Configuring Alarms, Areas, Home, Privacy Settings and Presets
10.4 Programming
Area
Boundaries
If the dome is installed in a location where you can see numerous departments or
other identifiable objects, you might want to consider programming area
boundaries. Areas are programmed start- and end-points of a camera's field of
view. Each area is a part of a circular viewing area that extends around the dome.
The ending point of one area is the starting point for the next area. The ending
point of the last area cannot go past the starting point of the first area. In this
example, the area that includes the vending machines cannot extend past the
starting point of the area that includes the emergency exit. If your controller
supports areas, these are separate from the areas you can program with the dome.
You should not use both the controller and the configuration utility to define areas.
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Areas appear
smaller when
zoomed in.
Areas appear larger when
zoomed out.
Fig. 31
An example of areas found in a break room
The zoom level also affects how large areas appear. When you zoom in to an area,
the area may appear to be small. When you pan the dome, area boundaries may
appear to be close. However, if you zoom out, the area appears to be larger. When
you pan the dome, the area boundaries appear further apart. With this in mind, it
will be easier to establish area boundaries if the zoom level is small than if the
zoom level is large.
NOTE
: When defining areas, each area is assigned a standard name.
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