Chapter 2
Installing and Using the Camera Utility
To delete a scheduled recording, check the box to the left of the recording, and click Delete. To delete all scheduled recordings, check the box in the upper left corner of the table and click Delete.
Memory Requirements for Video Recordings
You may find it helpful to know how much memory is required to hold a video recording. For information on estimated bit rates for a typical video recording at each available resolution and video, refer to the“Setup > Image” section of “Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration with the
NOTE: In order for the scheduled recordings to occur, the Camera Utility must be running on a networked PC.
NOTE: The maximum length of a recording file is one hour. If a recording is more than one hour long, then multiple files will be saved.
Setup > Settings
Click the Settings tab to configure the Camera Utility’s settings.
Setup > Settings
Recording Path
Recording This is the drive and folder where recorded video files will be saved on your computer. The default is
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My
Documents\storage, where <username> is your Windows
user name.
Instant Recording Time Limit
Maximum Time Limit for Instant Recording This is the maximum length of a recording started by clicking the Record button on the Monitor window. Select the length of time from the drop down menu. The options are 1 min, 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins, 30 mins, 45 mins, 1 hrs, 2 hrs, and 4 hrs. The default is 1 min.
Motion Detection
The following setting applies only if the Motion Detection Recording feature is enabled.
•• Record This is the length of video prior to and following the detection of motion that will be saved with the recording. Having this additional footage can help to show the motion more clearly when it occurs. Select the length of time from the drop down menu. The options are 5 secs, 10 secs, 15 secs, and 20 secs.
The default is 10 secs.
Disk Space for Each Camera Recording
Total Disk Space This is the total amount of storage space on your hard drive.
Available Disk Space This is the total amount of remaining storage space on your hard drive.
Enable Diskspace Limitation If you want to limit the amount of disk space used by each Camera, check this box, then complete the fields below.
•• Maximum Allowed Space per Camera Enter the maximum allowed space per camera (in MB).
•• When allowed space is full Select the action to take when the space limit is reached: Overwrite earliest file (default), or Stop recording.
Initial Settings
Launch this utility when Windows starts Check this box if you want this utility started automatically whenever Windows is started.
Enable text overlays Check this box if you want text overlays (such as date, time, and Camera name) enabled in the video display.
Click Save to save any settings you have changed, or click Cancel to exit without saving your changes.
If you want to use the Camera’s
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