AXIS P3215-VE Network Camera
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)
The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas, see View Area on page 20.
Preset Positions
A preset position is a saved view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific position. A preset position consists of the following values:
•Pan and tilt positions
Each view area has its own preset positions.
Preset positions can be accessed in several ways:
•By selecting the preset from the Source
•When setting up action rules. See page 32.
To add a preset position:
1.Go to PTZ > Preset Positions.
2.Click in the image or use the controls to steer the camera view to the desired position.
3.Enter a descriptive name in the Current position field.
4.Click Add to save the preset position.
The entire view area is treated as the Home position which is readily accessible by clicking the Home button on the Live View page and in the Preset Positions setup window.
The product can be configured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a specified length of time. Enter the length of time in the Return to home after field and click Save. Set the time to zero to prevent the product from automatically returning to the Home position.
To include the preset position name in the overlay text, go to Video, select Include overlay text and enter the modifier #P in the
field. For more information about modifiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help 
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Guard Tour
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions,
To add a guard tour:
1.Go to PTZ > Guard Tour and click Add.
2.Enter a descriptive name.
3.Specify the pause length between runs.
4.Select an available preset position and click Apply.
5.Specify the View Time in seconds or minutes.
6.Specify the View Order or select the Random view order option.
7.Click Save.
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