Properties

ActiveDcam properties are divided into six categories and can be modified in a Property Window of your development environment, or in ActiveDcam property pages.


Dcam Source Category

Camera	Returns or sets the index of the currently selected camera
Acquire	Enables/disables the continuous acquisition mode
Asynch	Enables/disables the asynchronous mode for video acquisition
Timeout	Returns or sets the frame acquisition timeout in seconds
Trigger	Enables/disables the hardware trigger
TriggerSource	Returns or sets the trigger source
TriggerMode	Returns or sets the trigger mode
TriggerCounter	Returns or sets the trigger counter for trigger operations
TriggerPolarity	Returns or sets the trigger polarity
TriggerDelay	Returns or sets the raw value of the trigger delay

Dcam Format Category

Mode	Returns or sets the currently selected video mode
Rate	Returns or sets the current frame rate
PacketSize	Returns or sets the number of bytes in an isochronous packet
SizeX	Returns or sets the width of the partial scan window
SizeY	Returns or sets the height of the partial scan window
StartX	Returns or sets the horizontal offset of the partial scan window
StartY	Returns or sets the vertical offset of the partial scan window
SwapBytes	Enables/disables byte swapping for 16- and 48-bit video modes
BitShift	Returns or sets the bit shift for 16- and 48-bit video modes

Dcam Exposure Category

Brightness	Returns or sets the brightness value
BrightnessControl	Returns or sets the brightness control mode
Shutter	Returns or sets the shutter value
ShutterControl	Returns or sets the shutter control mode
Gain	Returns or sets the gain value
GainControl	Returns or sets the gain control mode
Iris	Returns or sets the shutter value
IrisControl	Returns or sets the iris control mode
Gamma	Returns or sets the gamma value
GammaControl	Returns or sets the gamma control mode
Sharpness	Returns or sets the sharpness value
SharpnessControl	Returns or sets the sharpness control mode
AutoExposure	Enables/disables the autoexposure mode
AutoExposureRef	Returns or sets the autoexposure reference value

Dcam Color Category

Saturation	Returns or sets the saturation value
SaturationControl	Returns or sets the saturation control mode
Hue	Returns or sets the hue value
HueControl	Returns or sets the hue control mode
WhiteBalanceUB	Returns or sets the U/B value of the white color
WhiteBalanceVR	Returns or sets the V/R value of the white color
WhiteBalanceControl	Returns or sets the white balance control mode
WhiteShading	Returns or sets the white shading color
WhiteShadingControl	Returns or sets the white shading control mode
Bayer	Enables/disables the Bayer conversion mode and selects conversion method
BayerLayout	Returns or sets the pixel layout in the Bayer array
OpticalFilter	Returns or sets the optical filter value
OpticalFilterControl	Returns or sets the optical filter control mode

Dcam Advanced Category

Pan	Returns or sets the pan value
PanControl	Returns or sets the pan control mode
Tilt	Returns or sets the tilt value
TiltControl	Returns or sets the tilt control mode
Focus	Returns or sets the focus value
FocusControl	Returns or sets the focus control mode
Zoom	Returns or sets the zoom value
ZoomControl	Returns or sets the zoom control mode
Temperature	Returns or sets the row value of the sensor's temperature
TemperatureControl	Returns or sets the temperature control mode

Dcam Display Category

BackColor	Returns or sets the background color of the control window
Display	Enables/disables automatic live display in the control window.
AntiTearing	Enables/disables the anti-tearing feature for the live video display.
Edge	Enables/disables the 3D look of the control window
ScrollBars	Enables/disables the scroll bars in the control window
ScrollX	Returns or sets the current horizontal scroll position for the live video
ScrollY	Returns or sets the current vertical scroll position for the live video
Flip	Flips the image horizontally or/and vertically
Rotate	Rotates the image at the specified angle
Palette	Returns or sets the number of the current live video palette
Magnification	Returns or sets the magnification factor for the live video display
Font	Returns or sets the font for drawing text in the image
Overlay	Enables/disables the overlay
OverlayColor	Returns or sets the color of the overlay graphics
OverlayFont	Returns or sets the font for drawing text in the overlay
BkgName	Returns or sets the name prefix for background data
BkgCorrect	Resturns or sets the background correction mode