Canon network camera VBM600VE User Manual

							Chapter 3
Camera Angle Setting 
Tool
 
❏Camera Angle Setting Method
❏Creating a Camera Specification File to Manage Multiple Cameras 
						

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Use the Camera Angle Setting Tool to adjust the camera angle when installing the camera or to change the capture 
orientation according to the situation. 
You can set zoom, focus and exposure compensation.
You can set pan, tilt, rotation, zoom, focus and exposure compensation.
Launching the Camera Angle Setting Tool
Connecting to the Camera
The [Connection settings] dialog box will appear. [Host Name]
Enter the host name or IP address of the camera (p. 2-6). 
[Administrator User Name]
Enter the administrator user name for the camera 
(p. 2-6). 
[Administrator Password]
Enter the administrator password for the camera 
(p. 2-6). 
[Enable SSL Communications]
Select this checkbox to connect to the camera using 
SSL communications. Normally SSL communications 
are not used (factory default setting) (p. 5-29).
[Port]
Set the HTTP port number to 80, 443 or in the range of 
1024 to 65535. Normally [80] (factory default setting) 
is used (p. 5-19). 
Setting the Camera Angle
Important
 The Camera Angle Setting Tool is included for angle adjustment during camera installation only and is not intended for daily use. 
Overuse may cause the camera to malfunction. 
 After changing settings in the Camera Angle Setting Tool, check the settings in the Setting page and Admin Tools operate as intended.
 The Camera Angle Setting Tool cannot be used via a proxy server.
 Upload functions cannot be used while the Camera Angle Setting Tool is connected. 
1Double-click the Camera Angle Setting Tool icon on 
the desktop to launch the Camera Angle Setting Tool.
1Click [Connect] from the [File] menu. 
2Enter each item for the camera to connect to and click 
[OK]. 
						

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Camera Angle Setting Tool
Note
When the Camera Angle Setting Tool connects to a camera, the 
viewer and recording software connected to the camera are 
disconnected. 
A live camera image from the connected camera will 
be displayed and the camera angle can be set. 
Connecting with a Camera List
When using multiple cameras, the camera connection 
information already entered into the camera specification 
file can be read into the camera list used by the Camera 
Angle Setting Tool. This way you can easily connect to 
multiple cameras without having to enter the camera 
information for each one. See “Creating a Camera 
Specification File” (p. 3-10) for information on how to 
create a camera specification file. 
„Loading a Camera Specification File
The [Select Camera] dialog box will appear.
3Click [Yes] at the following message. 
Important
 Access to one camera is restricted to 30 minutes. The 
Camera Angle Setting Tool will be disconnected 
automatically after 30 minutes. Reconnect if you do not 
complete camera angle settings within this time. 
 One camera cannot be accessed by the Camera Angle 
Setting Tool from multiple PCs at the same time. 
1Click [Select Camera] from the [File] menu. 
2Click [Load camera specification file]. 
						

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The camera specification file will be loaded and 
camera names listed will be displayed under [Camera 
List].
Note
 The [Select Camera] dialog box will remain open unless the 
Camera Angle Setting Tool is shut down or the X at the top 
right of the dialog box is clicked. 
 The camera list is discarded when the Camera Angle Setting 
Tool is shut down. Load the camera specification file the next 
time you launch the Camera Angle Setting Tool. 
„Connecting to the Camera
From the camera list, select the camera to connect to and 
click [Connect].
„Connecting to the Next Camera on the List
Click [Next] to disconnect the camera currently 
connected and connect to the next camera on the list. 
Note
In [Detailed Information], information for the camera selected in 
the camera list is displayed.
3Select the camera specification file and click [Open].
Camera list
Camera to be 
connected next 
						

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Camera Angle Setting Tool
Disconnecting from the Camera, Shutting 
Down
1Click [Disconnect] from the [File] menu to disconnect 
the currently connected camera. 
2Click [Exit] from the [File] menu to shut down the 
Camera Angle Setting Tool.  
						

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Display Screen of Camera Angle Setting Tool
(1) Image Display Area
The image captured by the camera is shown. 
(2) [Switch Screen Size] button
Switches the display screen size between “320 x 240” 
and “640 x 480”. The display screen size can also be 
selected from [Display Screen Size] from the [Display] 
menu. 
(3) Control Assist
Displays dotted lines showing the range of pan 
operation and tilt operation. The camera angle cannot 
be changed to positions with no dotted lines. 
(4) [Pan] button
Control the cameras pan operation. (5) [Tilt] button
Control the cameras tilt operation. 
(6) [Rotation] button
Control the cameras rotation operation. 
(7)
[Rotation] slider
You can click on the slider or drag the knob to control 
the cameras rotation operation. 
(8) [Zoom] button
The button to operate the zoom ratio.
(9) [Zoom] slider
The slider to operate the zoom ratio.
(4) (1)
(3)
(5)(6) (2)
(7) (8) (9)(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15) (4)
(5)
(6)
(8)
(1)(2)
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(10)[Control Assist Display] selection box
Select whether to [Enable] or [Disable] operation 
assist in the image display area. 
(11)
[Control Button Display] selection box 
Select whether to [Enable] or [Disable] the [Pan] 
button and [Tilt] button in the image display area. 
(12)[
Control Assist Correction]
When the orientation of the camera is moved by hand, 
the operation assist display will not correspond with 
the actual camera angle. In this case, click [Control 
Assist Correction] to confirm the actual camera angle 
and automatically correct the display position of 
operation assist. 
Operation assist correction takes about 1 minute to 
complete. 
(13)[Image Flip] selection box
Select the orientation of the camera image. 
If [Enable] is selected, the image will be rotated 180 
degrees.
(14)[Focus] 
You can control the focus. 
(15)[Exposure Compensation] 
You can control the exposure. 
Setting the Camera Angle
You can operate pan, tilt, rotation and zoom 
operations to set a desired camera angle.
You can operate zoom operation only.
„Set Using the Operation Buttons and Sliders
Click each of the [Pan], [Tilt], [Rotation] buttons to set the 
camera angle. Camera angle changes in orientation if the 
button is held down, and stops when the button is 
released. 
To set rotation using the [Rotation] slider, drag the slider 
and release the mouse button when the subject in the 
image is shown at a level angle. 
T
Important
You must set Intelligent Function detection areas and privacy 
masks again after changing settings in the Camera Angle 
Setting Tool. 
Pan (horizontal movement) operation
Tilt (vertical movement) operation
Rotation (angled movement) operation 
						

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„Click the Image to Set Camera Angle
Click the desired position in the image and the camera 
angle will move to center that position on the screen. 
However, if the position clicked is beyond the range of the 
pan or tilt, the camera angle will move only in the pan or 
tilt direction that is within the valid range of movement.
Note
If the camera moves in a different way from operation control or 
cannot be set to the range indicated by operation assist, then 
operation assist may not correspond to the actual camera angle. 
Click [Control Assist Correction], then try to set the camera angle 
again. 
„Changing the Camera Zoom Ratio
The zoom ratio is set by using the [Zoom] buttons or 
[Zoom] slider. 
[Zoom] buttons
Hold down to operate and release to stop.
[Zoom] slider
Drag the slider. The camera zoom ratio will change 
according to the position on the slider. 
Setting Focus and Exposure 
Compensation
„Setting the Focus
Use manual operations to focus on a desired position or 
fix at infinity. In manual operations, you can use the one-
shot AF function to focus on the subject. 
[Manual]: 
You can adjust the focus manually by continuously 
pushing the  (far) and  (near) buttons. 
Clicking [One-shot AF] will use autofocus to focus on a 
subject and then return to manual focus. 
[Fixed at Infinity]: 
You can set the focus so that it is fixed near infinity. 
Note
 One-shot AF may not focus properly on the following subjects.
Subjects Difficult to Focus On
 After rebooting the camera, it is recommended that you check 
whether the camera is focusing correctly.
 Focus ranges (rough guide) are shown in the table below.
„Setting the Exposure
You can set seven levels of image brightness (-3 to +3).
To darken the image, drag the slider toward [Dark]. To 
brighten the image, drag the slider toward [Bright].
Note
 If the cameras Exposure Mode (p. 7-16) was set to [Manual], it 
will be changed to [Auto] after setting exposure compensation. 
 The exposure compensation value set with the Camera Angle 
Setting Tool will be reset when the camera is rebooted. The 
value will not be reflected in [Camera] > [Initial Camera 
Settings] > [Exposure Compensation] (p. 5-9) in the setting 
page.
Zoom in.
Zoom out.
A white wall or other 
subject lacking 
bright/dark contrastA slanting 
subjectA subject 
reflecting 
strong light
A subject consisting 
of only slant lines or 
horizontal stripesA subject having 
no form, such as 
flame or smokeA subject seen 
through glass
A fast moving 
subjectA dark area or 
night viewSubjects both 
near and far
Focus Mode
Fixed at infinityManualDay Mode
Night Mode Day/Night Setting
∞ ∞ 0.3 m  (12 in.)  - 1.0 m  (3.3 ft.)  -
Point of infinity*
* When using an infrared lamp, the camera may be out of focus. 
						

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Making Day/Night Mode Focus Settings
You can select the focus control method used when 
switching Day/Night Mode to suit the lighting environment 
the camera is being used under.
(1) [None]
Select this option when you want to restore the 
Day/Night Mode focus settings to the factory 
default settings.
(2) [Compensate for light source]
Select this option to adjust the focus position to 
suit the lighting being used when switching to 
Night Mode.
[Fluorescent]
Select this option to capture video under 
fluorescent, LED, sodium or mercury lighting.
[Halogen Lamp]
Select this option to capture video under halogen 
or incandescent lighting.
[Infrared (740nm)]
Select this option to capture video under infrared 
(740 nm wavelength) lighting.
[Infrared (850nm)]
Select this option to capture video under infrared 
(850 nm wavelength) lighting.
[Infrared (940nm)] 
Select this option to capture video under infrared 
(940 nm wavelength) lighting.
Note
 The Day/Night Mode focus settings cannot be backed up with 
the Backup Tool.
 The Day/Night Mode focus settings are not restored to factory 
default settings by pressing the reset switch on the camera.
1Select [File] > [Day/Night Mode Focus Settings], the 
[Day/Night Mode Focus Settings] dialog box will open.
2Select the focus control method to be used when 
switching Day/Night Mode.
3Click [Save settings and restart the camera] to save 
the settings.
(1)
(2)
Important
 If you change the zoom position after making Day/Night 
Mode focus settings, you will need to make the focus settings 
again. Note, if you restore the factory default settings, the 
zoom position will be reset to the default position.
 If the [Connection settings] dialog box > [Enable SSL 
Communications] checkbox is selected (p. 3-2), [File] > 
[Day/Night Mode Focus Settings] is unavailable.
 Even if you use [Day/Night Mode Focus Settings], focus may 
not be maintained in Night Mode if the light source changes 
(ex. infrared lighting to sunlight). 
						

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You can load a camera list in the [Select Camera] dialog box (p. 3-3) if you create a camera specification file which lists 
connection information for cameras. The camera list allows for simple switching between camera connections for multiple 
cameras. Create a camera specification file beforehand using a text editor. The file must be saved in CSV file format.
„Camera Specification File Content
The 1st row in the camera specification file is the header row. Enter a title for each column. 
Camera information is listed for one camera per row starting from the 2nd row. 
Enter the following information for each column. 
Creating a Camera Specification File
ColumnContent
Registered Name The camera name. Displayed in the camera list during connection. 
Host Name The cameras host name or IP address. 
Port Number The cameras HTTP port (factory default setting is 80).
Administrator User Name The cameras administrator user name (factory default setting is “root”).
Administrator Password The cameras administrator password (factory default setting is “camera”).
SSL Communications SSL communications: 1   No SSL communications: 0 (factory default setting is 0). 
Registered Name Host Name Port NumberAdministrator 
User NameAdministrator 
PasswordSSL 
Communications
↓ ↓↓↓↓↓
1st row 
Header row→RegisterNameHostNamePortNumberUserNamePasswordConnectType
From 2nd row 
Camera 
information for 
1 camera per 
line (up to 30 
cameras)
B1F VB-M700F192.168.100.180rootcamera10
1Fa VB-M600VE192.168.100.280rootcamera20
1Fb VB-M600D192.168.100.380rootcamera30
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Important
Up to 30 cameras can be registered. If camera information for more than 31 cameras is listed, an error will occur when the file is loaded 
into the Camera Angle Setting Tool.