ACTi Camera Demo Tool User Manual V1.5.04.13
Camera Demo Tool
User Manual
Version 1.5.04.13
2013/02/23
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Table of Contents
1 Overview 3
Introduction .................................................................................... 3
Main Functions ............................................................................... 3
System Requirements .................................................................... 4
Installation ...................................................................................... 4
2 Startup 5
Selecting PC Configuration............................................................. 5
Connecting to the Camera ............................................................. 6
Configuring Video Streaming Settings ........................................... 8
3 Live View 9
Live View Options ......................................................................... 10
Multi VGA View Mode ................................................................. 12
ePTZ View Mode ........................................................................... 13
DNR View Mode ........................................................................... 14
WDR View Mode .......................................................................... 15
Edge Enhancement View Mode ................................................... 16
Snapshot ....................................................................................... 17
4 Playback 18
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Available Demo
Functions
Single
View
(Normal)
4 VGA
View
6 VGA
View
DNR
WDR
Edge
Snap-
shot
ePTZ
in
Cam
ePTZ
in
Demo
Tool
Optical
Zoom
or PTZ
Supported Models
KCM-5211
Y Y Y Y Y Y
KCM-5211E
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Y
KCM-5511
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
KCM-5611
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
KCM-3311
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Y
KCM-7111
Y Y Y Y Y
KCM-7311
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Y
KCM-3911
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
KCM-7911
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
KCM-8x11
Y Y Y Y Y Y
Dxx
Y Y Y Y
Exx
Y Y Y Y Y Y
Overview
Introduction
Camera Demo Tool is a Windows based program to help you demo the new products more quickly
and easily. You don’t need to install NVR or any image codec to do live streaming and snapshot. The
program is designed to be adaptive to various PC hardware conditions and improve its performance.
Main Functions
1. Two preset configurations for the most-adopted PC hardware capabilities based on processor
level:
Preset Configuration for Intel Core i3 and Preset Configuration for Intel Core i5
2. Live View modes supporting specific camera features as below:
3. Capturing snapshot in Live View
4. Manual recording in Live View
5. Playback RAW files
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System Requirements
Operation system: 32/64-bit Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate
Installation
1. Download software package.
2. Execute the installer file “Camera_Demo_Tool_v1.5.04.13.exe .
After the installation, a shortcut will appear on your Desktop. Click it to execute the application.
Note: Camera Demo Tool uses the Active X control components that are different with ACTi NVR
software 2.X versions’; hence, you should run Demo Tool on a computer without any ACTi NVR
software installed.
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Startup
Before running Camera Demo Tool, please
1. Get your camera connected to your computer. Start by changing your computer’s IP address
to be in the same network segment with your camera’s, which usually starts with
192.168.0.XXX.
2. Check the camera IP Address, Account, Password and Port number.
Selecting PC Configuration
As you first run this application, please select a PC configuration on Settings page before starting
camera related operations. Based on computer’s speed and processing power, the preset
configurations use appropriate video settings to ensure that your computer can work reliably and
smoothly while streaming. Next time you run Camera Demo Tool, it will load the configuration you
saved during last session.
Camera Demo Tool provides three PC configurations. Select either preset configuration whose
computing capability is more similar to your computer’s, or the third one for other computer types.
Fig. 1 Configuration Page
If you choose “Preset Configuration for Intel Core i3” or “lower or Preset Configuration for Intel
Core i5” configuration, the video settings - Encoder Type, Resolution, Bit rate and FPS are all
pre-selected, which are not configurable during your operation.
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IP Address:
192.168.0.100
Http Port:
80
Account:
Admin
Password:
123456
Connection Settings
If your computer’s performance level is various from those two presets’, or you would like to adjust
certain property for a special need, select “Customization” as PC configuration. Note that the
pre-selected video streaming properties are based on higher computer standard; you should tailor the
video streaming settings to fit your system condition and achieve good video quality for the purpose of
demonstration.
Connecting to the Camera
After selecting a PC configuration, you can start connecting to your camera, or click “Cancel” to select
another configuration. On Settings page, please key in the correct IP address, HTTP port number,
Account name, and Password, and click “Connect” to see the live view. If your computer is already
connected to a camera with connection settings the same as default, Camera Demo Tool will
automatically get the live view.
After setting is done, click “Save” to save current connection settings for later operations. Camera
Demo Tool will remember the settings and automatically connect to this camera next time you run it.
Fig. 2 Connection Settings
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