Speco Technologies SIPMPBVFH User Manual
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Parameters
Description
Day/Night Mode
Select the day/night mode.
Auto: The camera would switch between day and night
mode automatically. It will follow Day to Night and Night
to Day threshold defined by user below.
Day: The camera will stay in day (Color) mode. 
Night: The camera will stay in night (black & white) 
mode. 
Day/Night Type
Select the method used by Camera to determine 
illumination level. It can be either CDS light sensor or 
through image analysis by DSP. Not every model will 
allow selection for this. 
Switch from Day 
mode to Night 
mode 
Check box to enable the B2 frame in RTP streaming
Switch if lasts 
more than X 
seconds 
The camera will only switch day/night status if the 
illumination level stays either above or below the 
boundary for this much time. This is to prevent a 
temporary brightness change from triggering unnecessary 
day/night changes. 
Switch from Night 
mode into Day 
Mode 
This value controls the level of light where camera 
switches into Day mode. Increasing it will make 
camera switch to night mode at a darker illumination 
level. 
Switch if lasts 
more than X 
seconds 
The camera will only switch day/night status if the 
illumination level stays either above or below the 
boundary for this much time. This is to prevent a 
temporary brightness change from triggering unnecessary 
day/night changes. 
Day/Night IR LED
IR LED may be configured as AUTO or Disabled here. If 
it is set as AUTO, LED will turn on in night mode and turn 
off in day mode. If set to Disabled, LED will stay off when 
camera switches into night mode. 
Brightness Meter 
Bar 
This bar shows the illumination level at which cameras go 
to night or day mode (Blue / Red bars), and shows the 
current detected illumination level (Green bars). Use this 
bar to fine tune the day/Night switch timing. 
Get Current 
Exposure Level 
Clicking this button will refresh the illumination level 
reading from the camera sensor. The larger the number, the 
darker the environment. 
Click the [Apply] button to confirm the settings or click the [Reset] button to
re-enter the parameters.
