Privacy Masks; Overlays; Pan, Tilt, And Zoom (Ptz) - Axis Q6225-LE User Manual

AXIS Q6225-LE PTZ Camera
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Privacy masks

A privacy mask is a user-defined area that prevents users from viewing a part of the monitored area. In the video stream, privacy
masks appear as blocks of solid color.
The privacy mask is relative to the pan, tilt, and zoom coordinates, so regardless of where you point the camera, the privacy
mask covers the same place or object.
You'll see the privacy mask on all snapshots, recorded video, and live streams.
You can use the VAPIX® application programming interface (API) to hide the privacy masks.
Important
If you use multiple privacy masks it may affect the product's performance.
You can create several privacy masks. The maximum number of masks depends on the complexity of all the masks combined. The
more anchor points in each mask, the fewer masks you can create. Each mask can have 3 to 10 anchor points.

Overlays

Overlays are superimposed over the video stream. They are used to provide extra information during recordings, such as a timestamp,
or during product installation and configuration. You can add either text or an image.

Pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ)

Preset positions
A preset position is a saved view that can be used to quickly move the camera view to a specific position.
A preset position can consist of the following values:
• Zoom position
• Focus position (manual or automatic)
• Iris position (manual or automatic)
The preset positions can be reached at any time:
• from the drop-down list in the live view window
• as actions in the event system
• as triggers in the event system
• when setting up a guard tour
Guard tours
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions either in a predetermined or random order, and for configurable
periods of time. Once started, a guard tour continues to run until stopped, even when there are no clients (web browsers) viewing the
images.
The guard tour function includes tour recording. This allows recording a custom tour using an input device, such as a joystick, a
mouse, or a keyboard, or through using the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). A recorded tour is a replay of a recorded
sequence of pan/tilt/zoom movements, including their variable speeds and lengths.
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