Canon network camera VBS31D User Manual

Privacy Mask Setting Tool
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(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 position] to load...

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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)...

Panorama Creation Tool
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Note
 While a panorama image is being created, the connection of 
anyone other than Administrators and connections other than 
RTP are cut off.
 When a small value is entered for [Maximum Frame Rate: 
Video Transmission] under [Video] > [JPEG] in the Setting 
page, panorama capture is slowed down. 
Saving/Deleting a Panorama Image on the 
Camera
After creating the panorama image, it is sent to and saved 
on the camera to update the cameras panorama image.
How to...

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View Restriction Setting Tool is a tool that limits the range that can be captured by the camera. If view restrictions have been 
set, you can limit the displayable capture range using the viewer. 
[Apply View Restriction Setting] 
Restrictions set by the View Restriction Setting Tool are applied in the following cases.
 When the Admin Viewer is accessed with authorized user authorities
 When the VB Viewer is accessed
 When accessed via the Intelligent Function Setting Tool
 When accessed via RM-Lite...

View Restriction Setting Tool
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Display Screens of View Restriction Setting Tool
(1) Video Display Area
The video currently captured by the camera is shown. 
Pan, tilt, and zoom operations are the same as in the 
Admin Viewer. For details, see “How to Operate the 
Viewer” (p. 124).
(2) [Switch Mouse Operation] button
Click the button to switch to . In this mode, move 
the mouse pointer to the video display area and click 
to operate the pan and tilt. Click the button again to 
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(10)[Display in panorama screen] 
Apply the current view restriction settings to the 
panorama screen. At this point, the settings are not 
yet saved in the camera. Be sure to click [Save 
settings]. 
(11)[Restore settings] 
Clear the settings you have specified on the screen of 
the tool and restore the settings saved in the camera. 
(12)[Save settings] 
Save the set view restriction in the camera. 
After the view restriction has been set, be sure to save 
the settings in the camera by clicking [Save...

View Restriction Setting Tool
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Admin Tools The pan and tilt ranges vary depending on the zoom ratio 
(view angle). 
 If the view restriction will be exceeded as a result of controlling 
the zoom toward maximum wide-angle, the camera will first 
pan and tilt to a position where the maximum wide-angle zoom 
will be within the viewing restriction area. Wide-angle zoom 
control will then be enabled within the view restriction area.
 Reducing the view restriction may also reduce the zoom range. 
Pan...

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A tool that lets you set presets and the home position. You can set up to 20 presets and the home position while viewing the 
preview in the panorama or full video mode. 
Preset Setting Tool
Preset Setting Tool
Important
 If you want to use intelligent functions, it is strongly recommended that you use the 
Preset Setting Tool to register a preset that corresponds to the camera position of the 
area where you want to use intelligent functions.
 The camera angle will be as follows when the camera is...