DA-372CSVF-3 - Security Camera Provision-ISR - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Security Camera
Model	DA-372CSVF-3
Image Sensor	1/3" Sony DS CCD (ICX673AK/ICX672AK)
Effective Pixels	PAL: 976(H) x 582(V), NTSC: 976(H) x 494(V)
Horizontal Resolution	650 TV Lines
Minimum Illumination	0.03 Lux / F1.0
Lens	4~9mm Vari-Focal
Power Supply	DC 12V ±10%, Max 2.0W
Dimensions (W x H)	118 x 94 mm
Net Weight	730 g
Scanning System	PAL / NTSC
S/N Ratio	≥ 48 dB (AGC Off)
OSD Menu	Yes (7 languages)
Backlight Compensation	BLC / HLC / Off selectable
White Balance	ATW / PUSH / USER1 / USER2 / ANTI CR / MANUAL / PUSH LOCK
Day/Night Mode	Auto / Color / B/W
Noise Reduction	2D-DNR
Motion Detection	On/Off (4 Zones)
Privacy Masking	On/Off (4 Zones)
Mirror Function	On/Off
Picture Adjustment	Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, HUE, Gain
Installation	Professional installation required; use proper DC12V power supply
Cleaning	Do not touch CCD surface; use soft cloth with alcohol if needed
Operating Temperature	-10°C to 50°C

Frequently Asked Questions - DA-372CSVF-3 Provision-ISR

How do I power the DA-372CSVF-3 camera?

Connect the power supply socket (①) to a DC 12V ±10% power adapter. Ensure the power supply is properly rated (max 2.0W). Do not use improper power sources to avoid electrical shock or fire.

How do I connect the camera to a monitor or DVR?

Use a 75 ohm coaxial cable (RG59) to connect the Video Out (②) of the camera to the video input of your monitor, multiplexer, or DVR.

How do I access the OSD menu?

The camera features an OSD (On-Screen Display) controlled by a joystick. Press the joystick button (marked 'O') to enter the SETUP MENU. Use ▲/▼ to navigate and ◀/▶ to change values. Press the joystick again to enter submenus.

What does the LENS menu do?

The LENS menu configures the attached lens. Set to MANUAL for fixed iris lenses or AUTO for auto iris lenses. In AUTO mode, you can select DC or VIDEO type, and adjust mode (CLOSE/OPEN/AUTO) and speed.

How do I adjust the image brightness?

Go to SHUTTER/AGC in the OSD. In AUTO mode, set brightness (0-255) and AGC level. In MANUAL mode, adjust shutter speed (1/50 to 1/10000) and AGC gain (6.00 to 44.80). Increase shutter for darker scenes, decrease for brighter.

What is the best white balance setting for different lighting?

Select ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance) for continuous automatic adjustment. For fixed lighting, use USER1/USER2 to manually set blue (B-GAIN) and red (R-GAIN) levels. ANTI CR mode helps reduce color rolling under fluorescent lights.

How do I enable backlight compensation?

In the BACKLIGHT menu, choose BLC (Backlight Compensation) to brighten subjects against strong light, or HLC (Highlight Compensation) to suppress headlight glare. Select OFF to disable.

Can I set privacy zones?

Yes. In the PRIVACY menu, enable the function and configure up to 4 zones. Each zone can be positioned and sized to mask sensitive areas on the screen.

How do I reset the camera to default settings?

In the OSD menu, navigate to CAMERA RESET and press the joystick button. This will restore all parameters to factory defaults. Confirm by pressing again.

What maintenance does the camera require?

Do not touch the CCD sensor. If cleaning is needed, use a soft cloth with a little alcohol. Avoid dusty or humid environments. Use only the specified DC12V power supply. If errors occur, cut power immediately and contact your distributor.

USER MANUAL DA-372CSVF-3 Provision-ISR

Content

EN English Manual 1

Note: In order to avoid electrical shock or fire, please use proper power according to the manual.

Structure and Components 3

System connection 4

OSD Menu 5

OSD Menu Operation 7

1) LENS 7

2) SHUTTER/AGC 9

3) WHITE BAL 13

4) BACKLIGHT 16

5) PICT ADJUST 17

6) ATR (Adaptive Tone Reproduction) 19

7) PRIVACY 21

8) DAY/NIGHT 22

9) NR 25

10) CAMERA ID 27

11) SYNC 29

12) LANGUAGE 30

13) CAMERA RESET 31

Specifications 32

Note:

In order to avoid electrical shock or fire, please use proper power according to the manual.

Features

• 650TV Lines.
• 2D-DNR
- OSD control.
• 0.03 Lux sensitivity
- Motion detection
• HLC
• Color rolling control
- Privacy masking

Precautions

1. Do not install the camera in places where the temperature is above 50^ C or under -10^ C.
2. Do not touch the CCD surface with your finger. If cleaning is needed, please wipe it using a soft cloth with a little bit of alcohol.
3. Do not install in places with high humidity, it can seriously damage the quality of the picture.
4. Do not drop the camera and the controller and avoid physical shock.
5. Do not face your camera to a strong light, it can damage the CCD.
6. Do not expose the camera to rain or dusty surroundings.
7. It's highly important to use the correct and suitable power supply (DC12V) for the camera.
8. Only professional and qualified technician can install and test this camera.
9. During use, if any errors occur, cut off the power immediately and contact your local distributor.

Structure and Components

Color Camera

AES Auto Electronic Shutter Switch (Auto)

BLC Backlight Compensation Switch (Auto)

AGC Auto Gain Control Switch (Auto)

AWB Auto White Balance Switch (Auto)

Video Cable:

①Power Supply Socket

②Video out

Operation Steps

(1) Confirm that the power supply for the camera is correct; Connect① Power Supply Socket to the power supplier.
(2) Connect "Video Out"② of the camera to the monitor or other video equipment (DVR) with a 75 ohm cable (RG59).

System connection

① Use one camera and one monitor

graph TD
    A["Monitor"] --> B["Multiplexer"]
    C["Video Divider"] --> B
    D["DVR"] --> B
    B --> E["VCN"]

②Use Several Cameras and one Monitor

OSD Main Menu

graph TD
    A["Main Menu"] --> B["Lens"]
    B --> C["Auto/Manual"]
    A --> D["Shutter"]
    D --> E["Auto/Manual"]
    A --> F["White Balance"]
    F --> G["ATW/Push/User1/User2/Anti CR/Manual"]
    A --> H["Backlight"]
    H --> I["BLC/HLC/Off"]
    A --> J["Picture Adjust"]
    J --> K["Mirror/Brightness/Contrast/Sharpness/HUE/Gain"]
    A --> L["ATR"]
    L --> M["On/Off"]
    A --> N["Motion Detect"]
    N --> O["On/Off"]
    A --> P["Privacy"]
    P --> Q["On/Off"]
    A --> R["Day/Night"]
    R --> S["Auto/BW/Color"]
    A --> T["NR"]
    T --> U["Mode/Y Level/C Level"]
    A --> V["Camera ID"]
    V --> W["On/Off"]
    A --> X["Sync"]
    X --> Y["INT"]
    A --> Z["Language"]
    Z --> AA["English/Chinese/Deutsch/Francais/Russian/Portugues/Spanish"]

OSD Menu

▲ - Joystick Up – Moves the cursor upwards.
▼ - Joystick Down – Moves the cursor downwards.
- Joystick Left – Moves the cursor to the left/change selection.
- Joystick Right – Moves the cursor to the right/change selection.
O - Joystick button – Press the Joystick to execute selections and displays a Submenu for an item with the □ mark.

You can push "UP" and "DOWN" to browse the main function.

Push "LEFT" and "RIGHT" to change the value.

Press the joystick for sub-menus and more configurations.

- To enter the SETUP MENU press the Joystick button – “O”, The menu will appear on the screen.

OSD Menu Operation

1) LENS

The LENS menu allows you to set the lens which attached to You're camera.

MANUAL IRIS LENS: Where the aperture is fixed or set manually by the user. Iris is mechanism which closes and opens allowing more or less light into the lens.

AUTO IRIS LENS: In which the aperture is continuously controlled by the camera to automatically set to the desired level of brightness.

- When using a camera with a normal lens – set the LENS mode to MANUAL.

- When using an AUTO IRIS lens – set the LENS mode to AUTO.

- Scroll to LENS using ▲ or ▼.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to select AUTO and press O to enter the AUTO IRIS menu.

- Use ▲ or ▼ to scroll the setup page.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to change different parameters:

TYPE – you can select between 2 types of lens: DC or VIDEO. MODE – adjusts the LENS mode to CLOSE/OPEN/AUTO. SPEED –

2) a) SHUTTER/AGC

Here you can control SHUTTER function such as brightness level and AGC mode.

The shutter – Controls the amount of light according to your own environment. Increase SHUTTER value in dark places for a brighter picture,

Decrease SHUTTER value in places with more light for reducing amount of light.

- You can choose Auto/Manual option and set brightness level, AGC level or mode on/off.

- Scroll to SHUTTER/AGC using ▲ or ▼.

- Press O to enter the SHUTTER/AGC menu.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to select Auto and press O to enter the AUTO SETUP menu.

HIGH LUMUNANCE

• MODE - Use ◀ or ▶ to set AUTO IRIS (Recommended).
• BRIGHTNESS – Use ◀ or ▶ to set brightness level between 0 – 255.

LOW LUMUNANCE

AGC level – At low lightning conditions, if the image is too dark – select higher AGC level which means that the camera would amplify the CCD input signal and make image will become brighter but noisier.

• Mode - Use ◀ or ▶ to use AGC mode or turn it OFF.
• Brightness - Use ◀ or ▶ to set brightness level between x0.25/ x0.50/ x0.75/ x1.0.

RETURN – Return to previous menu.

b) From the main menu SHUTTER/AGC MANUAL SETTINGS.

- Scroll to SHUTTER/AGC using ▲ or ▼.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to select MANUAL and press O to enter the MANUAL SETUP menu.

- Use ▲ or ▼ to move up and down in the menu. - Use ◀ or ▶ to change SHUTTER value between 1/50, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000. - Use ◀ or ▶ to change AGC value between 6.00/ 12.00/ 18.00/ 24.00/ 30.00/ 36.00/ 42.00/ 44.80.

Remember

Increase SHUTTER value in dark places for a brighter picture, Decrease SHUTTER value in places with more light for reducing amount of light.

AGC At low lightning conditions, if the image is too dark – select higher AGC level.

3) WHITE BAL

White balance adjustment - adjust the white balance of color necessary for the correct reproduction of colors including white as white and other colors based on it. In changing light conditions (changing the color temperature of light), white balance needs to be done again.

White balance setting can be adjusted according to the color temperature of object.

• Scroll to WHITE BAL using ▲ or ▼.
• Use ◀ or ▶ to select between the different modes: ATW/PUSH / USER1 / USER2 / ANTI CR / MANUAL / PUSH LOCK (see explanations about different modes next page):

a) ATW

Auto Tracing White Balance - Auto white balance of color, which tracks the changes of white at the pictures in real time, comparing it with standard white color and reproduce the colors without the need for manual setup.

• From main menu - Scroll to WHITE BAL using ▲ or ▼.
• Use ◀ or ▶ to select ATW and press O to enter ATW MENU.

• Use ▲ or ▼ to navigate in the menu.
• Use ◀ or ▶ to change values of SPEED, DELAY CNT, ATW FRAME and ENVIRONMENT, According to your environment – Outdoor/Indoor.

b) USER 1/USER 2

Manually adjusts blue color lever and red color level.

B-GAIN – Blue color level.

R-GAIN - Red color level.

• From main menu - Scroll to WHITE BAL using ▲ or ▼.
• Use ◀ or ▶ to select USER 1 and press O to enter USER 1 menu.

• Use ▲ or ▼ to navigate in the menu.
• Use ◀ or ▶ to change values of B-GAIN and R-GAIN.

c) ANTI CR

• From main menu - Scroll to WHITE BAL using ▲ or ▼.
• Use ◀ or ▶ to select ANTI CR

4) BACKLIGHT

You can select between the special backlights modes – BLC or HLC according to your envioroment or turn it off. counter light, taillight, facilitating the photographed object to be separated from the background. Often with different color temperature compared with that of the front lighting, this creates a color perspective.

- Scroll to BACKLIGHT using ▲ or ▼.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to change BACKLIGHT value between HLC / BLC / OFF.

HLC (highlight compensation)

(function that suppresses strong headlights at night and improves visibility to provide clear images with superb picture quality.

BLC

The camera features a backlight compensation circuit that prevents the object in front of the light to become like a black shadow and to create clear detailed picture.

5) PICT ADJUST

In this page you can easily adjust picture parameters like Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, HUE and Gain.

Also contain the MIRROR effect-for un-normal installations.

Example:

OFF MIRROR

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- Scroll to PICT ADJUST using ▲ or ▼.

- Press O to enter to PICT ADJUST menu.

6) ATR (Adaptive Tone Reproduction)

improves the ability to create more detailed picture in both high and low luminance areas exist in the same picture.

Here you can adjust luminance level (refers to both high and low luminance) and contrast level according to your environament.

- Scroll to ATR using ▲ or ▼.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to select ON and press O to enter ATR menu. (You can use ◀ or ▶ to turn OFF the ATR option).

- Use ▲ or ▼ to navigate in the menu.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to LUMINANACE/CONTRAST value between LOW/MID/HIGH.

- Scroll to NEXT using ▲ or ▼.

- Press O for next page,

- the second page of the setup menu will appear.

7) PRIVACY

This function is aiming at the protection of personal privacy, you can select up to 4 parts on the screen to be masked with colored cover size and location of the area is also adjustable.

8) DAY/NIGHT

This option allows you to adjust your camera to the day or night mode to give maximum quality of picture.

You can select between AUTO/COLOR/B/W.

- Scroll to DAY/NIGHT using ▲ or ▼.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to select AUTO/COLOR/B/W. If selected AUTO or B/W, press O to enter the sub menu.

a) AUTO sub menu

BURST: Selects whether to output the burst signal when the B/W (NIGHT mode established (forcibly) status has been identified.

DELAY CNT: Sets the Night/Day identification transfer time.

DAY -> NIGHT: Sets the threshold for identifying the Night status from the Day status.

NIGHT -> DAY: Sets the threshold for identifying the Day status from the Night status.

- Use ▲ or ▼ to scroll in the menu.

b) B/W (Black/White) sub menu

For setting BURST mode ON/OFF.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to change parameters value.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to change BURST mode ON/OFF.

9) NR

This function is used to set the noise reduction function.

- Scroll to NR using ▲ or ▼

• Press O to enter NR menu.
• Use ▲ or ▼ to scroll in the menu.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to change the parameters. (You can also switch OFF the NR MODE).

NR MODE - This function is used to set the noise reduction mode.

C LEVEL - Sets the Y filter strength.

Y LEVEL - Sets the Y filter strength.

10) CAMERA ID

This option allows you to select a name for your camera and select rather it will be displayed or not.

If selected off the name will not be displayed.

- Scroll to CAMERA ID using ▲ or ▼.

- Use ◀ or ▶ to change CAMERA ID to ON and press O to enter the sub menu.

You can select OFF if you don't want to display CAMERA ID.

- Use ◀ / ▶ / ▲ / ▼ to move the mark to select a name for your camera.

To clear last note use CLR (clear).

Camera ID can contain more the one word or line.

Use ▲ / ▼ to move the mark to different line.

Use ◀/▶ to create space between the words,

Or move the mark between different notes in the word.

- When finished go to RETURN and press O.

11) SYNC

This option is not adjustable – it's always on. The Line-Lock (L/L) feature allows the camera to synchronize its frame rate to the power line phase. The function is only available when the camera is operated by AC power. It allows the reduction of the fluorescent lights color rolling effect. When using 12v DC power, the camera is automatically set to internal (INT) synchronization mode.

12) LANGUAGE

You can select different languages for the OSD to be displayed in: English, Chinese, Deutsch, France, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish.

- Scroll to LANGUAGE using ▲ or ▼.

13) CAMERA RESET

Reset camera to default settings.

- Scroll to CAMERA RESET using ▲ or ▼.

- Press O to reset camera to default values.

Specifications

MODEL		DX-372CSVFDX-372CS
Image Sensor	1/3" Sony DS CCD (PAL:ICX673AK/ NTSC:ICX672AK)
DSP System	CXD4127
Effective Pixels	PAL:976(H)x582(V) / NTSC:976(H)x494(V)
Scanning System	PAL/NTSC
Horizontal Resolution	650TVL
Min. Illumination	0.03 Lux / F1.0
OSD Menu	Available( 7 languages )
Backlight Compensation	BLC/HLC/OFF selectable
Sync. System	Internal
S/N Ratio	≥48db (AGC Off)
White Balance	ATW/PUSH/USER 1/USER 2/ANTI CR/MANUAL/PUSH CLOCK
Gamma Correction	0.45
Gain Control	Yes
Motion Detection	On/Off( 4 Zone )
Privacy Masking	On/Off( 4 Zone )
Mirror(H-REV)	On/Off
SHARPNESS	On/Off (Level Adjutable)
D/N Selection	Color/B/W/Auto
ATR	On/Off
Noise Reduce	2D-DNR
Picture Adjustment	Yes
White Pixel Detection and Compensation	Static and Dynamic
Automatic Adjustment of Mechanical Iris	Yes
Analog Output	Y/C Separate video, Composite video
Lens		4~9mm Vari-Focal lens3.6mm
Power	DC12V±10% Max 2.0W
Dimension	100W x 80H mm
Net Weight	280g
MODEL		DA-372CSVFDA-372CS
Image Sensor	1/3" Sony DS CCD (PAL:ICX673AK/NTSC:ICX672AK)
DSP System	CXD4127
Effective Pixels	PAL:976(H)x582(V) / NTSC:976(H)x494(V)
Scanning System	PAL/NTSC
Horizontal Resolution	650TVL
Min. Illumination	0.03 Lux / F1.0
OSD Menu	Available( 7 languages )
Backlight Compensation	BLC/HLC/OFF selectable
Sync. System	Internal
S/N Ratio	≥48db (AGC Off)
White Balance	ATW/PUSH/USER 1/USER 2/ANTI CR/MANUAL/PUSH CLOCK
Gamma Correction	0.45
Gain Control	Yes
Motion Detection	On/Off( 4 Zone )
Privacy Masking	On/Off( 4 Zone )
Mirror(H-REV)	On/Off
SHARPNESS	On/Off (Level Adjutable)
D/N Selection	Color/B/W/Auto
ATR	On/Off
Noise Reduce	2D-DNR
Picture Adjustment	Yes
White Pixel Detection and Compensation	Static and Dynamic
Automatic Adjustment of Mechanical Iris	Yes
Analog Output	Y/C Separate video, Composite video
Lens		4-9mm Vari-Focal lens3.6mm lm
Power	DC12V±10% Max 2.0W
Dimension	115W x 90H mm
Net Weight	520g

SpecificationsSpecifications

MODEL		DI-372CS(FL)DI-372CS(PL)
Image Sensor	1/3" Sony DS CCD (PAL:ICX673AK/NTSC:ICX672AK)
DSP System	CXD4127
Effective Pixels	PAL:976(H)x582(V) / NTSC:976(H)x494(V)
Scanning System	PAL/NTSC
Horizontal Resolution	650TVL
Min. Illumination	0.03 Lux / F1.0 (0 Lux IR On), 24 IR Leds / 15mt
OSD Menu	Available( 7 languages )
Backlight Compensation	BLC/HLC/OFF selectable
Sync. System	Internal
S/N Ratio	≥48db (AGC Off)
White Balance	ATW/PUSH/USER 1/USER 2/ANTI CR/MANUAL/PUSH CLOCK
Gamma Correction	0.45
Gain Control	Yes
Motion Detection	On/Off( 4 Zone )
Privacy Masking	On/Off( 4 Zone )
Mirror(H-REV)	On/Off
SHARPNESS	On/Off (Level Adjutable)
D/N Selection	Color/B/W/Auto
ATR	On/Off
Noise Reduce	2D-DNR
Picture Adjustment	Yes
White Pixel Detectionand Compensation	Static and Dynamic
Automatic Adjustment ofMechanical Ins	Yes
Analog Output	Y/C Separate video, Composite video
Lens	3.6mm lens
Power	DC12V±10% Max 2.0W
Dimension	92W x 69H mm
Net Weight	160g 310g

Specifications

MODEL	DI-372CSVF
Image Sensor	1/3" Sony D8 CCD (PAL:ICX673AK/NTSC:ICX672AK)
DSP System	CXD4127
Effective Pixels	PAL:976(H)x582(V) / NTSC:976(H)x494(V)
Scanning System	PAL/NTSC
Horizontal Resolution	650TVL
Min. Illumination	0.03 Lux / F1.0 (0 Lux IR On), 36 IR Leds / 25mt
OSD Menu	Available( 7 languages )
Backlight Compensation	BLC/HLC/OFF selectable
Sync. System	Internal
S/N Ratio	≥48db (AGC Off)
White Balance	ATW/PUSH/USER 1/USER 2/ANTI CR/MANUAL/PUSH CLOCK
Gamma Correction	0.45
Gain Control	Yes
Motion Detection	On/Off( 4 Zone )
Privacy Masking	On/Off( 4 Zone )
Mirror(H-REV)	On/Off
SHARPNESS	On/Off (Level Adjutable)
D/N Selection	Color/B/W/Auto
ATR	On/Off
Noise Reduce	2D-DNR
Picture Adjustment	Yes
White Pixel Detection and Compensation	Static and Dynamic
Automatic Adjustment of Mechanical Iris	Yes
Analog Output	Y/C Separate video, Composite video
Lens	4~9mm Vari-Focal lens
Power	DC12V±10% Max 2.0W
Dimension	118W x 94H mm
Net Weight	730g