You can control a PTZ camera with the PTZ control panel or directly in the Surveillance window (see Controlling a PTZ camera in the OnScreen PTZ mode, Control using Areazoom, Control using Point&Click).

The user gains access to this panel when they select the Surveillance window of a camera in the Live mode that supports a PTZ control interface.

PTZ camera is controlled in accordance with the priority specified in the role settings (see Roles). If the user with higher priority controls the PTZ camera with the PTZ control panel (as long as the camera is selected) users with a lower priority can not control it. If the user with higher priority controls the PTZ camera, the relevant information is displayed on the panel.

Depending on the settings of the PTZ device (see The PTZ object), multiple users who have the same control priority can control the PTZ camera simultaneously. If you disabled the option to simultaneously control the PTZ camera by multiple users, in cases when users have the same priority, the user who connected faster gets the control. However, a user with equal or higher priority can take over the PTZ control. To do this, click the Take control button. If the user who controls the PTZ camera is idle for a certain time (see Configuring PTZ control), it is automatically unlocked and the control becomes available to all users.

The following actions can be performed using the PTZ device control panel:

  1. Use presets.
  2. Modify the parameters of the iris, focus, and optical zoom.
  3. Modify the horizontal and vertical tilt angle of the camera.
  4. Start/stop patrol mode.

For the information on specifying presets, see The PTZ Control Panel.

When you exit the PTZ device control panel, it is automatically switched to the default preset if the value in the Home preset timeout field is different from 0 (see The PTZ object).