Calibrating Motion Detection - Axis CAMERA RECORDER 1.1 User Manual

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Calibrating Motion Detection

The motion detection system can control (a) when images are saved to
disk, and (b) when alarms are generated, and is therefore a vital element of
the system.
Motion detection requires careful calibration or it will not function
properly. Follow the instructions below.
It is recommended that any regions that should be excluded are from
motion detection are configured before calibrating motion detection. See
page 24.
Detected motion is
shown in the selected
color
Motion level
indicator
Alarm threshold
Motion Level Indicator -
image. The indicator is green when the level is below the threshold and red
when the threshold is exceeded.
Alarm Threshold Indicator -
An alarm will be generated when the motion level goes beyond the
threshold.
The Administrator Application
Figure 5 - The Motion detection window.
Indicates the current level of detected motion in the
Indicates the selected motion alarm threshold.