Canon network camera VBR12VE User Manual

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(1) [Pan/Tilt]The camera angle will move in the direction of each a rrow. Movement will continue while you hold the button 
down, and stop when you release it.
Click the center button to move the camera angle to the mi dpoint of the pan/tilt range of motion. However, if a 
view restriction is set (P. 128) and th e midpoint is outside the restrict view area, the camera angle moves to the 
edge of the restrict view area.
(2) Pan/Tilt Speed Set the operation speed by  the [Pan/Tilt] button.
(3) [Zoom] Click the buttons to zoom in and out. Movement will con tinue while you hold the button down, and stop when you 
release it.
(4) Zoom Speed Set the operation speed  by the [Zoom] button.
Note
Even if you change the pan/tilt speed or zoom speed setting, the  speed of pan/tilt/zoom operations on the slider or panorama do es 
not change.
 Operating the Camera with  the Panorama Display Panel
You can operate the camera using the fram es within the panorama display area.
To display a panorama image in the panor ama display panel, you must create the image and save it to the camera 
(P. 123).
The [Panorama Display] panel is shown in the control display area.
The frame indicates the area being captured by the current camera.
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1Click the [Panorama Display] button.
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Move or Zoom by Dragging
Click inside the frame and drag it to pan and tilt the camera.
If you click and drag outside the frame, a new frame will be drawn. The camera  will pan/tilt/zoom to capture the 
area in the frame.
If you drag an edge of the frame to  change its size, the camera will zoom in  or out to capture the area in the 
frame.
Move by Clicking
If you click outside the frame, the frame will move and  center on that point, panning and tilting the camera.
Adjusting Video
Open   [Camera Operation] menu  to operate focus, exposure, clear IR mode and day/night function.
Focusing
Focus on the subject.
[Auto]
Focusing is performed automatically.
[Manual]
You can click and hold the   (Near) and   (Far) buttons  to adjust the focus in the near and far directions.
[Fixed at infinity]
You can set the focus so that  it is fixed near infinity.
Note
 For cautions on using Focus, see the “Important” section on P. 114.
 For information on the range of focus, please refer to the table on P. 114.
Setting the Exposure Compensation
Adjust the brightness of the video.
Move the slider to a negative value to make the video darker or a positive value to make the video lighter.
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Setting the Clear IR Mode
If you click the [Clear IR Mode] button to enable it (mak e it purple), the video becomes black and white, which 
reduces shade and heat shimmer in far backgrounds.
 Switching Day/Night
Set the shooting mode according to the brightness  of the installation environment of the camera.
For details on this function, see [D ay/Night] on “Setting Page” (P. 118).
Using Backlight Compensation
Click [BLC] to brighten video that is dark due to backlight.
The back light compensation button b ecomes active (purple) while backlight compensation is being performed.
Click the button again to can cel backlight compensation.
Note
If bright areas are overexposed, use [Smart Shade Control] on the Setting Page.
Important
 Cannot be set when [Exposure] is set to [Manual] on the Setting Page (P. 115).
 Cannot be set when [Smart Shade Control] is set to [Auto] on the Setting Page (P. 116).
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ON Status (while camera contro l privileges are not obtained)
OFF Status
Important
 Day/night can be set by the administrator and  authorized users with privileged camera control.
 Day/night cannot be set when the clear IR mode is enabled (purple).
 For cautions on using Day/Night, see the “Important” section on P. 118.
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 You cannot use the [BLC] button if [Smart Shade Control] is set to [Auto] on the Setting Page.
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Using Presets or the Home Position
It is possible to control the camera using a preset or home position registered to the camera in advance.
When you click the preset selection menu and select a preset from the list that is displayed, the camera will move to the 
camera angle of the selected preset.
Clicking the [Home Position] button will move the camera angle to the home position.
Note
Register preset/home positions in advance in [Camera] > [P reset] > [Preset Registration] (P. 131) on the Setting Page.
The registered preset is displaye d in the preset selection menu.
[Home Position] Button
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Viewer PTZ and Digital PTZ are both functions which allow easy panning, tilting and zooming using the digital zoom.
Magnifying and Display Part of Video (Viewer PTZ)
You can use the Viewer PTZ to magnify part of a video (using digital zoom) without moving the camera.
This feature does not use the came ra’s pan, tilt, or zoom features, making it useful fo r situations like the use of the intelligent 
function, where you do not want  to change the camera position.
Note
 You cannot record the video magnified with the Viewer PTZ.
 You can display the magnified video in full screen mode when using the Viewer PTZ.
The [Viewer PTZ] button changes active (purple), and the  Viewer PTZ panel is displayed in the control display 
area.
Initially, the preview frame (light  blue) surrounds the entire video.
The video of the area inside the preview frame is magnified to fill the video display area.
Viewer PTZ and Digital PTZ
Viewer PTZDigital PTZ
Enlarges the specified part of  the video transmitted from the 
camera and then displa ys it in the viewer. Transmits only the cropped part
 of the entire area that can 
be captured by the camera.
The size of the received data is larg e. The size of the received data is small.
Camera control is not required . Camera control is required.
PTZ operation can be performed independently for each 
Viewer. Independent operation cannot be performed by each 
Viewer. If multiple Viewers are connected, the same Digital 
PTZ display is applied to the other Viewers.
Custom trim size Five levels of trim size
Important
You cannot perform camera operations by clicking/dragging in the video display area while using the Viewer PTZ.
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1Click the [Viewer PTZ] button.
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Move or Resize by Dragging
Press the mouse button inside the frame and drag it to move the preview frame.
If you press the mouse button and drag outside the frame, a new preview frame will be drawn.
You can resize the preview frame by  dragging an edge of the frame.
Move by Clicking
If you click outside the frame, the preview frame will move and center on that point.
Move Using the Sliders
You can use the pan, tilt and zoom sliders in th e video display area to move the preview frame.
Note
The Viewer PTZ uses digital zoom, so the higher the digital zoom ratio, the lower the quality of the video.
Exiting Viewer PTZ
The Viewer PTZ exits if you perfor m one of the following operations.
 Click the Viewer PTZ button to disable it.
 Click the Digital PTZ button to start the Digital PTZ
Note
You can also perform the following operations to retain the zoom ed view of the video display area without exiting the Viewer PT Z 
while the Viewer PTZ button is active (purple).
– Click the [Close] button on the control di splay area to close the Viewer PTZ panel
– Click the panorama display tab or snapshot tab to switch the panel in the control display area
Cropping and Displaying Part  of an Image (Digital PTZ)
You can use the Digital PTZ panel to crop and displa y part of a camera image in the image display area.
Note
If you enable Digital PTZ while receiving H.264 video, the received video is switched to JPEG.
3Move the frame to the area you would like to magnify and resize the frame as desired.
Preview Frame
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Cropping Video With Digital PTZ Panel
The [Digital PTZ] button changes active (purple), and the Digital PTZ panel is shown in the control display area.
The preview frame operatio ns are the same as with the Viewer PTZ (P. 75).
The preview frame size can be set to any of 5 sizes. The screen sizes according to the setting in [Basic] > [Video] 
> [All Videos] > [Video Size Set] (P. 104) on the Setting Page.
 When the aspect ratio 16:9 is selected: 640  x 360, 512 x 288, 384 x 216, 256 x 144, 128 x 72
 When the aspect ratio 4:3 is selected: 640 x 480, 512 x 384, 384 x 288, 256 x 192, 128 x 96
Note
The preview frame will move in steps.  Fine-tuned movement is not possible.
The video of the area inside the manipulated previe w frame is magnified to fill the video display area.
1Click the [Digital PTZ] button.
2In the Digital PTZ panel, move and resize the preview frame.
Important
Even if the camera angle is changed due to a slider operation or  preset, the position of the preview frame on the Digital PTZ p anel 
is fixed.
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Note
The Digital PTZ uses digital zoom, so the higher the digital zoom ratio, the lower the video quality.
Using Presets or the Home Position
You can use a registered preset or home posi tion to specify the range for Digital PTZ.
If you select a preset, the preview frame on the Digital PTZ  panel moves to the preset position, and the video inside 
the frame is displayed in the video display area.
Note
Register presets in advance in [Camera] > [Preset]  > [Preset Registration] on the Setting Page (P. 131).
Exiting Digital PTZ
The Digital PTZ exits if you perform one of the following operations.
 Click the [Digital PTZ] button to disable it.
 Click the [Viewer PTZ] button to start the Viewer PTZ
Note
You can perform the following operations to continue Digital  PTZ while the [Digital PTZ] button is active (purple).
– Click the [Close] button on the control di splay area to close the Digital PTZ panel
– Click the panorama display tab or snapshot tab to switch the panel in the control display area
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You can take snapshots while checking the video in the video display area.
The snapshot panel is opened in the control display area and the still image from the  instant that the button was 
clicked is displayed.
If you click the [Snapshot] button  again, the image displayed in the Snapshot panel will be updated.
Note
 The snapshot is saved as a JPEG file.
 The saved snapshots are the same size as the reception video size.
Saving Snapshots
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Click the [Snapshot] button at the mome nt you want to capture a still image.
2To save the snapshot, right-click on the Snapshot panel.
3Click [Save Picture As] in the menu that is displayed.
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Manually record video being displayed in the video display area to a memory card inserted in the camera.
Note
 You can manually record video if the following conditions have been met.
– The memory card inserted in the camera is mounted.
– [Operation Settings] is set to [Save Logs  and Videos] in [Video Record] > [Memory Card ] > [Memory Card Operations] (P. 215) in the 
Setting Page.
 The format and size of the video recorded to a memory card depends on the settings configured on the Setting Page. – Video format: [Memory Card] > [Memory Card Operations] > [Video Format] (P. 216)
– Video size:  JPEG [Basic] > [Video] > [JPEG] > [Video Size: Upload / Memory card] H.264 [Basic] > [Video] > [H.264(1)] or [H.264(2)] > [Video Size]
Recording Videos Manually
The display of the [Memory Ca rd Recording] button will change during video recording.
Recording Video to a Memory Card
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If you have not obtained camera control privileges, click  the [Obtain/Release Camera Control Privileges] button to 
obtain the privileges.
2Click the [Memory Card Recording] button.
Recording
Recording (while camera control  privileges are not obtained)
Not recording (while camera control privileges are obtained)
Not recording (while camera control privileges are not  obtained, or when no memory card is mounted to 
the camera)
3To stop video recording, click the [Memory Card Recording] button again.
Important
 Video manually recorded to the memory  card will automatically be terminated after 300 seconds of recording.
 When recording manually, do not change the settings in the [Setting Page]. Doing so may result in the termination of the manual  recording.
 While manually recording to the memory card, you can continue to  record even if you release camera control privileges or 
disconnect the camera.