2.5.4 Configure the settings relating to the camera operations [Cam. Function]
Click the [Cam. Function] tab on the “Image/Audio” page. (→2.2.1 How to display the setup menu, 2.2.2 How to operate the setup menu)
Configure the settings relating to camera operations.
IMPORTANT
This function is available when a “Image capture mode” setting containing Quad PTZ or Single PTZ is selected. (→1.1.2.1 Type of images that can be displayed according to the image setting) Specifically, the following options can be selected for “Image capture mode”.
Quad PTZ/ Single PTZ/ Fisheye + Quad PTZ/ Quad stream
[Self return]
When the time set for “Self return time” has passed after manual operations of the camera, the camera will automatically be in the selected mode.
Off: Self return is not performed.
Home position: When the set time has passed, the camera will move to the home position automatically. In Quad PTZ screen, all 4 images are moved to the home position.
Auto pan: When the set time period has elapsed, the camera will start automatic panning. In Quad PTZ screen, auto pan only operates on the top left image, and other images are returned to the home position.
When “<Ceiling>” is selected for “Image capture mode”: The camera rotates 360° to the right from the present position in endless mode.
When “<Wall>” is selected for “Image capture mode”: The camera moves in the horizontal direction from the present position, and rotates in the opposite direction from the endpoint in endless mode. The camera stops for 5 seconds at the endpoint.
Preset sequence: When the set time period has elapsed, the camera will start the sequence display.
The camera automatically moves to the preset positions in sequence starting from the lowest preset position number.
The camera stops at the preset position for the specified length of time.
Once the camera has moved to the last preset position, it starts from the first preset position again.
In Quad PTZ screen, the images in all the 4 screens are moved in the preset sequence at the same time. In this case, the following preset numbers are displayed.
Top left image: preset number 1→5→9→13
Top right image: preset number 2→6→10→14
Bottom left image: preset number 3→7→11→15
Bottom right image: preset number 4→8→12→16
Preset sequence stops if operations are performed manually during preset operations. In Quad PTZ, preset sequence stops for all the images if operations are performed manually on any screen.
Default: Off
Note
This function is also useful to automatically set the camera in a specific mode when the power of the camera is turned on.
The self return function works even when the setup menu is displayed.
When Single PTZ is displayed, preset position 1 is used for its home position. When Quad PTZ is displayed, preset positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are used for the home positions of the corresponding screens (1, 2, 3, and 4).
[Self return time]
Select a waiting time (amount of time until the camera starts the selected operation after the end of the manual operations) from the following.
10s/ 20s/ 30s/ 1min/ 2min/ 3min/ 5min/ 10min/ 20min/ 30min/ 60min
Default: 1min