Canon network camera VBM720F User Manual

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Setting a detection area using [Quick setting]
[Quick setting] can be configured for [Removed Object 
Detection] only.
The background video is created.
An outline for the detection object is drawn using a 
polygon with up to 32 points.
If there are multiple detection objects, the area is 
drawn around the largest object.
Note
 Drag the square marks (■) at each angle to change the shape 
of the polygon. 
 Click [Clear] to delete the polygonal detection area.
 The camera tampering detection area cannot be changed.
Changing a [Rectangular] detection area into a [Polygonal] 
shape or changing a [Polygonal] detection area into a 
[Rectangular] shape
Changing the shape of the detection areas already set 
deletes that area and switches to a new drawing setting.
„Setting the Detection Line
Use the video display area to set the detection line. 
Specify a detection line consisting of a polygonal line with 
a maximum of 32 angles.
In the video display area, click the start point of the 
detection line and then click the end point. To create a 
detection line consisting of polygonal line, click each 
angle in the polygonal line in order.To confirm a detection line, click any of the already set 
angles.
The angles in a confirmed detection line can be dragged 
to change the shape of a detection line and lines between 
angles can be dragged to change the position of the 
detection line.
Note
 Drag the square marks (■) at each angle to change the shape 
of the detection line.
 Click [Clear detection line] to delete a detection line.
„Setting Detection Criteria per Detection Type
Specify different detection criteria for each detection type.
Detect criteria for [Moving Object Detection]
Set detection areas where you want to detect moving 
objects.
For [Object Size (%)], enter a value or move the slider to 
set the ratio of the size of an object moving in the 
detection area to the size of the detection area.
When the ratio of an area where the camera has detected 
a moving object exceeds the value set for [Object Size 
(%)], detected mode is triggered to ON.
When [Object Size (%)] is changed, an indicator frame 
showing the size of the object is displayed for 1 second in 
the center of the video display area, allowing specification 
of the settings while checking the size ratio.
Any moving objects detected are shown with contour lines.
If a moving object is smaller than [Object Size (%)], its 
contour lines are white. If the moving object is larger than 
[Object Size (%)], its contour lines take on the same color 
as the detection area, indicating that “detection” mode has 
been triggered to ON.
1Temporarily remove the object whose removal you 
want to detect from the video display area. 
2Click [Restart intelligent function].
3Replace the object whose removal you want to detect 
in its original position.
4Click [Quick setting].
5Click [Restart intelligent function] again.
Configured detection 
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Object size indicator
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Note
If an object is placed in or removed from the moving object 
detection area, “detected” mode will be triggered for Moving 
Object Detection.
Detect criteria for [Abandoned Object Detection]
Set areas where you want to detect abandoned objects as 
detection areas.
[Object Size (%)]
Enter a value or move the slider to set the ratio of the size 
of an object that was left behind in the detection area to 
the size of the detection area.
When [Object Size (%)] is changed, an indicator frame 
representing the area of the object is displayed for 1 
second in the center of the video display area. This allows 
you to check the size ratio of the abandoned object 
detection area while specifying the [Object Size (%)] 
setting.
[Duration (Sec)] 
Set the time that must elapse after an object has been left.
If both the values for [Object Size (%)] and [Duration 
(Sec)] are exceeded, detection mode is triggered to ON.
Any moving objects detected are shown with contour lines.
If [Object Size (%)] and [Duration (Sec)] are not exceeded, 
contour lines are white. When all detection criteria are met, 
contour lines take on the same color as the detection area 
and “detected” mode is triggered to ON.Detect criteria for [Removed Object Detection]
Set detection areas for objects whose removal you want to 
detect. If there are multiple objects for which you want to 
enable detection, be sure to configure Removed Object 
Detection for each object.
For [Duration (Sec)], set the time that must elapse after 
the object has been taken away. Detected mode will be 
triggered to ON when an object is taken away from the 
detection area for a period longer than the set [Duration 
(Sec)].
Any moving objects detected are shown with contour 
lines. As long as [Duration (Sec)] has not elapsed, 
contour lines are white. When [Duration (Sec)] has 
elapsed, contour lines take on the same color as the 
detection area, indicating that “detected” mode has been 
triggered to ON.
Detect criteria for [Camera Tampering Detection]
For [Camera Tampering Detection], the entire video 
display area becomes the detection area. Detected mode 
will be triggered to ON when the video changes over an 
area exceeding the ratio set in [Change Ratio (%)].
Contour lines of a 
detected moving 
object
Object size indicator
Detection area
Contour of abandoned 
object
Important
Set detection areas for removed object detection so that they 
precisely match the contours of the object in question. 
Influence from the target object’s shadow or adjacent objects 
may result in the target object being recognized as larger than 
actual and will not trigger Removed Object Detection. In such 
cases, reconfigure the detection area to outline the recognized 
target object.  Alternatively, use [Quick setting] (p. 121). 
Removed object 
detected
Contour of removed 
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When [Change Ratio (%)] is changed, an indicator frame 
representing the percentage of the entire video display 
area is displayed for 1 second in the center of the area, 
allowing you to check while specifying the setting.
Any moving objects detected are shown with contour 
lines. If it is smaller than [Change Ratio (%)], contour lines 
are white. If the image is changed for an area larger than 
[Change Ratio (%)], contour lines take on the same color 
as the detection area, indicating that “detected” mode 
has been triggered to ON.
Note
Detection will not be possible for three seconds after the change 
ratio is modified when camera tampering detection is selected, or 
when switching into camera tampering detection from another 
detection mode.
Detect criteria for [Passing Detection]
Set the passing direction and decision point of the moving 
object for the detection line that the moving object will 
cross.
[Passing Direction]
Select the direction for moving objects to pass the 
detection line. When an object that moves in the selected 
direction passes the detection line, “line crossed” is 
detected.
A preview display shows the selected passing direction 
on the detection line in the video display area.
[Decision Point]
Select the decision point of a moving object in 
accordance with a detection line. When a decision point 
selected here crosses the detection line, “line crossed” is 
detected. In the video display area, a cross mark is 
displayed to indicate the decision point in the detection 
frame.
[Object Size (%)]
Enter or use the slider to set the size ratio of moving 
objects for the entire screen.
When a moving object exceeds the value set for [Object 
Size (%)], it becomes a passing detection target.
When [Object Size (%)] is changed, an indicator frame 
showing the size of the object is displayed for 1 second in 
the center of the video display area, allowing specification 
of the settings while checking the size ratio.
Change ratio indicator
Contour of camera 
tampering object
Decision point
Detection lineDetection frame
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Note
 A ratio of up to 30% can be set for [Object Size (%)] in passing 
detection.
 A passing detection event is notified only when the decision 
line is crossed. Take care in setting the operation to be 
performed when an event occurs.
„Setting by Right-Click Menu
Right-click on the Intelligent Function Setting Tool display 
screen to display the menu. There, the following functions 
can be used.
[Copy detection area/line] 
Copy the detection area/line of the detection setting 
selected.
[Paste detection area/line] 
Paste the copied detection area/line to the detection 
setting selected. It cannot be copied to camera tampering 
detection. Pasting a detection line is possible only when 
the source and the target both set passing detection.
[Clear detection area/line] 
Clear the detection area/line of the detection setting 
selected. It cannot be cleared in camera tampering 
detection.
[Copy detection criteria settings] 
Copy the detection criteria of the detection setting 
selected.
[Paste detection criteria settings] 
Paste the copied detection criteria to the detection setting 
selected. Pasting is possible only if the source and the 
target are the same detection type.
[Copy event settings] 
Copy the event operations of the detection setting 
selected.
[Paste event settings] 
Paste the copied event operations to the detection setting 
selected.
„Reducing effects of lighting change
Intelligent functions may not work when the entire screen 
is exposed to sudden changes in brightness, for example, 
when indoor lights are turned on or off. Changing the 
detection settings may reduce this effect.
Note
Since changing [Detection Settings] restarts the intelligent 
functions, detection will not be performed during the tens of 
seconds that it takes to complete a restart.
„Displaying Event Status
Click the [Event Display] button to open the event display 
panel and confirm the detection status icon of the 
intelligent functions.
This panel displays the same information as [Intelligent 
Function (Image Detection)] in the event display panel of 
the Admin Viewer. For details, see “Displaying Event 
Status” (p. 158).
Note
If the detection setting is not stored in the camera, only the 
detection status for the currently selected detection setting is 
displayed.
Important
Perform a detection test in advance to make sure that the 
detection frame continues to be displayed for a subject 
targeted for passing detection.
1Click [Detection Settings].
2Select [Reduce effects of lighting change].
3Click [Save settings].
Important
A [Reduce effects of lighting change] setting may not work 
depending on the operating environment. Sudden changes in 
brightness that persist may also have the same effect. Perform 
a detection test to check what will work. 
						

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This tool lets you view the operating condition log of the camera. 
Display Screens of Log Viewer
(1) [Download] 
Download log files from this camera or memory cards.
(2) [Reload] 
Reload the displayed log file and show the latest logs.
(3) [Previous File] 
If there are multiple log files in the cameras internal 
memory or memory card, load and display the file 
before the currently shown log list.
(4) [Next File] 
If there are multiple log files in the internal memory or 
memory card, load and display the file after the 
currently shown log list.
(5) [Open local file] 
Load log files that are saved on a PC to the log display 
area.
(6) [Save to local file] 
Save the displayed log data as a text file to a PC.
(7) [Source]
The name of the source from where log files are 
loaded is shown.
From the cameras internal memory: 
Camera (Internal memory)
From an memory card:  Camera (memory card)
From files saved to a PC: File name
(8) [Copy] Copy to the clipboard logs that you have selected on 
the log display area. 
(9) [Select all]
Select all the logs that are shown in the log display 
area. 
(10)[Show all logs] checkbox
When selected, all logs, including those without a log 
code, are shown.
(11)Log display area
The content of log files downloaded from the camera, 
memory card, or PC is shown.
(12)[Log Type]
Select log types you want to show using the filter 
function. 
[Not specified]: 
Select to show all log types. 
[Specify type]: 
To specify the log type, select the level ([Error], 
[Warning], [Information]) and output module 
([Application], [HTTP Server], [System]) of the log. 
Multiple checkboxes can be selected. 
[Specify code]: 
Logs matching the entered log code are shown.
Log Viewer
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(13)[Date & Time]
Set the date and time of the log you want to show 
using the filter function. 
Select the [Specify start date & time] or [Specify end 
date & time] checkbox to set the date and time.
(14)[Apply filter] 
Show the filtered logs in the log display area.  
(15)[Search for]
Enter the character string for which you want to 
search. 
(16)[Match case] checkbox
Specify whether or not to enable case sensitivity in 
search commands. When selected, character strings 
perfectly matching the case in the [Search for] field 
are searched. 
(17)[Previous]/[Next] 
Click [Next] to move down and [Previous] to move up 
in the search results for (18) [Search].
(18)[Search] 
Search logs containing the character string searched 
in the displayed log list and display them.
Note
Logs cannot be deleted in the Log viewer.
Downloading Log Files
When Log Viewer is launched, the latest log files will be 
downloaded and displayed automatically.
To download a new log file list, click [Download]. A 
[Download] dialog box is shown where you can select 
[Internal memory] or [Memory Card] as a download 
source. 
When the list has been downloaded, a dialog box 
showing the log file list opens. Select the log file you want 
to view and click [Download], and the selected log file will 
be downloaded.
How to View Logs
The log contains the following information. 

For the log code, see “List of Log Messages” (p. 168). 
The log code is shown together with one of three icons 
corresponding to the applicable level. 
If the log has no log code, no icon is shown. 

The date and time at which the log was generated. 

A message regarding the log. 
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)
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„Saving a Log to a File/Opening a Saved Log
How to Save
Click [Save to local file] and save using the [Save As] 
dialog box.
How to View
Click [Open local file] and select a log file using the 
[Open] dialog box.
„Copying/Searching Logs
How to Copy
Click to select the log you want to copy, and then click 
[Copy].
How to Search
Enter the character string for which you want to search in 
[Search for] and click [Search].
If the searched log is found, it is shown as selected. 
Click [Previous] or [Next] to search the log above or 
below. Lines of logs found are shown as selected.
„Showing All Logs
Select the [Show all logs] checkbox.
When selected, even logs without a log code are shown if 
[Not specified] is selected for the log type [Filter].
„Showing Filtered Logs
You can filter logs by type, code and date & time to show 
only the necessary information. Set the following conditions and click [Apply filter] to show 
only the logs matching the specified conditions.
[Log Type] 
Select the [Specify type] or [Specify code] checkbox to 
filter logs by type. If you do not want to filter logs by type, 
select [Not specified]. 
 Specify type
Specify the log level
Select [Error], [Warning] or [Information] for the level of 
logs to be shown. 
Specify log output module
Select [Application], [HTTP Server] or [System] for the 
output source module whose logs will be displayed. 
 Specify code
Specify the log code. Only logs whose code contains 
the entered characters are shown. If “A0” is entered, 
for example, logs starting with “A0” are displayed. 
[Date & Time] 
Specify start date & time] checkbox
When this checkbox is selected and a date and time 
are entered, logs generated on or after the specified 
date and time are shown.
Specify end date & time] checkbox
When this checkbox is selected and a date and time 
are entered, logs generated on or before the specified 
date and time are shown.
Note
[Application], [HTTP Server], and [System] support the List of 
Log Messages (p. 168).
Important
Logs saved in the cameras internal memory are cleared when 
you perform [Maintenance] > [Restore Default Settings] and 
[Reboot], or press the reset switch on the camera. 
						

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This utility manages video recorded on an memory card. It allows you to play back recorded video and download it to a PC, 
display a video list or perform filtering.
Display Screens of Recorded Video Utility
(1) [Refresh Video List]
Update the video list to the current state.
(2) [Refresh Download Status]
Update video download status to the current state.
(3) [Memory Card Details]
Displays the dialog box for details about the memory 
card.
(4) [Number of Videos]
Displays the number of videos in the video list.
(5) [Select All]
Select all video in the video list.
(6) [Export to mov format]
Export the [Downloaded] video selected in the video 
list to a mov format video file.
(7) [Enable H.264 playback] checkbox
Select to play H.264 video in the [Playback Videos] 
area (p. 131).
(8) Video List
Displays a list of videos recorded on an memory card 
and downloaded to a PC.
(9) [Delete from Camera]
Delete videos selected in the video list from the 
memory card.(10)[Download]
Download videos selected in the video list to a PC.
(11)[Download to]
Specify the folder that videos are downloaded to.
(12)[Filter]
Click [Filter] to open or close the filter area. Sets 
criteria to narrow down the number of items displayed 
in the video list (p. 129).
(13)[Playback Videos] Area
Plays videos selected in the video list (p. 130).
Recorded Video Utility
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Confirming Recorded Video
The video list displays the following information:
[Date & Time]
Displays the date and time of a video recording.
[Format]
Displays the format of a recorded video ([JPEG] or 
[H.264]).
[Recording Type]
Displays the type of recorded video ([Upload], 
[Recording-Mode Stream], [Manual], [Timer], [Event]).
[Upload] indicates video that failed to upload from the 
camera, and [Recording-Mode Stream] indicates video 
where video transmission failed when using RM 
recording-mode stream.
[Video in Camera]
Displays whether or not any video remains on an memory 
card. When video has been deleted from an memory card 
after downloading it, this indicator displays [No].
[Download Status]
Displays download status of video ([Downloaded], [Not 
Downloaded], [Partially Downloaded]).
Note
Clicking a header in each column sorts the video list.
„Refreshing Video List
Click [Refresh Video List] to update the video list to the 
current state.
Click [Refresh Download Status] to update download 
status of the video list to the current state.
Selecting Videos
Click a video to select it. Use the Ctrl key or the Shift key 
while clicking to select multiple videos.Click [Select All] to select all videos on the list.
Narrowing Down the Number of Videos
Use [Filter] to narrow down the number of videos that 
appear in the video list to the ones you need.
Set the following conditions and click [Apply filter] to show 
only the videos matching the specified conditions.
[Date & Time]
Specify start date & time] checkbox
When this checkbox is selected and a date and time 
are entered, videos recorded on or after the specified 
date and time are shown.
Specify end date & time] checkbox
When this checkbox is selected and a date and time 
are entered, videos recorded on or before the 
specified date and time are shown.
[Video Format]
Select [Specified] and select the checkboxes for the 
video format ([JPEG] or [H.264]) (multiple selections 
possible).
[Recording Type]
Select [Specified] and select the checkboxes for the type 
of video recording ([Upload], [Recording-Mode Stream], 
[Manual], [Timer], [Event]) (multiple selections possible).
[Video in Camera]
Select [Not specified], [Yes] or [No].
[Download Status]
Select [Specified] and select the checkboxes for the 
status of video download ([Downloaded], [Not 
Downloaded], [Partially Downloaded]) (multiple selections 
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Downloading Video
Download video recorded on an memory card to a PC.
Click [Browse] to specify a folder.
The video is downloaded to the specified folder.
Note
When the download folder is changed, the download status of the 
files in the download folder prior to the change becomes [Not 
Downloaded]. Manually copy the files in the download folder 
prior to the change to the new download folder to change their 
status to [Downloaded].
Downloaded videos are stored in a folder that is automatically 
created within the specified destination folder and named using 
the camera IP address (for example, [192.168.100.1]). Quit the 
Recorded Video Utility before using explorer to browse the 
folders before and after the change and copy the contents of the 
folder with the same name as the camera IP address.
After copying, start up the Recorded Video Utility, click [Refresh 
Download Status] and the manually copied files will appear in the 
video list.
For details on the folder configuration and file naming rules for 
the download location, see “Directory Structure for Data 
Downloaded with Recorded Video Utility” (p. 162).
Exporting to Video Files That Can Be 
Played Back
Videos downloaded from an memory card to a PC can be 
exported to video files that can be played back on a PC.
For H.264 video, subdivided files are merged into a single 
file.
Videos whose [Download Status] is labeled 
[Downloaded] in the video list can be exported.
The [Browse For Folder] dialog box appears.The video is exported.
Note
 The exported video files can be played back using QuickTime 
7.7 and Windows Media Player 11/12. For Windows Vista and 
earlier, use QuickTime. However, playback when using this 
software is not guaranteed.
 A recorded JPEG video whose size is changed during 
recording and exported to a mov file cannot be played back by 
Windows Media Player. Use QuickTime to play it back.
Playing Back Videos
Videos selected in the video list can be played back in the 
[Playback Videos] area.
The appearance and operations of the [Playback Videos] 
area differ depending on the selected video format.
„For JPEG
[Recording Date & Time]
Displays the date and time of video frames that are being 
displayed.
[Playback Frame No.]
Displays frame numbers and total number of video frames 
that are being displayed.
[Playback Interval]

JPEG video is played back in real time interval 
according to the recording time. The preceding JPEG 
video appears in an empty frame.
 [Equal Interval]
JPEG video is played back at a 1-second interval.
Note
 [Real Time] can be selected only for playback of downloaded 
videos.
1Specify the folder to download video to in [Download 
to].
2Select a video to download in the video list.
3Click [Download].
Important
Since the Recorded Video Utility processes both files 
downloaded to a PC and its original videos recorded on the 
memory card, the video list will not display correctly if files 
downloaded to a PC are manually deleted. In this case, click 
[Refresh Download Status] to refresh status of data 
downloaded to a PC.
1Select a video to export in the video list.
2Click [Export to mov format].
3Select a folder to export to and click [OK].