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Operating the Camera

You can operate the camera from the main viewer.

When you click , the display switches to . Next,

and Preset position list box are displayed on the upper right of the window.

When is displayed in white on the upper right of the window, you can use the Pan/Tilt control function. If you execute the digital zoom when you can control Pan/Tilt, turns gray and you can no longer control the camera in the monitor window or in the panorama window, nor can you control zoom in the zoom bar.

When you cancel the digital zoom, returns to white.

Notes

•The Preset position list box is not displayed when no preset position is memorized.

•When Exclusive control mode of the System menu is

set to On and you click , the remaining time that you are authorized to operate the camera is displayed.

If you cannot get the control, the icon switches to and the waiting time is displayed.

Controlling via the control panel

You can operate the camera direction, zoom, and focus by using the control panel for the monitor image currently displayed.

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The control panel is displayed.

3 Control each function using the displayed control panel.

Pan/Tilt control

Click the arrow button of the direction in which you want to move the camera. Keep it pressed to move the camera continuously.

To return to the home position, click .

Zoom control

Click to zoom out, and click to zoom in. Zooming continues while the button remains pressed.

Focus control

To focus on a nearby object, click . To focus on a

distant object, click .

By clicking , the focus is set to the optimum position.

Note

To control the focus manually, set Focus mode of the Camera menu to Manual. (page 36)

Panning and tilting by clicking the monitor image

Click on the monitor image, and the camera moves so that the clicked portion is positioned at the center of the display.

Panning, tilting and zooming by specifying the area

Click and hold the left button of the mouse on the monitor image, and drag the mouse diagonally to draw a red frame around the portion you want to enlarge. The camera moves so that framed portion is positioned at the center of the display and is zoomed in.

Notes

•When Zoom mode in the Camera menu is set to Full (see page 36), zooming of the specified area stops at the TELE end of the optical zoom. If you want to

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