Canon network camera VBS905F User Manual

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Admin Tools
Note
 [Real Time] can be selected only for playback of downloaded 
videos.
 [Not Downloaded] or [Partially Downloaded] videos may not be 
played back in the order they were recorded.
Slider/Playback Control
Drag the slider to change playback position.
The following buttons can also be used for playback.
[Save Playback Frame As]
Video frames that are being played back can be saved as 
a separate file.
„For H.264
Select the [Enable H.264 playback] checkbox to play 
H.264 video in the [Playback Videos] area.
The Software Product License Agreement dialog box 
appears. Click [Yes] to accept the terms of the license 
agreement. The decoder is downloaded from the camera, 
enabling H.264 video playback. [Recording Date & Time]
Displays the date and time of video frames that are being 
displayed.
[Playback File No.]
Displays file numbers and total number of video files that 
are being displayed.
Note
 The H.264 video playback interval varies depending on the 
download status. 
If the download status is [Downloaded], each frame is played 
back in real time interval according to the recording time. For 
empty frames, the preceding frame is displayed. 
If the status is [Not Downloaded] or [Partially Downloaded], 
empty frames are skipped upon playback. If a file is played 
back while still downloading, playback may momentarily pause 
when switching files, depending on the network environment. 
 [Not Downloaded] or [Partially Downloaded] videos may not be 
played back in the order they were recorded. 
Slider/Playback Control
Drag the slider to change playback position.
The following buttons can also be used for playback.
ButtonDescription
Move to first frame
Move to previous frame
Fast rewind
Playback
Pause
Fast forward
Move to next frame
Move to last frame
ButtonDescription
Move to first frame
Move to previous frame
Playback
Pause
Move to next frame
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[Save Playback Frame As]
Video frames that are being displayed can be saved as a 
separate file.
Clear the [Enable H.264 playback] checkbox to play 
H.264 video in an external player.
[Number of downloaded video files]
The number of downloaded files the video consist of is 
displayed.
[Playback with External Player]
Start up the external player (Windows Media Player, etc.) 
and the selected video is played back.
[Open Video folder]
Open the folder storing the selected video. Double click 
the video file in the folder to play it back.
Note
 To play back H.264 videos in an external player, the videos 
must be downloaded to a computer (p. 120).
 The downloaded H.264 video file will have the “.mov” 
extension.
 When the data size for mov type files is 1 MB or greater, they 
are split into several files.
 If mov files are split into several files, only the initial few 
seconds of the first file can be played back. To play back the 
files in succession, use [Export to mov format] (p. 120).
 The downloaded video files can be played back using 
QuickTime 7.7 and Windows Media Player 11/12. For the 
Windows Vista operating system or earlier, use QuickTime. 
Use of these applications does not guarantee playback.
Deleting Videos
You can delete videos from a memory card.
The video is deleted from the camera.
Note
If the selected videos contain [Not Downloaded] videos, a 
message prompting you to confirm deletion appears. Click [OK] 
to delete the video.
Displaying Memory Card Information
Click [Memory Card Details] to display information on the 
memory card inserted in the camera.
1Select a video to delete in the video list.
2Click [Delete from Camera]. 
						

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Admin Tools
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This panel is used to adjust video from the camera that is 
displayed by each Admin Tool. The panel is available to 
the Privacy Mask Setting Tool, View Restriction Setting 
Tool, Preset Setting Tool and Intelligent Function Setting 
Tool.
Using Control for Admin
Click the [Control for Admin] button to display the Control 
for Admin Panel.
„Opening/Closing Control Items
Clicking the title of a control item will open or close the 
setting items.
The Admin Control Panel will appear and you can open 
the various control items even without obtaining the 
camera control privileges, but the items will be grayed 
out.
„Operating the Control Items
The panel operates in the same way as Control for Admin 
of the Admin Viewer.
[Smart Shade Control]
You can set Smart Shade Control. For details, see “Setting 
the Smart Shade Control” (p. 142).
[Haze Compensation]
You can adjust the video if the subject is obscured by 
haze. For details, please refer to “Setting the Haze 
Compensation” (p. 142).
[Focus] 
You can adjust focus. For details, see “Setting the Focus” 
(p. 142).
[Exposure]
You can adjust exposure. For details, see “Setting the 
Exposure” (p. 143).
Note
The items for the Intelligent Function Setting Tool’s Control for 
Admin will be grayed out if the [Lock camera position] checkbox 
is selected (p. 107) in the Intelligent Function Setting Tool.
Control for Admin
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							Chapter 5
Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
❏Differences between the Admin Viewer and the VB Viewer
❏User Authorities and Camera Control Privileges
❏Viewer Startup and Operation
❏Camera Control and Obtaining Camera Control Privileges
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Accessing this viewer via a web browser allows you to display video and operate the camera. 
Two types of viewer are available, the Admin Viewer and the VB Viewer.
Major Differences Between the Admin 
Viewer and the VB Viewer
 The operable ranges differ between the viewers. 
Admin Viewer: 
Users can use the administrative control functions, 
such as shooting adjustment settings or event 
detection display.
VB Viewer: 
This viewer is limited to basic video operations for 
viewing video.
 Accessible controls are different. 
Admin Viewer: 
Users with privileged camera control can use this 
viewer.
Password authentication is required. 
Authorized users must have privileged camera 
control assigned by the Administrator beforehand 
(p. 64).
VB Viewer: 
Users with camera control authority can use this 
viewer. You can set the applicable options to 
enable/disable authentication, etc. 
User Authorities and Camera Control 
Privileges
User authorities and their relative camera control 
privileges are specified as follows. 
* Can be changed:  The Administrator can change the 
privileges of Authorized Users and Guest Users (p. 64).
The four authorities that can be set for users are privileged 
camera control, camera control, video distribution and 
audio distribution.
Users must have privileged camera control to use the 
Admin Viewer. 
Users must have the video distribution authority to display 
video using the VB Viewer. To operate the camera using 
the VB Viewer, users must also have camera control 
authority. 
Audio distribution authority is required to receive audio 
using the Admin Viewer and the VB Viewer. 
Overview of Viewer
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Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
[Administrator] 
This user is given all authorities. The user name is fixed 
to “root”.
The Administrator can launch the Admin Viewer from 
the [Admin Viewer] link and the VB Viewer from the [VB 
Viewer] link on the top page. 
[Authorized User] 
Authorized users can launch the Admin Viewer from 
the [Admin Viewer] link on the top page if they have 
privileged camera control. Authorized users can no 
longer launch the Admin Viewer upon losing privileged 
camera control. However, they can still launch the VB 
Viewer. Launching the VB Viewer can be prohibited by 
disabling all authorities of a given authorized user 
(p. 64).
[Guest User] 
This user can only use the following functions:
Backlight compensation, snapshots, video display, 
audio distribution
Pan/tilt/zoom camera control 
Digital PTZ
Guest users can launch the VB Viewer from the [VB 
Viewer] link on the top page. The Administrator can 
completely prohibit all camera access from guest users 
by disabling all their authorities. 
Note
 The factory default setting gives privileged camera control to 
[Authorized User] as well. 
 If all guest user authorities are disabled, the user 
authentication dialog box will appear when the VB Viewer is 
launched. When an authorized user or administrator name and 
password are entered, the VB Viewer can be used with 
authorized user or administrator authorities, respectively.
Important
 At any time, the [Administrator] can launch the Admin Viewer to 
override the camera control privileges of another instance of 
the Admin Viewer launched by an [Authorized User]. The 
Administrator can retain the camera control privileges, but 
doing so prevents authorized users from obtaining camera 
control privileges. After viewing the necessary information, the 
Administrator should always close the viewer or click [Obtain/
Release Camera Control] to release the control privileges. 
 The Admin Viewer launched by the [Administrator] can access 
only one camera at a time. While administrator authorities are 
used to access the camera from a given computer, access 
with administrator authorities from other computers will be not 
be granted.  In contrast, the camera can be accessed 
simultaneously by multiple instances of the Admin Viewer 
launched by [Authorized Users] from different computers. 
Take note, however, that when controlling the camera, the 
control privileges are given to the user who accessed the 
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Launching the Viewer
Note
You can also launch the Admin Viewer from the Camera 
Management Tool. For details, please refer to the “Camera 
Management Tool User Manual”.
See “User Authentication” (p. 31) for information on 
the user name and password.The viewer is launched. 
Note
In environments without a proxy server, select [Internet options] > 
[Connections] tab > [LAN settings] and clear the [Automatically 
detect settings] checkbox in Internet Explorer. 
Shutting Down the Viewer
Close the web browser in the viewer to shut down. 
Connecting from Admin Tools
Only the administrator can connect to this viewer. 
(Refer to “Launching the Admin Tools” (p. 84) for 
information on launching the Admin Tools.) 
Launching the Viewer
Important
The Admin Tools Certificate must be installed on a computer 
that is using the Admin Viewer. (p. 26)
1Start the top page of the camera (p. 31).
2Click [Admin Viewer] or [VB Viewer] according to the 
user. 
3For [Admin Viewer], enter the user name and 
password. 
1Launch Admin Tools. 
2Click [Admin Viewer].  
						

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Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
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Display Screens of Admin Viewer
The following gives an overview of the functions of buttons, boxes and other screen elements displayed in the Admin 
Viewer. 
The following screen shows the Admin Viewer with all panels opened. In practice, you only open panels that are necessary, 
and can put them anywhere desired in the web browser.
(1) Video Display Area
Displays video received from the camera.
(2) Video Size
Set the size and format of video received from the 
camera. 
(3) Video Display Size
Set the display size of the video shown on the screen. 
(4) [Full Screen Mode] button
Live video is shown in full screen mode. 
(5) [Reconnect] button
The camera is reconnected. 
(6) [Audio Reception] button
Displays the Receive Audio panel.(7)Slider for tilt
This slider is used to control the tilt (vertical 
movement) of the camera. 
(8)Slider for pan
This slider is used to control the pan (horizontal 
movement) of the camera. 
(9)Slider for zoom
This slider is used to control the zoom ratio. 
You can zoom in (telephoto) by moving the knob 
upwards or zoom out (wide-angle) by moving the 
knob downwards. 
(10)[BLC] (Back Light Compensation) button
This button turns on/off backlight compensation. This 
control is effective when the video is dark due to 
backlight.
How to Operate the Viewer
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(1)
(8)
(16)(17)
(18)(12)
(13)(31)
(33)
(34)
(28)(9) (3) (2) (7) (4) (6)(5)
(14) (20)
(22) (18) (19)
(21)
(29)(23)
(24)(10)(11)
(25)
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(11)[Obtain/Release Camera Control] button
This button is used to obtain/release the camera 
control privileges.
(12)Information Field
Information messages, warning messages and error 
messages are shown to the user.
(13)[Get a Snapshot] button
A still image from the moment of clicking is displayed 
in a new window.
(14)Memory Card Mount Status Icon
Displays whether or not the memory card is mounted. 
Memory card is mounted. 
Memory card is not mounted. 
(15)[Start/Stop Memory Card Recording] button
Recording to the memory card starts if you have 
camera control privileges. Click again to stop 
recording.
(16)[Recorded Video Utility] button
The Recorded Video Utility (p. 118) of the Admin Tools 
starts up.
(17)[Switch Area Zoom/Drag to Move] button
Switch between Area Zoom and Drag to Move 
functions for dragging in the video display area.
(18)[Event Display] button
The event display panel is displayed. 
(19)[Viewer PTZ] button
The viewer PTZ panel is displayed.
(20)[Panorama Display] button 
The panorama display panel is displayed. 
(21)[Control for Admin] button
Displays the Control for Admin Panel.
(22)[Digital PTZ] button
The Digital PTZ panel is displayed.
(23)Preset selection box
You can control the camera with presets registered in 
the camera beforehand.
(24)[Home Position] button
Move the camera angle to the home position.
(25)Event Display Panel
This panel is displayed upon clicking the [Event 
Display] button. 
The panel shows the input status of external devices 
and the status of video and volume detection by 
intelligent functions. 
(26)Panorama Display Panel 
This panel is displayed upon clicking the [Panorama 
Display] button.
(27)Panorama Display Area 
Displays panorama images registered in the camera.
You can operate the camera by controlling the frame 
lines within the panorama display area.(28)Digital PTZ Panel
This panel is displayed upon clicking the [Digital PTZ] 
button.
(29)Digital PTZ Area Designator
Specify the area in the video display area to crop with 
Digital PTZ.
(30)[Setting Page] 
The screen switches to the Settings Menu page. 
(31)[Back to top] 
The screen switches to the top page of the camera. 
(32)Control for Admin Panel
You can operate the camera with the administrator 
authorities. For details, see “Using Control for Admin” 
(p. 141).
(33)Viewer PTZ Panel
This panel is displayed upon clicking the [Viewer PTZ] 
button. 
(34)Viewer PTZ Area Designator
Set the cropped area in the video display area. 
VB Viewer
(1) Video Display Area
Displays video received from the camera.
(2) Video Size
Set the size of video received from the camera.
(3) Video Display Size
Set the display size of the video shown on the screen.
(4) [Full Screen Mode] button
Live video is shown in full screen mode.
(2)
(13)
(14)(1)
(23)
(24)(10) (15) (17)
(18)(16)
(16)(7) (12)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)(11) (3) (9) (4)(5)(6)
(8)