Panasonic Network Camera Wv Sfv481 Operating Instructions

							11.7  Configure the settings relating to the privacy
zone (“Privacy zone” setup menu) Click the [Setup>>] button of “Privacy zone” on the [Image quality] tab of the “Image/Audio” page.
( ® page 106)
When there is a zone that you do not want to display, set the zone as a privacy zone not to be displayed. Up
to 8 privacy zones can be set.
Note
•Regardless of the “Image capture mode” setting, Fisheye images are configured for privacy zone.
[Area]
The privacy zone will be set when an area is designated by dragging the mouse. Each zone can be overlapped.
The zones are numbered sequentially from area 1.
Note
•Set the privacy zone larger than the size of an object to be hidden.
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							[Status]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the privacy zone.
• On:  The privacy zone will be displayed.
• Off:  The privacy zone will not be displayed.
• Default:  Off
[Delete] button
Click the [Delete] button corresponding to the zone to be deleted.
[Close] button
Click this button to close the “Privacy zone” setup menu.
IMPORTANT
•The privacy zone may move out of alignment if the settings for  “Image capture mode ” of the [ JPEG/H.
264 ] tab or  “Upside-down”  of the [Basic] tab are changed. Make sure to check the privacy zone setting
after changing the settings.
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							11.8  Configure the VIQS settingClick the [Setup>>] button of “VIQS” on the [Image quality] tab of the “Image/Audio” page. ( ®page 106)
VIQS is an abbreviation of Variable Image Quality on Specified area and is a feature that enables you to change
the images of a specified area.
It is possible to enhance the image quality of the specified range within a shooting area (image).
It is also possible to moderate the image data size by lowering the image quality of other areas.
The VIQS setting is available only for H.264 images.
Up to 8 VIQS areas can be set.
To check the image after configuring VIQS, when H.264 images are selected under “Stream”, you can check
the image by pressing the [Confirm] button. You can also check by displaying an H.264 image on the “Live”
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							Note•The VIQS setting is only available when “9M Fisheye” or “4M Fisheye” is selected for “Image capture
mode”.
[Area]
When selecting a VIQS area in the screen, it will be numbered as area 1.  (Subsequent areas will be numbered
in the order of selection.)
[Status]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to use the VIQS area.
• On:  The VIQS area will be set.
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							•Off:  Does not set the VIQS area.
• Default:  Off
[Delete] button
Deletes the VIQS area. Click the button to delete the VIQS area.
[Level]
Configure the difference level in the image quality between specified areas and non-specified areas. The
greater the difference level, the more the image quality of the non-specified area is reduced. This makes it
possible to moderate the image data size.
0 Min./ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 Normal/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9 Max.
• Default:  5 Normal
Stream [H.264(1)]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to activate the VIQS function for the transmitted (H.264(1))
images.
The VIQS (H.264(1)) images can be confirmed with the [Confirm] button.
• Default:  Off
[H.264(2)]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to activate the VIQS function for the transmitted (H.264(2))
images.
The VIQS (H.264(2)) images can be confirmed with the [Confirm] button.
• Default:  Off
IMPORTANT
•After the VIQS setting is set to  “On”, the VIQS area may move out of alignment when the JPEG/H.264
“Image capture mode” setting is changed. Make sure to check the VIQS setting after changing the
“Image capture mode” setting.
Note
•Refer to page 126 for setting procedure of the VIQS area.
• When “Off” is selected for “H.264 transmission” of the applicable stream, the stream selection cannot
be changed.
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							11.9  Configure the VIQS areaThe VIQS area is specified by following the steps below.
1. Drag the mouse on the screen to specify the area (up to 8 areas).
→ The specified area is set to area “1(White)”, and the outline is displayed.
The areas are set in the area number order from number 1. The color next to the area number show
the color of the corresponding outline.
2. Configure the difference level in the image quality between specified areas and non-specified areas. The
greater the difference level, the more the image quality of the non-specified area is reduced. This makes
it possible to moderate the image data size.
3. Select On/Off to activate/deactivate a distributed image of “H.264(1)” or “H.264(2)”.
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							4.Click the [Set] button.
→ This unit is updated with the setting contents. Click the [ Delete] button corresponding to the area to be
deleted.
5. Click the [Confirm] button.
→ The image (“H.264(1)” or “H.264(2)”) that the [Confirm] button was pressed for is displayed. When a
window is newly opened and about 3 seconds pass, the currently outputted bit rate can be confirmed
with the configured VIQS.
IMPORTANT
•No setting contents are determined unless the [Set] button is clicked.
• To check the image after configuring VIQS, display an H.264 image on the “Live” page, or press the
[Confirm] button under “Stream”.
• The outputted bit rate changes depending on the subject. Confirm the bit rates with actual subjects
used when operating the camera.
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							11.10  Configure the settings relating to audio
[Audio] Click the [Audio] tab on the “Image/Audio” page. ( ®page 56, page 58)
The settings relating to audio can be configured on this page.
Note
•Images and audio will not be synchronized. Therefore, images and audio may not always match.
• Audio may be interrupted depending on the network environment.
[Audio transmission/reception]
Select the communication mode used for audio data transmission/reception between the camera and the PC
from the following.
• Off:  Does not receive/transmit audio between the camera and the PC. Therefore, the settings and controls
relating to audio will be invalidated.
• Mic input:  The PC receives audio data from the camera. Audio can be heard with images on the PC.
Images and audio will not be synchronized.
• Audio output:  Audio data from the PC will be transmitted to the camera. Audio can be heard from the
speaker connected to the camera.
• Interactive(Half-duplex):  Both reception and transmission are available. However, audio data cannot
simultaneously be transmitted and received.
• Interactive(Full-duplex):  Both reception and transmission are simultaneously available.
• Default:  Off
Note
•Howling may be generated depending on usage conditions. If howling is generated, prevent sound
generated by the PC from entering the PC microphone.
• When “Multicast” is selected for “Transmission type” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of the “Image/Audio”
page, audio transmission will become unavailable while monitoring H.264 images. To transmit audio
from a PC to the camera, click the [JPEG] button on the “Live” page.
• The “Audio recording”  function only operates when  “Mic input” or “Interactive(Full-duplex)” is selected
for “Audio transmission/reception”.
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							[Mic select] 
“Mic select” can only be configured when  “Mic input”, “Interactive(Half-duplex)” , or “Interactive(Full-duplex)” is
selected for “Audio transmission/reception”.
• Internal:  The camera’s built-in mic is used.
• External:  Uses the audio inputted from the mic or the line input terminal. An audio cable  (accessory) must
be connected to the audio cable connector.
• Default:  Internal
[Audio encoding format]
Select the audio reception encoding format from G.726, G.711, and AAC-LC.
• Default:  G.726
Note
•G.711 is available only when “Mic input” is selected for “Audio transmission/reception”.
• G.726 is always applied for the audio transmission encoding format.
[Audio bit rate]
Select the audio bit rate used to transmit/receive audio data.
– When “G.726” is selected for “Audio encoding format”: 16kbps/32kbps
– When “G.711” is selected for “Audio encoding format”: cannot be selected
– When “AAC-LC” is selected for “Audio encoding format”: 64kbps/96kbps/128kbps
• Default:  32kbps
[Mic input volume (Camera to PC)]
Select a volume level on the PC to hear audio transmitted from the camera.
• Mic High : The volume level will become high. This setting will be applied when audio is input to the camera
using a microphone.
• Mic Middle:  The volume level will become middle. This setting will be applied when audio is input to the
camera using a microphone.
• Mic Low : The volume level will become low. This setting will be applied when audio is input to the camera
using a microphone.
• Line High : The volume level will become high. This setting will be applied when audio is input to the camera
using the Line input.
• Line Middle:  The volume level will become middle. This setting will be applied when audio is input to the
camera using the Line input.
• Line Low : The volume level will become low. This setting will be applied when audio is input to the camera
using the Line input.
• Default:  Mic Middle
Note
•These settings are linked with the volume settings of the “Audio recording” function.
• When “Internal” is selected for “Mic select”, “Line High”, “Line Middle”, and “Line Low” cannot be
selected.
[Mic input interval (Camera to PC)]
Select an interval for audio reception from the following.
20ms/ 40ms/ 80ms/ 160ms
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							•Default:  40ms
Note
•When a shorter interval is selected, the delay time will be shorter. When a longer interval is selected,
audio interruption may be diminished even though the delay time will be longer. Select the interval
according to the network environment.
• “Mic input interval (Camera to PC)” is unavailable when “AAC-LC” is selected for “Audio encoding
format”.
[Audio output volume (PC to Camera)]
Select a volume level on the camera to hear audio transmitted from the PC.
High/ Middle/ Low
• Default:  Middle
[Audio output interval (PC to Camera)]
Select an interval for audio transmission from the following.
160ms/ 320ms/ 640ms/ 1280ms
• Default:  640ms
Note
•When a shorter interval is selected, the delay time will be shorter. When a longer interval is selected,
audio interruption may be diminished even though the delay time will be longer. Select the interval
according to the network environment.
• Audio may temporarily be interrupted and noise may be heard when multiple users are accessing the
camera concurrently. It may be possible to diminish the interruption or noise by setting a longer interval
for “Audio output interval (PC to Camera)”.
• Audio may sometimes not be heard depending on the network environment.
[Audio output duration]
Configure the maximum duration for each time audio is outputted.
1min/ 2min/ 3min/ 5min/ 10min/ 20min/ 30min/ 1h
• Default:  5min
Note
•Audio output stops when the specified time has passed. To turn the audio transmission function on,
click the Audio output button again.
[Audio output port (PC to Camera)]
Enter the transmission port number (the port number on the camera used to receive audio data transmitted
from the PC).
• Available port number:  1024-50000 (Only even numbers are available.)
• Default:  34004
Note
•The transmission port number entered for “Audio output port (PC to Camera)” will be used only when
“Unicast port (MANUAL)” is selected for “Transmission type” ( ®page 97).
When “Off” is selected for “H.264 transmission” ( ®page 97) or when “Unicast port (AUTO)” or
“Multicast”  is selected for  “Transmission type ”, it is not necessary to enter the transmission port number.
[Permission level of audio trans./recep.]
Select an access level for audio transmission/reception from the following.
1. Level 1 only/ 2. Level 2 or higher/ 3. All users
• Default:  3. All users
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