Technical data

6PTZcontrol
CamTel
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6 PTZ control
Introduction CamTel
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isequippedwitharemotecontrolinterfacefordirectconnection
ofcameraremotecontrolsystemsaspartofstandardequipment.Theuser
remotecontrolsallimportantfunctionsofupto4orupto10camerasusing
customised menus and buttons. Remote control is executed via dialup or
network connections between CamTel
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 and a CamControl LITE or
CamControl PROstation.Othervideodevicessuchascrossbarsorswitches
are supported as well. This chapter only deals with the main application,
cameraremotecontrol.
Concept Manufacturersofremotecameracontrolsystemsusedifferentdataprotocols
for devices control. This results in one of the most important functions
integrated PTZ control. Remote control commands coming from the
CamControl LITE orCamControl PROstationmustbetranslatedto remote
controlcommandscompatiblewiththerespectivecamerasystem(e.g.Dome)
PTZ protocols One of the considerations in developing PTZ control is to ensure that new
protocolscanbe addedandthatanyprotocolchangescanbeinstalledeasily
withoutanyaccessoryequipmentorknow-how.Forthispurposealldrivers
availableatthetimeofdeliveryareprovidedalongwithyourCamTel
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.All
ittakesisinstallationwithCamControl LITE or CamControl PROsoftware.
Refer to the end of this chapter for an overview of all protocols currently
available.
Scope of functions Afterloadingthedevice-specificdriver,thefollowinglistofPTZfunctionswill
be available, depending on your camera system. Please note that not all
functionsaresupported byallcamerasystems. Referto theappendix fora
device-specificfunctionoverview.Ifyourcamerasystemisnotlisted,please
contactyourtechnicalsupportcentre.
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PTZ functions
■ Panandtilt
■ Variablespeed
■ Zoom
■ Focus
■ Aperturecontrol
■ Activate/deactivateautoiris
■ Actualtiontobaseposition
■ Programandcallupfixedpositions
■ Vectorscans/programandcalluprounds
■ Prograandactivate/deactivateprivacyzones
■ Switchcamerafunctions
■ DomeprogrammingwithOSDandkeysimulation
RefertoyourCamControl LITEorCamControlsoftwareforinformationon
installationandconfigurationofdriversforyourcamerasystem.