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- Page 1 SWZ-HD July 2022 SWZ HD User Manual Compact, Pan, Tilt & Zoom HD Camera with IP Streaming visualengineering.co.uk Page 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
SWZ-HD July 2022 Table of Contents Document History � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3 About the User Manual �... -
Page 3: Document History
This is followed up with a description of technical specifications and dimensions. 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 4: Introduction
Viewer� Similar control is also possible through ONVIF compliant VMS Applications or through the RS232/RS485 serial comms channel� With its internal slip ring the SWZ HD offers continuous pan and 250° of tilt. The unit is mounted in an environmentally sealed, CNC machined housing� visualengineering.co.uk Page 4... -
Page 5: Kit Contents
Kit Contents The kit comes in a foam lined case and includes a SWZ HD camera, a comms break out cable and a mains power supply with wall adaptors� The kit contents are shown and listed below with their part numbers�... -
Page 6: Connections
July 2022 Connections The SWZ HD kit includes a power comms break out cable, part number 110-3562� The cable assembly connects to the Fischer MiniMax connector on the base of the camera� All signals are then split out to their relevant connectors�... -
Page 7: Connecting The Camera
July 2022 Connecting the Camera The SWZ HD Camera is an IP streaming camera� Users therefore need access to a PC or similar networked enabled device to view the camera’s video� Camera control can be accessed through its web browser interface�... -
Page 8: Pc Ip Address Configuration
SWZ-HD July 2022 PC IP Address Configuration If you are connecting the camera via Ethernet directly to a computer, you will need to configure the PC’s network adapter to use a static IP address, this can be done using the steps below: 1�... -
Page 9: Web Browser Control
July 2022 Web Browser Control The primary mechanism for configuring the SWZ HD camera is its web browser interface. The example screen below shows what is to be expected once a valid connection between the PC and camera has been established by typing the camera’s IP address into the web browsers address bar�... -
Page 10: Date Menu
“PC UTC Offset” field. Update Menu It is possible to update the firmware of the SWZ HD camera. There are three steps to updating the camera firmware, as shown on 3� Submit the right�... -
Page 11: Video Menu
For correct camera operation it is important that the Encoder Type matches the hardware configuration. For the SWZ HD Camera this is always the SWZ HD Camera type. The RTSP Port is the port number the IP video stream will be transmitted on, this has the default port number 554, which can be configured to another port number as required. -
Page 12: Video Frame Preview
SWZ-HD July 2022 The Camera has two fundamental modes of operation: • Constant Bitrate. This will output a constant bit rate IP video stream, as set in the Bit rate field. • Constant Quality. In this mode the bit rate is varied in a effort to maintain a constant quality. The target quality is set using a number between 0 to 51, the lower the number the higher the quality, this is set in the quality field. - Page 13 SWZ-HD July 2022 Example Settings The bit rate of the IP stream can be adjusted to suit the system bandwidth available� Changes to the resolution and frame rate will adjust the stream’s bit rate� The following table shows example bit rates for particular resolution and frame rate values�...
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Page 14: Alert Control
SWZ-HD July 2022 Alert Control Motion and light level triggers can be configured such that an audible tone and a visual alarm alerts the viewer� These controls can also be set using the VE Camera Viewer Motion and dark to light level triggers can be used to trigger an OSD (On Screen Display) event�... -
Page 15: Ethernet Menu
SWZ-HD July 2022 Ethernet Menu Network parameters can be set on the SWZ HD camera by selecting the Ethernet menu� The camera can operate with a fixed IP address, or can be allocated an IP address from the network� This is configured using the enable/disable Use DHCP Server button�... -
Page 16: Unreachable Cameras
If a camera has been set to an unknown IP address it can be found by using the VE Camera Viewer this will find any SWZ HD Camera’s IP address regardless of the IP subnet. If unsure which port the camera has been configured to run a VMS software tool such as the ONVIF Device Manager�... -
Page 17: Upnp Menu
SWZ-HD July 2022 UPnP Menu The Universal plug and play menu allows the user to set the Device ID and Camera Name� Users should press the submit button to enable changes� visualengineering.co.uk Page 17... -
Page 18: Recording Menu
SWZ-HD July 2022 Recording Menu The integral SD Card has a capacity of 32GBytes, this offers 17 hours of continuous recording at a total IP bit stream of 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 19 SWZ-HD July 2022 Trigger Recording Trigger Recordings can be triggered by either motion or light level change� Trigger recordings are disabled by default, if enabled, a recording will be made� The duration of the recording will be the duration of the motion event plus the time set in seconds in the trigger duration�...
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Page 20: Recovering Recordings
SWZ-HD July 2022 Recovering Recordings Record Format Recordings are stored on the SD Card as individual 10 second duration .avi files. This is for a frame rate of 30fps, lower frame rates will increase the length of the stored file proportionately. For example a frame rate of 15fps will create a 20 second video clip�... -
Page 21: Using Filezilla
SWZ-HD July 2022 Using FileZilla With FileZilla downloaded, installed and running it will appear as shown below� Set the Host = IP Address of Camera, default IP Address of 192.168.1.195 is shown here Username = Camera Username, the default is root Password = Camera Password, the default is 1234 Then press ‘Quickconnect’... -
Page 22: Using Vlc To Play Streams
July 2022 Using VLC to Play Streams The SWZ HD camera is compatible with many players, a simple freeware player is VLC Media Player� Users can download VLC Media Player and run the application� VLC is a free media player and can be downloaded from: www�videolan�org/vlc/index�en_GB�html... - Page 23 SWZ-HD July 2022 • Enter the camera URL and stream type, eg: rtsp://192.168.1.195/h264 The URL depends upon the IP address of the camera and the stream type, eg: h264 or jpeg� This is shown below • Press play and wait for a few seconds, the video stream will appear� visualengineering.co.uk Page 23...
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Page 24: The Ve Camera Viewer
Live stream, it can also be noted that the camera is currently recording since the REC icon is shown� Since the SWZ HD camera does not contain an integrated battery the power source will be displayed as a DC input�... -
Page 25: Settings
SWZ-HD July 2022 Settings • The video can be orientated as required using the Flip Video and Mirror Video options • The Motion Sensitivity can also be set to: Off, Low, Mid or High • The Trigger Duration sets the alarm time (in secs) following the end of the triggered event •... - Page 26 SWZ-HD July 2022 Select “Other” to choose a specific period Select the required month, months that of timed recording� don’t hold recordings are greyed out� Select the required date, days that don’t Select the required hour of day, hours hold recordings are greyed out� that don’t hold recordings are greyed out�...
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Page 27: Video Panel Coloured Border
SWZ-HD July 2022 Video Panel Coloured Border The video panel is edged in a colour, the meaning of which is described in the following table� Video Panel Edge Colour Meaning A trigger alarm has occurred Blue The panel has been selected for Pan Tilt Zoom Control Grey No trigger alarms &... - Page 28 SWZ-HD July 2022 Selecting the centre settings icon allows access to several player settings including: • Network Cache Size • Encoder Type • Internet Protocol • Multicast Increasing the Network Cache Size will cause the player to cache more data before streaming video� Decreasing this value will result in the latency of the video stream being reduced, values below 350mS are not recommended�...
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Page 29: Multiple Viewing
SWZ-HD July 2022 Multiple Viewing Multiple Viewers It is possible to connect multiple instances of a video player to a single camera� There is however a maximum limit at which the encoder bit rate can be set to whilst streaming video to multiple viewers using the unicast method of transmission�... -
Page 30: Onvif
SWZ HD Camera is currently configured to. In the example shown below camera’s port is set to 8080, therefore the camera’s URL is 192�168�1�195:8080 If the controlling PC and SWZ HD Camera are on separate IP subnets and the camera’s IP address is unknown run the VE Camera Viewer application, which will find the IP address of the camera. -
Page 31: Control Across The Internet
Control Across The Internet Port Forwarding It is possible to control the SWZ HD Camera and view its video remotely through an internet connection� One way of achieving this is through port forwarding on a router that is connected to the internet and also connected to the SWZ HD Camera�... -
Page 32: Remote Configuration
SWZ-HD July 2022 Remote Configuration Access to the remote camera’s web pages are addressed by using the gateway IP address of the router along with the HTTP camera port that has been forwarded� Remote Video Streaming To stream the camera’s video across the internet a URL similar to the ones described below should be used�... -
Page 33: Specifications
SWZ-HD July 2022 Specifications Specifications Camera Sensors 3 x 2 Mega Pixel, CMOS Pan Range 360° Camera Sensitivity < 0�1 Lux Tilt Range 250° Camera Resolution Max: 1920 x 1080p30 Streaming Protocol RTSP over TCP or UDP Max Bit Rate 10Mb/s Configuration Web Page Interface... -
Page 34: Dimensions
SWZ-HD July 2022 Dimensions ø 55 mm Visual Engineering Technologies LTD Product specifications subject to change without notice Kemps Farm Stanway Colchester Essex Tel: +44 (0)1206 211842 CO3 8NB Web: www�visualengineering�co�uk Email: sales@visualengineering�co�uk visualengineering.co.uk Page 34...
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