Panasonic Network Camera Wv Sfv481 Operating Instructions

							[AUX] buttons*2
These buttons will be displayed only when  “Terminal 3 ” of  “Alarm”  is set to  “AUX output ” on the setup menu.
( ® page 134)
• [Open] button:  The letters “Open” on the button will turn green and the status of the AUX connector
will be open.
• [Close] button:  The letters “Close”  on the button will turn green and the status of the AUX connector
will be closed.
[Rec. on SD] button *2
This button will be displayed only when “Manual” is selected for “Save trigger” on the setup menu.
( ® page 71)
Click this button to manually record images on the SD memory card. Refer to page 39 for descriptions
of how to manually record images on the SD memory card.
[Log] button
When the [List/Play] button is clicked, the log list will be displayed and images saved on the SD memory
card can be played.
Refer to page 45 for further information about the log list and for how to play images on the SD memory
card.
[Multi-screen]
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen by registering cameras on the setup
menu. ( ®page 25)
[Zoom] buttons *2
 (when the image type is Quad PTZ, Single PTZ, or Quad stream)
An image selected on the “Control Image” can be zoomed.
•
:  Click this button to adjust the zoom ratio to the “Wide” side.
•
:  Click this button to set the zoom ratio to x1.0.
•
:  Click this button to adjust the zoom ratio to the “Tele” side.
[Fisheye Control] button
When the [Fisheye Control] button is clicked, the “Fisheye Control” window will be displayed on a newly
opened window, and operations can be performed. ( ®page 13)
[Auto mode] *2
Select an operation from the pull -down menu and click the [ Start] button. The selected operation will start.
Click the [Stop] button to stop the operation. The selected operation will stop when the camera (panning/
tilting/zooming) is operated or when an action that is to be taken according to the settings for “Self
return” ( ®page 104) starts.
• Auto pan:  Automatically pans.
Even when the camera is operated for zooming, the camera continues panning.
(However, panning will stop when the zoom button (x1) is clicked.) When “Quad PTZ” is selected for
“Image capture mode”, auto pan only operates for images in Ch1.
• Preset sequence:  Automatically moves to the preset positions ( ®page 115) orderly (start from the
lowest preset position number). When  “Quad PTZ” is selected for  “Image capture mode ”, all 4 images
are moved in the preset sequence.
Note
•If auto pan is used when the camera is mounted on a wall, depending on the tilt position, it may
appear that the range of auto pan is reduced and the camera is not panning. In this case, adjust
the tilt position up or down.
Control pad/buttons *2
Left-click on the control pad to adjust the horizontal/vertical position of the camera (panning/tilting).
It is also possible to pan/tilt the camera by dragging the mouse.
Zoom can be adjusted by right-clicking. When an upper/lower area of the control pad is right-clicked, the
displayed image will be zoomed in/out on. Zoom can also be adjusted using the mouse wheel.
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							[Control Image] pull-down menu
When the image type is Quad PTZ, select the screen number of the image to control its preset, zoom,
control pad/button settings.
[Preset] *2
When a preset position is selected from the pull-down menu and the [Go] button is clicked, the image
registered for the preset position ( ®page 115) in advance is displayed. “H” next to the preset position
number indicates the home position. When  “Home position ” is selected, the camera image will move to the
home position image. When “Quad PTZ” is selected for “Image capture mode”, if preset positions “1-4”,
“5-8”, “9-12”, or “13-16” are selected, all 4 images are moved to the preset position.
When “Preset ID” is registered for a preset position, the registered preset ID will be displayed next to the
preset position number.
Preset IDs for “1-4” are displayed with the preset IDs for the lowest preset position numbers.
• The home position of each screen has been set in Preset 1 to Preset 4.
• The home position can be selected from the pull -down menu. When the home position is selected, all
4 screens will move to their home positions regardless of the “Control Image” setting.
Camera title
The camera title entered for “Camera title” on the [Basic] tab will be displayed. ( ®page 62)
[Support] button
When this button is clicked, the support site below will be displayed in a newly opened window. This website
contains technical information, FAQ, and other information.
http://security.panasonic.com/pss/security/support/
Alarm occurrence indication button *2
This button will be displayed and will blink when an alarm has occurred. When this button is clicked, the
alarm output terminal will be reset and this button will disappear. ( ®page 41)
Full screen button
Images will be displayed on a full screen. If the full screen button is clicked once when the image displayed
in the main area is smaller than the main area, the image is displayed corresponding to its image capture
size. If the full screen button is clicked once when images are displayed corresponding to their image
capture sizes, images are displayed in full screen. To return to the “Live” page when displaying an image
in full screen, press the [Esc] key.
Snap shot button
Click this button to take a picture  (a still picture). The picture will be displayed on a newly opened window.
When right-clicking on the displayed image, the pop-up menu will be displayed. It is possible to save the
image on the PC by selecting “Save” from the displayed pop-up menu.
When “Print” is selected, printer output is enabled.
Note
•For the case of using Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista, the following settings may be
required.
Open Internet Explorer, click [Tools]  ® [Internet Options]  ® [Security]  ® [Trusted Sites]  ®
[Sites]. Register the camera address on [Website] of the displayed trusted windows. After
registration, close the web browser, and then access the camera again.
• When it takes longer than the specified period to obtain the snap shot picture due to the network
environment, the snap shot picture may not be displayed.
• Snapshot cannot be used when “Quad stream” is selected for “Image capture mode”.
• Snapshot cannot be used when “On(PAL)” or “On(NTSC)” is selected for “Monitor out”.
Mic input button *3
Turns on/off the audio reception  (hear audio from the camera on a PC). This button will be displayed only
when  “Mic input ”,  “Interactive(Full-duplex)”  or “Interactive(Half-duplex)”  is selected for “Audio transmission/
reception” on the setup menu. ( ®page 128)
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the 
 button and audio from the camera will not be
heard.
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							Audio volume can be adjusted (Low/ Middle/ High) by moving the volume cursor .
Note•The volume cursor is not displayed when the “Audio recording” function is used.
Audio output button *3
Turns on/off the audio transmission (play audio from the PC on the unit speaker). This button will be
displayed only when “Audio output”, “Interactive(Full-duplex)” or “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for
“Audio transmission/reception” on the setup menu. ( ®page 128)
The button will blink during the audio transmission.
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the 
 button and audio from the PC will not be heard.
Audio output volume can be adjusted (Low/Middle/High) by moving the volume cursor 
.
Note •When a user is using the audio transmission function with “Interactive(Half-duplex)” selected, the
receiver button and the transmission button will be inoperable for the other users. When
“Interactive(Full-duplex)” is selected, the transmission button is inoperable for other users.
• The duration of continuous audio transmission can be configured in the [Audio] tab of the setup
menu. Audio transmission stops when the specified time has passed. To turn the audio
transmission function on, click the [Audio output] button again.
• When the camera is restarted, the adjusted volume level (for both the audio transmission and
reception) will return to the level that had been set on the [Audio] tab on the setup menu.
( ® page 128)
• Actual volume level will change in three steps even though the volume cursor can be adjusted
minutely.
SD recording status indicator
The status of the SD recording can be checked with this indicator.
When the SD recording starts, the SD recording status indicator will light red. It will go off when the SD
recording stops.
This indicator will be displayed when “Manual” or “Schedule” is selected for “Save trigger” on the setup
menu. ( ®page 70)
Main area
Images from the camera will be displayed in this area.
The current time and date will be displayed according to the settings configured for “Time display format”
and “Date/time display format”. ( ®page 63)
In addition, when being adjusted, the status of brightness ( ®page 64) will be displayed as well as the
characters configured for “Camera title on screen” ( ®page 64). The number of lines for the display is 2.
– When the image type is Quad PTZ or Single PTZ:
• When Quad PTZ is used, you can select the channel you want to operate by clicking in the main
area.
• Click a desired point in the main area on the “Live” page that is to be the center of the angle of
view. The camera moves to adjust the position in order to set the clicked point as the center.
• When selecting an area in the main area by dragging the mouse, the selected area will be located
at the center of the main area. In this case, the zoom ratio will be adjusted automatically.
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							•Zoom can be adjusted using the mouse wheel.
–When the image type is Fisheye, Panorama, or Double Panorama:
• Electronic zoom can be performed with the scroll wheel.
• When clicking a desired point while displaying live images at x2 or x4 in the main area, the camera
will move to locate the clicked point at the center of the main area.
Note
•When the camera is operated by a user with a low access level, images displayed on the screen
may be changed temporarily. This does not affect operation of the camera.
• When the displayed image is being zoomed in on with a high zoom factor, the clicked point may
not always be located at the center of the main area.
• Depending on the PC in use, screen tearing* may occur when the shooting scene drastically
changes due to the GDI restrictions of the OS.
*A phenomenon in which portions of the screen are displayed out of alignment.
*1 Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator”.
*2 Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator” or “2. Camera control” when “On” is selected for “User
auth.” ( ®page 154)
*3 Operable by users who belong to the access level selected for “Permission level of audio trans./recep.” on the [Audio] tab of the
“Image/Audio” page. Refer to page 128 for the permission level of audio.
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							1.6  Monitor images from multiple camerasImages from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi -screen. Images from 4 cameras  (up to 16 cameras)
can be displayed simultaneously. To display images on a multi-screen, it is necessary to register cameras in
advance. 4 cameras can be registered as a group and up to 4 groups (16 cameras) can be registered.
( ® page 132)
IMPORTANT
•When displaying images on a 16 -screen, panning, tilting and zooming operations become unavailable
for images from cameras with Pan/Tilt/Zoom functions.
• When the “Image capture mode” type is “2 Monitor” or “Quad stream”, fisheye images are displayed.
( ® page 95)
• When “On(NTSC)” or “On(PAL)” is selected for “Monitor out”, images are not displayed.
• When the power is turned off or the LAN cable is disconnected while displaying images, displaying
images on a multi-screen from the “Live” page will become unavailable.
Note
•When displaying images on a 4 -screen, panning, tilting and zooming operations become available only
for images from cameras with Pan/Tilt/Zoom functions. Refer to our website
(http://security.panasonic.com/pss/security/support/info.html) for further information about the
compatible cameras and their versions.
• Only JPEG images can be displayed on a multi-screen. Audio will not be heard.
• When an image with the “16:9” aspect ratio is displayed on a multi-screen, it is stretched vertically to
fit the “4:3” aspect ratio. When the aspect ratio of images is “1:1”, images are stretched horizontally.
• “Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software Lite” which supports live monitoring and recording
images from multiple cameras is available. For further information, refer to our website
(http://security.panasonic.com/pss/security/support/info.html).
1. Click the desired [Multi-screen] on the “Live” page.
→ Images from the registered cameras will be displayed on a selected multi-screen (screen can be split
up to 16 areas). The following are instructions when displaying on a 4-split screen.
To show 1 camera screen, click the [Live] button.
You can also click “1” below “Multi-screen” or “Back” to display the camera's “Live” page.
Click the [Multi-screen] button to display images from cameras in a multi-screen of 4 to 16 screens.
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							Click a camera title. Live images from the camera corresponding to the clicked camera title will be
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							2   Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile
terminal
2.1  Monitor images on a cellular phone It is possible to connect to the camera using a cellular phone via the Internet and monitor images  (JPEG only)
from the camera on the screen of the cellular phone. You can also update the display to see the latest images.
IMPORTANT
•When the authentication window is displayed, enter the user name and password. The default user
name and password are as follows.
User name: admin
Password: 12345
To enhance the security, change the password for the user “admin”. ( ®page 154)
• If the cellular phone in use is not compatible with UTF -8 encode, it is impossible to display the screen
correctly.
• When  “640x640” , “320x320” , “VGA” , “QVGA” , “640x360” , or “320x180”  is not selected one time or more
for either one of  “JPEG(1)” or “JPEG(2)”  of [JPEG ] on the [ JPEG/H.264 ] tab, images cannot be viewed
from cellular phones.
Note
•It is necessary to configure the network settings of the cellular phone in advance to connect to the
Internet and monitor images from the camera. ( ®page 159)
• When “Auto” is selected for “Language”, the screen is displayed in English. If you want the screen to
be displayed in Japanese or Chinese, select “Japanese” or “Chinese” for “Language”. ( ®page 62)
1. Access to “http://IP address/mobile” *1
 or “http://Host name registered in the DDNS server/mobile” using a
cellular phone.
→ Images from the camera will be displayed.
• When “Quad stream” is selected for “Image capture mode”, images cannot be viewed from cellular
phones.
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							•When the “Image capture mode” type is “2 Monitor”, the types of images configured in the “Image
capture size” of “"Live" page (Initial display)” are displayed. ( ®page 95)
Pan/tilt *2
 *3
The display position of camera images can be controlled by panning and tilting. The camera will pan
or tilt to each direction by pressing the corresponding dial key.
Zoom display *2
 *3
It is possible to perform zooming operations of the camera by pressing “*” or “#”.
Refresh control
Press the dial key “5” or the [Manual Refresh] button to refresh the camera images.
Press the [Auto Refresh] button to refresh the images from the camera in 5-second intervals.
When the dial key  “5” or the [Manual Refresh] button is pressed again, the refresh mode of the camera
will return to manual refresh.
IMPORTANT
•Transmission will be periodically performed when “Auto Refresh” is selected for the camera
image. Confirm the contract plan of the cellular phone in use before using this function.
• Depending on the cellular phone in use, “Auto Refresh” may be unavailable.
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							Resolution control
Changes the image capture size by pressing the dial key “0”.
• Changes the image capture size between 320x320 (320x240 or 320x180) (default) and 640x640
(640x480 or 640x360).
Home position *2
 *3
The image from the camera can be moved to the home position.
Preset *2
 *3
The camera will move to the designated preset position to display images by pressing the dial key
corresponding to the desired channel. (The dial key numbers are not displayed for Preset No 5 or
greater. Only preset IDs will be displayed for them.) ( ®page 115)
Note
•A maximum of 8 designated presets can be operated.
AUX control *2
Controls the AUX terminal.
These buttons will be displayed only when  “AUX output ” is selected for  “Terminal 3 ” on the setup menu.
( ® page 134)
Note
•Some cellular phones cannot change the image capture size even when resolution is changed by
resolution control.
• Depending on the image capture size selected for “JPEG(1)” or “JPEG(2)”, “Resolution” may not be
able to be used.
• When the HTTP port number is changed from “80”, enter “http://IP address: (colon) + port number/
mobile” *1
 in the address box of the browser. When using the DDNS function, access to “http://Host
name registered in the DDNS server: (colon) + port number/mobile”.
• When “HTTPS” is selected for “HTTPS” - “Connection” on the [Advanced] tab of the “Network” page,
enter as follows.
“ https://IP address:  (colon) + port number /mobile” or “https://Host name registered in the DDNS server:
(colon) + port number/mobile”
• When the authentication window is displayed, enter the user name of an administrator or user and
password. Depending on the cellular phone in use, password entry may be required each time the
screen is switched.
• It is impossible to transmit/receive audio using a cellular phone.
• Depending on the cellular phone in use, larger size images may not be displayed. In this case, selecting
“9 Low” for “Image quality setting” of “JPEG” ( ®page 95) may sometimes solve this problem.
• Depending on the cellular phone in use or its contract plan, it may be impossible to access.
*1
IP address is the global WAN IP address of the router that can be accessed via the Internet.
*2 When “User auth.” is set to “On” ( ®page 154), only users with the access level of “1. Administrator” or “2. Camera control” will be
displayed.
*3 Unavailable when the image type is Panorama, Double Panorama, Fisheye or Quad stream. When the image type is Quad PTZ,
operations are only possible for the top left image.
2.2  Monitor images on a mobile terminal It is possible to connect to the camera using a mobile terminal via the Internet and monitor images (MJPEG
or JPEG) from the camera on the screen of the mobile terminal. It is also possible to refresh images to display
the latest image.
The compatible mobile terminals are shown as follows. (As of October, 2014)
– iPad, iPhone, iPod touch (iOS 4.2.1 or later)
– Android™ mobile terminals
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							When an Android terminal is used, an MJPEG format image is displayed by the Firefox®
 browser, but a JPEG
format image is displayed by the standard browser.
For further information about compatible devices, refer to our website
(http://security.panasonic.com/pss/security/support/info.html).
IMPORTANT
•When the authentication window is displayed, enter the user name and password. The default user
name and password are as follows.
User name: admin
Password: 12345
To enhance the security, change the password for the user “admin”. ( ®page 154)
• An image can be displayed in any of the following image capture sizes depending on “Image capture
mode”.
Image capture modeImage capture size9M Fisheye1280x1280/640x640/320x3204M Fisheye2048x2048/1280x1280/640x640/320x320Double Panorama1920x1080/1280x720/640x360/320x180Panorama1920x1080/1280x720/640x360/320x180Quad PTZ2048x1536/1600x1200/1280x960/800x600/VGA/QVGASingle PTZ2048x1536/1600x1200/1280x960/800x600/VGA/QVGA8M Fisheye + Double
PanoramaFisheye:
1280x1280/640x640/320x320
Double Panorama:
1280x720/640x3604M Fisheye + Double
PanoramaFisheye:
2048x2048/1280x1280/640x640/320x320
Double Panorama:
1280x720/640x3608M Fisheye + PanoramaFisheye:
1280x1280/640x640/320x320
Panorama:
1280x720/640x3604M Fisheye + PanoramaFisheye:
2048x2048/1280x1280/640x640/320x320
Panorama:
1280x720/640x3608M Fisheye + Quad PTZFisheye:
1280x1280/640x640/320x320
Quad PTZ:
1280x960/800x600/VGA4M Fisheye + Quad PTZFisheye:
2048x2048/1280x1280/640x640/320x320
Quad PTZ:
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