8.5.8 Configure the settings relating to the privacy zone (“Privacy zone” setup menu)
Click the [Setup>>] button of “Privacy zone” on the [Image/Position] tab of the “Image/Audio” page (→8.5 Configure the settings relating to image position [Image/Position]).
When there is a zone that you do not want to display, set the zone as a privacy zone not to be displayed. According to the setting of “Number of Privacy zone”, up to 8 or 32 privacy zones can be set. (→[Number of Privacy zone])
You can set the areas by dragging the mouse on the screen.
Note
The privacy zone function does not work when the camera is in the process of warming-up just after turning on the power, or in the process of refreshing the position.
Depending on the panning/tilting direction (especially when the tilting degree is 45° - 90°) and the zooming factor, the area set as the privacy zone may become visible. Make sure that each of the set privacy zone is not visible after setting it.
Reconfigure the privacy zone if the way the camera is fixed is changed.
Zone setting
[Zone select]
Click [] of “Zone No” and select a zone number (1-8 or 1-32) from the pull-down menu.
An asterisk (*) next to the zone number indicates that the privacy zone has already been set for the number.
The privacy zone will be set when an area is designated by dragging the mouse.
Click the [Set] button after determining the position of the camera. In this case, a slightly wider area than was specified will be configured.
To delete the registered zone, click the [Delete] button after designating the desired zone number to be deleted.
Click the [Cancel] button to cancel what was set or deleted.
Note
Set the privacy zone larger than the size of an object to be hidden.
To raise the precision of the privacy zone placement especially when the zoom is on the “Wide” side, it is recommended to set the privacy zone with the zoom range between 1x and 3x.
Panning, tilting and zooming operations can also be carried out on the [Image/Position] tab.
When selecting “Zone No” after selecting “Gray” for “Privacy zone”, a mask will be displayed in the image display area and will start blinking while changing its color as follows: Dark gray → Clear → Light gray
Even when “32” is selected for “Number of Privacy zone”, the maximum number of privacy zones that can be displayed on 1 screen at the same time is limited to 8. Depending on the positions of the configured privacy zones and the operation of the camera, the privacy zones may be automatically combined together and displayed as a maximum of 8 privacy zones.
When the “Number of Privacy zone” setting is changed from “32” to “8”, privacy zones for zones numbers other than 1-8 are not displayed.
[Zoom] buttons, [Focus] buttons, [Brightness] buttons, Control pad/buttons and [Go] button
Refer to 1.2 About the “Live” page for descriptions of how to operate these buttons/pad.
[Close] button
Click this button to close the “Privacy zone” setup menu.