AXISP5512-EPTZDomeNetworkCamera
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
Advanced

Limits

Denethepan,tilt,zoomandfocuslimitsfortheAxisproduct.Movementstotheleftandright,upanddown,canberestrictedto
narrowtheareaundersurveillance.
Movespeedsetsthespeedofthecamera’spanandtiltmovements.Thedefaultsettingismaximumspeed.
Whenusingajoystick(oremulatingonewiththemouse)theEnableproportionalspeedsettingcanbeusedtoreducethemaximum
pan/tiltmovementspeed,i.e.thespeedthecameraviewmovesatwhenthejoystickispushedallthewayoutinanydirection.Thisis
usefulthentheviewiszoomedinonanobject.
WhenEnableAuto-ipisselected,theAxisproductwillsimulatecontinuouspanmovementinthesamedirection,i.e.thecamera
willpanthefull360degrees,eventhoughthereisamechanicalstopat±180degrees.
WhenEnablemovementpredictionisselected,theAxisproductwillattempttopredictthenewpositioninthepanmovement,after
compensatingfortheslightdelaywhilethecamerachangesdirectionafteranauto-ip.Thisisusefulfortrackingmovingobjectsor
personswhenusingthejoystickoremulatedjoystickmode.
Seetheonlinehelp
formoreinformation.

Controls

PanelShortcutCommandButtonscanbeconguredtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedviatheVAPIX®Application
ProgrammingInterface.ThebuttonswillbedisplayedinthePTZcontrolpanel,whichisavailableintheLiveViewpagethrough
theCtrlpanelbutton,seepage10.
DeselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrolstodisablethepan,tilt,zoomandfocuscontrols.
Note
DisablingPTZcontrolswillnotaffectpresetpositions.Forexample,ifthetiltcontrolisdisabled,theproductcanstillmoveto
presetpositionsthatrequireatiltmovement.
ControlQueue
TheadministratorcansetupaqueueforPTZcontrollersfromPTZ>ControlQueue.Oncesetup,thePTZControlQueuebuttons
appearintheLiveViewpageofferingoneviewerexclusivecontrolforalimitedperiodoftime.Otheruserswillbeplacedinqueue.
Auserwhobelongstoagroup(seeUsers,onpage36)withahigherPTZprioritycangobeforeotherusersinthequeueand
takecontroloftheproduct.Theorderofpriorityisasfollows:
1.AdministratorAnadministratortakesoverPTZcontrolregardlessofwhoisrstinqueue.Theadministratorwillbe
removedfromthequeue60secondsafterthelastPTZcontrolcommand.
2.EventTheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogotoapresetpositionwhentriggeredbyanalarm(seeEvents,onpage30).
Theeventwillimmediatelybeplacedrstinthequeueexceptwhenanadministratorisincontrol.
3.OperatorSameasadministratorbutwithlowerpriority
4.GuardTourAguardtour(seepage24)hasPTZcontrolforanindeniteperiodoftime.Itmaybeoverriddenbyan
operator,eventoradministrator.Theguardtourwillresumewhenhigherprioritygroupsleavethequeue.
5.ViewerMultipleviewersmustwaitfortheirturn.Theviewerhas60secondsPTZcontrolbeforecontrolispassed
ontothenextviewerinqueue.
Note
TheadministratorcanenableanddisablePTZcontrolsforselectedusers.
Toidentifydifferentusersintheviewergroup,cookiesmustbeenabledontheclient.
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