Managing Image Files
Open the Manage Image Files dialog to define the image files for displaying logos in the camera. You can upload image files to the camera and store them
in its permanent storage. Alternatively, the camera can automatically download an image file from a website (using the URL address).
The camera can display the following image file formats:
Note
If you plan to display portions of the graphic transparently, it is recommended to use an indexed bitmap file with 256 colors
or a PNG graphic with alpha channel and transparency.
Once you have loaded the desired image files in your camera or made available via URL, these images can be displayed as logo
or watermark in the camera image. Open the Logo Profiles dialog.
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Select a logo file for uploading to the camera.
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In case of Existing Image Files, select whether you would like to keep or overwrite existing files. If you select Keep, a new file will be created by adding a number to the file name.
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Click on Browse to select the file on to your computer you would like to upload to the camera. To start the transfer, click on Upload.
Tips
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The Manage Image Files dialog displays the size and the remaining space for all user graphics in the Stored User Images section. Hence, a user graphic that is to be loaded into the camera cannot be larger than the free storage space shown in
kByte in the totals line behind Free and in the explanation text for Image File. If user graphics have been saved, the free space is reduced accordingly.
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User graphics should have a color depth of no more than 8 bits.
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In order to create an indexed bitmap graphic with transparent areas it may help to fill the transparent images areas with a color that is not used in the rest of the image.
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For a free-of-charge tool for creating and editing graphic files in the formats mentioned above under Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac OS X environments, go to www.gimp.org. Apart from several conversion possibilities, Gimp also allows you to find the index for the color that you want to display
transparently.
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To display the content of a .tar file, you can use e.g. WinZip, StuffIt or PowerArchiver.
The camera software already contains some image files. In order to view these system images, select a name. Click on Display to display the image in a separate preview window.
This list contains the image files you have stored in the camera's permanent storage.
The name, size and format for every image file are displayed in this list.
PNG images with alpha channel are marked in the Transparency by an alpha entry, for 256 color bitmaps, an additional selection field is displayed where you can set the color you would like to display
transparently.
To configure transparency for bitmap images:
The last line of this section displays information on the amount of storage space that the image files are using. Also, the
remaining storage capacity for user data is displayed.
Note
This section is only available if you already have stored at least one image file in the camera's permanent storage.
You can store one or several image files as an archive file (.tar) on your local computer. In order to select several files, keep the Ctrl key pressed and select the desired files with your mouse.
You can either keep such an archive for backup purposes or upload it to other cameras.
The camera can be configured to download images from a website (URL) once after it has been rebooted or in predefined intervals. These files are saved in temporary storage and will thus only
be available until the camera is rebooted.
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Enter a name for the image. Only use letters, digits, dot, hyphen and underscore.
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Enter the image's URL, e.g. http://www.mycompany.com/logo-small.png
Note
The camera needs to be installed and configured in a way that the URL can be accessed via an Ethernet connection.
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Under Reload page, select either Off in order to load the files only once after the camera has been rebooted, or define the duration after which you want the
image to be reloaded.
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If access to the URL is protected by a user name and password, you need to enter these data in the respective fields.
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For each image loaded from a URL, the following options are available:
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Click on the Set button to start loading the first image file and to create another line.
After you have clicked on the Set button, the camera tries to load the configured images. You can display the current status of each image that has not been
set to Inactive by clicking on this icon: 
For this purpose, the transfer log file is displayed in a separate window. If successful, a link is displayed in the status
window, which you can use to open a preview window with the image as is stored on the camera.
Storing the Configuration
Click on the Set button to activate your settings and to save them until the next reboot of the camera.
Click on the Factory button to load the factory defaults for this dialog (this button may not be present in all dialogs).
Click on the Restore button to undo your most recent changes that have not been stored in the camera permanently.
Click on the Close button to close the dialog. While closing the dialog, the system checks the entire configuration for changes. If changes are detected, you will be asked if you would like to store the entire configuration permanently.
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