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IMPORTANT INFORMATION Liability Avonic will NOT be held responsible for any damage or injury caused by unqualified persons carrying out these tasks, or by not following the instructions in this Manual. Intended Use and Non-Intended Use Installation The following applies to the installation of the camera: •...
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Contents DISCLAIMER, CONTACT, IP RATING, CE-MARKING................ii EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY....................iii IMPORTANT INFORMATION........................iv Liability............................iv Intended Use and Non-Intended Use..................iv Installation......................... iv Operation..........................iv Important Precautions..................... iv Symbols Used in This Manual....................iv Acronyms............................. v INTRODUCTION............................9 Purpose of This Manual......................9 Target Audience.........................9 Document Structure........................
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g. Zoom + -........................42 h. Set & Clear Preset......................43 i. PTZ Keys (up/down/left/right)..................43 j. Home..........................43 k. BLC ON/OFF........................ 43 l. Menu..........................43 m. Function Keys (F1/F2/F3/F4)..................43 n. Blank Buttons.......................43 Other Key Combinations......................44 OSD Menu..........................45 1. MENU..........................46 2.
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HTTP API code list........................72 IR Remote Control......................72 PTZ.............................72 Audio..........................74 Video..........................75 Network..........................83 System..........................84 APPENDIX D - CMOS SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS................87 APPENDIX E - DATASHEET (SPECIFICATIONS)..................88 SPECIFICATIONS CM70-IP......................88 SPECIFICATIONS CM71-IP......................89 SPECIFICATIONS CM73-IP......................90 Index............................. 91 viii...
This Manual describes the safety precautions and the instructions for safe unpackaging, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal of the Avonic CM70-IP, CM71-IP and CM73-IP cameras. In this Manual, the Avonic CM70-IP, CM71-IP and CM73-IP cameras are referred to as the 'Product'. Target Audience This Manual is developed for installation technicians who install the Product at client sites, and for IT professionals who are responsible for operating the Product.
• Set up this Product on a hard, stable surface or mount it to a wall or ceiling. • ONLY use an Avonic mount for mounting to a wall or ceiling. • Ensure the mounting construction is capable of supporting four times the weight of the Product. (See 'General Specifications >...
• Don’t open this Product and don’t attempt to repair it yourself. Disassembling the Product may damage it or may cause injury to you. • If this Product is damaged, malfunctioning, or if it comes into contact with liquid, contact Avonic or an Avonic Authorized Service Provider.
The OSD Menu is visible on the HDMI, SDI, and USB outputs. Features Each camera in the Avonic CM70-IP / CM71-IP / CM73-IP series has the following features: Lens 20x/12x/30x Optical Zoom glass lens. Low light High SNR CMOS combined with Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) for a clear picture, even under very low light conditions.
2. Handling Precautions 3. Unpacking the Camera 4. Return Procedure Package Contents The following tables contains an overview of the package contents of the Product. Quantity Description Avonic SKU 1 pc PTZ Camera AV-CM70/71/73-IP-B/W 1 pc Remote Control AV-CM40-RC 1 pc...
The camera should be in its protective foam as follows: Figure 6: Camera in Foam 3. Verify that the plastic camera bag is sealed. If this is NOT the case, contact Avonic and stop here. 4. Break the seal of the sealed camera bag.
Mounting on Wall or Ceiling The following accessories (AV-MT200 and AV-MT250) are separately available if the client wants to mount the camera to the wall or ceiling. Contact your Avonic reseller or local distributor for purchasing details. Wall and Ceiling mount (AV-MT200)
Connecting the Components to the Camera Execute the following steps to connect the components to the camera: 1. Connect all provided components (see Package Contents) to the ports at the rear of the camera. The figure below shows the applicable ports. 1.
Connecting a Controller to a Camera You can connect one or more cameras to an VISCA IP controller. https://avonic.com/en/product-categorie/controllers/ for an overview of the available controllers. A controller gives you direct control over the most important camera settings (e.g., Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Focus, White Balance).
Serial Connecting via RS-232 or RS-485 COM Port Settings In default working mode, the camera can connect to a VISCA controller via an RS-232 or RS-485 serial interface. The applicable COM port settings are (where '*' stands for 'Default value'): RS-232 RS-485 (half-duplex mode) •...
ONE camera, the impedance resistor is not needed. Figure 12: RS-485 Network Connection Diagram Connecting via LAN Avonic IP cameras can be controlled by any device using the Visca over IP protocol (see the command list in Appendix A - VISCA Settings and Command List).
OPERATION This chapter describes the ways in which you can set up and operate the Product. The descriptions are subdivided into the following sections: WebGUI Using the Remote Control Other Key Combinations OSD Menu Using the System Select WebGUI You can access change settings in the camera by using the WebGUI. The WebGUI can be accessed over IP using your local network.
Execute the following steps to see a preview of the camera IP video output: 1. Use the options on the right to adjust the PTZ control, speed by zoom slider, focus and zoom functionalities. 2. Click on the camera icon below the screen to switch the preview between main stream and sub stream.
VIDEO You can use the VIDEO tabs (described below) to define your settings for the video output, including the main settings of the camera's OSD. VIDEO - Video Encoder Figure 17: WebGUI > VIDEO > Video Encoder The Video Encoder settings are listed below. Video Encoder Option Main Stream Sub Stream...
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VIDEO - Streaming Video Figure 18: WebGUI > VIDEO > Streaming Video The recommended Streaming Video settings are listed below. Stream Option Main Stream Sub Stream Enable Mark checkbox to enable Mark checkbox to enable Protocol Type RTMP, SRT RTMP, SRT Host Address 192.168.5.11 192.168.5.11...
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The recommended Multicast Streaming settings are listed below. Stream Option Main Stream Sub Stream Enable Mark checkbox to enable/ disable Mark checkbox to enable/ disable Protocol Type RTP/ TS Multicast/ TS Unicast RTP/ TS Multicast/ TS Unicast Address (multicast) 224.0.0.0~ 239.255.255.255 224.0.0.0~ 239.255.255.255 Address (unicast) Specify the IP address to which you want the Unicast stream pushed.
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Focus Figure 21: WebGUI > VIDEO > Camera Settings > Focus The three Focus settings are explained below. Focus Mode Auto The camera determines the focus position and will adjust to the contents of the filmed object. Manual The user is able to set a fixed focus position manually. This can be useful when the contents of the filmed object are not clear towards the background and the autofocus has difficulty finding the correct focusing.
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Exposure If you click in the field after the option ‘mode’, you will see that you have the following Exposure options: Auto, Manual, SAE, AAE and Bright. These options are described below. Auto Exposure Mode In Automatic exposure mode, the camera determines the iris and shutter settings. See the settings below: EV (Exposure Value): ON/OFF and Level If the light conditions require this, you can create a quick adjustment to your current exposure settings without actually changing the fundamental values like iris and shutter.
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Shutter The shutter setting determines the amount of time per second that the sensor is exposed. The range of the shutter speed setting is 1/25th of a second (40 milliseconds) to 1/10000th of a second (0.1 milliseconds). If you shoot a video with a shutter time of 1/25th of a second, you can imagine that the video becomes blurry and overexposed.
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In this mode, you should keep the Bright level, Gain limit and DRC as low as possibly acceptable to avoid getting too much noise in the picture. If the level of noise in the image becomes unacceptable, you can use noise reduction to smooth the picture over.
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These are settings that have an effect on the image post-processing. Basically, these settings are all artificial: they don’t affect the optical parts of the camera itself. The settings are listed below. Bright The amount of detail that is visible in darker areas of the image. Be careful not to set this setting too high, as you will see that the image becomes ‘milky-white’! Contrast The amount of detail that is visible in lighter areas of the image.
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Settings menu will have an extra tab in the camera settings: CCM. With this feature you can match the colors from the Avonic CM70 series cameras with cameras from other manufacturers. The colormatrix is a 3x3 "table" that affects red, green and blue in the filmed picture and their relation to it.
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Matching and finetuning colors Matching and finetuning colors is not so simple as it looks. That is because changing colors in a camera works different if you compare it with painting. It is important that you realize that the cells from the sensor (photovoltaic cells) do not carry any color information, only luminance information.
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Red and yellow parts green. left: +256, right: -256 Without the greenish tint. left: +256, right: -256 Adding colors You can add colors by changing the balance between the red, green and blue signals. A color will be added if a number above zero is used in one cell and a number below zero is used in another cell of the same channel, or if the cells of different signals and channels are filled with a number.
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VIDEO - OSD Figure 30: WebGUI > VIDEO > OSD In this area, you can put a camera name and time as overlay on the IP stream (the overlay feature is exclusively available on the IP stream, not on other outputs). Note that only the output of the camera will be shown with the main stream set to H264.
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VIDEO - Output Format Figure 31: WebGUI > VIDEO > Output Format This setting is related to the output resolution and frame rate on the HDMI and SDI connectors. Use the WebGUI to set the resolution of the main and sub IP streams. The resolution of the USB output is determined by the computer that is connected to it.
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Figure 33: WebGUI > VIDEO > Streaming Video (Caller Mode) NETWORK Use the tabs on the NETWORK screen to define the appropriate Port, Ethernet and DNS settings. Port Settings Figure 34: WebGUI > NETWORK > Port Settings You can define specific ports for the different streaming outputs and protocols the camera supports. Make sure these settings don’t interfere with other uses and services on the same network.
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If you have purchased the license for the premium features of this camera, you can enter the License key here to unlock these features. Reboot is not required as the license is instantly activated. You can acquire a license through your local sales channel or directly at Avonic. Execute the following steps to enter your license key: 1.
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Attributes Figure 38: WebGUI > SYSTEM > Attributes Specifying a specific device name to be displayed in the OSD can be useful when using multiple cameras on the same LAN. The Device-ID is always 1 (addressing is done via IP). The language cannot be changed. Make sure these settings don’t interfere with other uses and services on the same network.
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User Figure 40: WebGUI > SYSTEM > User You can define different users with specific permission levels and different username / passwords combinations. There are 2 levels of users: administrators with access to all features, and user-1 and user-2 with access to the preview and PTZ controls.
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Click on the button This will restore the factory defaults to perform a factory reset. When completed, the camera automatically reboots. The camera will be ready for use again after the boot cycle. Reboot If necessary, you can manually perform a camera reboot. It is also possible to create a new reboot schedule to automatically reboot the camera at any time you want.
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5 times per second, that is quick enough to counteract the video stutter. MJPEG Snapshot The Avonic CM7x-IP cameras are equipped with a MJPEG snapshot feature to, for example, implement into third party software. To access the MJPEG snapshot feature, use the following format: http://IP/img/capjpg/ snapshot.jpg.
Using the Remote Control The Product is provided with an IR Remote Control for full control of the camera and use of the OSD menu. Figure 47: Remote Control The various options (a. through n.) are described below. a. Power 1.
c. Camera Select Up to 4 different cameras can be controlled with one IR remote Control. You can use the camera select buttons [1,2,3,4] to select the IR channel that the remote control is using. The default camera IR channel is 1. 1.
h. Set & Clear Preset A preset is a specific position of a camera that you save in the camera. A preset is assigned to a number from 0-9. 1. To set a preset, first point the camera in a specific directing and a specific zoom position. 2.
Other Key Combinations The following key combinations on the Remote Controller have specific functions. These are: Combination Function [*] → [#] → [4] Menu set to English [*] → [#] → [6] Restore factory defaults [*] → [#] → [9] Flip switch (just temporary flip to view the image flipped) [*] →...
The OSD Menu is visible on the HDMI and SDI outputs. The OSD menu can be accessed by the Remote Control or an Avonic PTZ controller. Figure 49: OSD menu structure...
1. MENU Figure 50: OSD - MENU 1. Press the MENU button to display the main menu on the screen. 2. Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor to the item to be set. Press the HOME button to enter the corresponding sub-menu.
3.1 EXPOSURE Figure 53: OSD - EXPOSURE 3.2 COLOR Figure 54: OSD - COLOR 3.3 IMAGE The Flip function can be set, although the camera has an automatically flip function. Figure 55: OSD - IMAGE...
Using the System Select The rear of the Product is provided with a System Select that can be used to manually select a video format. This System Select is important for the video quality during video recording or streaming. See the table below for a description of the possible settings and the associated video output quality. 1080p60 720p30 1080p50...
MAINTENANCE Camera Maintenance Take the following actions to maintain the camera: • If you will not be using the camera for a long time, turn off the power switch and disconnect the AC powercord of the AC adaptor to the outlet. •...
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE The camera must be transported in its original packaging box. Inside the box, it is recommended to wrap the camera in the original plastic bag and to place it in the protective foam. Specific guidelines apply to the environmental temperature and humidity when operating and storing the camera.
In general, the term 'E-Waste' applies to items of all types of electrical and electronic equipment and its parts that have been discarded by the owner as waste without the intention of re-use. Avonic outsources the disposal and recycling of its E-Waste camera materials to the Stichting Open. https://stichting-open.org/...
TROUBLESHOOTING General 1. Turn the camera off and on again and check if the problem persists. 2. If it does, restore to the factory default. Power Issues If the camera does NOT perform a self-test and / or if the power LED is OFF: 1.
Autofocus Issues • Check the autofocus (position, speed etc.) before streaming • Check Video/Camera Settings in de WebGUI or the OSD menu (for example: if the image is too bright, too dark, or too noisy, the camera will have difficulties to focus Check environmental conditions and the subject of focussing.
You can use Hercules SETUP Utility application and a serial connection to make this work. VISCA over IP Avonic IP cameras are implemented with a TCP and an UDP server. The TCP as well as the UDP port are by default set to port 1259.
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To control the camera, you need an TCP or UDP supported application, like Hercules SETUP utility or Packet Sender for example. Follow the instructions below: 1. Open the TCP/ UDP supported application. 2. Fill in the camera's IP Address, TCP/UDP port number and connect the application to your camera.
VISCA over IP using the full Sony VISCA protocol All Avonic cameras are capable of being controlled using the UDP Sony version of VISCA consisting of long VISCA commands, including headers and message counters. The advantage of using this version of VISCA is the fact that the camera responds with the same header counter as was used in the command.
• z = Camera Address + 8 • This is one list for all Avonic PTZ Cameras (CM40 series and CM70 series). Some features are CM70 series ONLY and will not work with a CM40 series camera. Return/complete Command Command...
Camera Control Commands All parameter values are in HEX x = Camera Address • y = Socket Number • z = Camera Address + 8 • Camera Control Commands Command Function Command Packet Comments Address Set Broadcast 88 30 01 FF Address setting CAM_Power 8x 01 04 00 02 FF...
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Camera Control Commands Command Function Command Packet Comments CAM_Bgain Reset 8x 01 04 04 00 FF Manual Control of BGain 8x 01 04 04 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 04 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 44 00 00 0p 0q FF pq: B Gain CAM_Rgain Reset...
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Camera Control Commands Command Function Command Packet Comments CAM_NR(3D)Level 8x 01 04 54 0p FF p: NR Setting (0: Off, level 1 to 8) CAM_Flicker 8x 01 04 23 0p FF p: Flicker Settings (0: Off, 1: 50Hz, 2: 60Hz) CAM_DHotPixel 8x 01 04 56 0p FF p: Dynamic Hot Pixel Setting (0: 0ff,...
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Camera Control Commands Command Function Command Packet Comments Pan_tiltDrive 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 01 FF VV: Pan speed 0x01(low speed) to 0x18 (high speed) Down 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 02 FF WW: Tilt speed 0x01(low speed) to 0x14 (high speed) Left 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 03 FF...
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Camera Control Commands Command Function Command Packet Comments CAM_ColorHue Direct 8x 01 04 4F 00 00 00 0p FF p: Color Hue setting0h (− 14 degrees) to Eh (+14 degrees Pan-tilt_MaxSpeed High SpeedPan/Tilt ON 8x 0A 01 31 03 FF High Speed PTON High SpeedPan/Tilt OFF 8x 0A 01 31 02 FF...
Inquiry Commands all parameter values are in hex x = camera address • y = socket number • z = camera address + 8 • Inquiry Commands Command Function Command Packet Comments CAM_ZoomPosInq 8x 09 04 47 FF 90 50 0p 0q 0r 0s FF pqrs: Zoom Position CAM_FocusAFModeInq 8x 09 04 38 FF...
APPENDIX C - HTTP API With the HTTP API you can control the camera by using a web browser like Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome for example. It is possible to change multiple settings at once using this feature. This document is available as an Appendix in the CM7x manual and as a separate document that can be downloaded on the product website.
7. In case of a failed return, check the following: • Brackets in the code. Have you copy and paste the first and the last bracket? • Syntax errors in the code/ correct numbers in the key values. Some camera settings are having a specific range.
{"GetEnv"} You can also use the HTTP API to display the current settings of the camera in your browser or in the Command Prompt application. To do this, you need the {"GetEnv"} codes from the HTTP API code list. If correct you get the following result: Web browser Command Prompt...
HTTP API code list IR Remote Control IR Enable/Disable Command Code Command Setting szCmd {"SetEnv":{"ArmPtz": bIrCtrlEnable 0: ON {"bIrCtrlEnable":0}}} 1: OFF PTZControl Code: http://192.168.5.126/ajaxcom?szCmd={"SysCtrl":{"PtzCtrl":{"nChanel":0,"szPtzCmd":"left_start","byValue":50}}} Command Setting Function Command nChanel byValue 0,100 used to control the speed of ptz szPtzCmd left start left_start left stop left_stop...
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Image Freezing Set Image Freezing Command Code Command Setting szCmd {"SetEnv":{"ArmPtz":{"bImageFreezing":0}}} bImageFreezing 1: on 0: off Low power mode Set Low Power Mode Command Code Command Setting szCmd {"SetEnv":{"ArmPtz":{"emLowPowerMode":0}}} emLowPowerMode 2: on 3: off Zoom Speed Set Zoom Speed Command Code Command Setting...
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Color and Image Camera Settings Color Function Code Command Setting WB Mode {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam": emWbMode Auto 6000K [{"stColor":{"stWbMode": 3000K 6500K {"emWbMode":0}},"nChannel":0}]}} 3500K 7000K 4000K Manual 4500K OnePush 5000K 5500K RG Tuning {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam":[{"stColor": rgaintuning [0, 20] {"rgaintuning":0},"nChannel":0}]}} BG Tuning {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam":[{"stColor": bgaintuning [0, 20] {"bgaintuning":20},"nChannel":0}]}} Saturation {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam":[{"stColor":...
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Camera Settings DZoom {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam": [{"stImg": nEZoom {"nEZoom":3},"nChannel":0}]}} Noise Reduction Camera Settings Function Code Command Setting NR-2D {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam":[{"stNR": noise2D [0, 8] {"noise2D":0},"nChannel":0}]}} NR-3D {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam":[{"stNR": noise3D [0, 8] 0: OFF {"noise3D":0},"nChannel":0}]}} 8: Auto Dynamic Hot Pixel {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam":[{"stNR": dhotpixel [0, 5] 0: OFF {"dhotpixel":3},"nChannel":0}]}} Style {"SetEnv":{"VideoParam":[{"stColor":...
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Video OSD Title FontColor {"SetEnv":{"VideoOsd":[{"stTitle":{"stFtColor": byAlpha {"byAlpha":128,"byRed":255,"byGreen":255,"byBlue":0}}, white rgb (255,255,255) "nChannel":0}]}} black rgb (0,0,0) yellow rgb (255,255,0) rgb (255,0,0) blue rgb (0,0,255) OSD Offsetx pos Time: {"SetEnv":{"VideoOsd":[{"stTime": nXPos [0, 10000] {"nXPos":9200},"nChannel":0}]}} Title: {"SetEnv":{"VideoOsd":[{"stTitle": {"nXPos":9200},"nChannel":0}]}} OSD Offsety pos Time: {"SetEnv":{"VideoOsd":[{"stTime": nYPos [0, 10000] {"nYPos":1200},"nChannel":0}]}} Title: {"SetEnv":{"VideoOsd":[{"stTitle":...
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Output Format (Video) Output Format Get video out parameters Code {"GetEnv":{"VideoOut":{"nChannel":-1}}} Set video out parameters Code {"SetEnv":{"VideoOut":{"nNetMode":2,"emVoutFormat":9,"byFormatList":[10,9,4,3,8,7,6,5,26,25,20,21,22,23,24]}}} Function Code Command Setting nNetMode: – HD output default value 2, do not – HD output + SD network modify it – SD output + HD network emVoutFormat: 1080P60 Setting the current video...
Network Network configure and port settings Network Configure Get network port parameters Code {"GetEnv":{"NetWork":{"nChannel":-1}}} Set network port parameters Code {"SetEnv":{"NetWork":{"stNetPort": {"wPortSoap":1936,"wPortData":3000,"wPortWeb":80,"wPortRtsp":554,"wPortVisca": 1259,"wPortOnvif":2000,"wPortRtmp":1935}}}} You can also set one of these parameters like this: {"SetEnv":{"NetWork":{"stNetPort":{"wPortSoap":1936}}}} Port Settings Function Code Command Setting Port Data wPortData [0, 65535] Port Web...
Alternative DNS Server {"SetEnv":{"NetWork":{"stDns": {"szDns2":"8.8.8.8"}}}} System System Configure Get sysattr parameters Code {"GetEnv":{"SysAttr":{"nChannel":-1}}} Set sysattr parameters Code {"SetEnv":{"SysAttr":{"nLanguage":0,"szDeviceID":"1","emVideoStandard":1,"szDevName":"testname"}}} Function Code Command Setting szDevName user-defined, cannot use white space Device Name szDeviceID cannot modify Device ID nLanguage 0: Simplified Chinese 2: English Language License License...
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Update Update Get update parameters Code {"QueryState":{"QueryVersion":{}}} Code Get the return value and split it like this: szText.Format(“%d.%d.%d%d-%d-%d”, (stVersion.dwCamVersion >> 16) & 0xFF, (stVersion.dwCamVersion >> 8) & 0xFF, (stVersion.dwCamVersion 0xFF), (stVersion.dwCamDate >> 16) & 0xFFFF, (stVersion.dwCamDate >> 8) & 0xFF,(stVersion.dwCamDate & 0xFF)); Set update parameters Not supported update with API, you can do this through webpage.
APPENDIX D - CMOS SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS The following occurrences that may appear in images are specific to CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensors. They do not indicate malfunctions. White Flecks Although the CMOS image sensors are produced with high-precision technologies, fine white flecks may be generated on the screen in rare cases.
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