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Individual Resolution Control

Using Picolo Alert or Picolo DIligent, when individual control is active, the resolution of the two media streams issued from the same camera can be configured differently. However, not all combinations of resolution are possible.

Possible combinations of resolution for the Preview and Capture pins of a common camera

Resolution of Capture pin

Resolution of Preview pin

FRAME

FIELD

CIF

QCIF

CUSTOM

Height ≤ 240 (NTSC)
Height ≤ 288 (PAL)

CUSTOM

Height > 240 (NTSC)
Height > 288 (PAL)

FRAME

OK

Invalid

Invalid

Invalid

Invalid

OK

FIELD

Invalid

OK

OK

OK

OK

Invalid

CIF

Invalid

OK

OK

OK

OK

Invalid

QCIF

Invalid

OK

OK

OK

OK

Invalid

CUSTOM

Height ≤ 240 (NTSC)
Height ≤ 288 (PAL)

Invalid

OK

OK

OK

OK

Invalid

CUSTOM

Height > 240 (NTSC)
Height > 288 (PAL)

OK

Invalid

Invalid

Invalid

Invalid

OK