Adjust The Camera View (Ptz) - Axis Q60 Series User Manual

AXIS Q60 Series
Setup
3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs.
Add the overlay text:
4. Go to Settings > Overlay.
5. Select Create overlay and select Text overlay.
6. Enter #D in the text field.
7. Choose text size and appearance.
8. To position the text overlay, choose Custom or one of the presets.
Create a rule:
9. Go to System > Events > Rules and add a rule.
10. Type a name for the rule.
11. In the list of conditions, select AXIS Video Motion Detection.
12. In the list of actions, select Use overlay text.
13. Select a view area.
14. Type "Motion detected".
15. Set the duration.
16. Click Save.
Note
If you update the overlay text it will be automatically updated on all video streams dynamically.
Show the pan or tilt position as a text overlay
You can show the pan or tilt position as an overlay in the image.
1. Go to Settings > Overlay and click Create overlay.
2. Select Text and click Create.
3. In the text field, type #x to show the pan position.
Type #y to show the tilt position.
4. Choose appearance, text size, and alignment.
5. The current pan and tilt positions show up in the live view image and in the recording.

Adjust the camera view (PTZ)

To learn more about different pan, tilt, and zoom settings, see Pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) on page 17.
Limit the pan, tilt, and zoom movements
If there are parts of the scene that you don't want the camera to reach, you can limit the pan, tilt, and zoom movements. For
example, you want to protect the privacy of residents in an apartment building, which is located close to a parking lot that you intend
to monitor. To limit the movements, go to Settings > PTZ > Limits.
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