2.3.2 Configure an event action [Event action]
The current settings are displayed here.
You can set event actions for SD schedule recording/FTP periodic image transmission/alarm detection. Once the settings are completed in each setup menu, click the [Next] button to proceed.
The setup flow is as follows.
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If you click the [Next] button, the settings in the screen will be saved.
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When “2 mega pixel [16:9](60fps mode)” or “1.3 mega pixel [16:9](60fps mode)” is selected for “Image capture mode”, functions related to SD memory cards are not available.
Flow of event action setup
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Event function type:
Select the trigger according to the purpose of setting.
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Alarm
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Schedule
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Terminal/VMD/Audio detection
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Event action setup:
Configure the action conditions selected in the event function type setup.
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FTP img. trans.
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SD memory recording: JPEG/H.265/H.264
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SD memory recording: H.265/H.264
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FTP periodic image transmission
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Event detailed setup:
Configure the details of the settings in event action setup.
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Settings of image transfer conditions
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Settings of recording conditions
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Settings of recording conditions
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Settings of image transfer method
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FTP settings
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Alarm output (terminal)
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E-mail settings
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Schedule settings
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Completed
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Completed
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2.3.2.1 Configure the schedule/alarm (event function type setup menu)
Here, select the function type of the event.
[Trigger]
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Alarm: Select when setting the alarm detection settings.
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Schedule: Select during “SD memory recording” or “FTP periodic image transmission”.
[SD memory card format]
To format the SD memory card, click the [Execute] button.
Once you click the [Execute] button, the “Format” confirmation screen will be displayed.
If you click the [OK] button, the formatting will start.
Once the “Format” completion screen is displayed, press the

button.
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All data saved on the SD memory card will be deleted when the SD memory card is formatted.
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Do not turn off the power of the camera during formatting.
2.3.2.2 Alarm: Configure the terminal and VMD (alarm setup menu)
The settings relating to actions when an alarm is detected can be configured in this section.
Alarm
[Terminal 1]
Determine how to use terminal 1.
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Alarm input(TRM1): Receives terminal alarm input.
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Close: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “On”.
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Open: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “Off”.
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Black & white input: Receives the black & white input. (When the input is set to “On”, the black & white mode is activated)
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Auto time adjustment: Receives time setting through terminal input. When the signal is entered, if the time difference from the hour (every hour) is less than 29 minutes, the time is adjusted to 00 minutes 00 seconds. The time is not changed in operations which reset the time under 5 seconds. If you select auto time adjustment, the pull-down menu to select close or open is displayed.
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Close: Performs auto time adjustment when the terminal status is changed to “Close”.
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Open: Performs auto time adjustment when the terminal status is changed to “Open”.
[Terminal 2]
Determine how to use terminal 2.
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Alarm input(TRM2): Receives terminal alarm input.
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Close: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “On”.
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Open: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “Off”.
[Terminal 3]
Determine how to use terminal 3.
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Alarm input(TRM3): Receives terminal alarm input.
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Close: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “On”.
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Open: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “Off”.
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AUX output: AUX output is carried out. The [AUX] button will be displayed on the “Live” page.
[VMD alarm]
Select an auto track alarm to be used from the following.
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On: If the VMD area is not configured, the entire region is configured. To configure the VMD area, use the [VMD area] tab on the “Alarm” page. (→
2.7.6 Set the VMD areas [VMD area])
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Off: Disables all VMD states.
[Auto track alarm]
Select an auto track alarm to be used from the following.
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On(Immediate):Alarms are continuously outputted during auto tracking. (Outputs are made at 5 second intervals.)
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On(After alarm wait time): Alarms are outputted only once when the auto tracking is continuously performed for a set period.
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On(In preset alarm area): While tacking, if the tracking target enters the set alarm area, an alarm is outputted once.
[Audio detection alarm]
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Off: Disables audio detection.
[Alarm deactivation time]
Set the duration for which detection is not to be performed after an alarm has been detected. For example, by using this function you can prevent mail from being sent too often when the E-mail notifications are configured to be sent to cellular phones when an alarm is detected.
5 – 600 seconds
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Default: 5s
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The duration of the alarm deactivation time can be specified for each type of alarm. For example, during the time when detections for “Terminal alarm 1” are not made, detections for “VMD alarm” can be made.
Camera action on alarm
[Terminal alarm 1]
Select an action to be taken when a terminal alarm 1 is detected from the following.
This setting is available when “Terminal 1” is selected for “Alarm input(TRM1)” of the [Alarm] tab.
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Off: Does not take any action even when a terminal alarm 1 is detected.
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1-256: If a previously registered preset position is selected, when a terminal alarm 1 is detected, the camera will move to that position.
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Auto track: When a terminal alarm 1 is detected, the camera will start the auto tracking.
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Patrol 1: When a terminal alarm 1 is detected, the camera will start the patrol.
* If “Patrol 1” is not registered, it is not displayed on the screen.
[Terminal alarm 2]
Select an action to be taken when a terminal alarm 2 is detected from the following.
This setting is available when “Terminal 2” is selected for “Alarm input(TRM2)” of the [Alarm] tab.
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Off: Does not take any action even when a terminal alarm 2 is detected.
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1-256: If a previously registered preset position is selected, when a terminal alarm 2 is detected, the camera will move to that position.
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Auto track: When a terminal alarm 2 is detected, the camera will start the auto tracking.
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Patrol 2: When a terminal alarm 2 is detected, the camera will start the patrol.
* If “Patrol 2” is not registered, it is not displayed on the screen.
[Terminal alarm 3]
Select an action to be taken when a terminal alarm 3 is detected from the following.
This setting is available when “Terminal 3” is selected for “Alarm input(TRM3)” of the [Alarm] tab.
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Off: Does not take any action even when a terminal alarm 3 is detected.
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1-256: If a previously registered preset position is selected, when a terminal alarm 3 is detected, the camera will move to that position.
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Auto track: When a terminal alarm 3 is detected, the camera will start the auto tracking.
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Patrol 3: When a terminal alarm 3 is detected, the camera will start the patrol.
* If “Patrol 3” is not registered, it is not displayed on the screen.
[VMD alarm]
Select an action to be taken when a VMD alarm is detected from the following.
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Off: Does not take any action even when a VMD alarm is detected.
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1-256: If a previously registered preset position is selected, when a VMD alarm is detected, the camera will move to that position.
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Auto track: When a VMD alarm is detected, the camera will start the auto tracking.
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Patrol 1: When a VMD alarm is detected, the camera will start the patrol.
* If “Patrol 1” is not registered, it is not displayed on the screen.
[Audio detection alarm]
Select an action to be taken when a sound alarm is detected from the following.
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Off: Does not take any action even when a sound alarm is detected.
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1-256: If a previously registered preset position is selected, when a sound alarm is detected, the camera will move to that position.
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Auto track: When a sound alarm is detected, the camera will start the auto tracking.
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Patrol 1: When a sound alarm is detected, the camera will start the patrol.
* If “Patrol 1” is not registered, it is not displayed on the screen.
[Next] button
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If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
2.3.2.3 Alarm: Configure the alarm function type (Alarm function type setup menu)
Select the alarm function type as “FTP img. trans.” or “SD memory recording”.
[Trigger]
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FTP img. trans.: When an alarm occurs, performs FTP transfer of the JPEG image.
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SD memory recording: When an alarm occurs, records the image to the SD memory card.
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“FTP img. trans.” for when an alarm occurs and “FTP periodic image transmission” can both be performed simultaneously.
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If both “FTP img. trans.” for when an alarm occurs and “FTP periodic image transmission” are set, “FTP img. trans.” will be given priority when an alarm occurs.
[Recording format]
When “SD memory recording” is selected for “Trigger”, “JPEG(1)”, “JPEG(2)”, “JPEG(3)”, “Stream(1)”, “Stream(2)”, “Stream(3)”, or “Stream(4)” can be selected for the stream encoding format for the recorded image.
[Next] button
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If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
2.3.2.4 Alarm: Configure the details for image transfer or recording conditions

Set FTP transfer (FTP transfer setup menu)
FTP transfer when an alarm is detected is set in this section.
[Next] button
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If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.

Configure SD memory recording (JPEG) (JPEG recording setup menu)
The SD memory recording (JPEG) when an alarm is detected is configure in this section.

Configure SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) (video recording setup menu)
The SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) when an alarm is detected is configured in this section.
[Audio recording]
Select On/Off to determine whether or not to record audio data.
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On: Saves audio data to videos (MP4 format).
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Off: Does not save audio data to videos (MP4 format).
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This setting is not available when “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission mode”.
[Frame rate]
Select a frame rate for the H.265 (or H.264) to be recorded.
[Pre alarm (recording) duration]
Determine whether or not to perform the pre alarm recording. Set the duration to save image data on the SD memory card.
Off/ 1s/ 2s/ 3s/ 4s/ 5s/ 8s/ 10s/ 15s/ 20s/ 25s/ 30s/ 40s/ 50s/ 60s
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The values change depending on the bit rate and the image capture size of the recorded stream. As the selected bit rate increases, the available maximum value for the pre alarm duration decreases.
[Post alarm (recording) duration]
Set the duration to save image data on the SD memory card after an alarm occurrence.
10s/ 20s/ 30s/ 40s/ 50s/ 60s/ 120s/ 180s/ 240s/ 300s
* The actual recording time may sometimes be longer than the duration selected for this setting.
[Next] button
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If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
2.3.2.5 Alarm: Configure the output terminal
Alarm output is configured in this section. This screen will be displayed when “Alarm output” is selected in the alarm setup menu.
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To configure settings relating to the output terminal:
[Next] button
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If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
2.3.2.6 Alarm: configure the mail notifications and mail server
The settings relating to e-mail can be configured in this section.
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To configure e-mail related settings:
[Set] button
If you click the [Set] button, setup will be completed.
2.3.2.7 Schedule: Configure SD recording or FTP periodic image transmission (schedule function type setup menu)
Here, the schedule type is selected as “SD memory recording” or “FTP periodic image transmission”.
[Trigger]
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SD memory recording: Records the H.265 (or H.264) image in the SD memory card at the scheduled time.
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FTP periodic image transmission: Transmits the JPEG image to the FTP server at the scheduled time.
[Recording format]
When “SD memory recording” is selected for “Trigger”, “Stream(1)”, “Stream(2)”, “Stream(3)”, or “Stream(4)” can be selected for the recorded image.
[Next] button
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If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
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“FTP periodic image transmission” and “FTP img. trans.” for when an alarm occurs can both be performed simultaneously.
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If you select “SD memory recording”, the “FTP periodic image transmission” setting will be canceled.
2.3.2.8 Schedule: Set SD memory recording (video recording setup menu)
Here, SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) is configured according to the schedule.
[Audio recording]
Determine whether or not to perform audio recording.
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On: Saves audio data to videos (MP4 format).
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Off: Does not save audio data to videos (MP4 format).
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This setting is not available when “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission mode”.
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When the [Overwrite] setting is changed from “Off” to “On”, if the remaining capacity of the SD memory card is low, old images may be deleted in order to prepare to save new images.
[Frame rate*]
Select a frame rate for the H.265 or H.264 to be recorded from the following.
1fps/ 3fps/ 5fps*/ 7.5fps*/ 10fps*/ 12fps*/ 15fps*/ 20fps*/ 30fps*
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If you click the [Next] button, the “Transmission priority” will be set to “Frame rate”. (→
[Transmission priority])
The bit rate is set as follows depending on the selected image capture size and frame rate.
Unit: kbps
Image capture size
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Frame rate (fps)
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1
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3
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5
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7.5
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10
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12
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15
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20
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30
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320×180
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128
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256
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256
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256
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256
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256
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256
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256
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384
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QVGA
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128
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256
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256
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256
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256
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256
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256
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256
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384
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400×300
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128
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256
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256
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256
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256
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384
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384
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384
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384
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640×360
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256
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384
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384
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384
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384
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384
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384
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384
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512
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VGA
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256
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384
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384
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384
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384
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384
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384
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384
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512
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800×600
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384
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512
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512
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512
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768
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768
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768
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768
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1024
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1280×720
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384
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512
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512
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512
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768
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768
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768
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1024
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1536
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1280×960
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512
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768
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768
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768
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768
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1024
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1024
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1024
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1536
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1920×1080
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768
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1024
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1024
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1024
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1536
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1536
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1536
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2048
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2048
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2048×1536
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1024
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1536
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1536
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1536
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2048
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2048
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2048
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2048
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3072
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[Overwrite]
Determine whether or not to overwrite images when the remaining capacity of the SD memory card becomes insufficient.
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On: Overwrites when the remaining capacity of the SD memory card becomes insufficient. (The oldest image is the first to be overwritten.)
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Off: Stops saving images on the SD memory card when the SD memory card becomes full.
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When the [Overwrite] setting is changed from “Off” to “On”, if the remaining capacity of the SD memory card is low, old images may be deleted in order to prepare to save new images.
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To configure the schedule settings:
[Set] button
If you click the [Set] button, setup will be completed.
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Video recording is not performed if “SD memory recording” is not selected in the “Schedule mode”.
2.3.2.9 Schedule: Configure FTP periodic image transmission (FTP periodic image transmission setup menu)
The FTP periodic image transmission is configured in this section.
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To configure FTP periodic image transmission settings:
[Next] button
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If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
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To configure FTP periodic image transmission schedule settings:
[Set] button
If you click the [Set] button, setup will be completed.
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FTP periodic image transmission will not be performed when “FTP periodic image transmission” is not selected in “Schedule mode”.