yPTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom). Axis M5013-V

AXIS M5013–V PTZ Dome Network Camera

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

Preset Positions

A preset position is a predefined view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific location. Preset positions can be accessed in several ways:

• By selecting the preset from the Preset positions drop-down list in the Live View Page.

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When setting up action rules. See page 29.

To add a preset position:

1. Go to PTZ > Preset Positions.

2. Use the pan, tilt and zoom controls to steer the camera view to the desired position.

3. Enter a descriptive name in the Current position field.

4. If required, select Use current position as Home.

The Home position is readily accessible by clicking the Home button on the Live View page and in the Preset Positions setup window.

To set a customized home position, select Use current position as Home when adding a preset position. The user-defined home position will have (H) added, for example, Entrance (H). The default Home position, called “Home”, will still be available.

The product can be configured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a specified length of time. Enter the length of time in the Return to home when inactive field and click Save. Set the time to zero to prevent the product from automatically returning to the Home position.

To include the preset position name in the overlay text, go to Video & Audio, select Include overlay text and enter the modifier #P in the field. For more information about modifiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help .

OSDI Zones

On-Screen Direction Indicator (OSDI) zones can be included in the overlay text (see Overlay, on page 19) to aid the user to navigate

the Axis product. Each OSDI zone is set up with coordinates and a descriptive name.

OSDI zones are set up under PTZ > OSDI Zones. The Axis product uses the coordinates of the center of the view to set the lower left and upper right zone areas. First navigate to where you would like the lowermost left point of the OSDI zone to be located.

Click Get to set the coordinates. Proceed to where the upper right point of zone should be located and click Get. Give the zone a descriptive name and click OK.

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AXIS M5013–V PTZ Dome Network Camera

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

To include the name of the OSDI zone in the overlay text, go to Video & Audio < Video Stream < Overlay Settings. Check the

Include text box and enter the modifier #L in the field. For more information about modifiers, see File Naming & Date/Time

Formats in the online help .

Advanced

Limits

Define the pan, tilt, zoom and focus limits for the Axis product. Movements to the left and right, up and down, can be restricted to narrow the area under surveillance.

See the online help for more information.

Controls

Panel Shortcut Command Buttons can be configured to provide direct access to commands issued via the VAPIX® Application

Programming Interface. The buttons will be displayed in the PTZ control panel, which is available in the Live View page through

the Ctrl panel button, see page 11.

Note

Disabling PTZ controls will not affect preset positions. For example, if the tilt control is disabled, the product can still move to preset positions that require a tilt movement.

Control Queue

The administrator can set up a queue for PTZ controllers from PTZ > Control Queue. Once set up, the PTZ Control Queue buttons appear in the Live View page offering one viewer exclusive control for a limited period of time. Other users will be placed in queue.

A user who belongs to a group (see Users, on page 34) with a higher PTZ priority can go before other users in the queue and

take control of the product. The order of priority is as follows:

1. Administrator — An administrator takes over PTZ control regardless of who is first in queue. The administrator will be removed from the queue 60 seconds after the last PTZ control command.

2. Event — The Axis product can be configured to go to a preset position when triggered by an alarm (see Events, on page 29).

The event will immediately be placed first in the queue except when an administrator is in control.

3. Operator — Same as administrator but with lower priority

4. Viewer — Multiple viewers must wait for their turn. The viewer has 60 seconds PTZ control before control is passed on to the next viewer in queue.

Note

• The administrator can enable and disable PTZ controls for selected users.

• To identify different users in the viewer group, cookies must be enabled on the client.

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