Remove Parameter Limits#
When the factory limits are removed, extended parameter value ranges are available.
Using the Feature#
How It Works#
Normally, a parameter's allowed value range is limited. These factory limits are designed to ensure optimum camera performance and, in particular, good image quality. For certain use cases, however, you may want to specify parameter values outside of the factory limits. This is where the ability to remove parameter limits comes in useful.
Which parameter limits can be removed depends on your camera model.
Removing a Parameter Limit#
To remove a parameter limit:
- Select the parameter whose limits you want to remove in the
RemoveParameterLimitSelector
. - Set the
RemoveParameterLimit
parameter totrue
.
Specifics#
Info
The following table lists the parameter limits that can be selected using the RemoveParameterLimitSelector
. However, there are parameters whose limits remain unchanged. Make sure that the parameter limit has been effectively removed by checking the corresponding parameter, e.g., Gain.
Camera Model | Selectable Parameter Limits |
---|---|
a2A640-240gmSWIR | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A640-240umSWIR | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1280-80gmSWIR | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1280-125umSWIR | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-51gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-51gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-51gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-51gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-160ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-160ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-160umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-160umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-165g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A1920-165g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2048-35gmSWIR | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2048-110umSWIR | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2440-98g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2440-98g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-23gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-23gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-23gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-23gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-75ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-75ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-75umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-75umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-105g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-105g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-120cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-120cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-210cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2448-210cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2560-20gmSWIR | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2560-70umSWIR | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2590-22gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2590-22gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2590-22gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2590-22gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2590-60ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2590-60ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2590-60umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2590-60umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2600-20gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2600-20gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2600-20gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2600-20gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2600-64ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2600-64ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2600-64umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2600-64umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-14gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-14gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-14gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-14gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-14gmUV | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-48ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-48ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-48umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-48umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-48umUV | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-67g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-67g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-67g5mUV | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-86cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A2840-86cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-9gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-9gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-9gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-9gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-31ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-31ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-31umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-31umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-42g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3536-42g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3840-13gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3840-13gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3840-13gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3840-13gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3840-45ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3840-45ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3840-45umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A3840-45umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-9gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-9gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-9gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-9gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-30ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-30ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-30umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-30umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-44g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-44g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-67cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4096-67cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4200-12gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4200-12gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4200-12gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4200-12gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4200-40ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4200-40ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4200-40umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4200-40umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-5gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-5gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-5gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-5gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-18ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-18ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-18umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-18umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-27g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-27g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-42cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4504-42cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4508-6gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4508-6gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4508-6gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4508-6gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4508-20ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4508-20ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4508-20umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A4508-20umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5060-4gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5060-4gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5060-15ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5060-15umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5060-21g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5060-21g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-7gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-7gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-7gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-7gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-23ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-23ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-23umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-23umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-34g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-34g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-52cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5320-52cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-4gcBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-4gcPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-4gmBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-4gmPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-15ucBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-15ucPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-15umBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-15umPRO | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-22g5cBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-22g5mBAS | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-35cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
a2A5328-35cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
acA640-121gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA640-300gc | AutoTargetValue ExposureTime Gain |
acA640-300gm | AutoTargetValue ExposureTime Gain |
acA640-750uc | ExposureTime Gain |
acA640-750um | ExposureTime Gain |
acA720-290gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA720-290gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA720-520uc | Gaina |
acA720-520um | Gaina |
acA800-200gc | AutoTargetValue ExposureTime Gain |
acA800-200gm | AutoTargetValue ExposureTime Gain |
acA800-510uc | ExposureTime Gain |
acA800-510um | ExposureTime Gain |
acA1280-60gc | Gain |
acA1280-60gm | Gain |
acA1300-60gc | Gain |
acA1300-60gm | Gain |
acA1300-60gmNIR | Gain |
acA1300-75gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1300-75gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1300-200uc | ExposureTime Gain |
acA1300-200um | ExposureTime Gain |
acA1440-73gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1440-73gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1440-220uc | Gaina |
acA1440-220um | Gaina |
acA1600-20gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1600-20uc | Gain |
acA1600-60gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1600-60gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-25gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-25gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-25uc | Gain |
acA1920-25um | Gain |
acA1920-40gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-40gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-40uc | Gain |
acA1920-40ucMED | Gain |
acA1920-40um | Gain |
acA1920-40umMED | Gain |
acA1920-48gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-48gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-50gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-50gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA1920-150uc | ExposureTime Gain |
acA1920-150um | ExposureTime Gain |
acA1920-155uc | Gain |
acA1920-155ucMED | Gain |
acA1920-155um | Gain |
acA1920-155umMED | Gain |
acA2000-50gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2000-50gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2000-165uc | AutoTargetBrightness Gain |
acA2000-165um | AutoTargetBrightness Gain |
acA2040-25gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2040-25gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2040-25gmNIR | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2040-35gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2040-35gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2040-55uc | Gain |
acA2040-55um | Gain |
acA2040-90uc | AutoTargetBrightness Gain |
acA2040-90um | AutoTargetBrightness Gain |
acA2040-90umNIR | AutoTargetBrightness Gain |
acA2040-120uc | Gain |
acA2040-120um | Gain |
acA2440-20gc | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2440-20gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2440-35uc | Gain |
acA2440-35ucMED | Gain |
acA2440-35um | Gain |
acA2440-35umMED | Gain |
acA2440-75uc | Gain |
acA2440-75ucMED | Gain |
acA2440-75um | Gain |
acA2440-75umMED | Gain |
acA2500-14gc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
acA2500-14gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2500-14uc | Gain |
acA2500-14um | Gain |
acA2500-20gc | Gain ExposureTime AutoTargetValue |
acA2500-20gcMED | Gain ExposureTime AutoTargetValue |
acA2500-20gm | AutoTargetValue Gaina |
acA2500-20gmMED | Gain ExposureTime AutoTargetValue |
acA2500-60uc | Gain ExposureTime |
acA2500-60um | Gain ExposureTime |
acA3088-16gc | Gain |
acA3088-16gm | Gain |
acA3088-57uc | Gain |
acA3088-57ucMED | Gain |
acA3088-57um | Gain |
acA3088-57umMED | Gain |
acA3800-10gc | Gain |
acA3800-10gm | Gain |
acA3800-14uc | Gain |
acA3800-14um | Gain |
acA4024-8gc | Gain |
acA4024-8gm | Gain |
acA4024-29uc | Gain |
acA4024-29um | Gain |
acA4096-11gc | AutoTargetValue Gain |
acA4096-11gm | AutoTargetValue Gain |
acA4096-30uc | Gain |
acA4096-30ucMED | Gain |
acA4096-30um | Gain |
acA4096-30umMED | Gain |
acA4096-40uc | Gain |
acA4096-40ucMED | Gain |
acA4096-40um | Gain |
acA4096-40umMED | Gain |
acA4112-8gc | AutoTargetValue Gain |
acA4112-8gm | AutoTargetValue Gain |
acA4112-20uc | Gain |
acA4112-20ucMED | Gain |
acA4112-20um | Gain |
acA4112-20umMED | Gain |
acA4112-30uc | Gain |
acA4112-30ucMED | Gain |
acA4112-30um | Gain |
acA4112-30umMED | Gain |
acA5472-5gc | AutoTargetValue Gain |
acA5472-5gm | AutoTargetValue Gain |
acA5472-17uc | Gain |
acA5472-17ucMED | Gain |
acA5472-17um | Gain |
acA5472-17umMED | Gain |
boA1936-400cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA1936-400cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA2448-250cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA2448-250cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA2832-190cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA2832-190cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4096-93cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4096-93cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4096-180cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4096-180cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4112-68cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4112-68cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4500-45cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4500-45cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4504-100cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA4504-100cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA5120-150cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA5120-150cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA5120-230cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA5120-230cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA5320-150cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA5320-150cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA5328-100cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA5328-100cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA6500-36cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA6500-36cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA8100-16cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA8100-16cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA9344-30cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA9344-30cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA9344-70cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA9344-70cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
boA13440-17cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA720-520uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA720-520um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1280-54uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1280-54um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1440-220uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1440-220um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1600-60uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1600-60um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1920-15um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1920-30uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1920-30um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1920-160uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA1920-160um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA2448-70uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA2448-70um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA2500-14uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA2500-14um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA3840-45uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
daA3840-45um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
dmA720-290gc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
dmA720-290gm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
dmA1440-73gc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
dmA1440-73gm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
dmA1920-51gc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
dmA1920-51gm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
dmA3536-9gc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
dmA3536-9gm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
puA1280-54uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
puA1280-54um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
puA1600-60uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
puA1600-60um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
puA1920-30uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
puA1920-30um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
puA2500-14uc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
puA2500-14um | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L2048-29gc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L2048-58gm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L2048-62cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L2048-62g5c | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L2048-172cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L2048-172g5m | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L4096-14gc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L4096-29gm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L4096-42cc | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L4096-42g5c | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L4096-84cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L4096-84g5m | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L8192-200cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
r2L16384-120cm | Remove Parameter Limits feature not supported |
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Beyond the Gain parameter's factory limits, digital gain will be added to the analog gain.
-
Removing this parameter limit will increase the camera's maximum frame rate. You may see some degradation in the overall image quality. In many applications, however, the benefits of an increase in the maximum allowed frame rate will outweigh the drawbacks of a marginal decrease in image quality.
Sample Code#
ace Classic/U/L GigE Cameras#
/* Macro to check for errors */
#define CHECK(errc) if (GENAPI_E_OK != errc) printErrorAndExit(errc)
GENAPIC_RESULT errRes = GENAPI_E_OK; /* Return value of pylon methods */
/* Select the Gain parameter */
errRes = PylonDeviceFeatureFromString(hdev, "ParameterSelector", "Gain");
CHECK(errRes);
/* Remove the limits of the selected parameter */
errRes = PylonDeviceSetBooleanFeature(hdev, "RemoveLimits", 1);
CHECK(errRes);
Other Cameras#
/* Macro to check for errors */
#define CHECK(errc) if (GENAPI_E_OK != errc) printErrorAndExit(errc)
GENAPIC_RESULT errRes = GENAPI_E_OK; /* Return value of pylon methods */
/* Select the Gain parameter */
errRes = PylonDeviceFeatureFromString(hdev, "RemoveParameterLimitSelector", "Gain");
CHECK(errRes);
/* Remove the limits of the selected parameter */
errRes = PylonDeviceSetBooleanFeature(hdev, "RemoveParameterLimit", 1);
CHECK(errRes);
You can also use the pylon Viewer to easily set the parameters.