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Chapter 3 

 

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 Camera Live View UI Settings 

 

PD737 User’s Manual 

 

3.2  Camera Live View UI Setting Tools 

 

Figure 3-4  Camera Live 
View Reconfiguration Tools

 

The Live View tools (left figure) offer a variety of 
methods in changing the live view configurations of 
the Camera.  

 

With its fisheye lens (360º panoramic view), the 
Camera can offer the following live view display 
modes

  360 degree Broad View 

 

360 degree Full View 

 

Quad View 

 

Double-Broad View  
(180 degree Ultra Wide Angle View x 2) 

 

Triple View (180 degree Ultra Wide Angle 
View + Twin PTZ View) 

When the Double-Broad, Triple or Quad PTZ display 
mode is selected, click the 

ePTZ function

 tool to 

display the PTZ setting tools as shown and explained 
below. 

When Double-Broad 
View, Triple View or 
Quad View display 
mode is selected, click 
the 

“ePTZ  

function”

 tool for  

more live view  
setting tools. 

Summary of Contents for PD737

Page 1: ...37 7 7 7 5 5 5 5MP Vandal Vandal Vandal Vandal Dome Type Dome Type Dome Type Dome Type Panorama Panorama Panorama Panorama Network Camera Network Camera Network Camera Network Camera User s Manual Ver...

Page 2: ...D products To minimize the risks associated with customer applications customers should provide adequate operating safeguards PiXORD is under no obligation to provide any further technical support ser...

Page 3: ...era Live View UI Settings ings ings ings 13 13 13 13 3 1 Quick Access Buttons 15 3 2 Camera Live View UI Setting Tools 16 4 4 4 4 Setup Executi Setup Executi Setup Executi Setup Execution on on on 21...

Page 4: ...Revision History iv PD737 User s Manual 4 6 Remote Storage Setup Execution 58 4 6 1 Remote Storage Tab 58...

Page 5: ...Contents PD737 User s Manual v Revision History Doc Version Revision Description Date 1 0 Initial Official Release 2014 03 14...

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Page 7: ...l Warnings Do not drop or hit the device Sensitive electronics inside the camera are vulnerable to excessive impact Do not install the device under high temperature higher than 50 C environment Excess...

Page 8: ...tinue to operate the device if it appears to malfuntion Contact qualified service personnel from our distibutor dealer for help Installation of the product should be made by qualified service personne...

Page 9: ...d spot It is very suitable to view a wide area with single camera such as hallway store and office without the need to install multiple cameras The hardware base panorama video processing ability prov...

Page 10: ...Chapter 1 2 Introduction PD737 User s Manual Hardware Overview...

Page 11: ...737 provides extra connections with outside devices via water proven RJ45 connector User can make the connectors to support 1 Video Out 2 Audio In 3 Audio Out 4 Terminal Block for GPIO Please refer to...

Page 12: ...elay Digital Input Only one set is designed in this Camera Model The internal device is also photo coupled electrical relay and the external device can be simply an On Off switch Each set of On Off sw...

Page 13: ...en PC notebook is used connect the LAN port of the device to the network router with an RJ45 network cable 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 Plug the DC power jack of the power adaptor 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 to power jack o...

Page 14: ...R then follow the instructions to complete the installation NOTE 1 In order to ensure CAM FINDER utility has the best compatibility with Camera kindly please goes to the PIXORD website for the latest...

Page 15: ...to run the software 2 Click the Device Search to search the device in the LAN Figure 2 2 Find the Camera Device via Device Search button 3 Under your selected item double click the left Mouse button o...

Page 16: ...al 4 Check Static IP address or Use DHCP Service item to select the network connection method of the camera Figure 2 4 Enter the Camera Device s network setting manually Figure 2 5 Check Use DHCP Serv...

Page 17: ...37 User s Manual 9 Installation and Setup 5 After modifying the camera properties click Set button to save and enable the configuration modifications Figure 2 6 Click Set button to save and enable the...

Page 18: ...Select multi Camera Devices and then configure their properties together via Batch Device Setting item Figure 2 8 Check Increase IP setting to set Camera Device s IP address increasing one by one Then...

Page 19: ...me user there will be a prompt to install the ActiveX control Comply with the ActiveX installation as they are needed to view the video stream and some other operations Besides use of Microsoft IE bro...

Page 20: ...admin Verify and Complete the Installation from Your Browser If your IE Browser can t get the ActiveX download properly you may have to temporarily lower your security settings to perform a one time...

Page 21: ...ess gotten via CAM FINDER utility NOTE For first time user there will be a prompt to install the ActiveX control Conply with the ActiveX installation as it is needed to view the video stream and some...

Page 22: ...ing window will then display offering all the necessary set up tools for changing the live view reconfigurations The functions of each of these tools are explained in the following sections Figure 3 2...

Page 23: ...isable talk function to someone facing the network Camera from your computer For ideal voice reception the distance of the person on view should be kept within 2 meters from the Camera Snapshot Click...

Page 24: ...mera can offer the following live view display modes 360 degree Broad View 360 degree Full View Quad View Double Broad View 180 degree Ultra Wide Angle View x 2 Triple View 180 degree Ultra Wide Angle...

Page 25: ...ower x1 to x10 and dragging the frame with mouse could move the amplified region In the meanwhile you could also see region s amplification effect displayed real time in the lower left upper right or...

Page 26: ...specific area 1 of 4 maximum to be monitored To reset the scene back to its original status click the Home button You can also directly click the mouse button on the video to drag for pan and tilt rol...

Page 27: ...eo recordings you are going to take The base filename will auto expand for each saved video recording To start recording click the Recording button Click Browse button to define Snapshot Path and Snap...

Page 28: ...may want to change or update a number of its settings to further upgrade its performance This can be accomplished by clicking the Setup button indicated in the above figure The Setup dialog see follo...

Page 29: ...cution Figure 4 1 Camera Setup Selection Buttons NOTE For Live View setup execution please refer to the previous chapter Camera Live View UI Settings 4 1 System Setup Execution Clicking the System but...

Page 30: ...on Tab Figure 4 3 Information Tabbed Pane The Information tabbed pane provides the existing system status of the Camera which includes Model Name System Time Firmware Version MAC Address ActiveX Contr...

Page 31: ...here System Time The Network Camera current date and time is applied and displayed here based on the setup status of the System Time Settings as detailed below Time Zone Select the applicable Time Zon...

Page 32: ...ving Select this option only when applicable at your location Two setup settings the Start time and End time are needed to implement the feature After setups are completed click Save button to apply t...

Page 33: ...en check box is enabled User Group Three group options are available namely Administrator User is allowed to change Camera settings and perform all Camera functions Operator User is allowed to login L...

Page 34: ...efault Where Upgrade Firmware Download the latest firmware file from the website by executing the following steps 1 Click the Browse button to access and select the appropriate firmware file from its...

Page 35: ...p tar gz file from the PC 2 Click the Restore button to process Camera configuration restore Reboot System Clicking the Reboot button allows you to manually reboot the Network Camera Restore System Cl...

Page 36: ...ra s basic log on another browser page or Remote Log Server Where Remote Log Settings Check Enable remote log selection first and then manual entering IP address port setting of Remote Log Server Afte...

Page 37: ...twork Setup Tabbed Panes 4 2 1 General Tab The General tabbed pane shown above allows you to redefine the network and port protocol settings of the Network Camera Where Network Settings DHCP This opti...

Page 38: ...r E mail Address through SMTP service So you won t worry about the difficulty in Camera s Webpage access As for the settings of SMTP Service kindly please contact with your E mail service provider Aft...

Page 39: ...er the Host name which you registered and got through DNS Service Provider The assigned host name is used to access the network device instead of IP Address User Name Password Account authentication f...

Page 40: ...see the videos So the more the client number is the larger the network bandwidth required and the bigger loading of the camera In other words the camera can send just one streaming and each client ca...

Page 41: ...ny its access to camera End IP address Fill in the last address of IP range which you would like to deny its access to camera please note that total devices which are denied to access would be limited...

Page 42: ...ution PD737 User s Manual 4 3 Video Audio Setup Execution Clicking the Video Audio button will display the following tabbed panes for defining Camera streaming video and audio functions Figure 4 13 Vi...

Page 43: ...ure first before proceeding to change the Streaming settings Otherwise adjustments to video quality streaming settings cannot be accomplished The quality setting items on this pane are as follows Conn...

Page 44: ...ction is proper to the worse Network Bandwidth Environment Text Overlay When enabled each streamed frame will be overlaid with the Camera ID text field and stamped with date time if enabled as illustr...

Page 45: ...Chapter 4 PD737 User s Manual Setup Execution 37 4 3 2 Video Tab Figure 4 15 Video Tabbed Pane...

Page 46: ...ive to the target environment Where Brightness The luminance of the captured image apart from its hue or saturation Try to assign the fit value according to the environment Saturation The degree of in...

Page 47: ...to assign the fit value according to the environment Sharpness Sharpness can be defined as edge contrast So when we increase sharpness we increase the contrast only along near edges Try to assign the...

Page 48: ...rkness of your picture through sliding the bar Try to assign the fit value according to the environment Pre Noise Reduction 2D Noise Reduction Both of them are one kind of technology to provide cleare...

Page 49: ...Setup Execution 41 Wide Dynamic Range Enable this function could let camera provide clear images even under backlighting Set WDR function to Disable Set WDR function to Enable Set WDR function to Disa...

Page 50: ...igger the Camera into day or night mode relative to luminance of the area under surveillance When the environment luminance becomes higher than the set lux value the Camera will auto switch to day or...

Page 51: ...nd its playback volume could be adjusted by moving the slider to the left to decrease and to the right to increase the volume After setups are completed click Save button to implement the settings 4 3...

Page 52: ...that the laid out screen turns into phantom block 3 If the laid out screen needs correction click Delete button and redo the masking screen lay out process 4 Once the masking screen is acceptable cli...

Page 53: ...ined schedules 4 4 1 Motion Tab From the Motion tabbed pane you can define specific target areas within the scope of surveillance to focus the motion detection function Figure 4 19 Defining a Single M...

Page 54: ...dd more detection area frames NOTE Total defined motion detection areas cannot exceed 10 frames Figure 4 20 Defining Multiple Motion Detection Areas for the Camera 3 To assign unique names to each fra...

Page 55: ...ane sets the video recording trigger method to use when motion is detected by the Camera The four methods available for selection are Period Schedule Motion and GPIO Input each of which can be set up...

Page 56: ...usly when the defined days of the week and set time of the set days are met Motion is ignored with this method Each recording time span is in accordance with the set duration in seconds and the video...

Page 57: ...ration according to the set duration in seconds whenever motion is detected within the defined days of the week and at the time of the set days The video record may be provided to host by E mail FTP s...

Page 58: ...et days the Camera will trigger its GPIO Input Signal when its state changes Recording duration can be set in seconds and the video record may be provided to host by E mail FTP stored in the SD card R...

Page 59: ...rd file target destination Always Under this method the Camera automatically continuous to capture 6 snapshots of the area under surveillance at every 1 or 2 seconds interval 3 previous snapshot frame...

Page 60: ...ill continuously capture 6 snapshots of the area under surveillance at every 1 or 2 seconds interval 3 previous snapshot frames are collected from the Camera buffer and 3 snapshot frames are captured...

Page 61: ...on is detected within the defined days of the week and at the time of the set days Single or 6 snapshots may be captured as defined The stream of accumulated snapshots may be sent to host by E mail FT...

Page 62: ...when its state changes Single or 6 snapshots may be captured at a time as defined Figure 4 28 Snapshot Recording with GPIO Input Method Selected The stream of accumulated snapshots may be sent to hos...

Page 63: ...il service provider After you confirm all parameters are correct and working properly you may enter them into the text area manually As for the settings of FTP Service kindly please contact with your...

Page 64: ...he SD card total capacity Total size available memory Free size used memory Used size and used memory ratio Use It also display the current Camera operation condition Recording status and provide SD c...

Page 65: ...napshots is performed from files recorded on particular date range as explained in the following figure Figure 4 31 Playback Tabbed Pane 1 Select type of files to playback 2 Search for the files to pl...

Page 66: ...ver disk Figure 4 32 Remote Storage Tabbed Pane Where Type NFS and SMBFS two kind of Remote Server are provided Remote Folder Path If NFS Server type is selected shared folder path will be filled in l...

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