PTZ Control. COMPRO IP50 - QUICK

Chapter 6: Configuration

PTZ Control

Here you can manage your camera’s preset view points (or positions). And configure the patrol mode to let the camera patrol the preset positions.

Figure 6-11. PTZ control page

Preset Points

Add Preset Points

Firstly use the arrow buttons to move the IP camera to the desired position. And then type the name into the [Position Name] field, and press the [Add] button. If you would like to set the position as preset

Home position, please check [Use the current position as “Home”] button. The Home position can be accessed on the live view page by pressing the Home button. If you want the camera to always return to home position after a position change, check [Auto return to “Home“ position] (only available on

IP540 and IP540P) , input the period of time (between 30 to 300 seconds) in which the camera stays in the new position, and press [Save] button. Then whenever the camera changes to a new position, it will automatically return to its Home position after this period of time expires.

Figure 6-12. Add preset points

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Compro IP540(P)/IP570(P)

Delete Preset Points

If you would like to delete a preset point, please select a preset point from the “Available Preset Points“ list. Before you press [remove] to delete the selected preset point, you can click [Go To] button to move the camera to the selected position and check the view in the preview window.

Figure 6-13. Delete preset points

PTZ Position Reset

Here it allows you to move the camera view to the preset position. There are two reset buttons:

• Calibrate PTZ Back to Factory Default - Press here to calibrate Pan/Tilt position back to factory default.

• Reset PTZ Home Position Back to Factory Default - Press here to reset camera’s Home position to factory default (only available on IP540 and IP540P) .

Figure 6-14. Delete preset points

Patrol Mode

Patrol Ordering

After you have created preset points, you could then configure how much time the camera will stay on each preset position when in patrol mode. To set the patrol order, check and select preset positions from the drop-down list, and then enter the duration for each checked and selected preset position. Pres [Save] to apply settings.

Figure 6-15. Patrol ordering

Patrol Speed

Here you can configure the PTZ camera patrol speed to be fast, medium, or slow. After you have chosen a speed setting, please press [Save] button.

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