Using The Operation Bar - Panasonic BL-C111A - Network Camera - Pan Operating Instructions Manual

1.2.1 Using the Operation Bar

1.2.1 Using the Operation Bar
The operation bar is displayed to the left of the camera image when viewing images from a single camera, and
provides the following features.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Note
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Brightness and white balance settings are reset each time the camera is turned on, however, the current
settings are saved when registering a preset (see Page 22) are those settings are used when viewing
a preset.
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The camera lens moves to the home position when it is turned on. You can change the home position
if necessary (see Page 22).
14 Operating Instructions
A.
End Display and Preset Display: When the lens has reached the end of its
pan or tilt range, the appropriate message will be displayed here ([Left End],
[Right End], [Up End] or [Down End]). Additionally, when a preset (see
Page 22) is selected, the name of the preset is displayed here (except
[Home Position]).
B.
Pan and Tilt Scan Buttons: Allow you to pan or tilt the lens to its maximum
pan or tilt range. The lens returns to the original position when finished.
C.
Navigation Buttons: Allow you to pan the lens left and right, and tilt the lens
up and down. Click the center navigation button to move the lens to the home
position.
D.
Pan/Tilt Range Button: Allows you to limit the pan and tilt range of the
camera's lens (see Page 17).
E.
Preset Program Button: Allows you to add, change, or delete presets (see
Page 22).
F.
Preset Selection Buttons and Menu: Allow you to move the lens to a pre-
programmed position. Click buttons 1–8 to move the lens to the correspond-
ing preset, or select the desired preset from the pull-down menu.
G.
Brightness Controls: Allow you to change the brightness of the displayed
image. Click [-] to darken the image, [+] to brighten the image, and [STD] to
return the image to the standard brightness level. There are a total of 9
brightness levels available.
H.
White Balance Selector: Allows you to adjust the white balance to match
the environment of the camera. Change this setting to achieve the most nat-
ural looking colors (see Page 18).
I.
Refresh Rate Selector: Determines how often the camera image is refresh-
ed (see Page 19). Select [MPEG-4] or [MJPEG] to view video images, or
one of the other settings to view still images (JPEG format) that are refreshed
only periodically. For example, selecting [3 s] will refresh the camera image
once every 3 seconds.
J.
Image Resolution Selector: Determines the resolution of the image (i.e., the
size of the image in pixels) that is displayed.
K.
Image Quality Selector: Allows you to select the image quality. Select [Favor
Clarity] for optimal image clarity, [Favor Motion] for optimal motion quality,
and [Standard] for standard image quality. This selector is not displayed when
[MPEG-4] is selected under [Refresh Rate].
L.
Streaming Method Selector: Allows you to select the method used to stream
MPEG-4 images from the camera (see Page 19). This selector is displayed
only when [MPEG-4] is selected under [Refresh Rate]. To stream MPEG-4
images using Multicast, you must first configure the camera for multicasting
(see Page 99), after which [Multicast] is available from this pull-down menu.