B Auto Tracking/IntelligentTracking

This item sets the Auto Tracking and Intelligent Tracking settings. Auto Tracking:

Moves to the home position when Auto Return starts. This function automatically tracks and shoots moving objects when motion is detected from the image at the home position. The zoom ratio is fixed at 1x.

Intelligent Tracking:

There are two modes for Intelligent Tracking; the Auto mode which starts from Auto Return and the Manual mode which specifies the target on the viewer. You can change the tracking target any time by clicking the viewer display area during ALockedB or ALosingB. To end, press the [Stop] button on the PTZ Controller screen.

Auto Mode

When Intelligent Tracking is triggerd by Auto Return, motion detection for Intelligent Tracking is started at the home position. If some motion is detected, Inteligent Tracking tracks and shoots the color of the object while applying the Pan/Tilt/Zoom function. You can also specify target by clicking on the viewer screen before motion is detected.

Manual Mode (A Page 111)

Select AIntelligent TrackingB for the [Function] item on the PTZ Controller screen, and press the [Start] button to enable AStandbyB. Click on an object in the viewer screen to specify the target. Intelligent Tracking automatically tracks and shoots the object while applying Pan/Tilt/Zoom.

Memo:

Auto tracking may be difficult under the following conditions.

When multiple moving objects are in the same screen.

When there is a flickering light source in the screen.

When the speed of the moving object is too fast or slow.

When the moving object is too big or small.

When the object and background have same brightness.

Intelligent tracking may be difficult under the following conditions.

Strong backlight

Colors that are similar to the tracking target are present in the same screen.

No colors on the tracking target (such as white, gray, black)

When the tracking target moves into the privacy mask area.

Intelligent tracking cannot begin under the following conditions.

[B/W Mode] is set to ABlack & WhiteB. (A Page 43)

[B/W Mode] is set to AAutoB and black and white is selected.

(A Page 43)

[Auto Flip] is set to ADigital FlipB. (A Page 59)

All areas of detected motion are masked. (Manual mode is available.) (A Page 64)

The zoom ratio exceeds 20x. (If the zoom ratio of the home position exceeds 20x, Intelligent Tracking by Auto Return can not start.)

Dark images can be improved with the [Sense Up] (A Page 41) function but the tracking may be slow.

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