
PTZ and Display Modes
To better identify objects in an image section, you can zoom the live
image and move the resulting image area around (PTZ). This depends on the
image settings (e.g., Panorama or Full Image) of the camera images. To
quickly load these image sections, several image positions are already
preconfigured, which can be loaded by using the
slider.
On Dual cameras, the program also shows the
slider. Use this slider to show the live images of either the right, the
left or both image sensors.
When showing the live images of hemispheric cameras, you can set different
display modes
.
Zooming and
Moving Image Sections
You can zoom using the slider
or the mouse wheel. Zooming with the slider takes place only on the
computer. This means that only the image section of the current live
image is modified.
To see other image sections, you can move the live image using the
mouse.
If you want to execute the PTZ actions on the camera, you can also
switch to camera PTZ. In this case, the PTZ actions are applied to the
camera's live image and also influence the recordings (but only if the
camera does not record the full image). To do so, click on the
slider and keep it pressed until the slider starts flashing. You can now
adjust the zoom level as needed. To store the setting, click again on
the slider and keep it pressed until the slider stops flashing.
Selecting
and Adjusting Image Sections
Choosing a
Sensor
Display Modes
and Panorama Correction
When showing the live images of hemispheric cameras or cameras with the
lenses L12/B016, L23/B036 and L25/B041, you can select different display
modes. In order to get naturally-looking images, the camera will
automatically correct the distortion in these modes. This distortion
correction can refined even further when using the panorama correction.
The selection of a display mode is always done locally and thus does not
influence the camera settings. However, the selection is also applied to
the other program views. This means that when selecting a display mode
in the live view for a specific camera, this mode is also applied if the
camera shows up in the focus window of the Grid view as well as in
temporary and persistent live images of the Graphic view. At the same
time, the event images in the event bar and in the Research view are
shown in the selected display mode. Note that this is only applied
locally and does not change the recording settings of the camera.
Select the Display Mode:
Full Image: Shows the entire (distorted) full image.
Normal: Shows a distortion-corrected image and allows executing
PTZ actions. This is the factory default for hemispheric cameras.
Panorama: Shows the distortion-corrected image of an entire
room (corrected 180° panorama) from the left to the right wall. The
aspect ratio (width to height) is 8 to 3.
Surround: Shows four image sections (one for each cardinal
direction N, E, S, W) in one joint view. Note that you can use PTZ
actions to modify all four views independently from one another.
Double Panorama: This mode shows a panorama view for the
Northern half of the image and a second panorama view of the Southern
half of the image using an aspect ratio (width to height) of 4 to 3.
This mode only makes sense for a hemispheric camera that is mounted to
the ceiling.
Panorama/Focus: This display mode combines the panorama view
(aspect ration 8 to 3) with two smaller images (each with aspect ratio
4 to 3) in one large image.
To select a mode, move the slider
to the right until you reach the desired position. This slider position
will be stored automatically until you change it again.
Panorama Correction:
The distortion-corrected images of the different display modes can be
further refined. For example, if the image in Panorama mode is not
centered, you may see a trapezoidal distortion. The panorama correction
allows adjusting the skewed (vertical) lines of the image to produce a
more naturally-looking image. To do so, move the
slider to the right to
and use the mouse to correct the image. To store the corrected setting,
click in the
slider and hold it until the slider icon appears in the center of the
image.