Sony SNC-DF70N User Guide - Page 31

Administrating the Camera

Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera setting Menu

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Setting the Camera

Image and Audio

— Camera setting Menu

When you click

Camera

on the Administrator menu,

the Camera setting menu appears.

Use this menu to set the functions of the camera.

The Camera setting menu consists of 6 tabs:

Common

,

Picture

,

Day/Night

,

MPEG4

,

JPEG

and

Reset

.

Common Tab

Video mode

Select the output format of the camera image.

MPEG4

or

JPEG

can be selected.

Unicast streaming

Specify the transmission port number of the video data

and audio data used when

UDP (Unicast)

is selected

with the TCP/UDP transmission switching icon in the

main viewer

Video port number:

Specify the transmission port

number of the video data. It is initially set to 50000.

Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534.

Audio port number:

Specify the transmission port

number of the audio data. It is initially set to 50002.

Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534.

Multicast streaming

Set whether the camera uses the Multicast streaming or

not. It reduces sending load on the camera by making the

computer of the same segment network (not above the

router) receive the same transmitting data.

Select

On

to allow the multicast sending or

Off

.

When select

On

, set

Multicast address

,

Multicast

video port number

and

Multicast audio port number

properly.

Multicast address:

Type the multicast address used on

the Multicast streaming.

Multicast video port number:

Specify the video

transmission port number used for the Multicast

streaming.

Multicast audio port number:

Specify the audio

transmission port number used for the Multicast

streaming.

Image size

You can select the image size sent from the network

camera.

640 × 480 (VGA)

,

480 × 360

,

384 × 288

,

320 × 240

(QVGA)

,

256 × 192

or

160 × 120 (QQVGA)

can be

selected.

Image mode

The image output from the camera can be selected from

Field

mode or

Frame

mode. When

Frame

mode is

selected, resolution level goes up. However, an edge

portion will become notched if shooting object is

moving.

Notes

If you set the

Image size

to

320 × 240 (QVGA)

,

256 ×

192

or

160 × 120 (QQVGA)

, the

Image mode

is fixed

in the

Field

mode.

Cropping

When the image size is set to

640 × 480 (VGA)

, you can

crop a portion of the image and display the cropped

image on the computer.

With the cropping, the

transmitting data size, and thus, the network load is

reduced and a higher frame rate is obtained.

Select

On

to crop the image, or

Off

.

Notes

•

When Cropping is set to

On

, Motion detection

function does not work.

•

While Cropping is set to

On

, the image of the

composite video signal output from the video output

connector of the camera may be distorted.

To crop an image

1

Set the

Image size

to

640 × 480(VGA)

.

The

Cropping

is displayed.

2

Set the

Cropping

to

On

and click the

Area setting

button.

The “Area setting” display appears.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Overview	4
Features	4
Camera section	4
Network section, Control section	4
Others	4
Phenomena Specific to CCD Image Sensors	5
How to Use This User’s Guide	6
System Requirements	6
Preparation	7
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera	7
Assigning an IP address using the IP Setup Program	7
When using Windows XP Service Pack 2	9
When using Windows Vista	11
Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser	13
Basic Configuration by the Administrator	15
Operating the Camera	16
Administrator and User	16
Logging in to Homepage - Welcome Page	17
Logging in as a User	17
Displaying the setting window for the administrator directly	18
About Viewers	18
Configuration of Main Viewer	19
Main menu	19
Camera Control Section	19
Monitor Image	20
Controlling the Monitor Image	20
Monitoring the camera image	20
Zooming in the monitor image	21
Capturing a Monitor Image	21
Capturing a monitor image	21
Saving the captured image	22
Sending an Image File	22
Sending a Monitor Image via e-Mail	22
Sending a Monitor Image to an FTP Server	22
Recording a Still Image in the Built-in Memory of the Camera	23
Controlling Alarm output	23
Controlling Day/Night Function	24
Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode	24
Administrating the Camera	26
Basic Operations of Administrator Menu	26
How to set Administrator menu	26
Configuration of Administrator Menu	27
Configuring the System - System setting menu	28
System Tab	28
Date & time Tab	29
Initialize Tab	30
System log Tab	30
Access log tab	30
Setting the Camera Image and Audio - Camera setting Menu	31
Common Tab	31
Picture Tab	32
Day/Night Tab	33
MPEG4 Tab	34
JPEG Tab	35
Reset Tab	35
Configuring the Network - Network setting Menu	36
Network Tab	36
PPPoE Tab - Setting of PPPoE Connection	37
Dynamic IP address notification Tab - Notifying the IP Address	37
Setting the User - User setting Menu	39
Setting the Security - Security setting Menu	40
Sending an Image via mail - e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu	41
Common Tab - Setting the SMTP Function	41
Alarm sending Tab - Setting the mail sending mode when detecting the alarm	42
Periodical sending Tab - Setting the periodical mail sending mode	43
Sending Images to FTP Server - FTP client setting Menu	44
Common Tab - Setting the FTP Client Function	44
Alarm sending Tab - Setting the FTP client action when detecting the alarm	45
Periodical sending Tab - Setting the Periodical FTP Client Activity	46
Recording Images in Memory - Image memory setting Menu	47
Common Tab - Setting the Image memory Function	47
Alarm recording Tab - Setting the Image Memory Function when Detecting the Alarm	48
Periodical recording Tab - Setting the Periodical recording mode	49
Folder Structure of Image Memory	49
Downloading Images from the Camera - FTP server setting Menu	50
Setting the Alarm Output - Alarm output setting Menu	51
Alarm out 1, 2 Tab	51
Setting the Operations from the Viewer Page - Trigger setting Menu	52
Setting the Schedule - Schedule setting Menu	54
Setting the Alarm Buffer - Alarm buffer setting Menu	54
Setting the Motion Detection Function - Motion detection setting Menu	55
Setting the Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity and Threshold level	56
Others	57
Using the Supplied Setup Program	57
Starting the Setup Program	57
Bandwidth Control Tab	57
Date time Tab	58
PPPoE Tab	58
Rebooting the Camera	59
Using the SNC audio upload tool - Transmitting Audio to Camera	59
Installing the SNC audio upload tool	59
Connecting the Camera to the Computer	60
Using the SNC audio upload tool	60
Using the SNC video player - Playing Video/ Audio File Recorded on Camera	65
Download the SNC video player	65
Using the SNC video player	65
Using the Custom Homepage Installer	66
Uploading the homepage to the camera using the Custom Homepage Installer	66
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using ARP Commands	68
Using the SNMP	69
1. Inquiry Commands	69
2. Setting Commands	69

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