Cisco Video Surveillance 3000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4

Video controls

Video Codec drop-down list

Choose the codec for video transmission (H.264 or MJPEG).

You can choose H.264 only if the primary video stream (channel 1) is enabled. You can choose MJPEG only if the secondary video stream (channel 2) is enabled.

For information about enabling and disabling video streams, see the "Streaming Window" section.

Video Resolution drop-down list

Choose the resolution for video transmission. The resolutions in this drop-down list depend on the video standard that you selected.

The default value for H.264 is 1280 x 800. The default value for MJPEG is 704 x 480.

Note You can also change the resolution for video transmission by changing the value in the Video Resolution Type field, as described in the "Streaming Window" section.

Right Arrow toggle button

Click the Right Arrow to display the video image controls. The button changes to the Left Arrow button.

Click the Left Arrow button to hide the video image controls. The button changes to the Right Arrow button.

Left Arrow toggle button

Video image controls

Note These controls appear when you click the Right Arrow in the Video Control area.

Brightness slider

To control the brightness of the video image, drag the slider, or enter a value from 1 through 10 and press the Enter key. A higher value increases the brightness and a lower value decreases the brightness. For example, if the IP camera is facing a bright light and the video appears too dark, you can increase the brightness.

The default value is 5.

Contrast slider

To control contrast of the video image, drag the slider, or enter a value from 1 through 10 and press the Enter key. A higher value increases the contrast and a lower value decreases the contrast.

The default value is 5.

Sharpness slider

To control the sharpness of the video from the IP camera, drag the slider, or enter a value from 1 through 100 and press the Enter key. A higher value increases the sharpness and a lower value decreases the sharpness.

The default value is 50.

Saturation slider

To control the saturation of the video from the IP camera, drag the slider, or enter a value from 1 through 100 and press the Enter key. A higher value increases the saturation and a lower value decreases the saturation.

High saturation provides a vivid, intense color for a video image. With less saturation, the video image appears more muted and gray.

The default value is 50.

Restore button

Resets white balance, brightness, contrast, sharpness, saturation, and hue to their default values.

Image tools

Hotspot Zoom button

Click this latch button to enable the digital zoom feature, which provides five-step digital zooming in for the normal (not full screen) video display. Click this button again to disable the digital zoom feature.

To perform a digital zoom, engage the Hotspot Zoom button and click the video display. The first five clicks zoom the display. The sixth click returns to unzoomed display.

Hotspot Pan/Tilt button

Click this latch button to enable the hotspot pan/tilt feature, which lets you pan and tilt the IP camera toward a point that you click in the video display.

To perform a hotspot pan/tilt action, engage the Hotspot Pan/Tilt button, then click the video image at the location toward which you want the IP camera to pan and tilt.

This feature requires that the IP camera be installed with a pan/tilt mount that supports the Pelco D protocol and that pan and tilt functions are enabled.

Save Snapshot button

Captures and saves the current video image as a .gif file or a .jpg file in the location of your choice and with the file name of your choice.

When you click this button, the Snapshot window appears. Click Save and follow the on-screen prompts to save the image with the name and in the location that you want.

Flip button

Rotates the video image by 180 degrees.

Mirror button

Reverses the video image.

Restore button

Displays the default video image, which is not rotated and not reversed.

Full Screen button

Displays the video image in full screen mode.

To return to normal display mode, click the full screen image.

Motion detection

Up Arrow toggle button

Click the Up Arrow to display the motion detection controls. The button changes to the Down Arrow button.

Click the Down Arrow button to hide the motion detection controls. The button changes to the Up Arrow button.

Down Arrow toggle button

Motion detection controls

Note These controls appear when you click the Up Arrow in the Motion Detection area and are available only viewing the primary (H.264) stream.

Enable Motion Detection check box

Enables the motion detection feature and displays a grid over the video image.

When motion detection is enabled, the IP camera monitors activity in regions of the video that you specify. If activity at a defined level occurs in any of these areas, the IP camera generates an alert and takes the actions that are configured as described in the "Event Notification Window" section.

After motion detection has been enabled, you create specific regions that the IP camera monitors for activity. To create a motion detection region, right-click on the video image, choose Draw Region, and then click and drag across the motion detection grid to draw a green square or rectangle comprised of one or more grid squares. Up to eight of the following regions can be drawn:

•Motion inclusion regions—Designate areas to examine for motion. You can draw up to four motion inclusion regions.

•Motion Exclusion Regions—Designate areas to ignore for motion. You can draw up to four motion exclusion regions.

Foe each region listed under the Region Properties area, you can configure the following properties:

•IsActive—Specifies whether the region is active (enabled) or not active (disabled). Chose true to enable a region; choose False to disable a region.

•Location—Specifies the grid coordinate (X, Y) for the upper left corner of the region.

•Name—You can enter a name of up to 12 characters for a region.

•Region Type—Specifies whether the region is an inclusion or an exclusion region. Choose Inclusion to have the region examine for motion; choose Exclusion to have the region ignore motion.

•Sensitivity—Designates the relative amount of activity that the IP camera must detect in the area before it generates an alert. A lower value means that more, or faster, activity is required to trigger an alert. A higher value means that less, or slower, activity is required. The default value is 80.

•Threshold—Designates the percentage of pixels that the IP camera must identify as changed in the area before it generates an alert. The camera detects pixel changes at the defined sensitivity level. The default threshold value is 10.

To reset the sensitivity and threshold to their default values of 80 and 10 respectively, right-click on the region, and choose Restore Values.

To remove a region, right-click it, and choose Delete Region.

Save button

Save the current motion detection configuration.