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6.2.1 General Settings
The items on the left side of the Trigger Settings page control the trigger event itself. Depending
on your particular configuration, a trigger event can prompt the camera to perform a series of
actions. The remainder of the settings on the trigger settings page configure the actions that the
camera will take based on these settings. Use the settings displayed above to configure software
initiated trigger events, choose the method that the camera will use for transferring images from
trigger events, and customize the sequence of images that result from trigger events. If you wish
to connect an external sensor to your camera for controlling trigger events, specify the action that
will initiate a trigger event by selecting on open or on close.
time lapse period Enter the amount of time, in seconds, that should pass between
automatic trigger events. For example, if you enter 120, exactly
two minutes will pass between trigger events. The amount of time
between the events is measured from the end of the preceding
event using the camera s internal clock. Entering a non-zero
number into this field enables the periodic triggering feature. Once
the number is entered, the camera will immediately begin to
initiate periodic trigger events.
external input Select the condition when the input from an attached device will
cause a trigger event. Since the input is connected to a switch
within the camera, the input has two states during a trigger event:
open and closed. Open switches can cause a trigger event either
when the switch closes, which happens once the trigger event
occurs, or when the switch opens again, which happens when the
device returns to normal. Likewise, Closed switches can cause a
trigger event either when the switch opens or when it closes again.
motion Select whether motion detection initiates a trigger event. Motion
detection is described fully in the Motion-Detection Configuration
chapter.
forced idletime Enter the time (in seconds) during which the external device
should remain idle between trigger events that are initiated by an
external device. Use this setting to eliminate the possibility of
redundant images that occur between closely-spaced trigger events.
This text input field is only used for hardware-initiated trigger
events involving an external device.
# Images Enter the number of images you want the camera to save from both
before and after the trigger event.
Note: The number of images you can capture depends on many factors. You can enter a
higher number of pre- and post- event images if your image is downsampled or
cropped.
interval Enter the time, in seconds, to take place between each image
capture in the image sequence.
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