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# Basic Features

The Basic Features allow you to set features like Acquisition Frame Rate, Exposure Time, Gain, etc.

Note:

The available features and parameters vary with different camera models. Here we only introduce part of the features and parameters.

Acquisition Frame Rate Control Enable

  Controls if the Acquisition Frame Rate feature is adjustable and used to control the acquisition rate. Otherwise, the acquisition rate is implicitly controlled by the combination of other features like Exposure Time, etc.

Acquisition Frame Rate(Fps)

  Set an upper limit for the frame rate (fps) at which frames are captured.

  This is useful if you want to operate the camera at a constant frame rate in continuous image data acquisition.

Resulting Frame Rate(Fps)

  Displays the value of the maximum allowed frame rate (fps) in image data acquisition.

  In continuous acquisition, the Resulting Frame Rate parameter is useful for optimizing the frame rate for your imaging application. You can adjust Acquisition Frame Rate until the Resulting Frame Rate reaches the desired value.

Exposure Time

  Specify how long the image sensor is exposed to light during image acquisition when Exposure Mode is Timed and Exposure Auto is Off.

  Note:

  - The Exposure Mode parameter should be set to Timed, or the Exposure Time parameter is not available.

  - The Exposure Auto parameter should be set to Off, or the Exposure Time parameter is not available.

Gain Auto

  Set the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) mode.

  Off

    Gain is controlled manually using Gain.

  Once

    The camera will automatically adjust gain for only once. After that, the state will automatically return to Off.

  Continuous

    Gain will be constantly auto-adjusted by the camera.

Gain(dB)

  Set an amplification factor applied to the video signal so as to increase the brightness of the image output by the camera.

  Note:

  - Gain Auto should be set to Off, or the parameter will not be available.

  - Increasing the gain increases all pixel values of the image.

Figure 1 Basic Features