Setting the Motion Detection Function

Motion detection setting Menu

When you click Motion detection on the Advanced mode menu, the Motion detection setting menu appears. You can set the conditions to activate the built-in motion detection function in this menu.

This is the same menu with the setting menu which is displayed when you click Motion detection in Alarm sending of e-Mail (SMTP) setting menu, Alarm sending or FTP client setting menu, Alarm recording of Image memory setting menu and so on.

Notes

The motion detection function can activate or be set only when the Video mode of the camera is set to MPEG4 and the Cropping is set Off.

Before actual use, perform an operation test and confirm that the Motion detection function works correctly.

Monitor display

You can monitor the moving image and set the detection Window.

Window 1 to 4 check box

When you check it, the specified Window is displayed on the monitor display.

Threshold slider bar

Set the Threshold level so as to judge whether there has been any motion in the camera image or not. You can change the Threshold level displayed in the Motion detection indicator.

Motion detection indicator

The moving level of the present shooting image inside the specified Window is shown in the graph. The even line shows the threshold level for Motion detection which will be a guide to set the sensitivity properly.

Sensitivity slider bar

Use it to set the detection sensitivity of the monitoring image.

When the slider bar is moved to the left end, the sensitivity will be 0 and any motion will not be detected. The right end is the maximum sensitivity.

OK button

Click to send the set values to the camera and confirm the settings.

Setting the Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity and Threshold level

Set the motion detection working area, the sensitivity and the threshold level as follows:

1 Check Window 1 check box.

Window 1 is shown on the monitor display.

2 Settle Window 1 in the area you want to set Motion detection.

Click and drag Window 1 to move it or change the size of it.

3 Set the Sensitivity of Motion detection.

Adjust it referring to the level indicator of Motion detection.

To increase the sensitivity, move the Sensitivity slider bar to the right.

To decrease, move it to the left.

When you release the mouse, the new setting is applied to the level of motion detection indicator.

4 Set the Threshold level of Motion detection. Adjust the Threshold slider bar in the same way of step 3 to set the level the camera executes motion detection.

5 If necessary, set the Motion detection working areas, the sensitivities and the Threshold level of the other Windows 2, 3, 4 by following steps 1 to 4.

6 After all settings, click OK.

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Setting the Motion Detection Function — Motion detection setting Menu

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