Cropping and Displaying Part of an Image (Digital PTZ) H610 / H710

You can use the Digital PTZ panel to crop and display part of a camera image in the image display area. It is also possible to use a preset or home position registered to the camera

Digital PTZ

Digital PTZ is a function that facilitates simple panning, tilting, and zooming without changing the camera lens position that was adjusted at the time of installation by transmitting just part of the camera effective pixel area (1920 x 1080) from the camera to the viewer.

Note

For details on how this function differs from Viewer PTZ,

Opening the Digital PTZ Panel

Click the [Digital PTZ] button to display the Digital PTZ panel

The appearance of the [Digital PTZ] button differs as follows depending on the state of the Digital PTZ function.

Specifying a Cropping Range

Change the position and size of the preview frame on the Digital PTZ panel to specify the range to display in the image display area.

The preview frame is blue when you have not obtained camera control privileges. When you obtain camera control privileges, the preview frame turns yellow and you can use the following procedures to resize and move it.

Changing the Size

You can resize the preview frame by dragging it. The preview frame turns blue during dragging. The image inside the frame is displayed in the image display area in accordance with the size of the frame.

Note

• The size of the preview frame can be changed to any of the five sizes 640 x 360, 512 x 288, 384 x 216, 256 x 144, and 128 x 72, and the new size is displayed in [Image Size] on the Digital PTZ panel. The aspect ratio is always 16:9.

• If the size of the preview frame becomes larger than the display size specified in the display size setting of the viewer, the quality of the image in the image display area deteriorates.

Changing the Position

You can move the preview frame by dragging the inside of the frame.

If you click any position in the Digital PTZ display area, the preview frame moves to the clicked position.

Note

The preview frame moves in stages. You cannot finely adjust the position.

Specifying a Range with the Sliders

You can use the pan, tilt, and zoom sliders for the image display area to specify the cropping range in the image display area. The preview frame on the Digital PTZ panel also moves in accordance with the operation of the pan, tilt, and zoom sliders.

Using a Preset or the Home Position

You can use a registered preset or home position to specify the range for Digital PTZ.

Click the preset selection box and select a preset from the displayed list to move the preview frame on the Digital PTZ panel to the preset position and display the image inside the frame in the image display area.

Click the [Home Position] button to move the preview frame on the Digital PTZ panel to the home position and display the image inside the frame in the image display area.

Note

Register the preset or home position beforehand using the Preset Setting Tool. Registered presets will appear in the preset selection box.

Exiting Digital PTZ

Click the [Digital PTZ] button again. The Digital PTZ panel closes and Digital PTZ ends.

Although clicking the close button of the Digital PTZ panel closes the Digital PTZ panel, Digital PTZ will stay on.