Setting the Activity Detection Function

Activity detection setting Page

When you click Activity detection on the Administrator menu, the Activity detection setting page appears.

Use this page to set up for the activity detection to link various applications.

Administrating the Camera

Sensitivity

Select the sensitivity of the activity detection from the drop-down list. You can select the sensitivity between Level 1 and Level 9. Level 9 is the maximum sensitivity.

Tip

The Sensitivity of the activity detection means a proportion of the changed area (pixels) to the whole activity detection area.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page 17.

Setting the Activity Detection Area

Set the activity detection working area as follows:

1 Determine the view angle of the camera at which you want to perform activity detection, using the zoom.

2 Click Activity detection on the Administrator menu.

A still picture is captured and the Activity detection setting page appears.

3 Hold down the mouse left button and drag it diagonally.

The portion marked with a red frame determines the activity detection working area.

As the default setting, the whole area is set as the activity detection working area.

Note

Before using the activity detection, perform the operation test to confirm correct operation.

The activity detection may not operate correctly in the following cases:

while changing a setting on the Camera setting page

when the object is dark

when the camera is installed in an unstable place that causes vibration to the camera

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Sony SNC-CS3N, SNC-CS3P manual Activity detection setting, Setting the Activity Detection Area, Sensitivity

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