Canon network camera VBH41 User Manual

How to Operate the Viewer
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Controlling the Camera
Obtain camera control privileges before carrying out the 
following operations. These operations can be carried out 
in both the Admin Viewer and the VB Viewer. 
„Changing the Camera Angle
You can change the angle by doing one of the following:
Use the pan and tilt sliders
The camera angle will change according to the knob 
position on the sliders. The knob can also be moved by 
clicking on an empty part of the slider. 
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„Changing the Camera Zoom Ratio
Move the knob on the slider up or down to zoom in or out
The camera zoom ratio will change according to the knob 
position on the slider. The knob can also be moved by 
clicking on an empty part of the slider. 
Note
 If [Digital Zoom] is set to [Enable] in [Camera] on the Setting 
page, the icon for the digital zoom telephoto end is displayed. 
(p. 53). 
 In the Admin Viewer, you can also control the zoom with the 
Camera Control button (p. 139). 
„Change the Zoom...

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position that was adjusted at the time of installation by 
transmitting just part of the camera effective pixel area 
(1920 x 1080) from the camera to the viewer.
Note
For details on how this function differs from Viewer PTZ, see 
p. 138.
„Opening the Digital PTZ Panel
Click the [Digital PTZ] button to display the Digital PTZ 
panel.
The appearance of the [Digital PTZ] button differs as 
follows depending on the state of the Digital PTZ function....

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display the image inside the frame in the image display 
area.
Note
Register the preset or home position beforehand using the Preset 
Setting Tool (p. 98). Registered presets will appear in the preset 
selection box.
„Exiting Digital PTZ
Click the [Digital PTZ] button again. The Digital PTZ panel 
closes and Digital PTZ ends.
Although clicking the close button of the Digital PTZ panel 
closes the Digital PTZ panel, Digital PTZ will stay on.
Setting Video and Audio
„Changing the Video Size
You can set...

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[Control for Admin] Displays the Control for Admin 
Panel (Admin Viewer only).
[Video Capture Size] Switch video capture size.
[Snapshot] Get a snapshot.
[Audio Reception] Receive audio.
[Audio Transmission] Transmit audio (Admin Viewer 
only).
[Event Display] Displays the event display panel 
(Admin Viewer only). 
[Start/Stop SD Card Recording]
Start and stop video recording to 
an SD memory card (Admin 
Viewer only).
[Exit Full Screen Mode] Exit...

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The following icons will appear depending on the content 
of the information displayed.
Note
For details on the messages, see “List of Viewer Messages” 
(p. 162). 
Icon (color)MeaningDescription
(Blue) InformationAppears when a camera 
operation has been successful. 
The following information 
appears.
 Help messages, such for each 
button and pull down menu
 Frame rate information
 Pan, tilt, zoom camera 
information, image 
stabilization information
 Pan, tilt, and 
zoom information for Digital...

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Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
The operations and settings that can be performed only in the Admin Viewer are explained. 
Transmitting Audio
In the Admin Viewer, you can transmit audio via an 
external device connected to the camera.
Click this button to transmit audio.
Use the slider to set an appropriate volume on the Send 
Audio panel that appears.
In the [Audio sending time limit], select [No Limit], [1 
min(s)], [5 min(s)] or [10 min(s)].
Note
The first time the Send Audio panel is launched, a message...

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„Adjusting the Preview Frame Size
Drag the preview frame line to make the frame smaller, 
and a magnified view of the image in the frame will be 
shown in the image display area.
The preview frame turns blue when you drag it. 
Note
 The aspect ratio of the preview frame is always 16:9.
 The Viewer PTZ uses digital zoom, so the higher the digital 
zoom ratio, the lower the quality of the image becomes.
„Moving the Preview Frame
You can move the preview frame to the desired position.
Move by dragging...

Performing Operations and Settings in the Admin Viewer
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„Opening/Closing Control Items
Clicking the title of a control item will open or close it.
You can open the various control items even without 
obtaining the camera control privileges, but all items other 
than [Frame Rate] will be grayed out.
„Performing Operations and Settings
Click the camera control buttons to set the pan, tilt and 
zoom operations as well as the speed. 
(1) [Pan/Tilt] button
Move pan and tilt in the...

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[Fixed at Infinity] : You can set the focus so that it is 
fixed near infinity. 
„Setting the Exposure
(1) Exposure Mode
Select from [Auto], [Manual], [Auto (Flickerless)] or 
[Auto (Shutter-priority AE)]. 
If [Auto] is selected for [Day/Night] under [Camera] in 
the Setting page (p. 53), select [Auto ], [Auto 
(Flickerless)] or [Auto (Shutter-priority AE)]. 
[Auto]
The exposure is controlled automatically.
[Manual]
The exposure is set by adjusting the shutter speed, 
aperture and gain values...