3.Set the camera

3.1Adjust the image quality

This section explains how to adjust the image quality when installing the camera.

3.1.1Set the light intensity control mode depending on the installation location and installation area.

Use [Light control mode] to set the light intensity appropriate for the installation location and area.

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Live image pages configuration panels>Clicking the [Image quality] tabs enables you to set the image quality.

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Select [Light control mode]

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To install outdoors: Set [ELC].

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For indoor installation: Set [Indoor scene(50Hz)] or [Indoor scene(60Hz)].
50 Hz/60 Hz can be used differently depending on the region.

3.1.2Set white balance depending on the lighting environment you install.

Use [White balance] to set the white balances appropriate for the installation location and area.

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Live image pages configuration panels>[Detailed setting]>[Camera detailed setting]-[Advanced settings page]>[Image] or [Image/Audio] of the Advanced menus on the left>[Image adjust] in the [Image quality] tabs>When [Setup] is clicked, the image quality adjustment setting window is displayed.

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Select [White balance]

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Select from [ATW1], [ATW2], and [AWC].

[ATW1]

Set the automatic color temperature tracking mode. The camera continuously checks the color temperature of the light source and automatically adjusts the white balance.
The operating range is about 2700 K to 6000 K.

[ATW2]

Set the automatic color temperature tracking mode. The camera automatically adjusts the white balance under a sodium lamp.
The operating range is from about 2000 K to 6000 K.

[AWC]

Set the automatic white balance control mode. Since the light source is fixed, it is suitable for shooting in a place where the lighting environment does not change.
The operating range is from approximately 2000 K to 10000 K.

Colors may not be reproducible faithfully if the following conditions are met: In such cases, set it to [AWC].

・Largely dark object

・Clear blue sky or the sun at dusk

・Object with too low illumination

3.1.3Sets night time black-and-white switching mode

You can switch to color or black-and-white images by using [Day & Night(IR)] when shooting at night.

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Live image pages configuration panels>Clicking the [Image quality] tabs enables you to set the image quality.

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Select [Day & Night(IR)]

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Select [Off], [On(IR Light Off)], [On(IR Light On)], [Auto1(IR Light Off)], [Auto2(IR Light On)], and [Auto3(SCC)].

[Off]

This function is used for shooting colored images at night as well.

[On(IR Light Off)]

The picture is always taken in black and white.

[On(IR Light On)]

The picture is always taken in black and white. This setting is used when near-infrared lighting is used at night.

[Auto1(IR Light Off)]

The color image and black-and-white image are automatically switched depending on the brightness (illumination) of the image.

[Auto2(IR Light On)]

The color image and black-and-white image are automatically switched depending on the brightness (illumination) of the image. This is set when the near-infrared illumination is used at night.

[Auto3(SCC)]

Set this when you want to maintain a color image even when the light source is dark. The Super Chroma Compensation (SCC) function maintains the color image to low illumination.

3.2Recording setting (SD Memory Card)

3.2.1Install the SD Memory Card

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Remove the enclosure

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Insert a microSD memory card into the slot

Use the SD Memory Card formatted on this product.

To remove the SD Memory Card, [Basic] the Advanced menu.>On the [SD memory card] tab, select [SD memory card] as [Not use]. Remove the SD Memory Card from the computer.

3.2.2Record using SD Memory Card

This section describes the procedures for turning [Save trigger] to [Manual].

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Live image pages configuration panels>[Detailed setting]>[Camera detailed setting]>Advanced Menu>[Basic]>When [SD memory card] is clicked, the SD Memory Card setup page is displayed.

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Select [Recording format] streams

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Select [Save trigger] and click [Set].

(3)

Click [Live] in the upper left corner and click the camera operation panel display button.

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The camera control panel is displayed.

(4)

Clicking [Start] on [Rec. on SD]

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Start recording to the SD Memory Card manually.

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You can stop recording by clicking [Stop]. After stopping, you can resume recording by clicking [Start].

3.2.3Play back images stored on the SD Memory Card

You can play back images stored on the SD Memory Card.

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Live image pages cameras control panels>Clicking [Log/Play] displays the log list.

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View Live image pages and click the camera operation panel display button.

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Press the [Start] on [Log/Play] button

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The Log List screen is displayed in a separate window.

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Press the shooting date and time displayed below [Time & date]

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The playback page is displayed and the saved image is played.

3.3Adjust the zoom

Adjust the zoom of the displayed image manually.

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Live image pages configuration panels>Clicking on the [Zoom] tabs displays the settings window.

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Adjust the [Extra zoom]

3.4Hide some of the images

If you set the area to be hidden, you can move the camera's field angle while holding the area to be hidden.

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Live image pages configuration panels>[Detailed setting]>[Camera detailed setting]-[Advanced settings page]>[Image/Audio] of the Advanced menus on the left>[Privacy zone] in the [Image quality] tabs>When [Setup] is clicked, the Privacy Zone setting window is displayed.

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Drag the desired area with the mouse and press [Set] button.

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Privacy zones are set in order from Area 1.

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Select [Status] to view privacy zones

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Set up the privacy zone in [On]/[Off].

3.5Set up events

You can set the alarm to detect the operation of an area or interference to the camera, or the operation when the alarm is detected.

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Live image pages configuration panels>[Detailed setting]>[Camera detailed setting]>Advanced Menu>[Easy Setup]>Clicking on the [Event action] tabs displays the configuration pages.

・Refer to the User Manual for instructions on configuring events.

・Refer to the User Manual for instructions on how to configure Internet disclosure.

3.5.1Detect object movements

When an alarm is activated, the camera operates as set. There are patterns for the alarms when the specified area moves and when the camera is blocked.

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Live image pages configuration panels>[Detailed setting]>[Camera detailed setting]>Advanced Menu>Clicking [Alarm] displays the configuration pages.

Refer to the user manual for details of all alarms.

3.5.1.1Set the area for detecting the movement of an object

Set the area for detecting the movement of an object using the motion detection function using video images.

1.

Drag through the image to set the area.

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You can set the areas in order.

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Adjust the [Detection area] and [Detection sensitivity] using the slider bar and then press [Set].

3.6Enhance communication security

Setting up HTTPS encrypts camera access and enhances communication security.

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Refer to the following support videos for the HTTPS setting method (pre-installation).

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For information about how to configure HTTPS (CA certificate), refer to the following supported videos.

3.7Set the Image capture size and frame rates

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Live image pages configuration panels>[Stream] tabs>Set in [Image capture mode] of [Common].

・Refer to the User Manual for details on settings and frame rates.

・For more information about Image capture size, see the following.
→About Image capture mode and Image capture size

3.8Set the image stream

3.8.1About the Setting of Stream

You can configure whether to deliver streams, whether to compress streams with H.265 or H.264, Image capture size, image quality, and how to deliver streams.

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Live image pages configuration panels>Use the [Stream] tabs. The streams of H.265 and H.264 images are set in [Stream] on the [Stream] tabs.

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Refer to the following for how to distribute.
→3.8.2　About delivery volume control (bit rate)

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Refer to the User Manual for details of each setting method.

3.8.2About delivery volume control (bit rate)

The following types of delivery modes are used to control the amount of delivery (bit rate) of the stream, and settings are made accordingly. You can also use smart codings such as [Smart VIQS] and [Auto VIQS] to reduce the amount of data.→3.8.3　Reducing Data Capacity with Smart Coding
For information about controlling the amount of stream delivery, see the following. Refer to the User Manual for details.

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Constant bit rate：
The H.265 (or H.264) images are delivered at the bit rate set by [Max bit rate (per client)].

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VBR：
The H.265 (or H.264) images are delivered at the frame rate set by [Frame rate*] while maintaining the image quality level set by [Image quality]. At this time, the bit rate is varied within the maximum bit rate set by [Max bit rate (per client) *]. The recording capacity varies depending on the [Image quality] settings and the object status.

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Frame rate：
H.265 (or H.264) images are delivered at the frame rate set by [Frame rate*].

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Best effort：
Depending on the bandwidth of the networks, H.265 (or H.264) images are delivered with varying bit rates within the maximum bit rate set by [Max bit rate (per client) *].

3.8.3Reducing Data Capacity with Smart Coding

Smart coding is a data-compression technique that optimizes the compression ratio by reducing compression and high compression in the background to clearly show the human face, and by object.

This image is an image. This is different from the actual view of the screen.

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Live image pages configuration panels>[Detailed setting]>[Camera detailed setting]-[Advanced settings page]>[Image] or [Image/Audio] of the Advanced menus on the left>Clicking [Image] displays the Smart Coding configuration.

[Auto VIQS]

You can maintain high image quality in moving parts. Image quality of the area where the image does not move can be delivered in a way that reduces the amount of data.

[GOP control]

You can reduce the amount of data.

3.9i-PRO Configuration Tool (iCT)

This is a tool for managing the image monitoring system at a glance.

For more information about i-PRO Configuration Tool (iCT), see the following.
→Click here for more information about i-PRO Configuration Tool