7.1 Changing Image Display Settings
You can change the camera name and the way camera images are displayed each time the camera is accessed. Use the procedure below to change the following settings:
Camera name
Refresh rate, image resolution, and image quality for the single camera page and for the multi camera page
Default image resolution for when viewing with your mobile phone
Overlay settings (control whether the date and time, a text message, the camera’s trigger status, and backlight correction status are displayed)
Default display language
Banner settings (control whether a banner is displayed on the single camera page, and the properties of the banner)
1.
Click the [Setup] tab.
2.
On the left side of the screen under [Advanced], click [Image Display].
3.
Set the following parameters as desired.
a.
Under [Camera Name], change the camera name as desired (max. 15 characters).
See 14.2 ASCII Character Table for a list of valid characters. Note that [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<], and [>] cannot be entered.
b.
Under [Single Camera], select the desired default refresh rate, image resolution, and image quality (for when viewing MJPEG or still images) and streaming method (for when viewing MPEG-4 images).
c.
Under [Multi-Camera], select the desired default refresh rate, image resolution, and image quality (for when viewing MJPEG or still images).
d.
Under [Mobile Phone], select the desired default image resolution for when viewing still images with your mobile phone.
e.
Under [Overlay Setting], select what information is displayed in the overlay displayed on the single camera page, multi camera page, and buffered images page. See The single camera page (JPEG) for an example of a camera image overlays.
i.
Select whether you want to display a time stamp in the upper left corner of camera images, then select the desired format for the time stamp. To select 12-hour or 24-hour time format, see 5.3 Setting the Date and Time.
ii.
Select whether you want to display a text message in the lower left corner of camera images, then enter the desired text (max. 20 characters).
See 14.2 ASCII Character Table for a list of valid characters. Note that ["], ['], [&], [<], and [>] are not available.
iii.
Select whether you want to display trigger status and backlight correction status in the upper right corner of camera images.
[M] will be displayed when the motion detection feature has been triggered.
[1] or [2] will be displayed when external sensor 1 or 2, respectively, has been triggered.
When the backlight correction feature is on, is displayed.
Note
If the external sensor uses a ground to open signal (i.e., if you select [Rising: GND to Open (High).] when configuring the alarm trigger), the corresponding alarm number is displayed when the sensor is not being triggered. While the sensor is being triggered, the alarm number disappears from the overlay.
f.
Under [Language], select the camera’s display language.
The user can change the display language on the top page if desired.
If you select [Korean], Korean is displayed as the initial language when clicking the [Top], [Single], [Multi], and [Buffered Image] tabs. All other pages are displayed in English.
g.
Under [Banner Display], select the desired parameters for the banner displayed on the single camera page.
i.
Select whether you want to display a banner.
ii.
Select which users the banner is displayed for.
iii.
Enter the URL (max. 127 characters*1), including http:// if necessary, of the banner image file. This specifies the location of the image file that is displayed as the banner.
Note
If authentication is required to display the image URL, an authentication window will be displayed when you access the single camera page.
Each time the single camera page is accessed, the camera accesses the URL of the banner image file and reads the file. Be aware that the computer/server that contains the banner image file may become burdened if the single camera page is accessed or refreshed frequently.
iv.
Enter the URL (max. 127 characters*1), including http:// if necessary, of the banner’s link. This specifies the web page or image that is displayed when the user clicks the banner.
4.
Click [Save].
*1
[Space], ["], ['], [&], [<], and [>] cannot be entered.