Administrating the Camera
Recording Images in Memory — Image memory Menu 81
Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Image memory function when detecting the alarm
You can set to record an image and audio file to the
memory linked with an external sensor input or built-in
detection functions.

Alarm recording

Select On to configure the settings for recording image
and audio files linked with alarm detection.
Image file name
Type the file name you want to assign to the image(s) to
be recorded. You can use up to 10 alphanumeric
characters, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for naming.
Suffix
Select a suffix to be added to the file name.
Date & time: The Date & time suffix is added to the
image file name.
The Date & time suffix consists of the year (2 digits),
month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits),
minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and sequential
number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit number to
the image file name.
Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and an
sequential 2 - digit number is added to the image file
name.
Tip
A sequential number added to Date & time and
Sequence number is used to identify individual files
created with consecutive alarm events.
Sequence number clear
Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.
Alarm
Select the alarm to be linked with the recording of image
and audio files.
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to
sensor input of the camera I/O port.
Camera tampering detection: An alarm that is
triggered if the camera detects tampering, such as
direction shifting or spray.
VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function.
Motion detection: The alarm by the motion detection
function.
Click Detection, and the Motion detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection
function (page91).
Audio detection: Click Detection, and the audio
detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the
audio detection function (page91).
Note
When a preset position is set in the menu of Preset
Position-Alarm linked position, the alarm is invalid if
the camera is moved to a preset position.
Effective period
Set the period during which alarm detection is effective.
Always: Alarm detection is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which
alarm detection is effective.
Click Schedule to display the setting menu for the
effective period. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule
Menu” on page 90)

Alarm buffer

Select Use alarm buffer when you record the image/
audio at a specific time before or after alarm detection
(pre-alarm, post-alarm).
If you do not select the alarm buffer, only the image at
the moment of alarm detection is recorded.
Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer menu.
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm
buffer Menu” on page 90.
Note
When Edge Storage is enabled, the Alarm buffer is not
available.
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.