Swing Catalyst uEye User manual

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INSTALLATION GUIDE
uEYE
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CONTENTS
Installation guide uEye 2013
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Part 1: Preparations
Install drivers.......................................................................................................4
Part 2: uEye USB Camera
Camera components........................................................................................5
Camera lens.........................................................................................................6
Zoom and focus.................................................................................................7
Iris............................................................................................................................8
Part 3: Camera Settings
Access camera settings....................................................................................9
Pixel clock...........................................................................................................10
Frame rate..........................................................................................................11
Exposure shutter.....................................................................................................12
Gain/ISO....................................................................................................................13
White balance.........................................................................................................14
Support......................................................................................................................15

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INSTALL DRIVERS CAMERA COMPONENTS
Part 1 Preparations Part 2 uEye USB Camera 5
Before you can use your USB camera you need to install the
camera drivers. Download the required drivers from:
downloads.swingcatalyst.com/drivers.html
When you have downloaded the drivers (32- or 64 bit
depending on your windows version), run the le and follow
the on-screen instructions.
The uEye USB camera consist of three separate compo-
nents:
Camera*
Lens
USB Cable
* The camera itself has no physical adjustments, all set-
tings are controlled by the software.

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CAMERA LENS ZOOM AND FOCUS
Part 2 uEye USB Camera Part 2 uEye USB Camera 7
On a varifocal (zoom) lens the Zoom and Focus rings work to-
gether, so it may help to tweak both adjustment rings for good
focus/zoom.
The provided lens has 3 rings for adjustments,
Zoom
Iris
Focus

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IRIS ACCESS CAMERA SETTINGS
Part 2 uEye USB Camera Part 3 Camera Settings 9
The Iris adjustment ring determines the amount of light let onto
the lm (the “opening”).
Closing the iris will result in a darker image but will help give bet-
ter focus by increasing the focus depth.
If the image is over-exposed (e.g. on a very sunny day) closing
the Iris is recommended.
More light.
Smaller depth of
eld.
Less light. Larger
depth of eld.
Click the preview button to see what angle the camera
has.
Select the corresponding angle, such as ‘Face on right’.
Enable ‘Use Camera’ to include the camera when captur-
ing swings later.
Click ‘Advanced...’ button to open up the conguration
dialog.

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PIXEL CLOCK FRAME RATE
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Click the Video tab
The Pixel Clock is essentially a “speed” setting; increasing
this will increase the maximum framerate that is available;
increasing it too much may lead to dropped frames.
The frame rate setting allows both automatic and manual
conguration of the frame rate.
It is recommended that a manual setting is used, since the
automatic mode disables other automatic features such as
auto gain.
Part 3 Camera Settings Part 3 Camera Settings

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EXPOSURE SHUTTER GAIN/ISO
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A low shutter speed is essential for capturing fast move-
ment and reducing motion blur.
For a golf swing it is recommended to use a maximum of
2ms (milliseconds) exposure to get a decent image.
For a very sharp image an exposure setting of 0.5ms is
good, but will require a lot of light and is only recom-
mended for outdoor use.
It is possible to set the Exposure Shutter in automatic
mode, with an upper limit through the “Max” auto param-
eter, this is a good option to enable the camera to adjust
to various light conditions while maintaining good image
quality.
Gain increases the image brightness, but can also intro-
duce more noise in the image.
In most cases it is recommended to use Auto gain to allow
the camera to self-adjust.
Part 3 Camera Settings Part 3 Camera Settings

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WHITE BALANCE
Part 3 Camera Settings
Press the Color tab
It is recommended that white balance is set to Auto to en-
able the camera to adjust the color balance in the image.
If the colors in the image appear wrong use the Manual
setting to tweak the Red, Green and Blue parameters.
By now you should have successfully congured one or more
uEye cameras for use with Swing Catalyst.
If you have any questions, please contact support:
[email protected]
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