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Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ) Setup
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1. Using View, continue or start a
Maintenance Session at a site where camera(s) featuring
pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) need their post-session behavior set.
2. Click the Video tab.
3. Click PTZ. Check if the Enable box shows a checkmark. Post-session behavior cannot
be set unless PTZ is enabled.
4. Click the arrow of the When Live Closes box; select a post-session behavior; they are
listed in table
6–2.
Table 6–2 Position after Close of Session, for PTZ Cameras
At Session End Comment / Behavior
Stay put The camera remains in the last position used by the operator. If it is
panning, it keeps on panning; if it is not moving, it stays that way, and so
on. The “stay put” behavior makes available the Return to Auto-iris and
Return to Auto-focus options.
Go to preset 1 The camera returns to “preset 1” configured using Multi. See the
procedure: To Configure a Preset on a PTZ Camera, on p. 91 for
configuring the first preset of a PTZ camera.
Start tour 1* Some camera models can be programmed to move independently when
not in use by an operator. For information on how to program a PTZ tour,
see the documentation that came with the domes connected to the Multi-
Media unit.
* A “PTZ tour” differs from: (a) site tours (see Touring Many Sites) and (b) local camera tours using
a monitor at the Multi-Media site.
PTZ and motion search
Video recorded while a PTZ dome or camera can be searched for motion. When the camera is
fixed, results are as expected; see
Motion Search, on p. 120. However, motion search is ineffective
on video recorded as a PTZ camera is panning, tilting or zooming. If you plan to use motion
search on a PTZ camera, use “Stay put” or a preset after close of session. See table
6–2.
Motion search can also be used to find out when a PTZ camera was moved, if that camera should
be staying put.
Constant panning and video archive
Recording a video feed from a camera that pans constantly requires much more storage. If the
duration of your video archive is a concern, see
Quality, p. 125.
Ultrak KD6i dome: restriction
Return to auto-focus. Has no effect on the Ultrak KD6i dome.
Do not use the “Return To Auto-Iris” on Ultrak KD6i domes.