2.4.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic]
The settings such as the camera title, time and date, etc. can be configured on this page.
[Menu language]
Select the language to initially display when the camera is accessed from the following.
Auto/English/Japanese/Italian/French/German/Spanish/Chinese/Russian/Portuguese
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Auto: The language used by the browser is automatically selected. If the language used by the browser is not supported by the camera, English is selected.
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When Japanese is selected, diagnostic e-mails and the screens in cellular phones are displayed in Japanese.
When Chinese is selected, the screens in cellular phones are displayed in Chinese.
When any other language is selected, diagnostic e-mails and the screens in cellular phones are displayed in English.
[Camera title]
Enter the title of the camera. Click the [Set] button after entering the title of the camera. The entered title will be displayed in the “Camera title” field.
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Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters
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Unavailable characters: " &
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Default: The model No. is displayed.
[Date/time]
Enter the current time and date. When “12h” is selected for “Time display format”, “AM” or “PM” can be selected.
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Available range: Jan/01/2013 00:00:00 - Dec/31/2035 23:59:59
[Date/time display]
Select On/Off to determine whether or not to display the date and time on an image. To hide the date and time, select “Off”.
[Time display format]
Select the time display format from “24h” and “12h”. Enter the current hour reflecting this setting when entering the current time and date for “Date/time”.
[Date/time display format]
Select a date/time display format. When “2016/04/01 13:10:00” is set for “Date/time” after selecting “24h” for “Time display format”, time & date will be respectively displayed as follows.
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DD/MM/YYYY: 01/04/2016 13:10:00
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MM/DD/YYYY: 04/01/2016 13:10:00
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DD/Mmm/YYYY: 01/Apr/2016 13:10:00
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YYYY/MM/DD: 2016/04/01 13:10:00
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Mmm/DD/YYYY: Apr/01/2016 13:10:00
[Date/time position]
Select the position to display the time and date in an image.
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Upper left: The information will be displayed at the upper left corner of the screen.
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Lower left: The information will be displayed at the lower left corner of the screen.
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Upper center: The information will be displayed at the upper center of the screen.
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Lower center: The information will be displayed at the lower center of the screen.
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Upper right: The information will be displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
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Lower right: The information will be displayed at the lower right corner of the screen.
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Only upper left or lower left can be configured for the OSD display position when “90 °” or “270 °” is selected for “Image rotation”.
[Time zone]
Select a time zone corresponding to the location where the camera is in use.
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Default: (GMT +09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
[Summer time (daylight saving)]
Select “In”, “Out” or “Auto” to determine whether or not to apply daylight saving time. Configure this setting if the summer time (daylight saving time) is applied in the location where the camera is in use.
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In: Applies summer time. An asterisk (*) will be displayed on the left side of the displayed time and date.
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Out: Does not apply summer time.
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Auto: Applies summer time in accordance with the settings for “Start time & date” and “End time & date” (month, week, day of the week, time).
[Start time & date] [End time & date]
When “Auto” is selected for “Summer time (daylight saving)”, select the time & date for the start time and the end time (month, week, day of the week, time).
[Camera title on screen]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the camera title on the screen. When “On” is selected, the character string entered for “Camera title on screen” will be displayed at the position selected for “Camera title position”.
[Camera title on screen]
Enter a character string to be displayed on the image.
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Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters
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Available characters: 0-9, A-Z, a-z and the following marks.
! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; = ?
[Camera title position]
Select the position where the character string is displayed on the screen.
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Upper left: The character string will be displayed in the upper left part of the screen.
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Lower left: The character string will be displayed in the lower left part of the screen.
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Upper center: The character string will be displayed in the upper center part of the screen.
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Lower center: The character string will be displayed in the lower center part of the screen.
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Upper right: The character string will be displayed in the upper right part of the screen.
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Lower right: The character string will be displayed in the lower right part of the screen.
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Only upper left or lower left can be configured for the OSD display position when “90 °” or “270 °” is selected for “Image rotation”.
[OSD] - [Character size]
Select the character size of the date and time as well as text displayed in the image.
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100%: Displays in the standard size.
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150%: Displays in 150% of the standard size.
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200%: Displays in 200% of the standard size.
IMPORTANT
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If the settings for [Date/time position] and [Camera title position] are different, the frame rate may be lower than the specified value.
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If the settings for [Date/time position] and [Camera title position] are different, characters may be displayed incorrectly or overlapped depending on the [Character size] setting and the number of characters used. After completing the settings, confirm the result on the “Live” page.
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If “150%” or “200%” is selected for [Character size], the frame rate may be lower than the specified value.
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Depending on the setting and the numbers of characters used for [Character size], and the setting and image capture size of images for [Image rotation], characters displayed on the screen may be cut off. After completing the settings, confirm the result on the “Live” page.
[Brightness status display]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the status of brightness on images displayed on the “Live” page when adjusting brightness.
[Image rotation]
Set whether or not to rotate the image (JPEG, H.265, or H.264).
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0 °(Off): Does not rotate the image.
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90 °: Rotates the image by 90 degrees.
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180 °(Upside-down): Turns the image upside down.
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270 °: Rotates the image by 270 degrees.
IMPORTANT
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The position shifts if the image rotation setting is changed when the following area settings are configured. Therefore, configure the settings for each area after configuring the image rotation.
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If “90 °” or “180 °” is selected for “Image rotation”, depending on the “Character size” setting and the number of characters used, characters displayed on the screen may be cut off.
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When “3 mega pixel [4:3](30fps mode)” or “1.3 mega pixel [4:3](30fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”, “90 °” and “270 °” cannot be selected.
[Stabilizer]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to activate the image stabilizer. This is not available when “2 mega pixel [16:9](60fps mode)” or “1.3 mega pixel [16:9](60fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”.
Only use the stabilizer function if the camera is installed in an environment that is subject to frequent vibrations. The stabilizer function can reduce the shaking in images.
Use this function after checking operations when installing the camera.
Do not use the stabilizer function if the camera is installed in an environment that is not subject to vibrations. If the stabilizer function is used in such a case and there is a moving subject, the stabilizer function will correct the image and this may cause it to appear as if the entire screen is shaking.
IMPORTANT
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If “On” is selected for “Stabilizer”, the view angle will become narrower. When “On” is selected, check the view angle at camera installation.
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If “On” is selected for “Stabilizer”, the noise in images may be increased.
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When [Image rotation] is set to “90 °” or “270 °”, “Stabilizer” is not available.
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If “On” is selected for “Stabilizer”, “Stream(3)” and “Stream(4)” become “Off”.
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If “On” is selected for “Stabilizer”, “Smart Facial Coding” of “Smart Coding” for “Stream(1)” becomes “Off”.
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Depending on the photographic conditions such as in the following situations, images may not be able to be effectively stabilized.
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When subjects have little contrast, such as walls with a single color
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Subjects with short-cycled image shaking, such as mechanical vibration
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Subjects with large-amplitude image shaking
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When capturing images of large subjects that are moving, stabilization may malfunction.
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If the settings for “Stabilizer” are changed when the following area settings are configured, the positions of the configured areas may move out of alignment. Configure each area after configuring “Stabilizer” settings.
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If “On” is selected for “Stabilizer”, the privacy zone moves out of alignment when the stabilizer is operating. If you will use privacy zone, we recommend not using “Stabilizer”.
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If there is shaking in dark environments, image stabilization can become more effective by using a high-speed shutter setting of “Max. 1/100s” or more for “Maximum shutter”. Configure “Maximum shutter” according to the installation environment.
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When the camera is used in environments of 40°C or higher, the effectiveness of the stabilizer will be reduced.
[Indicator]
Determine whether or not to use the following indicators. Select “On” to use the following indicators to check the operational status by lighting them.
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AF indicator (AF)

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SD memory card error indicator/ABF indicator (SD ERROR/ABF)

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Link indicator (LINK) (orange): This indicator will light when communication with the connected device is available.
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Access indicator (ACT) (green): This indicator will blink when accessing a network.
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AF indicator (AF)
: When the auto focus function is used, the indicator flashes during focus adjustment and turns off when the adjustment is completed.
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SD memory card error indicator/ABF indicator (SD ERROR/ABF) (red)
: Lights when data cannot be saved to the SD memory card. Also, when the auto back focus function is used, the indicator flashes during focus adjustment and turns off when the adjustment is completed.
[Status update mode]
Select an interval of the camera status notification from the following.
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Polling(30s): Updates the status each 30 seconds and provide notification of the camera status.
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Real time: Provide notification of the camera status when the status has changed.
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Depending on the network environment, notification may not be provided in real time.
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When multiple cameras are using the same “Status reception port”, even if “Real time” is selected for “Status update mode”, status notification is not provided in real time. In this case, change the “Status reception port” settings.
[Status reception port]
When selecting “Real time” for “Status update mode”, designate a port number to which the status change notification is to be sent.
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Available port number: 1 - 65535
The following port numbers are unavailable since they are already in use.
20, 21, 23, 25, 42, 53, 67, 68, 69, 80, 110, 123, 161, 162, 443, 995, 10669, 10670
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Automatic installation]
Determine whether or not to install the viewer software from this camera.
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On: Installs the viewer software from the camera automatically.
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Off: The viewer software cannot be installed from the camera.
IMPORTANT
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For PCs that do not have the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S” installed, JPEG images are displayed. You cannot display images using H.265 (or H.264) or send/receive audio to/from the camera. In order to display H.265 (or H.264) images or send/receive audio to/from the camera, you must click “Viewer Software” on the “Live” page (→
1.1.2 About the “Live” page) and then install the viewer software.
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The number of the viewer software installations can be checked on the [Upgrade] tab of the “Maintenance” page.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Smoother live video display on the browser (buffering)]
Perform settings to display camera images on the viewer software.
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On: Images are temporarily stored on the computer and are displayed smoother.
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Off: Images are displayed in real-time and are not stored on the computer.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Contrast enhancement (RGB:0 to 255)]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to enhance the contrast of H.265 images or H.264 images on the “Live” page.
If “On” is selected, the range of RGB signal on display is extended from 16-235 to 0-255.
When there is a bright part in an image, the intensity may be overexposed. Select a setting suitable to your usage environment.
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This setting is only available when viewing images on the “Live” page with Internet Explorer.
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Even if this setting is changed, transmitted image data and data saved on the SD memory card are not changed.
Set the Audio/Monitor output format.
Audio/Monitor
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When “Audio out” is set to “Audio”, “Monitor out” cannot be selected.
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When “Audio transmission mode” is set to anything other than “Off” or “Mic input”, “Audio out” cannot be set to “Monitor”.
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When “Audio out” is set to “Monitor”, “Audio transmission mode” can only be set to “Off” or “Mic input”.
[Monitor out]
Set the image format for images output to an adjustment monitor from the image output terminal (MONITOR OUT terminal).
NTSC/PAL