Chapter 4 Viewing Live Video

Table 4-1

Camera Video/Control Window Controls (continued)

 

 

 

Control

 

Description

 

 

Saturation slider

To control the saturation of the video from the IP camera, drag the slider, or

 

 

enter a value from 1 through 100 and press the Enter key. A higher value

 

 

increases the saturation and a lower value decreases the saturation.

 

 

High saturation provides a vivid, intense color for a video image. With less

 

 

saturation, the video image appears more muted and gray.

 

 

The default value is 50.

 

 

 

Hue slider

 

To control the hue of the video from the IP camera, drag the slider, or enter a

 

 

value from 1 through 100 and press the Enter key. A higher value increases

 

 

the hue and a lower value decreases the hue.

 

 

Hue is the relative balance of primary colors.

 

 

The default value is 50.

 

 

 

Restore button

 

Resets white balance, brightness, contrast, sharpness, saturation, and hue to

 

 

their default values.

 

 

 

Image tools

 

 

 

 

Hotspot Zoom button

Click this latch button to enables the digital zoom feature, which provides

 

 

five-step digital zooming in for the normal (not full screen) video display.

 

 

Click this button again to disable the digital zoom feature.

 

 

To perform a digital zoom, engage the Hotspot Zoom button and click the

 

 

video display. The first five clicks zoom the display. The sixth click returns to

 

 

unzoomed display.

 

 

Hotspot Pan/Tilt

Click this latch button to enable the hotspot pan/tilt feature, which lets you pan

button

 

and tilt the IP camera toward a point that you click in the video display.

 

 

To perform a hotspot pan/tilt action, engage the Hotspot Pan/Tilt button, then

 

 

click the video image at the location toward which you want the IP camera to

 

 

pan and tilt.

 

 

This feature require that the IP camera be installed with a pan/tilt mount that

 

 

supports the Pelco D protocol and that pan and tilt functions are enabled. For

 

 

more information, see the “Pan Tilt Settings Window” section on page 3-9.

 

 

Save Snapshot button

Captures and saves a the current video image as a .gif file or a .jpg file in the

 

 

location of your choice and with the file name of your choice.

 

 

When you click this button, the Snapshot window appears. Click Save and

 

 

follow the on-screen prompts to save the image with the name and in the

 

 

location that you want.

 

 

 

Flip button

 

Rotates the video image by 180 degrees.

Mirror button

Reverses the video image.

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Cisco Systems 4300 manual Image tools Hotspot Zoom button, Hotspot Pan/Tilt, Save Snapshot button, Mirror button