Axis 0664-001, User Manual

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AXIS Q3709-PVE Network Camera
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)
The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas,
see
View Area on page 20 .
Preset Positions
A preset position is a saved view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific position. A preset position consists of
the following values:
• Pan and tilt positions
• Zoom position
Each view area has its own preset positions.
Access the Preset Positions
Preset positions can be accessed in several ways:
• By selecting the preset from the Source drop-down list in the Live View Page.
• When setting up action rules. See page 33 .
Add a Preset Position
1. Go to PTZ > Preset Positions .
2. Click in the image or use the controls to steer the camera view to the desired position, see Preset Positions .
3. Enter a descriptive name in the Current position field.
4. Click Add to save the preset position.
To include the preset position name in the overlay text, go to Video , select Include overlay text and enter the modifier
#P
in the
field. For more information about modifiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help .
Set the Home Position
The entire view area is treated as the Home position which is readily accessible by clicking the Home button on the Live View
page and in the Preset Positions setup window.
The product can be configured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a specified length of
time. Enter the length of time in the
Return to home after field and click Save . Set the time to zero to prevent the product from
automatically returning to the Home position.
Advanced
Controls
Advanced PTZ settings can be configured under PTZ > Advanced > Controls .
The Panel Shortcut Command Buttons list shows the user-defined buttons that can be accessed from the Live View page’s Ctrl
panel . These buttons can be used to provide direct access to commands issued using the VAPIX® application programming interface.
Click Add to add a new shortcut command button.
The following PTZ controls are enabled by default:
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