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Visual Engineering
Video solutions. Integrated
BWC
August 2016
Body Worn Camera
User Manual v1.00
Miniature Body Worn Illuminated
H.264 Camera System
visualengineering.co.uk
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  • Page 1 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Body Worn Camera User Manual v1.00 Miniature Body Worn Illuminated H.264 Camera System visualengineering.co.uk Page 1...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction to the BWC Camera System ........
  • Page 3: Change History

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Change History Version Date Change Summary Author v1.0 19/8/2016 First Draft based on HD IP User Manual visualengineering.co.uk Page 3...
  • Page 4: About The User Manual

    The VE part number for this manual is 110-3172 Warranty and Support All Visual Engineering products are supplied as standard with a 12 month ‘Return to Base’ warranty. In the event of a suspected product failure, users should contact the Visual Engineering support team on the telephone number +44 (0) 1206 211842 or please email us at: support@visualengineering.co.uk...
  • Page 5: Introduction To The Bwc Camera System

    Encased in CNC machined aluminium alloy the BWC is designed to thrive in harsh operational environments. The BWC is available with either a 90º or 60º field of view. It can also be configured to have white or covert 940nm IR illumination.
  • Page 6 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Camera Kit Contents • Body Worn Camera 90º or 60º field of view White light or 940nm IR illumination • 8 Way Binder RJ45 Cable, part number 110-8658 • Power Injector Cable, part number 110-8301 •...
  • Page 7: Connecting The Camera

    Alternatively the BWC can be connected into the 8 way Binder RJ45 cable, which in turn is connected to the power injector cable. The power injector cable should now be connected to the PC’s network socket and the DC power supply.
  • Page 8: Pc Connection

    Users can web browse the BWC using any of the standard web browsers; Firefox, Internet Explorer or Chrome - note that Chrome may require some additional settings to view video.
  • Page 9: Web Browser Control

    On the left side of the screen are the Control Menus which allow the user to configure various setting in the BWC. The functions of these menus are described in the following sections of this user guide.
  • Page 10: User Menu

    Update Menu It is possible to update the firmware of the BWC camera. There are three steps to updating the camera firmware. Only update the camera with files that have been approved by Visual Engineering.
  • Page 11: Video Menu

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Video Menu The Video Page is where all the camera’s IP encoder parameters are controlled. The encoder supports two encoding formats, H.264 and MJPEG. The choice of the format is initiated by the user when the stream is enabled.
  • Page 12: View Menu

    View Menu Full screen viewing of the BWC is possible from the web browser by selecting the view button. Users can return to the main menu by selecting the Back button. visualengineering.co.uk...
  • Page 13: Ethernet Menu

    August 2016 Ethernet Menu Network parameters can be set on the BWC by selecting the Ethernet menu. The camera can operate with a fixed IP address, or can be allocated an IP address from the network, these modes are controlled using the DHCP button enable/disable.
  • Page 14: Recording Menu

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Recording Menu The SD Card capacity is 32GBytes, this offers 17 hours of continuous recording at 4Mb/s, or 34 hours at 2Mb/s etc. If recording capacity is achieved there is a user option to either stop recording or overwrite.
  • Page 15: Recovering Recordings

    Recordings are stored in a file structure on the SD card and can be accessed using the FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Visual engineering recommends applications such as FileZilla for accessing and downloading these recordings. Once downloaded recordings can be played in players such as VLC either individually by selecting Play stored File or in groups by creating a play list.
  • Page 16: Using Filezilla

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Using FileZilla With FileZilla downloaded, installed and running it will appear as shown below. FileZilla will NOT operate if recording is active, records must be deactivated before a download can take place. Set the Host = IP Address of Camera, default IP Address of 192.168.1.195 is shown here...
  • Page 17: Using Vlc To Play Streams

    August 2016 Using VLC to Play Streams Users wishing to access streaming video from the BWC will need a video player application. The camera is compatible with many players, a simple freeware player is VLC Media Player. Users should download VLC Media Player and run the application.
  • Page 18 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 • Enter the camera URL and stream type, eg: rtsp://192.168.1.199/h264 The URL depends upon the IP address of the camera and the stream type, eg: h264 or jpeg. This is shown below •...
  • Page 19: The Ve Camera Viewer

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 The VE Camera Viewer The VE Camera Viewer is a software application used to display the video from all cameras in the system. It will auto detect any cameras that are on the network and populate each one into a Video Panel.
  • Page 20: Video Panels

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Video Panels Each Video Panel is associated with one camera and has the following three key areas. Video Panel Video Panel Mode Status Icon Selection Video Panel Window Video Panel Modes The Video Panel can be set into one of three modes •...
  • Page 21: Video Panel Coloured Borders

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 An example of a Video Panel in Settings mode is shown on the right. Mirror Video: Causes the video image to flip as if observed in a mirror. Flip Video: Inverts the video vertically.
  • Page 22: Pan, Tilt & Zoom Operation

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 The Status Icons have a symbol code. These are described in the following table: Status Icon Symbol (in Meaning priority order) A trigger alarm has occurred in the last 30 seconds. The source of the trigger is a low light level to high light level transition.
  • Page 23: Example Of Ve Camera Viewer In Operation

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Example of VE Camera Viewer in Operation In the example shown above the following can be inferred: • There are five cameras sources, since five video panels have loaded • The camera sources are ‘Base Station’, ‘PTZ Node 1’, ‘CCTV Nodes 2, 3 and 4’...
  • Page 24: Recording Retrieval

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Recording Retrieval Recordings can be retrieved from cameras when in Advanced Mode. To access the advanced mode the user needs to hold keyboard keys “A”, “D”, and “V” then click on the padlock icon, which can be found just underneath the Pan Tilt Zoom Panel.
  • Page 25: Mounting

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Mounting The BWC includes a clip on the reverse, this can be used to attach it to a tactical vest, as shown below. visualengineering.co.uk Page 25...
  • Page 26: Specifications

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Specifications Specifications Camera Sensor 2Megapixel, CMOS Recorder Storage 32GB micro SD Card Camera Sensitivity < 0.1 Lux Power Consumption 2W, 2.5W Illuminated User Configurable Camera Resolution TCP/IP, DHCP DNS, Max: 1920 x 1080 p30...
  • Page 27: Dimensions

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated August 2016 Dimensions All dimensions are in mm Visual Engineering Technologies LTD Visual Engineering Technologies LLC Kemps Farm 24928 Genesee Trail Road Stanway Suite 100 Colchester Golden CO CO3 8NB 80401 USA +44 (0)1206 211842 (303)-526-0935 sales@visualengineering.co.uk...

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