Canon network camera VBC50FSi User Manual

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Automatic Downloading by Notification
You will not be able to record image and audio data if there is insuffic\
ient space on the server.
The VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi can receive a low server capacity notification se\
nt from the server
when available space on the server falls below the value set, and automa\
tically downloads the
data to a specified PC, thereby increasing the available space on the se\
rver.
1. Choose “Automatic Download by...

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r“Apply” button
Saves a change to the reception port number in the registry. If you make\
 a change, a dialog
box is displayed. Click “Yes” and the transmission port of each se\
rver is also changed.
t “Server Setting” button
Displays a dialog box with information about the selected server for edi\
ting ( → P.6-13).
y “Notification Settings” button
For performing notification settings for the selected server.
3. Click the “Notification Settings” button to set a value for availa\
ble space for
the...

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q“Search data” button
Searches for data on the camera server according to the date/time, camer\
a or trigger.
w “Delete data” button
Deletes the selected data.
e “Refresh” button
Updates the contents of the screen to show the latest information.
Viewing Recorded Images and Playing Back Recorded Audio
Launch the VBCollector Image Viewer
○○○○○○○   To Launch the Image Viewer
1. Choose “Display Data” from the “Tools”
menu bar.
VBCollector Image...

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r“Toggle folder tree” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the folder tree display area ( !2).
t “Toggle data list” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the list display area ( !4).
y “Toggle thumbnail image” button
Switches between displaying and hiding the thumbnail image display area \
( !3).
u “Close all detail display windows” button
Closes all the detail display windows that are currently open.
i Image display mode: “Image” button
Shows a list containing...

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recorded are indicated by yellow and white highlighting alternately.
* Audio file display is only available on the VB-C50FSi.
! 2Folder tree display area
Displays the data managed in the VBCollector Image Viewer in a folder tr\
ee format.
! 3Thumbnail display area
Shows the thumbnail images contained in the folder selected in the folde\
r tree area or the
thumbnail images associated with the data selected in the list display a\
rea.
! 4List display area
Shows a...

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2. The detailed data information appears.
qImage display area
Shows the selected image. If the image is too large to fit in the displa\
y area, scroll bars can
be used to view other parts of the image.
w Recording information display area
Shows detailed data information.
e “Display position” bar
Shows the data display position. Drag the button along the bar to move t\
he display position.
r Animation control area
Used to control animations.
t “Playback speed” bar
Drag the button...

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●Zoom in/out
Images can be zoomed in/out.
[Magnification] Shows the current magnification (10~500%).
[Zoom in] button Enlarges images by 10%.
[Zoom out] button Reduces images by 10%.
[Move] button If any image size is greater than the display area, you can move the image display position. Clicking the
“Move” button to position the mouse cursor on the
image changes the cursor to 
. Move  while
pressing the left mouse button on the image. The...

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●Change window size
As window size, large or normal size is available and is automatically s\
elected depending on
the initial image size. However, you can also change it manually.
[Large size] button When it is clicked, the window will be displayed in large size. It appears when normal window size is displayed.
[Normal size] button When it is clicked, the window will be displayed in
normal size. It appears when large window size is
displayed.
Finding Data
You can search for data...

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3. A list of search results is displayed.
A folder with the name you entered is created in the
“Search Results” folder and the search results appear
as a list in the folder.
●Filtered searches
To filter the search results using yet another search criteria, select t\
he “Search Name” folder
to be searched and click the “Search data” button. The search crit\
eria for the previous search
are displayed, so you need to reset the criteria.
●Deleting...

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Extracting Files
Downloaded images and audio are collected and saved in the proprietary f\
ormat used for file
management by the VBCollector Image Viewer and cannot be used by other a\
pplications. To
make the data accessible by other applications, extract the files and th\
en recover the downloaded
data in the file format used for storing data on the server.
○○○○○○To Make Settings...
1. Select the folder containing the files to beextracted in the folder tree display area and
then...