User manual

AXISCameraStation

LiveViewWorkspace

SeealsoUseAudiofromanAuxiliaryDevice,onpage43.

Pan,TiltandZoominLiveView

Pan,tilt,zoom(PTZ)istheabilitytopan(moveleftandright),tilt(moveupanddown)andzoominandout.PTZcanbeusedwithall

cameras.MechanicalPTZcanbeusedwithPTZcamerasandcameraswheredigitalPTZhasbeenenabledinthecamera’sSetup

pages,seeMechanicalPTZ.

Usethemousewheeltozoominandout.Tomagnifyaselectedareaintheimage,clickinthecenteroftheareaanddragto

drawarectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Clickintheimagetopanandtiltorusethenavigationboxinthelower

right-handcorneroftheimage.Tozoomout,usethemousewheel.

Note

ItisalsopossibletouseCTRL+(+)tozoominandCTRL+(-)tozoomout.

MechanicalPTZ

MechanicalPTZisavailablefor:

•PTZcameras,thatis,cameraswithbuilt-inmechanicalPTZ.

•FixedcameraswheredigitalPTZhasbeenenabled.

ToenabledigitalPTZinaxedcamera,openthecamera’sSetuppagesinawebbrowser.ToopentheSetuppages,gotheCamera

Managementworkspace,selectthecameraandclickonthelinkintheAddresscolumn.Forinformationabouthowtoenabledigital

PTZ,seethecamera’sUserManual.

TousemechanicalPTZ,right-clickintheimageandselectUseMechanicalPTZ.Usethemousetopan,tiltandzoom.

Togotoapresetposition,right-clickintheimage,selectPresetsandthenselectthepresetposition.Forinformationabouthowto

setuppresetpositions,seeAddaPTZPresetPosition,onpage41.

Note

•Forinformationonusingajoystick,seeInputDevices,onpage55.

•Administratorscandisableaudioforselectedusers,seeUserPermissions,onpage62.

FocusControl

Toadjustcamerafocus:

1.IntheLiveViewworkspace,right-clickintheimageandselectSetFocus.

2.ClickAFtofocusthecameraautomatically.

3.Iftheresultisnotsatisfactory,clicktheNearandFarbuttonstoadjustfocusmanually.UseNeartofocusonobjects

closetothecamera.UseFartofocusonobjectsfaraway.

Note

•Focuscontrolisnotavailableforallcameramodels.

•Somecamerasalsohavefocusand/orzoompullersonthelens.

ImageEnhancement

Imageenhancementcanmakedetailsintheimagemorevisible,forexampleinchallengingconditionssuchasfog,smoke,heavy

rainorsnow.

Toenableimageenhancement,right-clickintheimageandselectImageEnhancement.Usetheslidertoadjusttheamountof

enhancement.