Pipeline inspection device with enhanced image control

1. A pipeline inspection system comprising:

a cable configured to be directed into a conduit;

a camera disposed on a distal end of the cable and operable to capture an image;

a monitor including a display, the monitor configured to display the image on the display; and

an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the camera and to the monitor, the electronic processor configured to

receive a user input indicating a characteristic of the conduit,

determine an image setting of the display based on the characteristic of the conduit, and

control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the image setting.

2. The pipeline inspection system of claim 1 , wherein the image setting includes at least one of a hue setting, a brightness setting, a contrast setting, and a saturation setting; and

wherein the characteristic of the conduit corresponds to a type of material of the conduit.

3. The pipeline inspection system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

determine a plurality of image settings of the display based on the characteristic of the conduit, and

control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the plurality of image settings.

4. The pipeline inspection system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

control the monitor to display an indication of a value of each image setting of the plurality of image settings;

receive a second user input;

adjust the value of each image setting of the plurality of image settings to an adjusted value based on the second user input; and

control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the adjusted values.

5. The pipeline inspection system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

receive a second user input indicating at least one of a diameter of the conduit and a target viewing distance from the camera; and

determine the image setting of the display based on the at least one of the diameter of the conduit and the target viewing distance from the camera.

6. The pipeline inspection system of claim 1 , wherein the cable is configured to be directed into a second conduit and the camera is operable to capture a second image, and wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

receive a second user input indicating a characteristic of the second conduit, the characteristic of the second conduit being different than the characteristic of the first conduit;

determine a second image setting of the display based on the characteristic of the second conduit, the second image setting being a different value of a same type of image setting as the first image setting; and

control the monitor to display the second image on the display according to the second image setting.

7. The pipeline inspection system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

control the monitor to display an indication of a value of the image setting;

receive a second user input;

adjust the value of the image setting to an adjusted value based on the second user input; and

control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the adjusted value of the image setting.

8. A method of displaying an image, the method comprising:

receiving, with an electronic processor of a pipeline inspection system, a user input indicating a characteristic of a conduit into which a cable is configured to be directed, the cable including a camera disposed on a distal end of the cable, the camera being operable to capture the image, wherein the electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the camera and to a monitor including a display, the monitor being configured to display the image on the display;

determining, with the electronic processor, an image setting of the display based on the characteristic of the conduit;

capturing, with the camera, the image; and

controlling, with the electronic processor, the monitor to display the image on the display according to the image setting.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the image setting includes at least one of a hue setting, a brightness setting, a contrast setting, and a saturation setting; and

wherein the characteristic of the conduit corresponds to a type of material of the conduit.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining, with the electronic processor, a plurality of image settings of the display based on the characteristic of the conduit;

controlling, with the electronic processor, the monitor to display the image on the display according to the plurality of image settings;

controlling, with the electronic processor, the monitor to display an indication of a value of each image setting of the plurality of image settings;

receiving, with the electronic processor, a second user input;

adjusting, with the electronic processor, the value of each image setting of the plurality of image settings to an adjusted value based on the second user input; and

controlling, with the electronic processor, the monitor to display the image on the display according to the adjusted values.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving, with the electronic processor, a second user input indicating at least one of a diameter of the conduit and a target viewing distance from the camera; and

determining, with the electronic processor, the image setting of the display based on the at least one of the diameter of the conduit and the target viewing distance from the camera.

12. A pipeline inspection system comprising:

a drum defining an interior;

a cable received within the interior of the drum and configured to be directed into a conduit;

a camera disposed on a distal end of the cable and operable to capture an image;

a monitor including a display, the monitor configured to display the image on the display; and

an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the camera and to the monitor, the electronic processor configured to

control the monitor to display an indication of a value of each of a plurality of image settings according to which the image is displayed on the display;

receive a single user input via a combined image setting graphical user interface component;

simultaneously adjust a value of each of at least two image settings of the plurality of image settings to respective adjusted values based on the single user input; and

control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the respective adjusted values.

13. The pipeline inspection system of claim 12 , wherein the display is configured to display a second indication of the respective adjusted value of each of the at least two image settings on the display simultaneously with the image such that at least a portion of the image is viewable on the display as the value of each of the at least two image settings is adjusted based on the single user input.

14. The pipeline inspection system of claim 12 , wherein, in response to the single user input, the electronic processor is configured to adjust a first value of a first image setting differently than a second value of a second image setting.

15. The pipeline inspection system of claim 12 , wherein the combined image setting graphical user interface component is configured to represent first values of the at least two image settings based on a first characteristic of conduit, second values of the at least two image settings based on a second characteristic of conduit, and third values of the at least two image settings based on a third characteristic of conduit, wherein the first characteristic, the second characteristic, and the third characteristic are different than each other, and

wherein the electronic processor is configured to adjust the value of each of the at least two image settings differently as the combined image setting graphical user interface component is moved between a selection of the first characteristic of conduit and a selection of the second characteristic of conduit than when the combined image setting graphical user interface component is moved between the selection of the second characteristic of conduit and a third selection of the third characteristic of conduit.

16. The pipeline inspection system of claim 15 , wherein the at least two image settings include at least two of a hue setting, a brightness setting, a contrast setting, and a saturation setting; and

wherein the first characteristic of conduit, the second characteristic of conduit, and the third characteristic of conduit are each configured to correspond to a different type of material of conduit.

17. A monitor for use with a pipeline inspection system, the monitor comprising:

a display configured to display an image captured by a camera disposed on a distal end of a cable configured to be directed into a conduit; and

an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the display, the electronic processor configured to

receive a user input indicating a characteristic of the conduit,

determine an image setting of the display based on the characteristic of the conduit, and

control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the image setting.

18. The monitor of claim 17 , wherein the image setting includes at least one of a hue setting, a brightness setting, a contrast setting, and a saturation setting; and

wherein the characteristic of the conduit corresponds to a type of material of the conduit.

19. The monitor of claim 17 , wherein the electronic processor is further configured to:

determine a plurality of image settings of the display based on the characteristic of the conduit;

control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the plurality of image settings;

control the monitor to display an indication of a value of each image setting of the plurality of image settings;

receive a second user input;

adjust the value of each image setting of the plurality of image settings to an adjusted value based on the second user input; and

control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the adjusted values.

20. The monitor of claim 17 , wherein the electronic processor is further configured to:

receive a second user input indicating at least one of a diameter of the conduit and a target viewing distance from the camera; and

determine the image setting of the display based on the at least one of the diameter of the conduit and the target viewing distance from the camera.