Live and Historical Views show what
is happening on the cameras. There are different options available
for each of these views.
Sample Historical View Interface
While playing recorded video, users have different options to digitally zoom and track objects. To access the context menu, (as seen below) right click on the live or recorded view for more options
Context Menu Usage
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Zoom in 5x/2x |
Performs a digital zoom on image |
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Recenter |
If digital zoom is selected, Recenter will recenter zoomed image. |
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Zoom out 2x/5x |
Zooms out digitally |
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Return Home |
Will zoom out to normal state |
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Send Picture To |
Users can automatically send picture to printer, email recipient, save image or copy image to clipboard |
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Full Screen |
While playing video, selecting full screen will adjust video size to occupy entire screen |
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Digital tracking |
By selecting digital tracking, system will automatically digitally zoom on objects in the scene |
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Dewarp |
Will dewarp images from 360-degree cameras |
Navigation Menu Usage
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Will navigate to previous alarm, previous activity, move back 10 seconds, move back 1 second |
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Will start to play video |
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Will navigate forward 1 second, 10 seconds, to next activity, to next alarm |
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Will start to play live video on the currently selected camera |
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If digital zoom is enabled, allows you to navigate camera (similar to a dome camera) |
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Allows you to digitally zoom in or out |
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Allows you to play back recorded video faster or slower by adjusting the Slider |
Sample Live View
While watching live video, the following options are available below (to review the Context Menu, right click on the live video).
Context Menu Usage
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Follow Object |
Will automatically zoom in digitally to follow object (fixed cameras) or zoom in optically to follow object (dome cameras) |
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Zoom in 5x/2x |
Performs a digital zoom on image |
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Recenter |
If digital zoom is selected, Recenter will recenter zoomed image. |
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Zoom out 2x/5x |
Zooms out digitally |
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Return Home |
Will zoom out to normal state |
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View |
Can set to Automatically follow alarms to automatically switch live view if alarm detected in other camera, or to Automatically follow activity if activity is detected in other camera |
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Full Screen |
While playing video, selecting full screen will adjust video size to occupy entire screen |
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Go |
Navigate to pre-sent Home Position (only applies to PTZ or Dome cameras) |
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Set Home |
Sets current position as new Home Position (only applies to PTZ or Dome cameras) |
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Camera Tour |
Loads Camera Tour dialog |
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Digital tracking |
By selecting digital tracking, system will automatically digitally zoom on objects in the scene |
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Dewarp |
Will dewarp images from 360-degree cameras |
Navigation Menu Usage
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Moves dome or PTZ camera up and down, left and right. If it's a fixed camera, will digitally move camera (must be digitally zoomed first) |
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Allows you to digitally zoom in or out (fixed camera), or optically zoom in and out (dome or PTZ cameras) |
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Stops live video and loads Historical Video interface |
See Also
