Canon network camera VBC50Fi User Manual

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Flow of Motion Detection Settings
A summary of the procedures for motion detection is given below. Please \
refer to each reference
page for information about detailed setting content.
1. Open the Motion Detection Tool.
The Motion Detection Tool Setting screen appears ( →
P.4-37 “Motion Detection Setting Tool Display
Screen”).
Enter settings for motion detection in the Settings tabs
on the right of the screen. There are 5 Settings tabs -
“Camera”, “Area”, “Recording”,...

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Setting Up Motion Detection
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. Open the Motion Detection Setting Tool with the Schedule Setting Tool.
In the Service tab in a Normal or Special Schedule Setting screen, check\
 Motion Detection,
select a setting number and click “Detail” (→ P.4-33).
2. Set the camera frame rate and the camera
position for detection (Camera tab).
Set the camera frame rate and camera position.
For camera position, either set your own area for
detection in the Live Mode Viewer or select a...

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q Used Area
Check the number of the motion detection area to be used
and the detection area frame is displayed in the Viewer.
You can create a maximum of 4 motion detection areas.
Schedule Setting Tool
3. Create a motion detection area (Area tab)
Create an area in the viewer within which motion detection is to be perf\
ormed (motion
detection area). You can create a maximum of 4 motion detection areas, \
and reshape
and move each area frame by dragging the mouse. Change the...

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Tip
●If Sensitivity is set at a low level, the device does not recognize the \
motion even
during great variations in the image inside the motion detection area fr\
ame. Also, if
the area ratio and duration of the motion in the part of the image where\
 motion
occurred in the area frame do not reach the set values, the device does \
not perform
detection and the specified actions such as picture recording are not pe\
rformed.
● You can select a setting area by clicking the motion detection area...

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Tip
● See “Relationship between ON and OFF events and picture/audio recording*” ( →
P.4-55) for the relationship between ON and OFF events in the picture 
and audio
recording* settings.
* 
Only available with a particular model of the VB-C50FSi ( → P.iii)
● See “Setting Up Name Server Address and Mail etc.” ( → P.3-25) for addressing of
mail messages and communication methods and “E-mail Notification Sett\
ings dialog
box” ( → P.4-56) for setting content of e-mails....

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6. Enter the settings for output to an externaldevice when the device detects motion
(Output tab).
* The settings in this step are optional.
Set output to an external device when the device has
detected motion (ON event) or when the device has
finished detecting motion (OFF event).
qOutput to External Devices 1-3
Check for Output to External Devices 1-3.
w Output duration after OFF event (sec.)
When the camera is outputting data to an external device and output has \
to continue after the camera...

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Note
● Because the video distribution frame rate may be lowered when the data i\
s sent
via a proxy server, connection without using a proxy server is recommend\
ed while
setting the motion detection.
● The motion detection settings should be adjusted and set in conditions t\
hat are as
close as possible to those for actual operation.
● For detailed information on specifying the settings, see Page 6-8.
Tip
● Please note that each result of the following features may not...

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Tip
Motion detection status and screen display
The area in which the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi is
performing motion detection appears in a blue
frame in the Viewer.
The selected sensitivity at which the VB-C50FSi/
VB-C50Fi is performing motion detection
appears as a yellow or red rectangle in the
motion detection frame.Yellow rectangle : Where the device has
detected motion, but because Area Ratio and
Duration have not reached their setting value,
the device does not detect motion.
Red rectangle : Where...

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Tip
Setting the motion detection level while checking recorded
images
To set the level of motion detection at motion detection is activated, i\
t is useful to make adjustments
to settings while checking actual actions in the Viewer. Because with th\
e device you can set the
level of motion detection by checking in Video Mode the pictures recorde\
d in Live Mode ( → P.4-
37) in the Mode tab, you do no need to repeat the actual actions in fro\
nt of the camera.
1. Select...

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Night Mode Setting Tool
Below is a description of the Night Mode function with which you can tak\
e pictures in dark conditions.
Night Mode Setting Display Screen
q“Load Settings” button
Loads the Night Mode settings currently set in the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi.
w “Save Settings” button
Saves the Night Mode settings edited using this Tool.
After setting the Night Mode function, be sure to click the “Save Set\
tings” button to save the settings.
e “Stop Communication” button
This button can...