Adjusting
Individual Cameras
Select any camera tab to make change only to the
selected camera. Choose Configure button, System Configure,
Camera XX (XX represents camera number), setup dialog
box shown as follows:
Several settings could be configured here:
[Camera Name]
The name entered here will appear in the upper-left
hand corner of the camera screen.
[Rec Control]
The Rec Control area allows you to set each camera’s
recording quality. The camera’s recording quality
is based on its resolution and compression rate. Higher
quality picture will require more storage spaces.
Apply to all camerasRec quality adjustResolution buttonFrame
rate setupSmart RecordingOptionSelect high/low frame
rate
Recording Quality: Allows
you to adjust the video quality in 5 levels. Higher
value equals to lower compression rate.
Resolution Button: Click
the Arrow button next to the Recording Quality slide
bar to select
recording resolutions.
Frame/Sec: Allow you
to adjust camera’s recording frame rate. There are
three options available: Smart, High, and Low.
Smart: When Smart Recording
Option is selected, the system will distribute as
many frame rates as possible to the camera where motion
occurs.
High: System will distribute
high percentage of frames (not a definite frame number)
to the selected camera while the other cameras will
share rest of the frame rates. Assuming that all cameras
are in action, selecting High ensures this camera
always receive higher frame rate than the rest of
the cameras. Effect can be seen in both preview mode
and record mode.
Low: System will distribute
low percentage of frame rates to the selected camera.
Assuming that all cameras are in action, certain cameras
are of least importance. System can be set Low in
order to allow frame rate to go to more important
cameras.
Frame Rate Setup: Click
the blue Arrow to open the dialog box that sets maximum
recording frame of this camera. For example, if you
select 10 Frames/sec from the field, maximum frame
this camera will record is 10 frames/second. The setting
does not mean it always records at 10 frames/second
because the actual recording frame rate depends on
also other settings in the system. The function takes
effect only in Smart, High and Low recording mode.
[Motion Detect]
Motion Sensitivity: There
are 10 levels of sensitivity for motion detection.
The higher the value, the more sensitive the system
is to the motion.
Mask Filter: Mask instructs
the system to ignore movement under masked area. Mask
could be applied to repetitive motion that should
be ignored within the surveillance area, such as street
trees. Buttons used to modify the masked area are
as followed:
[Monitor Control]
Apply to all cameraRecording codecSelect alarm typeNotice
levelSpecify Output PinSetup day/night recording mode
Figure 2-1 Monitor Control Setup
Rec Video: Click the
check box to enable the recording function. Use the
drop-down list to choose the desired recording mode.
Selections available in the drop-down list include:
Motion Detect, Round-the-Clock, and Day/Night. Click
the Recording Codec button to select method of recording
compression for your video. Click the Arrow button
will bring up the Day-Night Recording setup dialog
box as shown on page 25 Day-Night Recording Mode.
Invoke Alarm: Sends audible
warning (.wav sound clip), selected from drop-down
list, for when motion occurs.
Invoke to Send Alerts:
Sends an assigned alert (E-Mail/Hotline/SMS) when
motion occurs. Use the slider bar to specify the motion
duration to invoke the alert. The choices include
High (0.5 seconds), Normal (1 second), and Low (1.5
seconds). For example, suppose you choose High. When
motion remains for 0.5 seconds, the alert will be
sent out.
Output Module: If this
option is enabled, when camera’s motion detection
is active, the system will send signal to trigger
the specified output pin. Use the Mod (x) and Pin
(x) drop-down list to select an output pin to perform
this function.
Register Motion Event: Enable this option to log motion
events to System Log.
[Video Resolution]
Allow you to adjust video characteristics such as
brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue.
