Date time setting SectionCurrent date time

Displays the date and time set on the camera.

You can set the date and time using the following two methods.

Note

When you purchased the camera, be sure to check the date and time of the camera and set them if necessary.

System (PC) current date time

Displays the date and time set on your computer. Click Apply to transfer the computer’s date and time to the camera.

The set date and time are shown on Current date time.

Manual current date time

When you want to set the camera’s date and time manually.

Select the lower 2-digits of the year, month, date, hour, minutes and seconds from each drop-down list. Click Apply to change the Current date time setting to the date and time you selected.

Time zone selecting

Set the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time in the area where the camera is installed. When you send an E-mail, the senting date and time is adjusted according to this setting.

Select the time zone where the camera is installed from the drop-down list. Click Apply to change the Current date time setting according to the selection.

Notes

•If the time zone selected on the Time zone selecting menu is different from that set on the computer, the time is adjusted using the time zone difference and set on the camera.

•Due to the network properties, there may be a slight difference between the actual time and the time set on the camera.

Date time format

Select the format of date and time to be displayed on the monitor image from the drop-down list.

You can select from among yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss (year-month-day hour:minute:second), mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss (month-day-year hour:minute:second), and dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss (day-month-year hour:minute:second).

Click Apply to transfer the setting to the camera.

Synchronization with NTP server

Synchronizes the camera's time with that of the NTP (Network Time Protocol) server.

Select On to activate the time synchronization, and Off to deactivate it.

NTP server name

Type the host name or IP address of the NTP server, up to 64 characters.

This setting is valid when the Synchronization with NTP server menu is set to On.

Interval time

Select the interval at which you want to adjust the camera's time referring to the NTP server' time, between 1 and 24 hours. The set interval is a guide, and does not indicate the exact time.

This setting is valid when the Synchronization with NTP server menu is set to On.

Note

The time adjusted by this function may be slightly in error depending on the network environments between the camera and the NTP server.

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