Axis Communications Q1614-E user manual PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom, Preset Positions, Guard Tour

AXIS Q1614-E 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 or if a PTZ driver has been uploaded. For more information on view areas, see View Area on page 26. For more information on how to upload a driver, see Install PTZ Driver on page 34. To switch between the two options see PTZ Mode on page 13

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

•Zoom position

Preset positions can be accessed in several ways:

•By selecting the preset from the Source drop-down list in the Live View Page.

•When setting up action rules. See page 41.

•When setting up guard tours. See page 33.

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 overview 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 & Audio, 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 .

Guard Tour

A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for configurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser.

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.

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