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PTZ Controls
Figure 3-7 PTZ Controls
Zoom In Zoom Out
Focus NearIris Close
Auto Iris
Iris Open
Auto Focus
Focus Far
Click an arrow on the inner
wheel to pan/tilt the camera
in that direction. View the
video image to confirm the
pan/tilt has been performed.
Table 3-4 PTZ Controls and Functions
Control Description
Zoom In Zoom in on (enlarge) an area of interest in the video image. Zooming in and out can also be
done by moving the cursor over the image and scrolling the mouse wheel forwards and back.
Zoom Out Zoom out on (reduce size) an area in the video image. Zooming in and out can also be done
by moving the cursor over the image and scrolling the mouse wheel forwards and back.
Iris Close Close the camera iris to darken the video that is displayed.
Auto Iris Enable/disable the camera Auto Iris mode. In Auto Iris mode, the iris opens/closes
automatically according to the needs of the current lighting conditions.
Iris Open Open the camera iris to brighten the video that is displayed.
Focus Near Adjust focus to more clearly view nearby objects.Clicking this button will disable auto focusing
and switch the camera to manual focusing. Click Auto Focus to reactivate the Auto Focus
function.
Auto Focus Activate the camera Auto Focus function. In Auto Focus, the lens adjusts the focus
automatically after any pan, tilt or zoom command. To use manual focus, click one of the
Focus Near or Focus Far buttons.
Focus Far Adjust focus to more clearly view objects at a distance. Clicking this button will disable auto
focusing and switch the camera to manual focusing. Click Auto Focus to reactivate the Auto
Focus function.
Pan/Tilt Controls Users can pan and tilt the camera to change the area covered by the camera by clicking the
direction arrows in the center of the PTZ control wheel (see Figure 3-7). Another option for
pan/tilt controls is to place the mouse cursor over the video image and left-click and drag in the
direction you want to move the camera. The red arrow icon ( ) indicates the direction that
the image will pan/tilt.
Preset Controls Preset Set: Use this command to program a preset point for the camera. Use the pan/tilt
controls to move the camera to the desired position. Then use the focus, iris and zoom options
to finely tune the preset point and displayed image to be programmed as a preset. See the
other commands in this table for more information on adjusting the camera position and view.
Enter a number between 1 and 256 to assign to the preset in the field provided (see Figure 3-6).
Click Set to assign the camera’s current position and view options to the preset number.
Preset Goto: To quickly go to a preset point, enter the number of the preset in the field
provided and click Goto (see Figure 3-6). The camera will move to the preset position that was
previously programmed.
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