Canon network camera VBM600VE User Manual

How to Operate the Viewer
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Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
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. 
Click...

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„Change the Zoom Ratio in the Panorama 
Display Area 
You can change the zoom ratio by dragging the yellow 
frame lines in the panorama window and changing the 
size of the frame. The zoom ratio will adjust to capture 
the area in the changed frame. 
Note
Clicking outside the yellow frame lines and dragging will create 
blue frame lines. When you release the mouse button, the blue 
lines will turn yellow and the camera will change the pan, tilt and 
zoom in order to capture that area.
„Using the...

How to Operate the Viewer
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Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
Note
 When the VB Viewer is launched, the image size set for the 
camera is applied.
When the Admin Viewer is launched for the first time, the camera 
settings are applied, but from then on settings from the previous 
time are used.
 When the viewer is launched, the display screen size opens at 
[Actual Pixels]. 
„Displaying in Full Screen Mode
You can show images over the entire display. Clicking this 
button will open a new window to show video in...

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„Reconnect
To reconnect the camera, click this button. 
Note
If you reconnect, audio reception will stop and camera control 
privileges will be lost. 
In the VB Viewer, the video size and display screen size will also 
return to the default settings.
„Receiving Audio
You can receive audio through the microphone attached 
to the camera. 
Click this button to receive audio. 
Select the appropriate volume on the volume panel that 
appears. 
Note
 To receive audio, go to [Audio Server] in [Server]...

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Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
The operations and settings that can be performed only in the Admin Viewer are explained. 
Magnifying Part of the Image (Viewer 
PTZ)
Viewer PTZ is a function that magnifies part of the 
camera’s image in the image display area using the 
digital zoom function.
Click the [Viewer PTZ] button to display the viewer PTZ 
panel.
The initial status of the Viewer PTZ panel shows the 
preview frame (yellow) occupying the entire image.
Note
Video cropped with Viewer PTZ will not be...

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„Moving the Preview Frame
You can move the preview frame to the desired position.
Move by dragging
Click within the preview frame and drag it over the subject 
that you want to see magnified.
The preview frame turns blue when you drag it. 
Move by clicking
Click a position outside of the preview frame and the 
preview frame will move to that position. Click the subject 
that you want to see magnified.
Note
 After changing the preview frame, the image display area will 
continue to display the...

Performing Operations and Settings as the Administrator
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(2) Adjusting the Smart Shade Control
When smart shade control is [On], set one of the 7 
levels from [1] (weak) to [7] (strong).
Example: If the background is bright and the subject 
is hard to see, this function brightens dark areas to 
make the subject clearer. 
In comparison to backlight compensation, smart 
shade control can reduce overexposure of bright 
areas. 
Note
 When [On] is selected for smart shade control,...

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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. 5-11), 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 manually.
[Auto (Flickerless)]
In this mode, video flickering caused by fluorescent...

Performing Operations and Settings as the Administrator
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Setting White Balance
(1) [Auto] 
The white balance is adjusted automatically. 
(2) [Light Source] 
Select the light source from the pull-down menu below 
according to the condition in which the camera is 
used. 
For an explanation on each item set in [Light Source], 
see [White Balance] in the Setting page (p. 5-10).
(3) [Lock] 
The white balance is fixed to that of the video currently 
received. 
To forcibly fix the...

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Displaying Event Status
Clicking the [Event Display] button will show the event 
display panel, which shows the input status of external 
devices, as well as the status of image and volume 
detection by the intelligent function. 
(1) [External Device Input]
When a contact input signal is received from an 
external device, input will be turned ON and an icon 
will be displayed. 
Example:
Input1: Input OFF
Input2: Input ON
(2) [Intelligent Function (Image Detection)] 
The status of intelligent...