Canon network camera VBM720F User Manual

Chapter 5
Admin Tools
❏Privacy Mask Setting
❏Panorama Image Registration 
❏View Restriction Setting 
❏Camera Preset Setting
❏Intelligent Function Setting
❏Viewing Logs
❏Managing Memory Card Video 

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Admin Tools consists of applications for remotely making camera settings, checking operating conditions, and acquiring logs.
Admin Tools
This is the top page of Admin Tools. All tools can be 
launched from this page. 
Privacy Mask Setting Tool
A tool that lets you hide areas you do not want to be seen 
by setting privacy masks. Up to eight areas can be 
masked, allowing thorough protection of privacy. 
Panorama Creation Tool
A panorama image creation tool that shows the entire 
area that can be...

Admin Tools Overview
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Admin Tools
Preset Setting Tool
A tool that lets you set presets and the home position 
visually. You can make the desired settings with the 
mouse by referring to the preview in panorama or full 
image mode. You can also set [Preset Tour] whereby the 
camera tours and monitors multiple presets. 
Intelligent Function Setting Tool
This tool is used to set intelligent functions that perform 
uploads, notify the viewer, record a log, etc., if a change 
has occurred in the captured...

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Launching the Admin Tools
The Admin Tools can be launched from the top page of 
the camera.
A user authentication window appears.
The Admin Tools top page will appear.
(1) [Admin Viewer] 
Click to launch Admin Viewer.
(2) [Setting Page] 
Click to launch Setting Menu.
(3) [Back to top] 
Click this button to navigate to the top page. 
(4) [Admin Tools] 
Click the buttons of any tool to launch Admin Tools.
Note
 The first time you launch any of the Admin Tools, wait about 5 
to 10 seconds until the...

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Admin Tools
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A tool that lets you cover certain areas on the camera image with privacy masks.
When the camera is panned, tilted, or zoomed, the privacy mask area responds to the camera image. 
Display Screen of Privacy Mask Setting Tool
(1) Video Display Area
The image currently captured by the camera is 
shown.  Privacy masks can be resized/moved in the 
video display area. 
Pan, tilt, and zoom operations are the same as in the 
Admin Viewer. For details, see “How to Operate the 
Viewer” (p. 139)....

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be obtained the moment the Privacy Mask Setting 
Tool is launched.
(6) [Control for Admin] button
Displays the Control for Admin Panel (p. 133).
(7) Registered Privacy Mask Display Area (Capture area)
You can check the settings for the area where the 
camera can physically capture privacy masks.
Even if a panorama image is saved in the camera, it 
will not be displayed here. 
(8) [Registered Privacy Masks] 
Show the number of registered privacy masks. You 
can set up to eight privacy masks. 
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Privacy Mask Setting Tool
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Admin Tools   
(1) Privacy Mask Area
Enabled privacy mask areas are shown filled with 
color. Disabled privacy mask areas are just shown 
in a frame. 
(2) View Restriction Area
This is the area set with the View Restriction Setting 
Tool.
(3) Privacy Mask Area
Privacy masks for which the [Enable privacy mask] 
checkbox is selected are shown filled with color. 
Privacy masks that are not selected are shown in a 
hatched frame.
(4) Maximum Wide-angle Area
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Changing/Deleting a Privacy Mask Area
How to Change
Click the privacy mask area you want to change in the 
registered privacy mask display area (capture area) 
or select a privacy mask area by clicking [Next].
Privacy mask areas can be changed using the mouse 
or by entering values. 
Entering values
Click [Detailed Settings]. 
Enter a value for the [Privacy Mask Position and Size] 
and click [Preview settings] to check the position and 
size of the preview frame. 
Click [Get camera info] to load the...

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Admin Tools
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A panorama image capture/creation tool that shows the entire area that can be captured by this camera. When performing 
pan, tilt, or zoom operations, setting presets using the viewer, etc., you can see at a glance which part of the entire area the 
set area is occupying.
  Admin Viewer                                 Preset Setting Tool 
Panorama Creation Tool
Important
If the privacy mask settings were changed using the Privacy Mask Setting Tool, it is 
recommended that you recreate...

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Display Screens of Panorama Creation Tool
(1) [Load from camera] 
Show the panorama image saved in the camera. 
(2) [Save to camera] 
Save the currently shown panorama image in the 
camera. 
(3) [Load from file] 
Show JPEG files as a panorama image. 
(4) [Save to file] 
Save the currently shown panorama image as a JPEG 
file. 
(5) Creation date and time
Show the date and time a panorama image was 
captured or loaded from a JPEG file. 
(6) [Clear] 
Delete the currently shown panorama image. 
(7)...