Canon network camera VBM600VE User Manual

Admin Tools Overview
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Admin Tools
Log Viewer
This viewer shows the logs of operating conditions of the 
camera. 
Note
On the control panel of Windows, the decimal point in a value is 
always indicated by “.” regardless of the settings of [Region and 
Language]. Also, the date is shown in the “yyyy/mm/dd” or “mm/
dd” format, while the time is shown in the “hh:mm:ss” format. 
(y, 
m, d, h, m, and s indicate year, month, day, hour, minute, and 
second, respectively)
(p. 6-31) 

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Launching the Admin Tools
The Admin Tools can be launched from the top page of 
the camera.
A user authentication window appears.
The Admin Tools top page will appear.
(1) [Admin Viewer] 
Click to launch Admin Viewer.
(2) [Setting Page] 
Click to launch Setting Menu.
(3) [Back to top] 
Click this button to navigate to the top page. 
(4) [Admin Tools] 
Click the buttons of any tool to launch Admin Tools. 
Also, the first time one of the Admin Tools is launched, 
an authentication window is shown....

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Admin Tools
A tool that lets you cover certain areas on the camera image with privacy masks.
 When the camera is panned, tilted, or zoomed, the privacy mask area responds to the camera image. 
Display Screen of Privacy Mask Setting Tool
(1) Image Display Area
The image currently captured by the camera is 
shown. Privacy masks can be resized/moved in the 
image display area. 
Pan, tilt, and zoom operations are the same as in the 
VB-M700/600/40 Viewer. For details, see “How to 
Operate the Viewer”...

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(5) [Obtain/release Camera Control] button
This button is used to obtain/release the camera 
control privileges. For details, see “Obtaining Camera 
Control Privileges” (p. 7-8). If camera control 
privileges have not yet been obtained elsewhere, 
such as in the Admin Viewer, the control privileges will 
be obtained the moment the Privacy Mask Setting 
Tool is launched.
(6) [Focus]
Focus can be operated if the control privileges have 
been obtained. Focus operations are the same as in 
the Admin...

Privacy Mask Setting Tool
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You can set up to eight privacy masks. Repeat the 
setting operations to set multiple privacy mask areas. 
Saved privacy mask areas are shown in the image 
display area and registered privacy mask display 
area (capture area).
 (1) Privacy Mask Area
Enabled privacy mask areas are shown filled with 
color. Disabled privacy mask areas are just shown 
in a frame. 
(2) View Restriction Area 
This is the area set with the View Restriction 
Setting Tool.
(3) Privacy...

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Changing/Deleting a Privacy Mask Area
How to Change
Click the privacy mask area you want to change in the 
registered privacy mask display area (capture area) 
or select a privacy mask area by clicking [Next].
Privacy mask areas can be changed using the mouse 
or by entering values. 
Entering values
Click [Detailed Settings]. 
Enter a value for the [Privacy Mask Position and Size] 
and click [Preview settings] to check the position and 
size of the preview frame. 
Click [Get camera info] to load the...

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A panorama image capture/creation tool that shows the entire area that can be captured by this camera. When performing 
pan, tilt, or zoom operations, setting presets using the viewer, etc., you can see at a glance which part of the entire area the 
set area is occupying.
  Admin Viewer                                 Preset Setting Tool 
Panorama Creation Tool
Important
If the privacy mask settings were changed using the Privacy Mask Setting Tool, it is 
recommended that you recreate...

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Display Screens of Panorama Creation Tool
(1) [Load from camera] 
Show the panorama image saved in the camera. 
(2) [Save to camera] 
Save the currently shown panorama image in the 
camera. 
(3) [Load from file] 
Show JPEG files as a panorama image. 
(4) [Save to file] 
Save the currently shown panorama image as a JPEG 
file. 
(5) Creation date and time
Show the date and time a panorama image was 
captured or loaded from a JPEG file. 
(6) [Delete] 
Delete the currently shown panorama image. 
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Panorama Creation Tool
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Note
 While a panorama image is being captured, the image 
stabilizer function is temporarily disabled. 
 While a panorama image is being created, the connection of 
anyone other than Administrators is cut off.
 When a small value is entered for [Maximum Frame Rate: 
Image Transmission] under [Video] > [JPEG] in the Setting 
page, panorama capture is slowed down. 
Saving/Deleting a Panorama Image on the 
Camera
How to Save
Click [Save to camera], and then click...

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View Restriction Setting Tool is a tool that limits the range that can be captured by the camera. If view restrictions have been 
set, you can limit the displayable capture range using the viewer. 
[Apply View Restriction Setting] 
Restrictions set by the View Restriction Setting Tool are applied in the following cases.
 When the Admin Viewer is accessed with authorized user authorities
 When the VB Viewer is accessed
 When accessed via the Intelligent Function Setting Tool
 When accessed via...