2.2 Configuring an Alarm or Motion Detection Trigger
Note
When you change settings for a trigger, all images buffered in the memory for the selected trigger are deleted. Additionally, images buffered for other triggers may also be deleted. See 2.8 Understanding How the Camera Manages Buffered Images for more information.
1.
Click the [Setup] tab.
2.
On the left side of the screen under [Buffer/Transfer], click [Trigger].
3.
Click a trigger number (1–5).
4.
Check [Enable Image Buffer/Transfer] to enable the trigger.
5.
Select [Alarm1], [Alarm2], or [Motion Detection] from the pull-down menu, then click [Next].
If [Alarm1] or [Alarm2], is selected, select [Rising: GND to Open (High).] or [Falling: Open (High) to GND.] depending on the state of the sensor. See the Installation Guide for details.
For information on how the motion detection feature detects motion and how to adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection feature, see 2.9 Adjusting Motion Detection Sensitivity.
The motion detection feature is disabled when panning and tilting the camera lens, i.e., moving the camera lens will not trigger the motion detection feature.
6.
Set the following parameters as desired.
a.
Under [Time], select the days of the week when the trigger will be active.
b.
Select the time of day the trigger will be active, or click [Always] to enable the trigger for the full 24 hours of each day selected.
c.
Under [Image Setting], select the desired image format, image resolution, and image quality.
When [MPEG-4] is selected, the buffered MPEG-4 file contains audio from the camera’s microphone if the microphone is enabled.
BB-HCM515 only: 1280 × 1024 image resolution is not available when [MPEG-4] is selected as the image format.
The image quality setting is not available when [MPEG-4] is selected as the image format.
When configuring the trigger to transfer images to a mobile phone’s E-mail address, set the image resolution to 192 × 144, and set the image quality to [Favor Motion]. Note that your mobile phone may not be able to receive the image if the file size of the image is too large.
d.
Under [Lens Position When Triggered], select [Do not move] or the desired preset. The lens will aim in the appropriate direction when triggered.
e.
Under [External Output], select the desired length of time for which the output terminals of the external I/O interface are turned on when the camera has been triggered.
f.
Under [Image Buffer Frequency], select the desired buffer or transfer rate.
When [MPEG-4] is selected
Select how many seconds of video you would like to save. This setting allows you to see camera images beginning from when the camera was triggered.
When [JPEG] is selected
To configure the camera to buffer or transfer images from before the camera was triggered, click [Enable Pre-trigger Image Buffer] and select the image buffer or transfer rate and the total number of images to be buffered or transferred. This setting allows you to see camera images leading up to the moment when the camera was triggered.
To configure the camera to buffer or transfer images from after the camera was triggered, click [Enable Post-trigger Image Buffer] and select the image buffer or transfer rate and the total number of images to be buffered or transferred. This setting allows you to see camera images beginning from when the camera was triggered.
The image buffer rate may decrease when buffering images to an SD memory card.
g.
Under [Sensor deactivation time setting], select the amount of time that must pass after a detection before this trigger can make another detection.
If the camera is triggered often, many images will be buffered or transferred. If those images are transferred to a mobile phone by E-mail, for example, many messages will be sent and mobile phone charges may become expensive. It is therefore recommended to use this setting to help reduce the number of images that are buffered or transferred.
Images will not be buffered or transferred during the deactivation time. As a result, pre-buffer images from the next detection may not be buffered or transferred. For example, if this parameter is set to [10 s], and if the camera is configured to buffer 1 image per second and store 10 images before detection (i.e., buffer images for 10 seconds), the camera will not buffer or transfer images if it is triggered within 10 seconds of the previous trigger. Images can only be buffered or transferred 10 seconds after the previous trigger.
The camera can be triggered.
The camera is buffering or transferring images and cannot be triggered during this time.
Deactivation time; the camera cannot be triggered.
A
The camera is triggered. Buffering or transferring begins. No new images will be buffered or transferred.
B
Buffering or transferring ends, deactivation time starts. No new images will be buffered or transferred.
C
Deactivation time ends. The camera can buffer or transfer images again.
h.
Under [Transfer Method], select the desired transfer method.
MPEG-4 images cannot be transferred.
[No Transfer, No Memory Overwrite]: Images are not transferred. Images are buffered until the memory is full.
[No Transfer, Memory Overwrite]: Images are not transferred. Once the memory is full, new images replace the old images.
[FTP]: After the camera is triggered, it transfers images to the specified FTP site.
[E-mail]: After the camera is triggered, it sends images to the specified E-mail address.
[HTTP]: After the camera is triggered, it transfers images to the specified website.
i.
Under [Send Notification When Triggered], select the desired method for receiving notification when the camera is triggered, or select [Disable].
7.
Follow the procedure below based on the settings you made under [Transfer Method] and [Send Notification When Triggered].
a.
If you selected to not transfer images and to not send notification when the camera is triggered, click [Save] to finish.
All images buffered in the internal memory for the selected trigger are deleted when you click [Save].
b.
If you selected to transfer images by FTP, E-mail, or HTTP, click [Next].
The appropriate transfer settings page is displayed.
For FTP transfer, see 2.4.1 Transferring Images by FTP.
For E-mail transfer, see 2.4.2 Transferring Images by E-mail.
For HTTP transfer, see 2.4.3 Transferring Images by HTTP.
c.
If you selected to not transfer images, but selected to send notification, click [Next].
The appropriate notification settings page is displayed.
Note
In order for this feature to work as expected, make sure the camera’s date and time setting is correct (see 5.3 Setting the Date and Time).
When selecting the buffer or transfer rate, keep in mind that the actual rate may be slower depending on network conditions, the number of people accessing the camera, and the type of objects being viewed.
When the camera is configured to buffer images in MPEG-4 format, frame rate will decrease when viewing MPEG-4 images on the single camera and multi camera pages.