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Parameter

Method for setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range


1

The Identification number*
field

Automatically

Displays the identification number of the Camera object in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture

Sequence of numbers

NA

From 1 to 2147483647

2

The Name*
field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the name of the Camera object in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture

Latin alphabet, Cyrillic, digits and service characters

Camera

A line containing a sequence of any characters (letters, digits, service characters except > and < characters), case-insensitive.

Number of charactersfrom 1 to 60

3

The Region
drop-down list

Select the value from the list

Sets the Region structural element to which the given Camera object belongs

Names of the Region objects registered in the system

Region

Depends on the number of the Region objects registered in the system

4

The Disable
checkbox

Set the checkbox

Disables the Camera object 

Boolean type

Clear

Set—the Camera object is disabled and isn't used

Clear—the Camera object is enabled and used

5

The Video capture device
drop-down list

Select the value from the list

Sets the Video capture device parent object for the given Camera object

Names of the Video capture device objects registered in the system

Name of the Video capture device parent object

Depends on the number of the Video capture device objects in the system

6

The Type
drop-down list

Select the value from the list

Sets the type of the used camera.

This setting affects the set of icons used to display a camera on the map

List of available camera types

NA

  • Fisheye;
  • PTZ;
  • Standard

7

The Video video image window

Left-click

Displays video image with the specified settings.

When you click on it while pressing the Shift key on the keyboard:

  • left-click it to open the Web server page of the IP device in the default browser (doesn't work with Internet Explorer);
  • right-click it to open an enlarged window with a video image

Video image

NA

NA

The Basic settings tab

8

The Channel number
drop-down list

Select the value from the list

Sets the number of the channel used to connect a camera to the video capture board. Corresponds to the number of the BNC connector of the interface cable

Sequence of numbers

1

Depends on the type of the video capture board. Maximum 16 channels

9

The Resolution
drop-down list

Select the value from the list

Sets the resolution of the video frame

List of resolutions of the video frame

Standard

  • Standard;
  • High;
  • Full.

Specific values and their application depend on the camera model. If you want to use video streams with the exact resolution, it is better to use the Streams configuring setting (see below)

10

The Discwrite quality (analog camera)
slider

Set the slider in the position

Sets the quality of the recorded frame.

The value is inverse to the video signal compression level.

Note. This parameter is applicable only for analog cameras

NA

Above average

Minmaximum compression level and the minimum video signal quality

Max—minimum compression level and the maximum video signal quality

The Color settings group

11

The Color
checkbox

Set the checkbox

Set the type of the video image received from a camera (color or black and white)

Boolean type

Set

Set—the image from a camera is in color

Clear—the image from a camera is black and white

12

The YUV 4:2:2
checkbox

Set the checkbox

Sets the format of the color representation of the video signal

Boolean type

Clear

Set—the video signal is represented in the YUV 4:2:2 format

Clear—the video signal is represented in the YUV 4:2:0 format

13

The Color
slider

Set the slider in the position

Sets the color saturation of the color video image


From the maximum color saturation to the black and white video image

Average

Maxcorresponds to the maximum color saturation of the video image

Min—corresponds to the black and white video image

The Image settings group

14

The Brightness –Contrast
checkbox

Set the checkbox

Sets the mode for adjusting brightness and contrast of the video image

Types of modes for adjusting brightness and contrast of the video image

Automatic

  • Automatic (Position Image Modified)Brightness and Contrast parameters are set automatically;
  • Manual (Position Image Modified)Brightness and Contrast parameters are set manually;
  • Manual setting with automatic optimization (Position Image Modified)Brightness and Contrast parameters are set manually with subsequent automatic optimization

15

The Brightness
slider

Set the slider in the position

Sets the brightness of the video image

From the maximum brightness (white video image) to the minimum brightness (black video image)

Average

Maxcorresponds to the maximum brightness of the video image

Mincorresponds to the minimum brightness of the video image

16

The Contrast
slider

Set the slider in the position

Set the contrast of the video image

From the maximum contrast to the minimum contrast of the video image

Average

Maxcorresponds to the maximum contrast of the video image

Mincorresponds to the minimum contrast of the video image

The Sensitivity group

17

The Size
slider

Set the slider in the position

Sets the minimum size of an object at which the main motion detector generates an event


% of the screen height

Average

Min—0% of the video surveillance window size

Max100% of the video surveillance window size

18

The Contrast
slider

Set the slider in the position

Set the minimum contrast of an object at which the motion detector generatees an event


NA

Less than average

Maxcorrespond to maximum contrast of the object

Mincorresponds to the minimum contrast of the object

The Recording audio table
19The Number
column
Select the value from the listSets the number of the microphone, the audio from which must be recorded simultaneously with the video signal from a cameraNumbers of the Microphone objects registered in the systemNADepends on the number of the Microphone objects registered in the system
20The Microphone
column
Select the value from the listSets the name of the microphone, the audio from which must be recorded simultaneously with the video signal from a cameraNames of the Microphone objects registered in the systemNADepends on the number of the Microphone objects registered in the system
Out of the group

21

The Pre-alarm record
field

Enter the value in the field

Set the time period that precedes the alarm registration during which the prehistory of the event is recorded

Time in seconds (s)

NA

Recommended time from 0 to 20

22

The Post-alarm record
field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the time period, during which the video is recorded after an alarm is registered

Time in seconds (s)

NA

Recommended time from 0 to 20

23

The "Hot record" time
field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the time period from the moment when the alarm is registered or recording begins, during which the video is recorded at the frame rate set in the "Hot record" rate field

Time in seconds (s)

NA

Recommended time from 0 to 30

24

The "Hot record" rate field of allowable values

Enter the value in the field/ Select the value from the list

Sets the frame rate of the alarm hot recording

FPS

NA


Depends on the capabilities of the used camera.
Recommended value from 0 to 20

25

The Recording frame
field of allowable values

Enter the value in the field/
Select the value from the list

Sets the frame rate of the video signal recording

FPS

NA

Depends on the capabilities of the used camera.

Recommended value from 1 to 25 for PAL; from 1 to 30 for NTSC

26

The Video archive
drop-down list

Select the value from the list

Sets the type of the video signal recording to the archiveTypes of the video archive recording

On alarms

  • Manually;
  • On alarms;
  • Constant
  • Permanent

*Name of the element isn't displayed in the settings panel of the given object

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