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Wide area Object Detection system
© 2005 Sony Corporation
XIS-10DC
User’s Guide
Software Version 1.1
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Page 3: ... operations 28 Deleting Recordings 29 Exporting Recordings 29 Setups Using Administrator Tool Main Window 31 Menu Bar 31 Setting Non detection Areas 32 Setting the Priority Area 33 Setting Mask Areas 34 Setting Focus Areas 35 Shooting Parameter Set Assignment Window 38 The Functions of the Shooting Parameter Set Assignment Window 38 Setting the Shooting Parameter of the Camera Shooting Parameter S...
Page 4: ...a panorama image of 360 at 7 5 frames second The zoom camera shoots a moving object detected by the panorama camera and zooms up the image Note The view angle of 360 may not be secured depending on the mounting method of the XIS 10DC camera Motion detection The system detects moving objects The object recognized as a moving object is displayed on the panorama camera image with a green frame Non de...
Page 5: ...d zoom of the zoom camera manually Fixed camera The system allows connection of the Sony SNC Z20N P Network Camera and the camera connected to the Sony SNT V501 V504 Video Network Station as fixed cameras System Configuration Connect the XIS 10DC Wide View Camera and a computer that runs the Wide area Object Detection system to either an exclusive network or LAN The supposed exclusive network cons...
Page 6: ... monitoring recording and playback The target users are mainly system operators For details of the tool see Operations Using Operator Tool on page 16 WODs Administrator Administrator Tool This tool is used for setups and various administrative settings of the camera The target user is mainly the system administrator For details of the tool see Setups Using Administrator Tool on page 31 Notes Opera...
Page 7: ...rt the supplied CD ROM disc into your CD ROM drive The contents of the CD ROM are displayed 2 Open the WODs folder 3 Start Setup exe The installation wizard for Wide area Object Detection system appears on the screen 4 Shut down any other windows programs that may be running and click Next The User Interface Language dialog appears 5 Select the language for the user interface to be installed and c...
Page 8: ...les Sony Wide area Object Detection system To change to another directory click Browse navigate to a folder in which to save data and click OK Then click Next The Ready to Install the Program dialog appears 9 Click Install Installation of the program starts When installation is finished the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog appears 10 Click Finish to complete installation The installation is co...
Page 9: ...computer only you can easily assign the IP address to the camera using the Easy setting feature One XIS 10DC is composed of two camera models XIS NT10 later called Panorama Camera and SNC RZ30N P later called Zoom Camera The Easy setting feature automatically assigns IP addresses to the two camera models that are consecutive to the one previously assigned to the computer For example if the IP addr...
Page 10: ...amera checkboxes are selected to show the cameras are available IP address assignment is now completed Note If the Easy setting button is disabled in gray clear the Use panorama camera and Use zoom camera checkboxes to enable it 5 Click the Close button to close the Camera information dialog 6 To exit the Administrator Tool click the Close button or select Exit the application under File on the me...
Page 11: ...that of the camera Disable the firewall feature of the computer For the setting see Disabling the firewall of Windows XP on page 14 To assign an IP address to the camera using IP Setup Program 1 Start the IP Setup Program Select All Programs from the Windows start menu then select IP Setup Program or double click the IP Setup Program icon on the desktop The Network tab of the IP Setup Program is d...
Page 12: ...er between 1024 and 65535 6 Type the Administrator name and Administrator password The default settings of both items are admin 7 Confirm that all items are correctly set then click OK If Setting OK is displayed the IP address is correctly assigned 8 Repeat steps 2 to 7 for the other camera model 9 To exit the IP Setup Program click at the upper right corner of the window To set the IP address of ...
Page 13: ...ly button and click OK when the message Saved appears 6 Click the Close button to close the Camera information dialog 7 To exit the Administrator Tool click the Close button or select Exit the application under File on the menu bar To connect the camera via a proxy server Set the proxy server on Administrator Tool 1 Select System setting under Tool on the menu bar The System setting dialog appears...
Page 14: ...d Disable such a firewall referring to the User s guide of the software Assigning the Shooting Parameter Set When the network connection of the camera is completed check that you can monitor the image of the camera correctly using Operator Tool If you are using the camera for the first time perform shooting parameter set assignment The camera adjustment becomes valid after this procedure You also ...
Page 15: ...set is displayed in the shooting parameter box of each camera 4 Select the auto mode of the zoom camera by clicking the Tour mode or Focus area mode radio button For details on the auto mode see Operating the Zoom Camera in Auto Mode on page 22 5 Select the Change the setting immediately radio button 6 Click the Change button The selected shooting parameter set is applied to the cameras 7 Click th...
Page 16: ...Data list Shows the currently selected shooting parameter name in the Live mode and in the playback mode the shooting parameter name used for recording Also shows the start and end times of Moving object count if it is displayed Image of fixed camera 1 or 2 Shows a live image of the fixed camera if connected in the Live mode and a playback image shot by the fixed camera in the playback mode The ap...
Page 17: ...layback speed 1 2 or 3 from the drop down list c n reverse playback button Click to start playback in reverse d N playback button Click to start normal playback e x stop button Click to stop playback f previous image button Click to move back to the point where the previous moving object has been recorded g next image button Click to move forward to the point where the next moving object has been ...
Page 18: ...nt window For details see Assigning the Shooting Parameter Set on page 14 Moving object count Starts stops or resets the Moving object count in the focus area Available only when Focus area mode is selected d Version menu Displays the version of the Operator Tool program WODs Recording Moving Object History Window The recording moving object history window appears when you click the Play Back butt...
Page 19: ...n you click on a thumbnail the time selected in this box is ignored and playback starts from the time when the thumbnail was recorded g Apply button Click to return to the main window and start playback from the time selected with the playback time select box h Close button Click to close the recording moving object history window Shooting Parameter Set Assignment Window Use this window when you s...
Page 20: ...tems e f 7 j n and o appear To modify a recording event see Creating Modifying the Shooting Parameter Set on page 24 To register a new shooting parameter set or rename it see Creating Modifying the Shooting Parameter Set on page 24 Tip A recording event is a program to configure a schedule In a recording event the recording time shooting parameter set and auto mode can be registered j Weekday sele...
Page 21: ...u start the tool next time Resume function The live monitoring mode scheduled recording mode recording mode and stop mode are retained Operator Tool starts in stop mode regardless of the operating mode used last time if it starts after Administrator Tool has exited In this case select the appropriate operating mode 1 Double click the WODs icon on the desktop The main window opens 2 Click the live ...
Page 22: ...tor window the zoom camera enters the auto mode during live monitoring and recording When Operator Tool starts the auto mode is set automatically There are two auto modes Focus area mode and Tour mode Select either mode in the Shooting parameter set assignment window For selecting the auto mode see Step 4 of Assigning the Shooting Parameter Set on page 14 Focus area mode In Focus area mode the zoo...
Page 23: ... is recorded in CSV format in the file counting_log csv of the data folder To stop the count Select Moving object count from the Tool menu and select Stop under Moving object count The moving object count stops and the stop time is recorded in the log To reset the count Select Moving object count from the Tool menu and select Reset under Moving object count The count for that day is reset to 0 The...
Page 24: ...ter set 1 Open the main window and select Shooting parameter set assignment under Tool on the menu bar The Shooting parameter set assignment window appears 2 Select Register recording events in schedule The New button and Rename button appear 3 Select the shooting parameter from the select box of each camera that you want to include in the new shooting parameter set you are creating 4 Click the Ne...
Page 25: ...g mode The manual recording allows starting and stopping the recording manually while monitoring The scheduled recording is performed according to the predetermined schedule Note This system automatically resets the panorama camera and the zoom camera at 6 00 a m every day Resetting takes about 30 seconds If resetting is executed during recording the image may freeze for a while Manual Recording 1...
Page 26: ...ing to the new registration 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 for each recording event to be added or modified 7 After the setting is completed click the Close button The Shooting parameter set assignment window closes Example of recording event modification If you want to stop recording from 9 00 to 12 00 on Sunday when Recording event A has been set for day shooting from 8 00 on Sunday add Recording event B...
Page 27: ...layback procedures 1 Click the Play Back button in the main window 2 Specify the playback start point in the recording moving object history window 3 Control playback using the buttons on the Play Back tab of the main window Specifying Playback Start Point The following two methods can be used to specify the playback start point in the recording moving object history window Specifying the thumbnai...
Page 28: ...the day indicator display the recording history of the day on which you want to start playback Clicking the arrow changes the days in units of a week 3 Select the exact time when you want to start playback from the playback time select box Move the cursor to hour minutes or seconds and type figures or select the time using the arrows on the right 4 Click Apply The recording moving object history w...
Page 29: ...e images recorded on a certain day by specifying the date in the recording moving object history window 1 Open the recording moving object history window When the main window is in live shooting mode click the Play Back button In playback mode click the recording and moving object history window button 2 Click the arrow at the right end of the day indicator to display the day for which you want to...
Page 30: ...k the exported images as they are moved outside the data folder To play back these images change the directory of Data folder on the Memory setting tab of the System setting dialog Note that the recording location is changed simultaneously to the same folder as that of the export location ...
Page 31: ...ea you want to set The setting items and buttons required for the selected area setting appear in the area setting section Non detection area A non detection area is an area where the motion detection does not work For the non detection area setting see page 32 Priority area A priority area is an area where priority is given to activate the motion detection For the priority area setting see page 3...
Page 32: ... 47 d Help menu Version Displays the version of the Administrator Tool program WODs Administrator Setting Non detection Areas You can set non detection areas on the image of the panorama camera in the main window The non detection area is an area where the motion detection does not work 1 Select Tour mode or Focus area mode The options displayed in the area setting select box change depending on t...
Page 33: ...rity area on the image of the panorama camera in the main window The priority area is an area where priority is given to activate the motion detection You can specify one priority area for one zoom camera 1 Select Tour mode 2 Select Priority area setting 3 Click the frame button 4 Drag the mouse on the panorama camera image and draw a frame over the area that is given priority in the motion detect...
Page 34: ...ur mode or Focus area mode The options displayed in the area setting select box change depending on the selected mode 2 Select Mask setting 3 Click the frame button 4 Drag the mouse on the panorama camera image and draw a frame over the area where you want to cover the image The set mask area is now valid 5 For setting other mask areas repeat step 4 Tip You can modify the position and size of the ...
Page 35: ... Setting Focus Areas You can set focus areas on the image of the panorama camera in the main window A focus area is an area to limit the shooting area of the zoom camera You can set up to 10 focus areas 1 Select Focus area mode The options displayed in the area setting select box change for setting the focus area mode setting 2 Select Focus area setting 3 Click the frame button 4 Drag the mouse on...
Page 36: ...eckbox to adjust the zoom automatically according to the size of the focus area Zoom adjustment slider When the Auto checkbox is cleared move the slider to adjust the zoom manually To delete a focus area Click to select the focus area you want to delete and click the eraser button When the message Delete appears click OK The focus area frame on the panorama camera image is erased To delete other f...
Page 37: ... camera dialog is selected the zoom value is determined according to the size of the focus area 4 Click the Apply button To change the display position of the additional information on a focus area You can set Operator Tool to display the additional information for each focus display such as the priority order and the moving object count As the additional information is displayed by default close ...
Page 38: ...g the Shooting Parameter Set on page 24 To add modify the recording schedule on page 26 Setting the Shooting Parameter of the Camera Shooting Parameter Setting Dialog The shooting parameter setting dialog opens when you select Shooting parameter setting from the Tool menu in the main window and select Panorama camera Zoom camera Fixed camera 1 or Fixed camera 2 There are four shooting parameter se...
Page 39: ...ting parameter name dialog enter the name and click Apply 3 Select the tab and modify the shooting parameters For details of setting items see pages 39 to 40 4 Click the Apply button The modified settings are stored under the selected shooting parameter name To close the dialog without saving click Cancel To delete shooting parameters Select the shooting parameter name you want to delete using pro...
Page 40: ...orrect focus is obtained Near button Far button Use these buttons for fine focus adjustment Click the Near button to shorten the focus distance Click the Far button to lengthen the focus distance Tip You can specify the focus variation by one click of the Near button or the Far button in the wodsgui ini file located in the same folder as that of the program AppParam FocusRange 5 White balance Tab ...
Page 41: ...oving object Available number of frames are between 10 and 40 Number of frames to activate noise canceller If noise continues for the period set here the noise canceller is activated Available number of frames are between 1 and 10 Luminance for motion detection Set the luminance for the motion detection Available luminance values are between 10 and 60 Tip If you point and hold the mouse cursor on ...
Page 42: ... set the IP address of the camera automatically For details see Connecting the Camera to an Exclusive Network in Preparations chapter on page 9 Information on the panorama camera Use panorama camera checkbox Select this checkbox when you use the panorama camera IP address box Enter the IP address of the panorama camera Port No Enter the port number of the panorama camera Details button Click to di...
Page 43: ...nstallation position of the camera Note Mount cannot be set for a camera connected to the Sony SNT V501 V504 Video Network Station Memory setting tab Set the details on the transmission of the camera images JPEG compression level Move the slider to set the JPEG compression level Available compression levels are between 1 and 10 A higher compression level produces a better image quality but causes ...
Page 44: ...both the tour mode and the focus area mode Waiting time sec When the zoom camera tracks multiple moving objects it stays on one moving object for the period seconds specified here then moves to the next moving object Track multiple moving objects checkbox Select the checkbox to track and shoot all the detected moving objects equally if multiple moving objects are detected Clear the checkbox to tra...
Page 45: ...vement Clear the checkbox to reduce the zoom camera movement when there are only objects moving slowly Communication setting Tab The Communication setting tab is used to set the parameters regarding communication with the camera Connection time out Set the duration seconds until the connection is cancelled when communication to the camera cannot be established Connection retry number Set the numbe...
Page 46: ...il feature e Mail is sent each time a moving object is detected Consequently the recipient receives many e Mails frequently Error notification via e Mail checkbox Select this checkbox to send e Mail when an error occurs with the camera Recipient e Mail address Enter the recipient e Mail address for error notification To specify multiple addresses insert a comma between two addresses Memory setting...
Page 47: ... from the Tool menu in the main window Using this dialog you can change the password for the camera administrator account Note Up to 16 characters can be set for a password Capital letters are distinguished from small letters 1 Select Password change under Tool on the menu bar of the main window The Password change dialog opens 2 Enter the current password in the Current password box The entered c...
Page 48: ...en the SMTP setting page of SNT V501 V504 or SNC Z20N P 2 Select Use SMTP function on the SMTP usage setting page and click OK 3 Set the parameters on the SMTP setting page as follows 4 Click OK at the bottom of the SMTP setting page to save the settings To set the activity detection on the fixed camera When Alarm is set to Activity detection on the SMTP setting page of SNT V501 V504 or SNC Z20N P...
Page 49: ...oading has failed The system has failed in loading a file The system integration may be lost Restarting the application may resolve the problem New creating has failed The system has failed in creating a file Check if the related file or folder is used with another application such as Internet Explorer Deleting has failed The system has failed in deleting recordings Restarting the application may ...
Page 50: ...ror Messages 50 Retyped password is not the same as the New password The password you entered in the Retype box is not the same as that in the New password box Enter the same password in both boxes Message Meaning Remedy ...
Page 51: ...setup program 9 11 J JPEG compression level 43 L LAN 5 11 License agreement 7 Live shooting button 21 Live tab 16 Lock on feature 23 Low position 10 12 42 Luminance for motion detection 41 M Mail server 46 Main window 16 31 Manual mode 23 Manual mode button 23 Manual recording 25 Mask area 34 Maximum moving object size 41 Maximum number of tours 44 Memory setting tab 46 Menu bar 17 31 Minimum movi...
Page 52: ... SMTP port number 46 Snapshot 22 Still image display window 22 System configuration 5 System requirements 6 System setting dialog 13 44 T Thumbnail 27 Thumbnail window 18 Time 28 Time select box 20 Tour mode 22 31 Tour setting tab 44 Track multiple moving objects 44 U Use a proxy server between camera and server 13 45 Use fixed camera 1 42 Use fixed camera 2 42 Use IR filter 40 Use panorama camera...
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