AXIS Q6078-E PTZ Camera
Configure your device
3. In the list of conditions, under
Application
, select
Object Analytics
.
4. In the list of actions, under
Overlay text
, select
Use overlay text
.
5. Select a video channel.
6. In
Text
, type “Motion detected”.
7. Set the duration.
8. Click
Save
.
Note
If you update the overlay text it will be automatically updated on all video streams dynamically.
Show the pan or tilt position as a text overlay
You can show the pan or tilt position as an overlay in the image.
1. Go to
Video > Overlays
and click
.
2. In the text field, type
#x
to show the pan position.
Type
#y
to show the tilt position.
3. Choose appearance, text size, and alignment.
4. The current pan and tilt positions show up in the live view image and in the recording.
Adjust the camera view (PTZ)
To learn more about different pan, tilt, and zoom settings, see
Pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) on page 17
Limit the pan, tilt, and zoom movements
If there are parts of the scene that you don’t want the camera to reach, you can limit the pan, tilt, and zoom movements. For
example, you want to protect the privacy of residents in an apartment building, which is located close to a parking lot that you
intend to monitor.
To limit the movements:
1. Click
and select
Legacy device interface
.
2. Go to
Settings > PTZ > Limits
and set the limits as needed.
Create a guard tour with preset positions
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions either in a predetermined or random order, and for configurable
periods of time.
1. Go to
PTZ > Guard tours
.
2. Click
+
.
3. To edit the guard tour’s properties, click
.
4. Type a name for the guard tour and specify the pause length in minutes between each tour.
5. If you want the guard tour to go to the preset positions in a random order, turn on
Shuffle
.
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