AXIS P3214-VE 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
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
Each view area has its own 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
To 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.
3. Enter a descriptive name in the
Current position
field.
4. Click
Add
to save the preset 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.
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
.
Guard Tour
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for
configurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser.
To add a guard tour:
1. Go to
PTZ > Guard Tour
and click
Add
.
2. Enter a descriptive name.
3. Specify the pause length between runs.
4. Select an available preset position and click
Apply
.
5. Specify the
View Time
in seconds or minutes.
6. Specify the
View Order
or select the
Random view order
option.
7. Click
Save
.
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