Sony SNC-DF70P User Manual

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3-863-987-11 (1)

Network Camera

User's Guide
Software Version 1.0
SNC-DF70N/DF70P
© 2004 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    3-863-987-11 (1) Network Camera User’s Guide Software Version 1.0 SNC-DF70N/DF70P © 2004 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No. WARNING To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
  • Page 3 NOTICE TO USERS © 2004 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Overview Features ... 6 Camera section ... 6 Network section, Control section ... 6 Others ... 6 How to Use This User’s Guide ... 7 Precautions ... 7 Operating Precautions ... 7 System Requirements ... 8 Preparation Assigning the IP Address to the Camera ...
  • Page 5 Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Menu ... 50 Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Menu ... 51 Setting the Motion Detection Function — Motion detection setting Menu ... 52 Setting the Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity and Threshold level ... 52 Others Using the Supplied Setup Program ...
  • Page 6: Overview

    •Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. ® •Super HAD CCD is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. •IP66 is a protection grade provided under JIS and IEC.
  • Page 7: How To Use This User's Guide

    Be sure to read the Installation Manual before operating. Precautions This Sony product has been designed with safety in mind. However, if not used properly electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following.
  • Page 8: System Requirements

    System Requirements These are the requirements for the computer that displays the image or controls the camera. Processor Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2 GHz or higher recommended) 256 MB or more Windows 2000/XP Web browser Internet Explorer Ver. 5.5 or Ver.6.0 System Requirements...
  • Page 9: Preparation

    Preparation The Preparation section explains what the administrator has to prepare for monitoring the images after installation and connection of the camera. Assigning the IP Address to the Camera To connect the camera to a network, you need to assign a new IP address to the camera when you install the camera for the first time.
  • Page 10 To specify the IP address manually: Select Use the following IP address, and type the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway in the relevant boxes. Set the DNS server address. To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically: Select Obtain DNS server address automatically. To specify the DNS server addresses manually: Select Use the following DNS server address, and type the Primary DNS server address and...
  • Page 11: Accessing The Camera Using The Web Browser

    Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera in the URL box. The welcome page of “Network Camera SNC- DF70N” or “Network Camera SNC-DF70P” is displayed. Click Enter. The main viewer is displayed.
  • Page 12: Basic Configuring By The Administrator

    Basic Configuring by the Administrator You can monitor the image of the camera only logging in with the initial condition of this network camera. You can also set various functions according to the install position, network condition or purpose of the camera. We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring the image from the camera.
  • Page 13: Operating The Camera

    Operating the Camera The Operating the Camera section explains how to monitor the image from the camera using the Web browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. The functions of the camera should be set by the Administrator. For setting the camera, see “Administrating the Camera”...
  • Page 14: Logging In To Homepage - Welcome Page

    Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page Logging in as a User Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor. The welcome page of Network Camera SNC- DF70N/DF70P is displayed. Select the viewer.
  • Page 15: About Viewers

    Enter the user name and password for Administrator, then click OK. The user name “admin” and the password “admin” are set at the factory for the Administrator. You can change them on the User setting menu in the Administrator menu (see page 36). The Administrator menu appears.
  • Page 16: Configuration Of Main Viewer

    Configuration of Main Viewer This section explains the functions of the parts and controls of the main viewer. For a detailed explanation on each part or control, see the specified pages. Main viewer Camera control Monitor image section section Main menu Setting Click this button to display the Administrator menu.
  • Page 17: Monitor Image

    SNC-DF70N: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 SNC-DF70P: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 25 The numbers indicate “fps” (the number of frames transmitted per second).
  • Page 18: Zooming In The Monitor Image

    Select the view size. Click View size box list box to select the view size from among Auto, 640 × 480, 320 × 240 and 160 × 120. Auto is determined by the image size specified with Image size on the Camera setting menu (page 28). Zooming in the monitor image Click Digital zoom icon.
  • Page 19: Saving The Captured Image

    Saving the captured image With the ActiveX viewer Capture the monitor image. Click Save. Save As dialog appears. Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type. Type on File name and specify Save in, then click Save. With the Java applet viewer Capture the monitor image.
  • Page 20: Recording A Still Image In The Built-In Memory Of The Camera

    Recording a Still Image in the Built-in Memory of the Camera You can capture a camera image as a still image and record it in the built-in memory of the camera. To use this function, you need to make Image memory active and to set details of the image memory in the trigger setting menu on the Administrator menu (page 48).
  • Page 21: Controlling Day/Night Function

    Controlling Day/Night Function You can control the Day/Night On (night mode) and Off (day mode). To use this function, you need to make Day/ Night active in the Trigger setting menu on the Administrator menu (page 48). Monitor the image on the monitor window. Select Day/Night from the Trigger list box.
  • Page 22 a router which does not correspond to the multicast or the fire-wall is installed between the camera and the computer, the video/audio may not played properly. In this case, select TCP or UDP (Unicast). Click OK to close the dialog. If you do not change the transmission setting, click Cancel.
  • Page 23: Administrating The Camera

    Administrating the Camera The Administrating the Camera section explains how to set the functions of the camera by the Administrator. For monitoring the camera image, see “Operating the Camera” on page 13. This section explains the basic operations and each option.
  • Page 24: Configuration Of Administrator Menu

    Example: System setting menu Select the tab above the setting menu, and set each setting option in the tab. Example: “System” setting menu “Date & time” See page 25 to 52 for details of setting menu tabs and setting options. After setting, click OK.
  • Page 25: Configuring The System

    FTP client Displays the FTP client setting menu for sending an image file to FTP server. (“Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client setting Menu” on page 41) Image memory Displays the image memory setting menu for recording a video/audio file in the built-in memory of the camera. (“Recording Images in Memory —...
  • Page 26: Date & Time Tab

    Custom Homepage Installer included in the supplied CD-ROM. For use of the Custom Homepage Installer, see page 59. Select User Setting/user/. Type the path of the HTML file in the text box up to 64 characters. Even when you select User Setting/user/, the home page inside the camera can be displayed by typing the following URL in the address box of the browser.
  • Page 27: Initialize Tab

    Initialize Tab Reboot Reboots the camera. Click Reboot, and “The SNC-DF70 will be rebooted. Are you sure?” appears. Click OK to reboot the camera. It takes about two minutes to start again. Factory default Resets the camera to the factory settings. Click Factory default, and “Set up data will be initialized.
  • Page 28: Setting The Camera Image And Audio

    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.
  • Page 29: Picture Tab

    Specify the cropping area. Click the left button of the mouse on the still image and drag it diagonally. The red frame that appears as you drag indicates the cropping area. Still image Red trimming Click the left button of the mouse on frame the still image and drag it.
  • Page 30: Day/Night Tab

    Select the electronic shutter speed from among the following: SNC-DF70N: 1/10000, 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/100, 1/60 (seconds). SNC-DF70P: 1/10000, 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/120, 1/50 (seconds). Flicker from fluorescent lamps or similar can be reduced by setting the Shutter mode to Manual and Shutter speed to 1/100.
  • Page 31: Mpeg4 Tab

    The selectable frame rates are the following: SNC-DF70N: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 SNC-DF70P: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 The numbers indicate “fps” (the number of frames transmitted per second).
  • Page 32: Reset Tab

    SNC-DF70P: 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 The numbers indicate “fps” (the number of frames transmitted per second). Image quality Set the quality of JPEG image. Selectable values are from Level 1 to Level 5. Selecting level 5 gives the image with the highest quality.
  • Page 33: Pppoe Tab - Setting Of Pppoe Connection

    Default gateway Type the default gateway. Obtain DNS server address automatically Select this to obtain the address of DNS server automatically. It can be set only when Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected. Note When you select “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, make sure that DHCP server is active on the network.
  • Page 34: Dynamic Ip Address Notification Tab - Notifying The Ip Address

    Primary DNS server Type the IP address of the primary DNS server. Secondary DNS server Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page Configuring the Network — Network setting Menu Dynamic IP address notification Tab —...
  • Page 35: Http Notification

    User name, Password Type the user name and Password of the user who has the mail account. This setting is necessary when the SMTP server which sends e-Mails performs authentication. Recipient e-Mail address Type the recipient e-Mail address up to 64 characters. You can specify only one recipient e-Mail address.
  • Page 36: Setting The User - User Setting Menu

    Setting the User — User setting Menu When you click User on the Administrator menu, the User setting menu appears. Use this menu to set the user names and passwords of Administrator and up to 9 kinds of users (User 1 to User 9), and the access right of each user.
  • Page 37: Setting The Security - Security Setting Menu

    Setting the Security — Security setting Menu When you click Security on the Advanced mode menu, the Security setting menu appears. Use this menu to limit the computers that can access the camera. Security function To activate the security function, select On. If you do not wish to use the security function, select Off.
  • Page 38: Sending An Image Via Mail - E-Mail (Smtp) Setting Menu

    Sending an Image via mail — e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu When you click SMTP on the Administrator menu, the SMTP setting menu appears. By using Mail (SMTP) function, you can send a mail with attached image which has been shot linked with the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function.
  • Page 39: Alarm Sending Tab - Setting The Mail Sending Mode When Detecting The Alarm

    OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page Alarm sending Tab — Setting the mail sending mode when detecting the alarm Set to send the mail with connection to the alarm detection by the external sensor input or by the built-in motion detection function.
  • Page 40: Periodical Sending Tab - Setting The Periodical Mail Sending Mode

    Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical mail sending mode You can set to send mails periodically. Periodical sending Select On when you want to send mails periodically. If you select Off, Periodical sending is not executed. Image file name Type the file name of the image attached to the mail up to 10 alphanumeric, - (hyphen) and _ (under score).
  • Page 41: Sending Images To Ftp Server

    Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client setting Menu When you click FTP client on the Administrator menu, the FTP client setting menu appears. Use this menu to set up for capturing and sending still images to an FTP server. By using FTP client function, you can send the image and audio file which has been shot and recorded linked with the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function to FTP...
  • Page 42: Periodical Sending Tab - Setting The Periodical Ftp Client Activity

    Suffix Select a suffix to add to the file name. Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the Image file name. The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits), minute (2 digits) and second (2 digits), and consecutive number (2 digits), thus 14-digit number is added to the file name.
  • Page 43: Recording Images In Memory

    Sequence number: A consecutive number of 10 digits between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed digits 00 is added to the Image file name. Sequence number clear Click Clear and the suffix of the sequence number returns to 1. Interval Type the interval at which you want to send images to the FTP server periodically.
  • Page 44: Alarm Recording Tab - Setting The Image Memory Function When Detecting The Alarm

    Overwrite Select to overwrite the file or not when there is insufficient memory space to record the image. Select On to allow overwriting. The oldest file or folder is overwritten first. Select Off to prohibit overwriting. In this case, a new file cannot be stored.
  • Page 45: Periodical Recording Tab - Setting The Periodical Recording Mode

    consecutive 2 digits number is added to the Image file name. A consecutive number added to Date & time and Sequence number is used to identify each of multiple files created with one alarm event. Sequence number clear Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1. Alarm Select the connected alarm.
  • Page 46: Directory Structure Of Image Memory

    Interval Type the interval at which you want to record an image in the built-in memory periodically. You can set the hour (H), minutes (M) and seconds (S) between 1 second and 24 hours (one day). Note The actual interval may be longer than the set value, depending on the image size or the network environments.
  • Page 47: Downloading Images From The Camera

    Downloading Images from the Camera server setting Menu When you click FTP server on the Administrator menu, the FTP server setting menu appears. Use this menu to set up for the FTP server function which finds a specified image and audio file stored in the built-in memory of the camera (about 8 MB) or download the still image file from the camera.
  • Page 48: Setting The Operations From The Viewer Page

    Note The motion detection function can activate or be set only when the Video mode of the camera is set to MPEG4 and the Cropping is set Off. Alarm duration Select the duration for which the alarm output is short- circuited between 1 and 60 sec.
  • Page 49: Ftp Client

    Note While the Video mode is set to MPEG4, the image of the composite video signal output from the video output connector of the camera may be distorted during mail transmission. FTP client After checking this, you will be able to select FTP client in the Trigger setting menu.
  • Page 50: Setting The Schedule

    procedures are the same as those of the Camera setting menu (page 28). Note The day/night function is invalid when its mode is set to Disable or Auto in the day/night tab even when you select day/night in the Trigger setting menu. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every setting menu”...
  • Page 51: Setting The Alarm Buffer - Alarm Buffer Setting Menu

    Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Menu When you click Alarm buffer on the Administrator menu, the Alarm buffer Setting menu appears. You can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the image and audio before the alarm detection) and the Post - alarm image and audio.
  • Page 52: Setting The Motion Detection Function - Motion Detection Setting Menu

    Setting the Motion Detection Function Motion detection setting Menu When you click Motion detection on the Administrator menu, the Motion detection setting menu appears. You can set the conditions to activate the built-in motion detection function in this menu. This is the same menu with the setting menu which is displayed when you click Motion detection in Alarm sending of e-Mail (SMTP) setting menu, Alarm sending of FTP client setting menu, Alarm recording of Image...
  • Page 53 • The Motion detection may not operate correctly in the following cases: – while changing a setting on the Camera setting menu – when the object is dark – when the camera is installed in an unstable place that causes vibration to the camera –...
  • Page 54: Using The Supplied Setup Program

    Others This section explains how to use the application software and commands, including the supplied CD- ROM. Using the Supplied Setup Program Explains the functions except the Network tab in the Setup Program. To install the Setup Program, to assign the IP address and to set the network, see “Assigning the IP address to the Camera”...
  • Page 55: Date Time Tab

    Date time Tab You can set the date and time on the camera. Click the Date time tab to display the date/time setting window. Click to select the camera you want to set the date and time for. You can select multiple cameras and set the date and time simultaneously.
  • Page 56: Rebooting The Camera

    Retype the password for the user ID in the Re-type password box. Set the DNS server address. To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically: Select Obtain DNS server address automatically. To specify the DNS server addresses manually: Select Use the following DNS server address, and type the Primary DNS server address and Secondary DNS server address in each box.
  • Page 57: Connecting The Camera To The Computer

    Connecting the Camera to the Computer Connect a speaker to the line output jack on the camera. Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack on the computer. Note If the microphone input jack of the computer is not set correctly, no sound is transmitted from the computer and nothing is output from the speaker connected to the camera.
  • Page 58: Using The Snc Video Player - Playing Video

    Setting tab User Set the User ID and Password for the administrator. The default setting of the User ID for the Administrator is “admin,” and the Password is “admin.” Camera address Type the IP address or host name of the camera you want to transmit sound.
  • Page 59: Using The Custom Homepage Installer

    Information boxes on the selected file are displayed on the left side of the window as follows: Each click on the (information) icon switches between “display” and “Not to display” of the file information. Model name: Model name of the camera with which the file is recorded.
  • Page 60 Read the notes carefully, and click Next>. The Software License Agreement is displayed. Read the agreement carefully, select Agree if you accept it, then click Next. Type the IP address of the camera to be uploaded in the IP address box. Specify the HTTP port No.
  • Page 61: Assigning The Ip Address To The Camera Using Arp Commands

    Note Do not turn off the camera until the camera is rebooted after uploading the homepage file. The following page will appear after a while. After displaying this page, the camera will be adjusted and rebooted automatically in two minutes. Click Finish to exit the program.
  • Page 62: Using The Snmp

    (standard format) With the above inquiry, you can obtain the following setting information. The following explains the setting information using the inqjs=snmp (JavaScript parameter) format. var sysDescr=“\“SONY Network Camera SNC- DF70\”” var sysObjectID=“1.3.6.1.4.1.122.8501” var sysLocation=“\“\”” var sysContact=“\“\”” var sysName=“\“\””...
  • Page 63 sysName=<string> Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in the <string> position. The maximum length of <string> is 255 characters. enaAuthTraps=<value> Set the case value of “mib-2.snmp.snmp EnableAuthenTraps.0”. Type “1” (enable) or “2” (disable) in the <value> position. community=<ID>,<rwAttr>, <communityName>,<IpAddressString> Set the community name and the reading/writing attributes.
  • Page 64: Specifications

    Specifications System/network Protocol TCP/IP, ARP, ICMP, HTTP, FTP (server/client), SMTP (client), DHCP (client), DNS (client), NTP (client), SNMP (MIB-2), RTP/ RTCP, PPPoE Compression Video compression format MPEG4/JPEG Audio compression format G.711/G.726 (40, 32, 24, 16 kbps) Image size 640 × 480, 480 × 360, 384 × 288, 320 ×...
  • Page 65 Video output BNC connector, 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced, sync negative Monitor output 2 Pin connector, 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced, sync negative Microphone input Sensitivity: -40 ±3.5dB Freguency range: 50-15,000Hz Plug: φ3.5mm ( inches), Mini-plug, plug-in power system Line output Type: Active speaker Input impedence: 4.7 kohms or more Plug: φ3.5mm (...
  • Page 66: Index

    Index Access log ...27 access right ...37 ActiveX viewer...15 activity detection function ...52 Administrator ... 13 administrator ... 13 Administrator Menu ...23 administrator menu page ...24 Alarm...42 alarm... 41 Alarm buffer ... 25 alarm buffer ... 25 Alarm buffer setting Menu ...51 Alarm output ...
  • Page 67 Trigger setting Menu... 48 UDP (Multicast)... 21 UDP (Unicast)... 21 URL ... 25 User ...13 user...13 Sony Corporation User name ... 36 user name ... 36 user setting ... 36 User setting Menu ... 36 View size ... 16 view size... 16 viewer...

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