The settings panel of the Camera object

The settings panel of the Camera system object is shown in the figures.

The Basic settings tab

№	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 characters—from 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	Min—maximum 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	Max—corresponds 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 )—Brightness and Contrast parameters are set automatically; Manual (Position )—Brightness and Contrast parameters are set manually; Manual setting with automatic optimization (Position )—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	Max—corresponds to the maximum brightness of the video image Min—corresponds 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	Max—corresponds to the maximum contrast of the video image Min—corresponds 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 Max—100% 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	Max—correspond to maximum contrast of the object Min—corresponds to the minimum contrast of the object
The Recording audio table
19	The Number column	Select the value from the list	Sets the number of the microphone, the audio from which must be recorded simultaneously with the video signal from a camera	Numbers of the Microphone objects registered in the system	NA	Depends on the number of the Microphone objects registered in the system
20	The Microphone column	Select the value from the list	Sets the name of the microphone, the audio from which must be recorded simultaneously with the video signal from a camera	Names of the Microphone objects registered in the system	NA	Depends 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 archive	Types of the video archive recording	On alarms	Manually; On alarms; Permanent

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

The Advanced settings tab:

№	Parameter	Method for setting the parameter value	Parameter description	Representation	Default value	Value range
1	The Decompressor drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the technology using which the compressed video stream is decompressed when displaying the video signal on the video surveillance monior. Note. By default the parameter is not available for editing. To change the value of this parameter, set the 1 value for the EnableCodecSettings registry key (see Registry keys reference guide)	List of available decompressors	No	BOSCH; FfmpegAllInOneDecoder; H263IppDecoder; H264InterlacedIppDecoder; H264IppDecoder; MJPEGIpp; Motion Wavelet 3.5; Motion Wavelet 7.1; MPEG2IppDecoder; MPEG4IppDecoder; MxPEG Mobotix; RGB24toYUV420; StreamLabs; VWV; WMVIppDecoder
2	The Compressor drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the algorithm of the video stream compression. Note. By default the parameter isn't available for editing. To change the value of this parameter, set the 1 value for the EnableCodecSettings registry key (see Registry keys reference guide)	List of available algorithms	No	Depends on the camera model
3	The Estimate motion field	Enter the value in the field	Determines the threshold of the camera sensitivity to motion depending on the change of the object brightness. The delta frame of the video signal is formed according to this criterion	Sequence of numbers	7	From 2 to 255
4	The Key frames interval field	Enter the value in the field	Sets the rate of the key frames	Sequence of numbers	8	Depends on the capabilities of the used camera
Out of the group
5	The Additional info field	Enter the value in the field	Sets the information displayed on the video surveillance monitor above the camera name. This information is added to the name of the export file and when the frame is printed. Also it is displayed in the event viewer when an event is received from a camera	Line not longer than 100 characters	Blank line	Latin and Cyrillic letters, digits
6	The Rotation mode checkbox	Set the checkbox	Enables the rotation of the video image displayed on the video surveillance monitor	Boolean type	Clear	Set—rotation is enabled Clear—rotation is disabled
7	The Rotate on* drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the angle of the video image rotation when the rotation mode is enabled	Sequence of numbers	0	0, 90, 180, 270
The Priority group
8	The Processing priority slider	Set the slider in the position	Sets the priority of the video signals processing by ADC from a camera	Order of video signals processing	Normal	Normal—normal video signals processing order; 1/3—1/3 processing order; 1/2—1/2 processing order
9	The Recording priority slider	Set the slider in the position	Set the priority of video signals processing by ADC in the recording mode	Order of video signals processing in the recording mode	Normal	Normal—normal video recording order; 1/3—1/3 processing order; 1/2—1/2 processing order; Real time—all ADC resources are used for video signals recording
The Store no less than group
10	The Store no less than field	Enter the value in the field	Sets the time period for keeping the video archive and audio archive from a camera (in case of synchronous recording) on the server. The parameter allows storing the large archive for the selected camera using the archive of other cameras. Note. We recommend setting the Store no less than parameter for no more than 30% of cameras in the system, as this setting is only ADVISORY. If there isn't enough space for the archive recording, the setting is ignored and the recording doesn't stop anyway. If you create more than 10 cameras in the system, then when you attempt to set this parameter for more than 30% of the cameras in the system, after you click the Apply button, a corresponding warning message appears. You can disable it using the NotifyAbout_arch_days registry key (see Registry keys reference guide)	Day or hour, depending on the value selected in the drop-down list	NA	More than 1
11	The Store no less than drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the units for the time period specified in the Store no less than field	List of available time units	Days	Days Hours
The Store no more than group
12	The Store no more than field	Enter the value in the field	Sets the time period for storing the camera archive, after which the camera archive must be deleted. Note. The archive can be deleted before the specified time if it is required for the loop recording	Day or hour, depending on the value selected in the drop-down list	NA	More than 1
13	The Store no more than drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the units for the time period specified in the Store no more than field	List of available time units	Days	Days Hours
The Fisheye group
14	The Lens type drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the used lens type	Supported lens types	No	No—select if there are neither fisheye nor panomorph lenses on the camera; Standard fisheye lens—select if there is a fisheye lens on the camera; Autocalibration—select if there is a fisheye lens on the camera and you want to determine the video conversion parameters automatically for artifacts elimination; *A0V, A1UST, A8TRT, B0QQV, B4QQV, B5SST, B6SST**—types of the panomorph lenses
15	The Camera position drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the position of a camera	Supported camera position options	Ceiling	Ceiling; Wall; Floor
16	The Visible part field	Enter the value in the field	Determines which part of the frame is visible on the video surveillance monitor after conversion	Percentage	75% for the Ceiling position 66% for the Wall position Note. The default value may not appear in the field	From 0 to 100

The Streams settings tab

№	Parameter	Method for setting the parameter value	Parameter description	Representation	Default value	Value range
1	The Streams configuring checkbox	Set the checkbox	Enables the video signal multistream option	Boolean type	Clear	Set—video signal multistreaming is enabled; different streams can be used for analytics, archiving, and display Clear—video signal multistreaming is disabled; a single stream is used for analytics, archiving, and display
2	The # field	Automatically	Sets the number of the stream	Integer number	NA	From 1 to 10
3	The Enabled* column	Set the checkbox	Sets the used camera streams	Boolean type	Clear	Set—the stream is used Clear—the stream isn't used
4	The Default column	Set the checkbox	Sets the video stream that is used in the following cases: To display video locally and on the remote clients. To send the video stream to the remote clients, including the videogate that can record this video stream. In cases when a video request doesn't specify the stream	List of available streams	Clear	Set—the stream is used by default Clear—the stream isn't used by default
5	The Video analytics column	Set the checkbox	Sets the video stream used for video analytics. This stream is used by the standard motion detector, zone detectors, tracking detectors, face detectors (if an external recognizer isn't used). The Video Analytics stream is used for the LPR server, face detectors (if an external recognizer is used), and detectors that are part of the Detector Pack subsystem. You can select the Default stream using the VMDA.ignoreAnaliticStream registry key (see Axxon PSIM base version). The Archive/Archive (alarms) stream is used for the backup archive	List of available streams	Clear	Set—the stream is used for video analytics Clear—the stream isn't used for video analytics
6	The Archive column	Set the checkbox	Sets the video stream that is recorded to the archive not upon alarm, but, for example, at continuous recording	List of available streams	Clear	Set—the stream is used for archive recording Clear—the stream isn't used for archive recording
7	The Archive (alarms) column	Set the checkbox	Sets the video stream recorded to the archive upon alarm	List of available streams	Clear	Set—the stream is used for archive recording upon alarm Clear—the stream isn't used for archive recording upon alarm

The Main stream tab

№

Parameter

Method for setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range

1

The IP field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the IP address from which the client receives the video data from the ONVIF server in the Multicast mode

IP address

224.0.0.10

224.0.0.0—239.255.255.255

2

The Port
field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the port for transferring the video data in the Multicast mode

Sequence of numbers

Depends on the number of cameras and streams in the system

Any valid unused port numbers.

The number of ports is determined by the system administrator

The Video stream tab

№	Parameter	Method for setting the parameter value	Parameter description	Representation	Default value	Value range
1	The Purpose field	NA	Provides an information about the use of the video stream	String	Depends on the video stream's selected purpose	Many Latin and Cyrillic characters, digits
2	The Resolution** drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the video frame resolution	List of the video frame resolutions	Standard	Standard; High; Full. Specific values depend on the camera model
3	The Rate** field of allowable values	Enter the value in the field	Sets the frame rate of the video stream	Frame rate in FPS	8	Depends on the capabilities of the used camera
4	The Lock disabling streams not in use checkbox	Set the checkbox	Sets the checkbox if the purpose isn't specified for the configured stream, but it is used for recording by a macro or a script	Boolean type	Clear	Set—if you don't specify the stream purpose, the stream is in the "sleep" mode, and you cannot use it for recording by a macro or a script Clear—if you don't specify the stream purpose, you can use it for recording by a macro or a script
The Codec group
5	The Codec** drop-down list	Select the value from the list	Sets the technology used to encode and decode the video stream	List of supported codecs	Depends on the camera model	Depends on the camera model
6	The Key frame rate** field of allowable values	Enter the value in the field	Sets the key frame rate	Sequence of numbers	8	Depends on the capabilities of the used camera
7	The Video quality** slider	Set the slider in the position	Sets the frame quality	NA	Maximum	Min—maximum compression level and minimum video signal quality Max—minimum compression level and maximum video signal quality
The Multicast group
8	The IP field	Enter the value in the field	Sets the IP address from which the client receives the video data from the ONVIF Server in the Multicast mode	IP address	224.0.0.10	224.0.0.0—239.255.255.255
9	The Port field	Enter the value in the field	Sets the port for transmitting the video data in the Multicast mode	Sequence of numbers	Depends on the number of cameras and streams in the system	Any valid unused port numbers. The number of ports is determined by the system administrator

** Similar settings on the Basic settings and the Advanced settings tabs, as well as on the settings panel of the Video capture device object are ignored

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