For the USB 3 uEye XC you can define via a focus zone on which image area the camera should be focused. The settings of the focus measure window can only be used in snapshot mode. In live mode the camera always focuses on the image center.

•Open the "Focus" dialog via "View > Focus zone" or click on in the toolbar.

Fig. 150: Focus zone

Autofocus

1.Enable the "Autofocus" option. In uEye Cockpit, the focus measure window is displayed. Using the focus measure window you define the image area on which the camera should be focused. The focus measure window is divided into 9 zones.

2.Via the "Zone" dropdown list, you specify the zone on which the camera has to focus.

Manual focus

1.Disable the the "Autofocus" option.

2.Via the "Zone" dropdown list, you specify the field on which the camera has to focus.

3.Set the focus manually via the "Manual focus" slider.

4.Via the "Once" button you can adjust the manual focus singularly.

According to the sensor manufacturer, there is no guarantee that a focal point set manually will lead to a reproducible focal distance. A focal value determined with one model will not necessarily result in the same focal point for a different model.

Resetting the parameters

Click on the "Default" button to reset all parameters to the model-specific defaults.