Using the Camera Control Panel
To display, select [View] > [Camera Control] from the menu bar, or click the Video window menu icon (or rightclick in the Video Window) to bring up a context menu and select [Camera Control].
If a Video Window is not selected, the preview window will be blank. Click on a Video Window to control the camera.
Note
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When using the VB-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C60/VB-C300, you cannot use Night Mode in the following cases:
- When [Day/Night] is set to [Auto] on the [Camera] setting page of VB-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C60 or [Video and Camera] setting page of VB-C300
- When the [Night Mode] is set to [Auto] with a recording schedule
- Panorama picture needs to be set on the Camera Server in advance. VB-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi cannot display panorama picture.
Exposure Control Items (when the Exposure Mode is Auto)
Note
- Exposure can be adjusted for VB-C500VD, VB-C500D, VB-C60 and VB-C300.
- For VB-C500VD, VB-C500D and VB-C60, the values of exposure compensation are -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3.
- The [Metering Mode] is available for VB-C500VD, VB-C500D and VB-C60. The mode is deactivated when using other models.
Exposure Control Items (when the Exposure Mode is Manual)
White Balance Control Items
Note
White Balance control is available with VB-C500VD, VB-C500D, VB-C60 and VB-C300 only.
Smart Shade Control
Note
The Smart Shade Control function is available for VB-C500VD, VB-C500D and VB-C60.
Other items
Note
- Focus is not available for the VB-C500VD, VB-C500D.
- [Auto (for domes)] is not available for VB-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C60.
- [Pan / Tilt] speed cannot be changed for VB-C500VD, VB-C500D. Additionally, [Zoom] speed cannot be changed if digital zoom is set to [Disable].
Select a Preset Camera Angle
If preset camera angles have been set up and stored as presets, they will be available from the [Preset] dropdown menu of the Camera Control panel or a sub-menu. The following explains how to select a preset from a sub-menu.
1. Double-click a Video Window or select [Get Camera Control] from the Video Window menu.
2. From the Video Window menu, click [Preset Camera Angles].
3. Select a preset position from the sub-menu.
Note
The [Preset] item is grayed out as VB-C500VD and VB-C500D do not support this function.
Other Video Window Functions
Change the Video Window size
Apart from manually clicking on the corner and dragging out the Video Window to a new size, you can also select a set size from the Video Window menu.
To change the display size of a Video Window via the menu:
Open the Video Window menu and select [Video Display Size].
1. Click the Video window menu icon, or right-click in the Video Window to bring up a context menu.
2. Select [Video Display Size] from the menu, and then select [Small], [Medium], [Large], or [Raw] from the submenu. A [Raw] selection displays the Video Window selected at the [Selection of receiving image].
Change the Received Video size (VB-C500VD, VB-C500D, VB-C60, VB-C50i/VB-C50iR, VB-C50FSi, VB-C50Fi only)
You can select a video size received by the Viewer. To change the size of received video via the menu. Open the Video Window menu and select [Selection of receiving image].
1. Click the Video window menu icon, or right-click in the Video Window to bring up a context menu.
2. Select [Selection of receiving image] from the menu, and then select [JPEG Small], [JPEG Medium], [JPEG Large], or [Default] from the sub-menu.
Selecting [Default] displays the Video Window in the size received from the Camera Server.
Note
- If you are using the VB-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C60, the menu items are as follows.
- The [MPEG-4] setting can be made on VB-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C60.
- If you specify MPEG-4 and perform live viewing on B-C500VD/VB-C500D/VB-C60, the video and audio are not synchronized.
- When multiple Video Windows from a single Camera Server are displayed and the Video Receive Size is changed from one of them, the change will apply to all Video Windows.
- Selected video receive sizes are saved when the layout is saved.
- The [Selection of receiving image] used for [Default] is determined when first displaying video from the Camera Server starts. Even if you change the size from the Camera Server after the connection is made, it will not apply.
Enable Exposure Compensation
Exposure compensation is to compensate for camera views with strong backlighting. It can be enabled from the Video Window menu.
While Camera Control is active, select [Exposure Compensation].
1. Click menu bar of the Video window, or right-click in the Video Window to bring up a context menu.
2. Select [Exposure Compensation] from the menu and select [Off], or [On] from the sub-menu.
Note
- A checkmark (black circle) is attached to the selected item. However, it is not displayed in front of the control.
- Choose "0" to disable Exposure Compensation.
Other Menu Options
Other functions available from the Video Window menu include:
Note
- It is recommended to install the Viewer and/or NC Viewer in advance.
- The camera server which is sending or receiving audio cannot interact with other Viewer or Admin Viewers.
- Viewer Shade Control cannot be applied to multiple Video Windows.
- Viewer Shade Control is performed by using image processing within the Viewer and not on the Camera Server. It can be used on live or recorded video (see below).
Viewer Shade Control
Viewer Shade Control compensates darker regions of images and makes them lighter.
Audio Panel
Note
- You cannot transmit and receive audio when using a proxy server.
- Audio playback is only performed during regular playback.
Audio playback is not performed in the following cases.
If multiple image windows are selected.
While paused, or during fast forward, nudge forward, nudge back, or rewind
