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72  |  HDZ Series IP PTZ User Manual
2. Under Mask Setting, in the Switch drop-down list, select On to enable the privacy mask 
function (or select Off to disable the privacy mask feature), and then click the Set button 
located directly below the drop-down list.
3. In the Transparency drop-down list, select one of the following:
• On to make the privacy mask transparent.
• Off to make the privacy mask solid.
4. In the Color drop-down list, select a color for the privacy mask (Black, White, Red, 
Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, and Magenta), and then click the Set button located directly 
below the Color drop-down list.
Figure 5-10 Privacy Mask Programming (Standard Definition PTZ Version)
5. In the Live View screen, use the mouse to click and drag the video image to the video 
position to be masked for privacy. To re-position the camera, 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. When you add 
the privacy mask (see step 9), the privacy mask will be added to the center of this image.
6. In the Mask field, type a number for the privacy mask you are programming (from 1 to 16).
7. In the Hsize field, type a value for the horizontal size (width) of the privacy mask (from 1 to 
80). Select a large number to program a larger privacy mask. Note that the size of the 
privacy mask will also appear differently depending on the current zoom ratio.
8. In the Vsize field, type a value for the vertical size (height) of the privacy mask (from 1 to 
60). Select a large number to program a larger privacy mask. Note that the size of the 
privacy mask will also appear differently depending on the current zoom ratio.
9. Click Add to apply the privacy mask settings that you have entered.
Privacy mask 
position controls