Hikrobot Machine Vision Software User Manual
Chapter 6 Acquisition and Live View
You can start image data acquisition and view the live video of a single machine vision
camera or the live video of multiple machine vision cameras simultaneously. And during
the live view, you can determine the optimal image quality and perform operations such as
recording video, capturing pictures, and zooming in or out.
Acquisition and live view are two different concepts:
Acquisition
The process in which the camera acquires image data.
Live View (or Live Video)
The display of live images by rendering the image data acquired by the camera.
6.1 Acquisition and Live View in 1-Window Mode
You can view the live video of a specific camera or multiple cameras in 1-window mode.
When viewing live videos of multiple cameras, you can switch camera to view live video.
Steps
1. Connect camera(s) to the Client.
2. Start acquiring image data.
– If only one camera is connected, click to start acquiring image data from the
camera.
– If multiple cameras are connected, click to start acquiring image data from the
connected cameras simultaneously.
If you are acquiring image data from a single camera, the live view of the camera will be
displayed; If multiple cameras,the live view of the currently selected camera will be
displayed.
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