How To Display The Pan Or Tilt Position As A Text Overlay; How To Limit Pan, Tilt, And Zoom Movements; How To See Above The Horizon - Axis Q6054-E User Manual

AXIS Q6054-E Series
Setup
2. Enter #D in the text field.
3. Choose alignment, text size and appearance.
4. Include the text overlay.
5. Go to System > Events > Action rules.
6. Create an action rule with AXIS Video Motion Detection as trigger.
7. From the list of actions, select Overlay text.
8. Type "Motion detected".
9. Set the duration.

How to display the pan or tilt position as a text overlay

It may be useful to retrieve, for instance from a recorded video, the pan or tilt position in degrees in which an event has taken place.
This can be obtained by including the position in the image as a text overlay, using a so-called modifier.
1. Go to Settings > Overlay.
2. In the text field, enter #x to show the pan position.
Enter #y to show the tilt position.
3. Choose alignment, text size and appearance.
4. Include the text overlay.
5. The current pan and tilt positions show up in the live view image and in the recording.
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

How to limit pan, tilt, and zoom movements

In this example, the camera is surveilling a parking lot with nearby apartment buildings. Set pan, tilt and zoom limits to ensure
privacy for residents.
To limit pan and tilt:
1. Go to Settings > PTZ > Advanced > Limits.
2. Set limits for pan and tilt.
3. Click Save.
To limit zoom:
1. Go to Settings > PTZ > Basic.
2. Set Zoom tele limit.

How to see above the horizon

In some cases, you might want to look above the default upper tilt limit to see above the horizon.
1. Go to Settings > PTZ > Advanced > Limits
2. Set the upper limit to the maximum value and click Save
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