Panasonic Network Camera Wv Sfv481 Operating Instructions

							•QVGA, VGA, 320x180, 640x360, 320x320, and 640x640: 64kbps - 4096kbps*
• 800x600: 128kbps* - 4096kbps*
• 1280x960, 1280x720 and 1280x1280: 256kbps* - 8192kbps*
• 1920x1080 and 1600x1200: 512kbps* - 14336kbps*
• 2048x1536: 1024kbps* - 24576kbps*
• 2560x1920 and 2560x1440: 1536kbps* - 24576kbps*
• 2048x2048: 1536kbps* - 24576kbps*
• 2816x2816: 2048kbps* - 24576kbps*
• 2992x2992: 3072kbps* - 30720kbps*
When “VBR” is selected for “Transmission priority”
• QVGA, VGA, 320x180, 640x360, 320x320, and 640x640: 64kbps - 30720kbps*
• 800x600: 128kbps* - 30720kbps*
• 1280x960, 1280x720 and 1280x1280: 256kbps* - 30720kbps*
• 1920x1080 and 1600x1200: 512kbps* - 30720kbps*
• 2048x1536: 1024kbps* - 30720kbps*
• 2560x1920 and 2560x1440: 1536kbps* - 30720kbps*
• 2048x2048: 1536kbps* - 30720kbps*
• 2816x2816: 2048kbps* - 30720kbps*
• 2992x2992: 3072kbps* -  30720kbps*
Note
•The H.264 bit rate is restricted by “Bandwidth control(bit rate)” on the [Network] tab on the “Network”
page ( ®page 159). For this reason, the bit rate may be lower than the value when any value with an
asterisk (*) on the right is selected.
[Image quality]
Select the image quality of H.264 images from the following.
• When “Transmission priority” is set to “Constant bit rate” or “Best effort”:  Low(Motion priority)/
Normal/ Fine(Image quality priority)
• VBR:  0 Super fine/ 1 Fine/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 Normal/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9 Low
• Default:  Normal
Note
•When “Constant bit rate”, “Best effort”, or “VBR” is selected for “Transmission priority”, this setting is
available.
[Refresh interval]
Select an interval (I-frame interval; 0.2 - 5 seconds) to refresh the displayed H.264 images.
If using under a network environment with frequent error occurrences, shorten the refresh interval for H.264
to diminish image distortions. However, the refresh interval may be longer than the set value.
0.2s/ 0.25s/ 0.33s/ 0.5s/ 1s/ 2s/ 3s/ 4s/ 5s
• Default:  1s
[Transmission type]
Select the transmission type of H.264 images from the following.
• Unicast port (AUTO):  Up to 14 users can access a single camera concurrently. “Unicast port1(Image)”
and “Unicast port2(Audio)” will automatically be selected when transmitting images and audio from the
camera. When it is unnecessary to fix the port number for H.264 image transmission such as when using
in a particular LAN environment, it is recommended to select “Unicast port (AUTO)”.
• Unicast port  (MANUAL): Up to 14 users can access a single camera concurrently. It is necessary to select
“ Unicast port1 (Image)” and “Unicast port2 (Audio)” manually to transmit images and audio from the camera.
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							It is possible to fix the port number of the router used for H.264 image transmission via the Internet by
setting “Unicast port (MANUAL)” ( ®page 159). Refer to the operating instructions of the router in use.
• Multicast:  Unlimited number of users can access a single camera concurrently. Complete the entry field
of  “Multicast address ”,  “Multicast port ” and  “Multicast TTL/HOPLimit ” when transmitting H.264 images with
multicast. Refer to page 7 for further information about the maximum concurrent access number.
• Default:  Unicast port (AUTO)
[Unicast port1(Image)] *1
Enter the unicast port number (used to transmit images from the camera).
When “Quad stream” is selected for “Image capture mode”, a unicast port number can be selected for each
image (Ch1 to Ch4).
• Available port number:  1024 - 50000 (Only even numbers are available.)
• Default:
– H.264(1): 32004
– H.264(2): 32014
[Unicast port2(Audio)] *1
Enter the unicast port number (used to transmit audio from the camera).
When  “Quad stream ” is selected for  “Image capture mode ”, a unicast port number for audio can only be selected
for Ch1.
• Available port number:  1024 - 50000 (Only even numbers are available.)
• Default:
– H.264(1): 33004
– H.264(2): 33014
[Multicast address] *2
Enter the multicast IP address. Images and audio will be transmitted to the designated IP address.
When  “Quad stream ” is selected for  “Image capture mode ”, a multicast address can be selected for each image
(Ch1 to Ch4).
• Available IPv4 address:  224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255
• Available IPv6 address:  Multicast address starting with “FF”
• Default:
– H.264(1): 239.192.0.20
– H.264(2): 239.192.0.21
Note
•Enter a multicast IP address after checking available multicast address.
[Multicast port] *2
Enter the multicast port number (used to transmit images from the camera).
When “Quad stream”  is selected for “Image capture mode” , a multicast port number can be selected for each
image (Ch1 to Ch4).
• Available port number:  1024 - 50000 (Only even numbers are available.)
• Default:  37004
Note
•When audio is transmitted from the unit, the port number to be used will be the multicast port number
plus “1000”.
[Multicast TTL/HOPLimit] *2
Enter a value for “Multicast TTL/HOPLimit”.
• Available value:  1-254
• Default:  16
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							IMPORTANT•When transmitting an H.264 image via a network, the transmitted image sometimes may not be
displayed depending on the settings of a proxy server or a firewall. In this case, refer to the network
administrator.
• When two or more network interface cards are installed on the PC in use, the network interface
card( s) not used for receiving images should be invalidated when displaying images using the multicast
port.
*1 It is necessary to designate the unicast port number when “Unicast port (MANUAL)” is selected for “Transmission type”.
*2 It is necessary to designate the multicast IP address when “Multicast” is selected for “Transmission type”.
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							11.4  Configure the settings relating to the camera
operations [Cam. Function] Click the [Cam. Function] tab on the “Image/Audio” page. ( ®page 56, page 58)
Configure the settings relating to camera operations.
IMPORTANT
•This function is available when a  “Image capture mode ” setting containing  Quad PTZ or Single PTZ is
selected. ( ®page 9) Specifically, the following options can be selected for “Image capture mode”.
Quad PTZ/ Single PTZ/ 8M Fisheye + Quad PTZ/ 4M Fisheye + Quad PTZ/ Quad stream
[Self return]
When the time set for “Self return time” has passed after manual operations of the camera, the camera will
automatically be in the selected mode.
• Off:  Self return is not performed.
• Home position:  When the set time has passed, the camera will move to the home position automatically.
In Quad PTZ screen, all 4 images are moved to the home position.
• Auto pan:  When the set time period has elapsed, the camera will start automatic panning. In Quad PTZ
screen, auto pan only operates on the top left image, and other images are returned to the home position.
– When “”  is selected for “Image capture mode ”: The camera rotates 360 ° to the right from the
present position in endless mode.
– When “” is selected for “Image capture mode”: The camera moves in the horizontal direction
from the present position, and rotates in the opposite direction from the 180 ° endpoint in endless mode.
The camera stops for 5 seconds at the endpoint.
• Preset sequence:  When the set time period has elapsed, the camera will start the sequence display.
The camera automatically moves to the preset positions in sequence starting from the lowest preset
position number.
The camera stops at the preset position for the specified length of time.
Once the camera has moved to the last preset position, it starts from the first preset position again.
In Quad PTZ  screen, the images in all the 4 screens are moved in the preset sequence at the same time.
In this case, the following preset numbers are displayed.
– Top left image: preset number 1 ®5® 9® 13
– Top right image: preset number 2 ®6® 10 ®14
– Bottom left image: preset number 3 ®7® 11 ®15
– Bottom right image: preset number 4 ®8® 12 ®16
Preset sequence stops if operations are performed manually during preset operations. In Quad PTZ, preset
sequence stops for all the images if operations are performed manually on any screen.
• Default:  Off
Note
•This function is also useful to automatically set the camera in a specific mode when the power of the
camera is turned on.
• The self return function works even when the setup menu is displayed.
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							•When Single PTZ is displayed, preset position 1 is used for its home position. When Quad PTZ is
displayed, preset positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are used for the home positions of the corresponding screens
(1, 2, 3, and 4).
[Self return time]
Select a waiting time  (amount of time until the camera starts the selected operation after the end of the manual
operations) from the following.
10s/ 20s/ 30s/ 1min/ 2min/ 3min/ 5min/ 10min/ 20min/ 30min/ 60min
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							11.5  Configure the settings relating to image adjust,
back focus, preset position, privacy zone and VIQS
[Image/Position] Click the [Image/Position] tab on the “Image/Audio” page. ( ®page 56, page 58)
When the [Setup>>] button of each setting item is clicked, the detailed settings menu will be displayed in a
newly opened window. The detailed settings can be configured while monitoring images displayed on the
[Image/Position] tab.
The settings relating to image adjust, back focus, preset positions, privacy zone, and VIQS can be configured
on this page.
[Image adjust]
Click the [Setup>>] button to display the setup menu that can configure the settings relating to image quality.
The setup menu will be displayed in a newly opened window. ( ®page 107)
[Back focus]
Click the [ Setup>>] button to display the setup menu that can configure the settings relating to the back focus.
The setup menu will be displayed in a newly opened window.
[Preset position]
Click the [ Setup>>] button to display the setup menu that can configure the settings relating to preset position
or position adjustment of the images. ( ®page 115)
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							[Privacy zone]
Click the [Setup>>] button to display the setup menu that can configure the settings relating to the privacy
zone. The setup menu will be displayed. ( ®page 121)
[VIQS]
Click the [ Setup>>] button to display the setup menu that can configure the settings relating to VIQS. The setup
menu will be displayed. ( ®page 126)
11.5.1  Configure the settings relating to image quality (“Image
adjust” setup menu) Click the [Setup>>] button of “Image adjust” on the [Image quality] tab of the “Image/Audio” page.
( ® page 106)
The settings relating to image quality can be configured with the setup menu displayed in a newly displayed
window. When the values are changed, the changed values will be applied to the currently displayed image
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							[Wide dynamic range]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to activate the wide dynamic range function.
This function compensates brightness so that it produces clearer images even if objects have various
illumination intensities.
• On:  The wide dynamic range will work.
• Off:  The wide dynamic range will not work.
• Default:  Off
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							Note•When the wide dynamic range function is activated, noise may be increased in the dark area of the
object.
[Adaptive black stretch]
Select  “On” or “Off”  to determine whether or not to activate the darkness compensation function. The darkness
compensation function can make darker parts of images brighter by digital image processing.
• On:  Activates the darkness compensation function.
• Off:  Deactivates the darkness compensation function.
• Default:  Off
IMPORTANT
•When “On” is selected for “Adaptive black stretch”, noise in the darker parts may be increased, and
parts around borders between the darker parts and the brighter parts may become darker/brighter than
the other darker/brighter parts.
[Back light compensation (BLC)]
Select “On”  or “Off”  to determine whether or not to activate the back light compensation  (BLC) function. When
“On(High)” or “On(Normal)” is selected for “Wide dynamic range”, this setting is unavailable.
The back light compensation function can compensate back light by setting mask areas on brighter parts of
images.
• On:  Mask areas will be set automatically.
• Off:  Mask areas will not be set automatically. It is necessary to set them manually.
• Default:  Off
[Mask area]
When “Off” is selected for “Back light compensation (BLC)”, it is possible to compensate for backlight by
masking brighter areas.
Refer to page 112 for information on how to set the mask area.
[Light control mode]
Select the light control mode from the following.
• Indoor scene  (50 Hz) / Indoor scene  (60 Hz) : The shutter speed will automatically be adjusted to prevent
flicker caused by fluorescent light. Select 50 Hz or 60 Hz corresponding to the location where the camera
is in use.
• ELC:  Uses shutter speed adjustment to control light.
• Default:  ELC
[AGC]
Select a method of gain adjustment from the following.
• On(High)/ On(Mid)/ On(Low):  When the luminance of the subject becomes darker, gain will be
automatically increased and screen will become brighter. “High”, “Mid” and “Low” are indications of gain
level.
• Off:  Images will be captured with the fixed gain level.
• Default:  On(Mid)
[Maximum shutter]
The maximum shutter time adjusts the storage time of the sensor. The following are available for the recording
duration.
Max.1/10000s, Max.1/4000s, Max.1/2000s, Max.1/1000s, Max.1/500s, Max.1/250s, Max.1/120s, Max.2/120s,
Max.3/120s, Max.1/100s, Max.2/100s, Max.3/100s, Max.1/30s, Max.2/30s, Max.4/30s, Max.6/30s, Max.
10/30s, Max.16/30s
• Default:  Max.1/30s
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							IMPORTANT•When a value with an interval longer than “Max.1/30s” (Max.2/30s/ Max.4/30s/ Max.6/30s/ Max.
10/30s / Max.16/30s ) is selected for  “Maximum shutter ”, the frame rate may become lower. In this case,
the transmission interval configured for “Refresh interval” of H.264 may become longer than the set
value. Noise or white dots (blemishes) may sometimes appear.
Note
•When “Max.16/30s” is selected, for example, sensitivity will automatically be increased up to x16.
• When “Off” is selected for “AGC”, values with an interval longer than “Max. 1/30s” (Max.2/30s/ Max.
4/30s/ Max.6/30s/ Max.10/30s/ Max.16/30s) will become unavailable.
• The available values change depending on the light control mode settings.
[Day & Night(IR)] 
Select switching between the color mode and the black & white mode from the following.
• Off:  The color mode is selected.
• On:  The black & white mode is selected.
• Auto1(Normal):  The camera automatically switches between the color mode and the black  & white mode
in accordance with picture brightness  (luminance). The black & white mode will automatically be selected
when the lighting condition becomes darker, while the color mode will automatically be selected when it
becomes brighter.
• Auto2(IR Light):  Suitable when using near-infrared light source at night.
• Auto3(Super Chrome Compensation(SCC)):  Suitable to keep the color mode even under darker light
condition. The color mode will be carried on by the Super Chrome Compensation (SCC) function even
under illumination that is lower than Auto1(Normal).
• Default:  Auto1(Normal)
Super Chrome Compensation (SCC) function
This function achieves faithful color images using the proprietary color compensation technology that
reproduce images even under low illumination where it is usually difficult to capture objects faithfully.
Note
•The operating sound might be heard when changing to black  & white mode, however it does not indicate
any malfunction.
• When images are made darker by pressing the [-] (darker) [Brightness] button on the “Live” page,
images may not automatically switch to black & white mode.
[Day & Night(electrical)] 
Select switching between the color mode and the black & white mode from the following.
• Off:  The color mode is selected.
• Auto:  Switches from color to black  & white images when the ambient brightness  (illuminance) of the camera
is approx. 1.0 lx or less. It takes time to switch between modes.
• Default:  Off
[Level] 
Select the threshold illuminance level (brightness) to switch between the color mode and the black & white
mode.
The descriptions about the following threshold illuminance levels are given when “Off” is selected for “Wide
dynamic range”.
• High:  Switches from the color mode to the black  & white mode when the ambient brightness  (illuminance)
of the camera is approx. 2 lx or less.
• Low:  Switches from the color mode to the black  & white mode when the ambient brightness  (illuminance)
of the camera is approx. 1 lx or less.
• Default:  High
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