System Administrator’s Guide
Document K14392V1 Rev A 7
07/07
Customizing Settings for Recorded Video.................................................................................................................. 69
Resolution Setting............................................................................................................................................. 69
Frame Rate Setting ........................................................................................................................................... 70
Quality Setting................................................................................................................................................... 70
To Duplicate Settings........................................................................................................................................ 70
Continuous Recording and Event Recording ............................................................................................................. 71
Estimating Storage Capacity ............................................................................................................................ 71
Optimizing Recorded Video ........................................................................................................................................ 72
Automatic Maximization of DSP Performance.................................................................................................. 72
Making Optimized Resolution and Frame Rate Settings ................................................................................. 74
The Enhanced Preview of Resolution ......................................................................................................................... 74
Resolution Tips .................................................................................................................................................75
Comparing the Resolutions of Recorded Video............................................................................................... 76
Security and Presence...................................................................................................................................... 77
Camera Tips for Identification: Quality and Resolution.................................................................................... 79
Resolution Gauge for Retrieval Session........................................................................................................... 79
Resolution Reference: Recorded Video ........................................................................................................... 81
Customizing Windows for a PC Monitor’s Settings .................................................................................................... 82
PC Monitor’s Refresh Rate................................................................................................................................ 82
Microsoft Dual View and Rapid Eye View Software ......................................................................................... 82
Larger Monitors and Microsoft Windows.......................................................................................................... 83
Environmental Interference for Video Feeds .............................................................................................................. 84
Physical Compromise....................................................................................................................................... 84
Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ) Setup............................................................. 85
Serial Device Settings for PTZ..................................................................................................................................... 85
To Assign and Set a New PTZ Device.............................................................................................................. 86
Video Tab Settings for PTZ ......................................................................................................................................... 86
To Enable a PTZ Camera ................................................................................................................................. 87
Using a PTZ Camera ................................................................................................................................................... 88
To Display the PTZ Dartboard Control ............................................................................................................. 88
Using the Dartboard Control............................................................................................................................. 89
Toggling between Zonal Mode and Pull Mode ................................................................................................ 89
Pulling the Rubber-Band................................................................................................................................... 90
Using Zonal Mode............................................................................................................................................. 90
Programming a PTZ Dome Camera ........................................................................................................................... 91
To Configure a Preset on a PTZ Camera ......................................................................................................... 91
To Test a Preset ................................................................................................................................................ 92
Behavior of PTZ After a Session Closes........................................................................................................... 93
Support for RapidDome PTZ Features ....................................................................................................................... 95
RapidDome PTZ Tours ..................................................................................................................................... 95
RapidDome Mimic Tour .................................................................................................................................... 96
To Test a Mimic Tour on a RapidDome Camera.............................................................................................. 96
RapidDome Preset Tour ................................................................................................................................... 96
To Setup a Tour of Presets on a RapidDome Camera .................................................................................... 97
Testing a Preset Tour on a RapidDome Camera ............................................................................................. 98
Privacy Zones for RapidDome.......................................................................................................................... 98
To Set a Privacy Zone....................................................................................................................................... 98
ACUIX Dome Camera.................................................................................................................................................. 99
Configuring the Intellibus Device for a Rapid Eye Unit .................................................................................... 99
To Configure an ACUIX Dome Camera for PTZ Use ..................................................................................... 100
Discovery of ACUIX Dome Cameras .............................................................................................................. 100
Backing Up an ACUIX Configuration File to a PC .......................................................................................... 100
Downloading a Configuration File to an ACUIX Dome Camera ....................................................................101
Identifying the Model of the Camera .............................................................................................................. 102
Upgrading the Firmware of an ACUIX Dome Camera ................................................................................... 102