1.3 About the “Live” page
Note
Depending on the “Image capture mode” settings, the type of functions that can be used differ and the displayed buttons change. Refer to 1.2.4 About image types and available functions.
[select language] pull-down-menu
The camera’s display language can be selected. The default language can be set in the [Language] in the [Basic] settings. (→10.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic])
[Setup] button*1
Displays the setup menu. The button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed.
[Live] button
Display the “Live” page. The button will turn green and the “Live” page will be displayed.
[Compression] buttons
[H.264] button: The letters “H.264” on the button will turn green and an H.264 image will be displayed. When “On” is selected for “H.264 transmission” of “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, the [H.264] button will be displayed. (→H.264(1)/H.264(2))
[JPEG] button: The letters “JPEG” on the button will turn green and JPEG image will be displayed.
[Stream] buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when an H.264 image is displayed.
[1] button: The letter “1” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in accordance with the setting of “H.264(1)”. (→H.264(1)/H.264(2))
[2] button: The letter “2” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in accordance with the setting of “H.264(2)”. (→H.264(1)/H.264(2))
Note
When “VGA Quad streams [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”, the channel can be changed by clicking on the buttons ([1] to [4]). The button turns green and the “Live” page of the selected channel is displayed.
When JPEG/H.264 images are transmitted when the “Image capture mode” type is 2 Monitor (Max. 15 fps), the [Double panorama] button, [Panorama] button, [Quad PTZ] button, and [Single PTZ] button are displayed and images can be selected.
[Image capture size] buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG image is displayed.
The images that can be selected vary depending on the “Image capture mode” setting on the setup menu. (→11.1 Configure the settings relating to images [JPEG/H.264])
Note
With the following “Image capture mode” settings, the refresh interval of JPEG images is limited to a maximum of 15 fps.
3M Fisheye [4:3]
Panorama + Quad PTZ
Panorama + Single PTZ
Double Panorama + Quad PTZ
Double Panorama + Single PTZ
When JPEG images and H.264 images are transmitted simultaneously, the refresh interval of JPEG images will be limited to a maximum of 5 fps.
When “2048x1536”, “1920x1080”, “1280x960”, or “1280x720” is selected as the resolution, the image may become smaller than the actual size depending on the window size of the Web browser.
[Zoom] buttons (when the image type is Fisheye, Panorama, or Double Panorama)
Digital zoom is performed by the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S”.
[x1] button: The letters “x1” will turn green and images in the main area are displayed with a zoom ratio of x1.
[x2] button: The letters “x2” will turn green and images in the main area are displayed with a zoom ratio of x2.
[x4] button: The letters “x4” will turn green and images in the main area are displayed with a zoom ratio of x4.
[Brightness] buttons*2
Available range: 0 - 255
button: Images become darker.
button: The adjusted brightness will return to the default brightness (64).
button: Images become brighter.
[AUX] buttons*2
These buttons will be displayed only when “Terminal 3” of “Alarm” is set to “AUX output” on the setup menu. (→Alarm)
[Open] button: The letters “Open” on the button will turn green and the status of the AUX connector will be open.
[Close] button: The letters “Close” on the button will turn green and the status of the AUX connector will be closed.
[Rec. on SD] button*2
This button will be displayed only when “Manual” is selected for “Save trigger” on the setup menu. (→Common)
Click this button to manually record images on the SD memory card. Refer to Section 3 Record images on the SD memory card manually for descriptions of how to manually record images on the SD memory card.
[Log] button*1
[List] button will become available only when “On” is selected for “Save logs” on the setup menu. (→Alarm) When this button is clicked, the log list will be displayed and images saved on the SD memory card can be played. Refer to Section 6 Display the log list for further information about the log list and for how to play images on the SD memory card.
[Multi-screen]
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen by registering cameras on the setup menu. (→1.4 Monitor images from multiple cameras)
[Zoom] buttons*2 (when the image type is Quad PTZ or Single PTZ)
An image selected on the “Control Image” can be zoomed.
: Click this button to adjust the zoom ratio to the “Wide” side.
: Click this button to set the zoom ratio to x1.0.
: Click this button to adjust the zoom ratio to the “Tele” side.
[Fisheye Control] button
When the [Fisheye Control] button is clicked, the “Fisheye Control” window will be displayed on a newly opened window, and operations can be performed. (→Fisheye Control)
[Auto mode]*2
Select an operation from the pull-down menu and click the [Start] button. The selected operation will start.
Click the [Stop] button to stop the operation. The selected operation will stop when the camera (panning/tilting/zooming) is operated or when an action that is to be taken according to the settings for “Self return” (→[Self return time]) starts.
Auto pan: Automatically pans.
Even when the camera is operated for zooming, the camera continues panning.
(However, panning will stop when the zoom button (x1) is clicked.)
Preset sequence: Automatically moves to the preset positions (→11.5.3 Configure the preset positions (Preset position setup menu)) orderly (start from the lowest preset position number).
Note
If auto pan is used when the camera is mounted on a wall, depending on the tilt position, it may appear that the range of auto pan is reduced and the camera is not panning. In this case, adjust the tilt position up or down.
Control pad/buttons*2
Left-click on the control pad to adjust the horizontal/vertical position of the camera (panning/tilting).
It is also possible to pan/tilt the camera by dragging the mouse.
Zoom can be adjusted by right-clicking. When an upper/lower area of the control pad is right-clicked, the displayed image will be zoomed in/out on. Zoom can also be adjusted using the mouse wheel.
[Control Image] pull-down-menu
When the image type is Quad PTZ, select the screen number of the image to control its preset, zoom, control pad/button settings.
[Preset]*2
When a preset position is selected from the pull-down menu and the [Go] button is clicked, the image registered for the preset position (→11.5.3 Configure the preset positions (Preset position setup menu)) in advance is displayed. “H” next to the preset position number indicates the home position. When “Home position” is selected, the camera image will move to the home position image.
When “Preset ID” is registered for a preset position, the registered preset ID will be displayed next to the preset position number.
The home position of each screen has been set in Preset 1 to Preset 4.
The home position can be selected from the pull-down menu. When the home position is selected, all 4 screens will move to their home positions regardless of the “Control Image” setting.
Camera title
The camera title entered for “Camera title” on the [Basic] tab will be displayed. (→10.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic])
Alarm occurrence indication button*2
This button will be displayed and will blink when an alarm has occurred. When this button is clicked, the alarm output terminal will be reset and this button will disappear. (→Section 4 Action at an alarm occurrence)
Full screen button
Images will be displayed on a full screen. To return to the “Live” page, press the [Esc] key. The aspect ratio of displayed images will be adjusted in accordance with the monitor.
Snap shot button
Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The picture will be displayed on a newly opened window. When right-clicking on the displayed image, the pop-up menu will be displayed. It is possible to save the image on the PC by selecting “Save” from the displayed pop-up menu.
When “Print” is selected, printer output is enabled.
Note
For the case of using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, the following settings may be required.
Open Internet Explorer, click [Tools] → [Internet Options] → [Security] → [Trusted Sites] → [Sites]. Register the camera address on [Website] of the displayed trusted widows.
When it takes longer than the specified period to obtain the snap shot picture due to the network environment, the snap shot picture may not be displayed.
Mic input button*3
Turns on/off the audio reception (hear audio from the camera on a PC). This button will be displayed only when “Mic input”, “Interactive(Full-duplex)” or “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission/reception” on the setup menu. (→11.6 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio])
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio from the camera will not be heard.
Audio volume can be adjusted (Low/ Middle/ High) by moving the volume cursor .
Note
When “VGA Quad streams [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”, only [1] (Ch1) of “Stream” can be used for Mic input.
Audio output button*3
Turns on/off the audio transmission (play audio from the PC on the unit speaker). This button will be displayed only when “Audio output”, “Interactive(Full-duplex)” or “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission/reception” on the setup menu. (→11.6 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio])
The button will blink during the audio transmission.
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio from the PC will not be heard.
Audio output volume can be adjusted (Low/Middle/High) by moving the volume cursor .
Note
When a user is using the audio transmission function with “Interactive(Half-duplex)” selected, the receiver button and the transmission button will be inoperable for the other users. When “Interactive(Full-duplex)” is selected, the transmission button is inoperable for other users.
Possible duration of audio transmission is up to 5 minutes per transmission. When 5 minutes have passed, the audio transmission will automatically stop. To turn the audio transmission function on, click the [Audio output] button again.
When the camera is restarted, the adjusted volume level (for both the audio transmission and reception) will return to the level that had been set on the [Audio] tab on the setup menu. (→11.6 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio])
Actual volume level will change in three steps even though the volume cursor can be adjusted minutely.
When “VGA Quad streams [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”, only [1] (Ch1) of “Stream” can be used for Audio output.
SD recording status indicator
The status of the SD recording can be checked with this indicator.
When the SD recording starts, the SD recording status indicator will light red. It will go off when the SD recording stops.
This indicator will be displayed when “Manual” or “Schedule” is selected for “Save trigger” on the setup menu. (→10.2 Configure the settings relating to the SD memory card [SD memory card])
Main area*2
Images from the camera will be displayed in this area. The current time and date will be displayed according to the settings configured for “Time display format” and “Date/time display format”. (→[Time display format])
In addition, when being adjusted, the status of brightness (→[Brightness status display]) will be displayed as well as the characters configured for “Camera title on screen” (→[Camera title on screen (0-9, A-Z)]). The number of lines for the display is 2.
Click a desired point in the main area on the “Live” page that is to be the center of the angle of view. The camera moves to adjust the position in order to set the clicked point as the center.
When selecting an area in the main area by dragging the mouse, the selected area will be located at the center of the main area. In this case, the zoom ratio will be adjusted automatically.
Zoom can be adjusted using the mouse wheel.
Select “On with face frame display” for “Face detection” on the setup menu to display the face detection frame on the “Live” page. (→14.2 Configuration of the settings relating to the face detection [Face detection])
To use the face detection function, you need to install the extension software. For further information, refer to our website (http://security.panasonic.com/pss/security/kms/).
IMPORTANT
The face detection function shall not guarantee the detection of faces in an image. The face detection accuracy varies with imaging conditions.
Note
When operated by a lower access level user, images displayed on the screen may be changed temporarily. This does not affect operation of the camera.
When the displayed image is being zoomed at a high ratio, the clicked point may not always be located at the center of the main area.
Depending on the PC in use, screen tearing* may occur when the shooting scene drastically changes due to the GDI restrictions of the OS.
*A phenomenon in which portions of the screen are displayed out of alignment.
*1
Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator”.
*2
Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator” or “2. Camera control” when “On” is selected for “User auth.” (→15.1 Configure the settings relating to the user authentication [User auth.])
*3
Operable by users who belong to the access level selected for “Permission level of audio trans./recep.” on the [Audio] tab of the “Image/Audio” page. Refer to 11.6 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio] for the permission level of audio.