# Settings

Use the Settings tab to configure the video source you use to acquire images:

The settings you see depend on the specific camera attached to your computer:

Setting | Description
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Image Acquisition Device/Frame Grabber | The edit control displays the interface standard (e.g. GigE Vision) and the type of camera connected to your computer.
Video Formats | Select the video format for this acquisition FIFO. If you switch the video format later, the edit control creates a new acquisition FIFO and attaches it to the current tool.
Camera Port | Select the camera port on the frame grabber where you connected the camera.
Exposure | Choose an exposure time. You might need to experiment with objects moving past your camera at production speed in order to determine the best value. Use the value 0 to have the camera use the shortest exposure time that it supports.
Brightness | Set the brightness level for each image acquisition. You might need to experiment with different values in order to determine the best level for your vision application.
Contrast | Set the contrast level for each image acquisition. You might need to experiment with different values in order to determine the best level for your vision application.
Timeout | A timeout period determines how long the acquisition FIFO waits for an image to become available before the application generates a timeout error. Enter a Timeout to specify how much time the application will wait.
Serial Number | The edit control displays the serial number of this frame grabber.
Flush Fifo | Clear all outstanding acquisition requests from the queue.