PTZ Camera
Avigilon H4 PTZ cameras use many of the same settings as other High Definition IP cameras. The following
settings are only available to PTZ cameras.
Creating PTZ Tours
For PTZ cameras, you have the option of running Tours from the Live View page. Tours allow the PTZ
camera to automatically move between a series of preset positions, and can be set to pause at each preset
for a specific amount of time for video monitoring.
Note:
All the required presets must be added before a new tour can be created. For more
To create a tour, complete the following:
1. From the left-menu pane, select
PTZ Tours
.
2. Click
Create New Tour
.
The New Tour dialog is displayed.
3. In the
Name
field, give the tour a name.
4. In the
Mode
drop-down list, select one of the following:
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Sequential:
the PTZ camera will go to each preset in the set order.
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Random:
the PTZ camera will go to each preset in random order.
5. Select the
Set as default tour
check box if you want this tour to run automatically.
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The Default Tour Idle Start Time (Minutes) field is now enabled, enter the amount of time the
PTZ camera must be idle for before this tour automatically begins.
6. In the
Tour Pause Duration (Minutes)
field, enter the amount of time before the tour repeats. Tours
repeat until manually stopped, or until other PTZ controls are used.
7. To add a preset, click
Add Preset
and a preset is added to the list.
a. In the Preset column, select a preset from the drop-down list.
b. In the Move Speed column, enter a percentage of the maximum speed defined on the PTZ
Limits page. This option sets how fast you want the PTZ camera to move to this preset. The
Move Speed is 80% by default.
c. In the View Time column, enter the amount of time you want the PTZ camera to stay at this
preset position. The view time is 10 seconds by default.
d. Continue until all the presets for this tour have been added.
8. To remove a preset, click the
(x)
icon to the far right of the preset.
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