................... 28

7.1. ZOOM FEATURE .............................................................................................................. 28

7.2. Mode of operation ........................................................................................................... 28

7.2.1. Preview mode .......................................................................................................... 28

8. Contact Information ............................................................................................................... 30

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1. Document History

Image Sensor Size

1/4"

Video Output

USB 2.0

Compression

MJPEG / JPEG

Data Format

YUV 422

Resolution / Frame rate

Resolution

Frame Rate

2592x1944

2.5

2048x1536

2.5

1920x1080

5

1600x1200

5

1280x720

7.5

1024x768

10

800 x 600

15

640x 480

30

352x288

30

320x240

30

Image Control Functions

Exposure

Auto/ Manual

Focus

Auto (push to Focus)/ Manual

White Balance

Auto/ Manual

Brightness

via UVC Interface

Contrast

via UVC Interface

Hue

via UVC Interface

Saturation

via UVC Interface

Backlight Compensation

via UVC Interface

Power Requirements

Supply Voltage

5V DC (VIA USB)

Power Consumption

<500mA

Revision

Issue Date

Reason

CN#

07-01-2013

Initial release

15-0003

B

06-30-2016

Software revision 2.1.0.0, updated manual (all
sections) and added TWAIN instructions

16-0081

2. About the Camera

The 24C7085AF is a UVC compliant, robust, high resolution (up to 5 MP), USB, and autofocus camera
ideally suited to Photo ID Badging applications.

The camera (and flash unit) are powered directly from the USB port of the computer and no external
power supply is required.

The camera supports both raw and compressed video output.

3. Specifications

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3.1. Flash Support

The camera supports one or two Videology LED Flash units.

The flash units are powered from the USB camera

3.2. Still Image Capture

The camera supports a single image "snapshot" mode with optional JPEG compression.

The resolution of the still image is user definable.

3.3. Camera / Flash

The camera is fully UVC compliant and all basic camera controls can be accessed via the standard UVC
command protocol.

The 24C708AF camera, includes an internal processor that automatically detects when a snapshot
command has been issued, and triggers the flash at the appropriate time.

Some applications however do not issue a snapshot command to the camera, and in this case, the
application needs to be modified to include the necessary flash control commands.

The full capabilities of the camera can be demonstrated using the simple viewer application provided.

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4. Viewer Installation

The 24C708AF is shipped with a simple demonstration viewer application that can be installed by running
the "setup.msi" file found in the accompanying CD.

If the camera is to be used with a third party application, there is no need to install the Videology
software.

 Insert CD into PC. If the disc does not autorun, open folder and double click setup.msi to start the

install process.

Select “Next”.

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Pick the file directory you would like to install Videology software.
The default folder is C:\Program Files (x86)\Videology\CameraViewer\

You also have an option to install for everyone or just the user currently logged in.
Choose Everyone and click “Next”

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Select “Next” to continue. Another progress window will show status of install.

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If a User Account Control” pop up is displayed, Click “Yes” to allow changes.

Once complete, a window will display that the 5MP Camera Viewer has sucessfully been installed.

Select “Close” to finalize the installation.

The USB camera can now be connected to the camera.

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5. VIS Viewer

Plug in the camera (24C708AF) via USB cable , then open the viewer.

To open the viewer, Go to Start >> All Programs >> Videology >> Camera Viewer. You should now see a
window like below.

The features that are supported in the current version of installer are briefly described here.

 In the viewer’s status bar the current resolution of video stream and the frame rate are displayed.

5.1. Devices

When user clicks on Devices menu all the video devices connected to the PC will be enumerated and
listed. A check mark will be placed alongside the camera whose images are being displayed in the window.

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5.2. Options

When user selects options menu, the below menu appears.

5.2.1. Video Renderer

The video renderer properties that are displayed after being selected are shown in figure 5. The renderer
properties include Frames played, average frame rate achieved, etc. All the values displayed are for the
currently selected camera.

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5.2.2. Quality

5.2.3. Direct Draw

The Direct Draw tab shows the enabled options and current capabilities of the DirectDraw plugin.

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5.2.4. Performance

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5.3. Video Capture Filter

5.3.1. Video Proc. Amp

On selecting Video Capture Filter, a dialog will be launched which displays 2 kinds of video capture filter
properties.

a) Video Proc Amp Settings
b) Camera Control Settings

a) Video Proc Amp Settings

The user can adjust the Video proc amp settings in the dialog. Only sliders whose labels are not
grayed out can be configured. The user can move the slider and configure the preview settings
according to their needs.

The value being set will be displayed in the text box associated with the slider. As soon as the
slider is moved to configure the values, the preview’s property will instantly change, Clicking Apply
button saves changes until the next time the dialog is opened.

b) Camera Control

To configure the camera control settings of the video capture filter the user can click on the
Camera Control tab. Once again slider control will allow the user to configure the camera settings
according to their need.

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5.4. Video Capture Pin

5.4.1. Stream Format

On clicking the video capture pin sub menu a dialog box will be opened so that user can configure the
output size and compression features of stream format. The preview running in the main application will
be stopped until the video capture pin dialog box is active. Once the dialog box is closed preview will start
automatically. The available output size and color spaces will be listed in the combo box. After selecting
the required output size and color space, the user must press the Apply button to configure the changes.
Pressing Ok will start previewing the video stream with newly configured output size and compression
values. At any point in time the user can click on the Cancel button to exit the dialog and start the
preview.

The window will be resized to the same size as that of the video stream output format.

Video window height and width is reduced/enlarged according to selected output size of video stream as
shown in figure below.

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5.5. Still Capture Pin

On clicking the still capture pin sub menu, a dialog box will be opened so that the user can configure the
output size and compression features of the still capture pin. The preview running in the main application
will be stopped till the still capture pin dialog box is active. Once the dialog box is closed preview will start
automatically. The available output size and color spaces will be listed in the combo box. After selecting
the required output size and color space, the user must press the Apply button to configure the changes.
Pressing Ok will start previewing the video stream with newly configured output size and compression
values.

At any point of time the user can click on Cancel button to exit the dialog and start the preview.

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5.6. Current Settings

On selecting the current settings sub menu a dialog box will be opened which will list out all the currently
configured values for the device. The user can see all the properties configured and the affects on the
video that is rendered onto the application window.

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5.7. Capture

The Capture Menu has 2 options.

• Get Still (Enter)

• Set File Path

5.7.1. Get Still (Enter)

The user can capture the still image from the still pin by selecting this menu or pressing Enter key through
the keyboard. The image will be saved in the desktop directory by default. The user can configure which
folder to save images by clicking on the still file path and configuring the directory as required. The file
name of the image saved will be the current timestamp.

5.7.2. Still File Path

By using this menu the user can set up the folder where the images captured will be saved. The user can
browse the required directory so that future images captured will be saved in that folder.

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5.8. Focus

5.8.1. Trigger AutoFocus

The 24C708AF is fully UVC compliant. All basic camera controls can be accessed via the standard UVC
command protocol.

Focus

Focus is achieved by selecting the Focus tab on the menu and pressing the “Trigger Focus” command.

Alternatively please note that Focus is a standard UVC supported command. However, depending upon the
software package being used, the focus menu item can be difficult to find. For example, in AMCap, the
focus command is located as follows:

Options > Video Capture Filter > Video Proc Amp > Camera Control > Focus

Since the 24C708AF UVC compliant USB2 camera is a push to focus device, the user must toggle the focus

flag from “0” to “1” in order to initiate a focus. If the focus flag has been left at a “1”, the user must first
set it to “0” and then to “1”.

Flash

Please note that automatic FLASH control is not a standard UVC supported command and is not included
as part of the standard UVC interface.

To overcome this problem, the 24C708AF includes an internal processor that automatically detects when a
snapshot command has been issued, and triggers the flash at the appropriate time. Some applications,
however, do not issue a snapshot command to the camera, and in this case, the application needs to be
modified to include the necessary flash control commands.

The full capabilities of the camera can be demonstrated using the simple viewer application provided.

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5.9. UVC Extension

On selecting the UVC Extension menu, the UVC Extension Control dialog box will open. The UVC Extension
library has the features mentioned below:

• Auto Focus Status

• Auto Focus Trigger

• Focus Mode

• Update GPI Status

• Set / Clear GPO’s

• Get Sensor ID

• Get Firmware Version

5.9.1. AF Status

The AF Status button shows the current auto focus status.

The possible focus status is shown below.

• AF is Manual

• AF is Single Trigger Focusing

• AF is Single Trigger Focused

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5.9.2. AF Trigger

Focuses the camera (no screen shot)
The AF Trigger button will perform a Single Trigger Auto Focus.

The Focus Mode button opens the Focus Mode Dialog to perform Auto Focus and Manual Focus. It contains
two Radio buttons. 1) Auto Focus 2) Manual Focus. The Auto focus Radio button is selected by default.

On selecting the Auto Focus radio button the slider control and edit box will be disabled. Those controls
will be enabled once the manual focus radio button is selected

Select the Auto Focus radio button and click the Apply button to set the Auto Focus mode.

Select the manual focus radio button to enable the Slider control and edit box. Slide the slider to set the
manual focus. The slider position (Manual Focus Position) displays in the edit box. The Manual focus will be
set after the user leaves the slider in the desired position.

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5.9.3. Flash Control

Flash Control command is not configured with this model.

5.9.4. Debug Control

5.9.4.1. Sensor ID

The Sensor ID button will display the current sensor id details.
For the 24C708AF USB camera the id is shown below:

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5.9.4.2. Firmware Ver

The Firmware Ver button will display the current firmware version details.
For the 24C708AF USB camera the firmware version is shown below:

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5.10. Help

Help will show the current version of the 24C708AF viewer.

About …

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6. TWAIN Installation

To install the TWAIN data source, double click the executable file named SetupGTDS.exe.

Note: the file name might be slightly different depending on the revision level of the software.

If a User Account Control” pop up is displayed, Click “Yes” to allow changes.

The following window will appear:

If the viewer is to be installed in a location other than the default directories, click on the Browse button
and specify the desired location, otherwise click on the Install Button and the following screens will
appear:

The TWAIN driver installation is now complete. Click Close to exit the hardware wizard.

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7. Using the TWAIN Interface

If the Twain interface (SFT-10011) is installed, the camera can be used with any TWAIN Compliant
Application.

The TWAIN interface will attach itself to the first Videology camera it finds connected to the computer. For
best operation, run the TWAIN Interface on a system that has only one Videology camera installed.

Any application that supports a TWAIN Data Source as a capture device can access the camera. The
camera's image will appear as shown below:

7.1. ZOOM FEATURE

The Optical zoom function is basically used to frame the subject within the field of view (FOV). The subject
may be of differing height, distance, or position within the FOV, and the optical zoom provides a means of
sizing and positioning the frame so as to provide an image of the correct proportions.

With no optical zoom capability within the camera, we need to provide some other means of framing the
image to the size and proportions required.

One option would be to provide real time digital zoom, but doing this within the live video stream is
problematic and would result in reduced frame rates, and somewhat jerky video.

An alternative approach is to provide a means of defining the size and position of the captured image
within the streaming video. This is somewhat analogous to aiming and zooming the camera with the
optical zoom.

7.2. Mode of operation

7.2.1. Preview mode

The streaming video is shown in 640 x 480 resolution.

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The operator would view the subject in preview mode and then drag a box over the image to define the
capture area. The box can be of any size and location within the image.

The still image would be captured at full resolution (2592 x 1944 pixels) and automatically cropped to the
size defined by the box drawn in the preview mode as shown below.

Image in Streaming Video

If for example, the box drawn in the preview mode was half the height and half the width of the full
screen then the captured image would have a resolution of 1296 x 972 pixels. This could of course be
reduced in resolution if required.

Captured Still Image

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8. Contact Information

Americas, Middle East, Far East & Australia:

Europe & N. Eurasia:

Videology® Imaging Solutions Inc.
37M Lark Industrial Parkway
Greenville, RI 02828
USA

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Videology® Imaging Solutions Europe B.V.

Neutronenlaan 4

5405 NH Uden

The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

For technical assistance with this product, please contact the supplier from whom the product
was purchased.

For OEM inquiries, contact Videology® Imaging Solutions:

Please visit our website: videologyinc.com

VIDEOLOGY IMAGING SOLUTIONS is an ISO 9001 registered video camera developer and
manufacturer serving industrial, machine vision, biometric, security, and specialty OEM markets.
Videology designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes video, image acquisition, and display
technologies and products to OEMs worldwide.