Chapter 5 Configuration UtilityPCI/PXI-1408 and NI-IMAQ for Win95/NT5-12 ©National Instruments CorporationStillColor SettingsThe StillColor settings dialog box, shown in Figure 5-8, lets you adjustbasic StillColor settings. See Appendix B, StillColor, for moreinformation on StillColor and color image acquisition parameters.Note: This dialog box is available only if you enable StillColor Mode on theOperating Mode tab. In StillColor Composite mode (PAL and NTSCcameras), you can adjust all settings in this dialog box. In StillColor RGBmode, you can adjust only the Image Representation and Averagingparameters.Figure 5-8. Basic StillColor SettingsBasic StillColor settings include:• Brightness (IRE)—This parameter adjusts the brightness of theacquired picture. Brightness is valid only in composite mode. Theunit is IRE, which is a percentage of the white level. The defaultvalue is 0, which corresponds to no correction.• Contrast—This parameter adjusts the contrast of the acquiredpicture. Contrast is valid only in composite mode. The defaultvalue is 1.00, which corresponds to no correction. A value of 1.25corresponds to an increase of the contrast by 25%.• Saturation—This parameter adjusts the saturation of the acquiredpicture. Saturation is valid only in composite mode. The defaultvalue is 1.00 corresponding to no correction. A value of 1.25corresponds to an increase of the saturation by 25%.
