JVC VN-H237U User Manual

HD NETWORK CAMERA

VN-H37U VN-H137U VN-H237U VN-H237VPU VN-H57U VN-H257U VN-H257VPU VN-H157WPU

Instructions

(Setting)

LST1244-001C

Getting Started

Contents

Getting Started

Contents ............................................. 2

Camera Setting Requirements

Network .............................................. 4

Images ................................................ 7

Operating protocol .............................. 7

Setting Pages ..................................... 8

Pages Available to Each User .......... 10

Internet Explorer Setting

Settings ............................................. 12

How to Open the Setting Page ...... 12

Basic Setting1 Page ...................... 13

Basic Setting2 Page ...................... 15

Camera Page ................................ 18

Encoding Page .............................. 26

Audio Page .................................... 33

Alarm Page ................................... 35

Alarm Environment Page .............. 40

Storage Page ................................ 42

PTZ Page ...................................... 49

Auto Patrol Page ........................... 50

Privacy Mask Page ....................... 52

Motion Detection Page .................. 54

Audio Detection Page ................... 56

Tampering Detection Pages .......... 58

Network Page ................................ 59

Protocol Page ................................ 61

Create Server Certificate Page ..... 65

Multicast Page ............................... 66

Access Restrictions Page ............. 68

Time Page ..................................... 70

Password Page ............................. 72

Focus Page ................................... 74

Maintenance Page ........................ 78

LED State Page ............................ 81

List of Factory Defaults of

Each Page .............................. 82

Miscellaneous Page ...................... 86

Operation Page ............................. 87

Settings Page ................................ 88

Position List Page ......................... 96

Patrol Settings Page ..................... 97

Operations

Built-in Viewer Operations ................98

Screen Configuration ..................... 99

Picture Quality Setting ................. 101

PTZ Settings ................................104

PTZ Control ................................. 106

Unicast Settings ........................... 108

Multicast Settings ........................110

On Screen Display Settings ......... 112

Settings related to Audio Monitor

Other Setting ............................... 120

Exiting the Built-in Viewer ............121

Others

Troubleshooting ..............................122

HTTPS and SNMP Function Update

Procedure .................................125

... 118

How to read this manual

䡵 Symbols in this manual

Caution : Operational precautions are

Note : Limitations related to functions

A : Reference pages or reference

provided.

and use, and other helpful information are provided.

items.

䡵 Contents of this manual

● This manual explains the system setup

using Internet Explorer, and the Built-in Viewer operations.

● Our company holds the copyright of this manual. This manual may not be reprinted or reproduced either in part or in whole without prior consent from the company.

● Windows and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

● Product names of other companies described in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies. Symbols such as 姠, 姞 and 姝 are omitted in this manual.

● Design, specifications and other contents described in this manual are subject to change without prior notice for purposes of improvement.

● The screens and windows shown in this manual may slightly differ from the actual ones.

● For the standard camera installation, refer to "Instructions (Installation)" and the separate "Safety Precautions" manual.

● The features and settings unique to each model are identified by the camera model and series name.

䡵 Copyright

● Please note that broadcasting materials

recorded with this camera for profit or for the general public to watch may violate the author's rights protected under copyright law.

● Use of recorded materials without prior consent from the author is forbidden under copyright law except in limited, specific instances.

Camera Setting Requirements

Network

● Ensure that there is sufficient network bandwidth for the data volume to be sent out by camera. Also, do not send multicast stream that exceeds the bandwidth. If the entire bandwidth is used by the multicast stream, you may fail to control the camera via the network.

● Data volume to be sent by camera varies with the settings and number of distributions.

● The maximum bit rate for transmission is about 20 Mbps.

Estimation of Total Bit Rate

The total JPEG bit rate from camera is determined by the JPEG file size, number of clients, and number of frames requested by clients. The total H.264 bit rate from camera is determined by the number of distributions. Design the system by considering these points.

Bit Rate of JPEG Stream

The JPEG file size per frame varies with the encoding settings as well as input video signals. When AFS (or Average File Size) is selected, image is encoded so that the average size of multiple JPEG files becomes the target file size. If VFS (or Variable File Size) is selected, the quantization table during JPEG encoding will be maintained, and the file size will be increased or decreased according to the input signals.

For JPEG file size details, see the "Encoding" page. (A Page 26)

The maximum number of distributions varies with the bit rate settings as well as the client's requested frame rate. Up to 20 streams can be distributed (including multicast). The total frame rate refers to the sum of these frame rates.

For example, when 10 fps is requested by two clients, and in addition, multicast is transmitted at a rate of 10 fps, the total frame rate will be:

10+10+10 = 30 fps

For example, when 5 fps is requested by two clients, and in addition, multicast is transmitted at a rate of 5 fps, the total frame rate will be:

5 + 5 + 5 = 15 fps

If JPEG file size per piece is 120 KB, the total bit rate will be:

120 KB x 15 fps = 1800 KB/s = Approx. 14.4 Mbps

For detailed bit rate settings, see the "Encoding" page. (A Page 26)

If Multi Resolution is selected, the JPEG file size varies with the channels used. For example, when 2 fps of 30 KB JPEG file and 3 fps of 10 KB JPEG file are sent, the total frame rate will be:

30 KB x 2 fps + 10 KB x 3 fps = 90 KB/s = Approx. 0.72 Mbps

Bit Rate of H.264 and MPEG-4 Streams

You can select either the Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR) system for H.264 and MPEG-4 streams. When the VBR system is selected, the bit rate varies according to the condition of input video signals. The VBR system delivers a stable picture quality, but it is difficult to forecast the bit rate. When the CBR system is selected, data is encoded at a fixed bit rate regardless of the condition of input video signals. The picture quality varies under the CBR system, but the bit rage can be easily forecasted. You can specify an estimated bit rate for both VBR and CBR. (64 kbps to 8192 kbps)

Memo:

● "MPEG-4" is represented on this unit's screens as "MPEG4".

Audio Data Size (for Audio-Compatible Models Only)

Up to 2 streams of audio data can be sent. Up to 1 stream of audio data can be received. Each audio data stream is 64 kbps. The size of audio data can be calculated via the following formula:

64 kbps x number of streams

The number of streams should be the total of the number of TCP streams being sent (the number of clients) plus the number of multicast streams being sent/received. For example, if the camera is sending 2 streams of audio and receiving 1 stream of audio, the data size will be the following:

64 kbps

x 3

= 192 kbps

Restrictions on the Number of Distributions for Camera

The maximum number of distributions for camera is determined by the settings as well as requirements from the client. For JPEG distribution, you can select either AFrame Rate PriorityB mode or AClient Number PriorityB mode. AFrame Rate PriorityB mode distributes JPEG images according to the frame rate requested by the client. The maximum number of distributions is determined based on the highest bit rate within the distribution streams. For AClient Number PriorityB mode, if there are requests from multiple clients, JPEG images are distributed in a lower frame rate than that requested to cater to multiple clients. It can accept 20 distribution requests as the maximum number of clients.

䡵 When Frame Rate Priority Mode is

Selected

JPEG images are distributed as the frame rate requested by the client. When a distribution request that exceeds the maximum number of distributions is received, this request is denied.

● When only JPEG images are distributed For example, if Client A requests for JPEG at 1 Mbps, while Client B requests for JPEG at 5 Mbps, additional 2 stream (total 4 streams) of distribution are possible for request below 5 Mbps.

Maximum number of distributions when only JPEG images are distributed

Distribution at

maximum bit rate

less than 1 Mbps 20 20 Mbps less than 5 Mbps 4 20 Mbps less than 10 Mbps 2 20 Mbps Greater than

10 Mbps

● When both JPEG and H.264 data is distributed When both JPEG and H.264 images are distributed simultaneously, up to two clients for JPEG and three clients for H.264 can be distributed, respectively. However, distribution requests that exceeds a total bit rate of 20 Mbps will be denied.

Maximum number of distributions when JPEG and H.264 data is distributed

Maximum number of

distribution

JPEG 2 10 Mbps H.264 3 10 Mbps

Maximum

number of

distributions

Total maximum

Total

maximum

bit rate

Greater than 20 Mbps

bit rate

● When distributing only H.264 data The maximum number of distributions is determined by the preset bit rate. When a distribution request that exceeds the maximum number of distributions is received, this request is denied.

Maximum number of distributions when H.264 data is only distributed

Maximum bit rate

per distributions

less than 1 Mbps 20 20 Mbps less than 3 Mbps 6 20 Mbps less than 6 Mbps 3 20 Mbps less than 10 Mbps 2 20 Mbps Greater than

10 Mbps

䡵 When Client Number Priority Mode is

Selected

● When only JPEG images are distributed If the distribution request would be accepted in the frame rate priority mode, distribution works in the same way as frame rate priority mode, where JPEG images are distributed at the frame rate requested by the client. If the distribution request would be denied in the frame rate priority mode, the frame rate is controlled such that the maximum bit rate is as shown in the following table, to accept distribution requests from up to 20 clients. For example, if Clients A and B request for JPEG at 10 Mbps, the frame rate will be reduced such that the distribution bit rate to each client is less than 5 Mbps.

Maximum bit rate when only JPEG data is distributed

Current number of distributions

2 or less 10 Mbps 20 Mbps 3 to 4 5 Mbps 20 Mbps 5 to 20 1 Mbps 20 Mbps

● When both JPEG and H.264 data is distributed When both JPEG and H.264 images are distributed, distribution works in the same way as frame rate priority mode if the distribution request would be accepted in the frame rate priority mode. If the distribution request would be denied in the frame rate priority mode, the frame rate is controlled such that the maximum bit rate is as shown in the left table (Maximum number of distributions when JPEG and H.264 data is distributed), to accept distribution requests for up to 20 a total number of 20 JPEG and H.264 distributions. However, distribution requests for which the total bit rate of the H.264 distribution stream exceeds 10 Mbps will be denied.

Maximum

number of

distributions

1 Greater than

Maximum bit

rate

Total

maximum

bit rate

20 Mbps

Total

maximum

bit rate

Camera Setting Requirements

Network (continued)

Insufficient Network Bandwidth

When there is insufficient bandwidth, the number of JPEG frames (frame rate) that the client can acquire will decrease. Also, the image distribution will delay. In the case of H.264/ MPEG-4, noise interference may occur and playback may fail.

Network Delay

When the client acquires JPEG via TCP, camera will send out data while checking the ACK from the client at the same time. For networks with considerably delay, data cannot be sent out until ACK is received, and therefore the frame rate will drop. In the case of H.264/MPEG-4, noise interference may occur and playback may fail. A decrease in the frame rate due to network delays can be eliminated by receiving data via multicast.

Network Jitter

When there is considerable network jitter, delay time may be prolonged and the image frame rate may drop. In the case of H.264/MPEG-4, noise interference may occur and playback may fail.

Packet Loss

When acquiring images from camera via TCP, packet loss may be recovered by TCP transmission. When there is considerable delay in the network, however, data may lost and the image frame rate may drop. In the case of H.264/MPEG-4, noise interference may occur and playback may fail. If a packet is lost during multicast transmission from camera, the image frame rate may drop. In the case of H.264/MPEG-4, noise interference may occur and playback may fail.

List of Protocols and Port Numbers used by Camera

The camera uses the following protocols and port numbers. Ensure that these ports are allowed through the firewall when a firewall is to be installed.

Protocol/Port

number

Source

TCP/80 JPEG/H.264/MPEG-4

TCP/554 RTSP

TCP/10020 TCP/10021 TCP/10023

TCP/32040 Alarm distribution

TCP/49298 Audio data reception

Destination

TCP/20, 21 FTP

TCP/25 Mail

TCP/110 POP (Mail delivery)

TCP/User-defined number

UDP/123 SNTP

UDP/User-defined number

Purpose of use

acquisition, Web Settings page, API, audio acquisition

(Reserved for adjustment)

Sending alarm

Images

H.264 Profiles

High profiles can maintain high image quality with a low bit rate, but as the decoder needs to support high profiles, the processing load on the decoder becomes heavier. Compared to high profiles, baseline profile offers lower compression performance, but the processing load on the decoder will be reduced. Selecting high profiles is recommended if the decoder has sufficient processing ability. The camera supports both the H.264 Baseline Profile and H.264 High Profile standards.

PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom)

This camera has a digital PTZ function. While monitoring, the function can cut out an arbitrary area, move within the range of shooting and enlarge the image as if you were operating a PTZ camera.

Operating protocol

PSIA

This device conforms with PSIA (Physical Security Interoperability Alliance) specifications. PSIA is an organization whose aim is to promote the interoperability of IP-enabled security devices.

Initial user name and password are set as follows:

User name: psia Password: jvc

The RTSP of this device complies with RFC2326. You can set up to 3 encoders. The RTSP URL for each encoder is as follows:

Encoder No.1 rtsp://192.168.0.2/PSIA/Streaming/channels/0 Encoder No.2 rtsp://192.168.0.2/PSIA/Streaming/channels/1 Encoder No.3 rtsp://192.168.0.2/PSIA/Streaming/channels/2

Protocols for discovery of surveillance devices, acquisition and modification of surveillance device settings, and audio/video data transfer are standardized under ONVIF.

The initial user name and password are set as follows:

User name: admin Password: jvc

This camera fulfills the ONVIF test specification version 1.02.

ONVIF

This camera supports ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum). ONVIF is a forum that is standardizing surveillance device network protocols.

Camera Setting Requirements

Setting Pages

Selection of Languages on Setting Pages

There is a radio button for selecting the language at the right top corner of the setting pages, however the language will be automatically set according to the OS environment of your computer. If you select Japanese while using an English-language OS, it may not be correctly displayed because there is no Japanese environment. Select a language suitable for the OS of your computer on the setting pages. For how to open the setting pages, see "How to Open the Setting Page". (A Page 12)

Radio button for selecting languages

Memo:

● Your settings are stored in the Cookie folder.

● Once you have set a language, all information is displayed in the selected language after the next

startup.

Uploading and downloading of the Language File

You can change the language on setting pages and built-in viewer of the camera.

● Procedure (1) Click "Download" button on the Maintenance page. (2) Save "language.ini" file to the appropriate folder in the computer. (3) Edit the downloaded "language.ini" file using Notepad or general purpose text editor.

- Current texts are described after "=". Change them to desired text.

- You can write comments after the ";". Comments are annotations for each line and all the text from the ";" to the end of the line is ignored.

- Maximum number of texts in one line is 126 bytes.

- Save the file after editing. Do not change the file name.

- Western European language (ISO-8859-1) is supported. Double byte character set is not supported.

(4) Click "Browse" button on the Maintenance page and select "language.ini" file which you edited. (5) Click "Upload" button on the Maintenance page. (6) Select "Custom", then click "Apply" button on the Maintenance page.

- Language is replaced after reloading the Maintenance page. When language is not replaced, please reload the Maintenance page again.

● Following GUI is added to Maintenance page.

Camera Setting Requirements

Pages Available to Each User

Enter User Name and Password

User name and password entry will be required at the beginning. There are three access authorization levels to camera. The factory settings are as follows.

User

Name

admin jvc All operations and

operator jvc The following items

user jvc Viewing of images

Default

password

Authorization

levels

setting changes are allowed.

cannot be operated, and setting changes are not permitted. [Basic Setting1] [Network] [Protocol] [Access Restrictions] [Time] [Password] [Maintenance]

and some operations are permitted.

Memo:

●

When accessing to the camera from Internet Explorer, refer to the "Instructions (IP Address Settings)."

Pages that Users Have Access to

Restrictions are placed on the pages that users have access to. In addition, links on the setting pages are also displayed according to the access privileges of the user.

䢇 admin

Basic Setting1 [Network]

[Time]

Basic Setting2 [Camera]

[Encode]

Details [Camera]

[Encoding] [Audio](VN-H57U/H257U/ H257VPU/H157WPU only) [Alarm] [Alarm Environment] [Storage] [PTZ] [Auto Patrol] [Privacy Mask] [Motion Detection] [Audio Detection] (VN-H57U/H257U/ H257VPU/H157WPU only) [Tampering Detection] [Network] [Protocol] [Multicast] [Access Restriction] [Time] [Password] [Focus](VN-H57U/H257U/ H257VPU/H157WPU only) [Maintenance] [LED Settings] [Miscellaneous] [Operation] [Settings] [Position List] [Patrol Settings]

䢇 operator

Basic Setting2 [Camera]

[Encode]

Details [Camera]

[Encoding] [Audio](VN-H57U/H257U/ H257VPU/H157WPU only) [Alarm] [Alarm Environment] [Storage] [PTZ] [Auto Patrol] [Privacy Mask] [Motion Detection] [Audio Detection] (VN-H57U/H257U/ H257VPU/H157WPU only) [Tampering Detection] [Multicast] [Focus](VN-H57U/H257U/ H257VPU/H157WPU only) [LED Settings] [Miscellaneous] [Operation] [Settings] [Position List] [Patrol Settings]

䢇 user

Details [Miscellaneous]

Internet Explorer Setting

Settings

How to Open the Setting Page

1.Enter IP address of camera in the address bar of Internet Explorer.

(for example, the factory default of Ahttp://192.168.0.2B)

2.Enter the user name and password.

(The factory default is AadminB and AjvcB)

3.The Built-in Viewer of the camera is displayed.

Click here.

Memo:

● When IP address entry, see the AInstructions (IP Address Settings).

● The [Security Information] screen appears before the top page display. Press the [OK] button to

proceed. To suppress this warning screen, correct the Internet Explorer settings as follows.

● Select [Tools] - [Internet Options] - [Security] - [Trusted sites]. Then, select [Custom Level] and [Miscellaneous] and set [Display mixed content] to AEnableB.

●

Note:

● Do not reset the camera and do not turn the power supply Off immediately after you have changed the settings. If done, your settings are lost and the camera may be returned to the factory defaults.

4.Click [Details] of the Built-in Viewer.

● [Basic Setting1] page will be opened if accessed by user name AadminB. (A Page 13)

● [Basic Setting2] page will be opened if accessed by user name AoperatorB. (A Page 15)

● [Miscellaneous] page will be opened if accessed by user name AuserB. (A Page 86)

Basic Setting1 Page

This page sets the network basic. This page can be used during access using AadminB.

Click [Basic Setting1].

Memo:

● If you enter the following URL directly into the address bar of Internet Explorer, you can open the [Basic Setting1] page without going through the Built-in Viewer. http://192.168.0.2/cgi-bin/display.cgi?basicmenu1.html

● Press the [OK] button to enable the new settings.

● If the [OK] button is pressed upon entering an invalid value, a warning message will appear and the

entry will be denied. Press the [Cancel] button to restore the invalid entry to the value before the change was made.

Internet Explorer Setting

Settings (continued)

Basic Setting1 Page (continued)

Network

A IP Setting Sets the DHCP client function.

B IP Address Sets the IP address of camera.

C Subnet

Mask

D Default

Gateway

Time

E Time (read

only)

F Time Zone Sets a time zone.

G PC Time to

Camera

To enable the DHCP, connect the camera to the network environment where the DHCP server is running. If you have set IP Setting to DHCP but the DHCP server does not exist, the camera will start with the IP address of 192.168.0.2 and the subnet mask of

255.255.255.0 approximately 2 minutes after startup.

[Set values: DHCP Disable, DHCP Enable]

[Factory default: 192.168.0.2]

Sets the subnet mask of camera. [Factory default: 255.255.255.0]

Sets the default gateway of camera. Enter 0.0.0.0 if you do not want to set a default gateway.

[Factory default: 0.0.0.0]

Displays the clock time of camera. The time transmitted by camera is recorded in the JPEG header.

Memo:

● You cannot change the time with this item. For details about the time settings, see the "Time" page. (A Page 70)

[Set value: (GMT-12:00) - (GMT) UTC - (GMT+12:45)]

Click the [Set] button to set the time of computer on the camera.

Memo:

● Your computer’s time zone cannot be applied. Only the time will be set.

Basic Setting2 Page

This page sets fundamental camera and encoding parameters. This page can be used during access using AadminB or AoperatorB.

Click [Basic Setting2].

Memo:

● If you enter the following URL directly into the address bar of Internet Explorer, you can open the [Basic Setting2] page without going through the Built-in Viewer. http://192.168.0.2/cgi-bin/display.cgi?basicmenu2.html

● Press the [OK] button to enable the new settings.

● If the [OK] button is pressed upon entering an invalid value, a warning message will appear and the

entry will be denied. Press the [Cancel] button to restore the invalid entry to the value before the change was made.

● "H.264 High" indicates the H.264 High Profile standard.

Internet Explorer Setting

Settings (continued)

Basic Setting2 Page (continued)

A Camera ID Text entered here will be written in the H.264 header and the JPEG comment

segment (item name: camera). It links to the [Camera ID] of the [Camera] page. (A Page 19)

Memo:

● Refer to the "API Guide" on the file formats of JPEG.

B Scenefile You can select the setting that is suitable for the shooting scene. You can

select the following eight scenes. You can customize the settings (except Camera ID) stored in "Scenefile". For details, see the [Camera] page. (A Page

19)

General : General location Indoor : Place with indoor lighting Outdoor : For shooting the subject in sunlit conditions CLVI : Uses the fog removal function. (A Page 25) This can help

Traffic : For shooting a subject that moves at high speeds, for example,

DataSaving: Data can be saved for VBR or VFS coding using noise

Day (Color): Always shoots in color. This setting is used for shooting in bright

Night (B&W)

[Set values: General, Indoor, Outdoor, CLVI, Traffic, DataSaving, Day

increase visibility in environments where there is a large difference between lighted and shaded areas, or in environments where contrast is low due to fog, etc.

during road surveillance.

suppression. For details, see "Encoding" (A Page 26).

locations such as under in sunlit areas during the day.

:Always shoots in black and white. This setting is used for

shooting in dark locations such as at night or when the object is illuminated by infrared light.

(Color), Night (B&W)]

Memo:

● Select "Day (Color) or "Night (B&W)" when you switch the Color or B&W using an alarm trigger. For details, see the [Alarm] page. (A Page 35)

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

C Encode Select the frame size for each screen of JPEG and H.264 from the following six

patterns.

䡵 Selectable distribution size

Set value

H.264 High

1920x1080 30 fps

H.264 High

1920x1080 5 fps + Monitor Output

JPEG 1920x1080 +

Monitor Output

4 JPEG 1280x960

5 JPEG 640x480 640 x 480 5 fps 30 KB AFS –

Set in "Encoding"

Page

Frame

Size

1920 x 1080

1280 x 960

Multi-encoding and details can be set on [Encoding] page.

Frame

Rate

30 fps 8 Mbps CBR 30 frames

5 fps 2 Mbps CBR 5 frames

5 fps 200 KB AFS –

5 fps 120 KB AFS –

Commu-

nication

speed

Bit

rate

I Frame Interval

Memo:

● If [Set in "Encoding" Page] is selected, the details have been set in the [Encode] of "Encoding" page. (A Page 26)

● Refer to the "API Guide" on the file formats of JPEG.

● The settings of the [PTZ] page (A Page 49) and the [Auto Patrol] page (A Page

50) may not work for some combinations of distribution size in the Encoding page.

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

Internet Explorer Setting

Settings (continued)

Camera Page

This page sets the camera's parameters. Settings here are linked to the Camera in the "Basic Setting2" page. (A Page 16) This page can be used during access using AadminB or AoperatorB.

Click [Advanced Settings] and [Camera].

A B

F G

Memo:

● Press the [OK] button to enable the new settings.

● If the [OK] button is pressed upon entering an invalid value, a warning message will appear and the

entry will be denied. Press the [Cancel] button to restore the invalid entry to the value before the change was made. If you press the [Cancel] button, other changed items will also be restored to the values before the change was made.

● Press the [Help] button to display the explanation of functions and settings in a pop-up window.

A Camera ID A character string entered here will be written to the JPEG comment

segment (item name: camera).

Memo:

● You can enter up to 40 characters consisting of alphabets (both upper case and lower case), numerals, parentheses, commas, periods, spaces and hyphens. Use the radio button [Japanese / English (Custom)] at the right top corner of the setting page to select English (Custom).

● All characters entered in the JPEG comment segment will be saved, but some characters may not be displayed when Camera ID is viewed with the Built-in Viewer.

● Refer to the "API Guide" on the file formats of JPEG.

B Scenefile You can select the setting that is suitable for the shooting scene. You can

select the following eight scenes. You can customize the [Camera] page settings (except Camera ID) stored in "Scenefile".

General : General location Indoor : Place with indoor lighting Outdoor : For shooting the subject in sunlit conditions CLVI : Uses the fog removal function. (A Page 25) This can help

Traffic : For shooting a subject that moves at high speeds, for example,

DataSaving: Data can be saved for VBR or VFS coding using noise

Day (Color): Always shoots in color. This setting is used for shooting in bright

Night (B&W)

[Set values: General, Indoor, Outdoor, CLVI, Traffic, DataSaving, Day

increase visibility in environments where there is a large difference between lighted and shaded areas, or in environments where contrast is low due to fog, etc.

during road surveillance.

suppression. For details, see "Encoding" (A Page 26).

locations such as under in sunlit areas during the day.

:Always shoots in black and white. This setting is used for

shooting in dark locations such as at night or when the object is illuminated by infrared light.

(Color), Night (B&W)]

Memo:

● Select "Day (Color)" or "Night (B&W)" when you switch the Color or B&W using an alarm trigger. For details, see the [Alarm] page. (VN-H37U, VN-H237VPU) (A Page 35)

●

If you press the [OK] button, the settings (except Camera ID) of the [Camera] page will be store in the selected Scenefile.

● Press the [Initialize] button to restore the selected Scenefile to the factory defaults.

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

Internet Explorer Setting

Settings (continued)

Camera Page (continued)

C Brightness Adjusts the brightness of an image.

D Color Level Adjusts the color level.

E Black Level Adjusts the black level. Setting the value to "Low" darkens the video image.

F Gamma

G Enhance Level Sets the intensity of edge enhancement.

H 3D DNR The noise on the screen will be reduced.

Increasing the value brightens dark areas, and decreasing the value makes bright areas more pleasing to the eye.

[Set values: ⴑ5 to Normal to 5]

A larger value increases the darkness of color, but a smaller value decreases the darkness of color.

[Set values: ⴑ5 to Normal to 5]

[Set values: Low, Normal]

Memo:

● If the black level is set to ALowB, this may be too low depending on the monitoring device, or dark area will become complete black.

● When using the Monitor Output or H.264/MPEG-4 images, set it to "Normal".

To alter the appearance of dark areas in a video image, adjust the gamma curve. ON : Perform gamma correction. OFF : Do not perform gamma correction. The entire image appears dull. [Set values: ON, OFF]

A larger value increases the intensity of edge enhancement, but a smaller value decreases the intensity of edge enhancement.

[Set values: ⴑ5 to Normal to 8]

[Set values: OFF, Low, Mid, High]

Memo:

● With a moving object, the higher the noise reduction (as you select Low Mid - High), the more likely there will be an afterimage.

● You cannot select this when the frame rate is set to 25 fps or higher.

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

I White Balance Adjusts the white balance. White balance can be adjusted for a light source

with a color temperature range of 2300 K to 10000 K.

[Set values: ATW-Wide, ATW-Narrow, AWC]

ATW-Wide Switches to the Auto-Tracking White Balance (automatic color temperature

ATW-Narrow Switches to the Auto-Tracking White Balance (automatic color temperature

AWC

tracking) Wide mode. Adjusts the white balance automatically according to the color temperature of the light. (Color temperature: 2300 K to 10000 K)

tracking) Narrow mode. Adjusts the white balance automatically according to the color temperature of the light. (Color temperature: 3200 K to 8000 K)

Switches to the Auto-White Balance Control mode. In the AWC mode, values entered for the [AWC R-Gain] and [AWC B-Gain] items are applied to white balance. Pressing the [OnePushAWC] button replaces the [AWC R-Gain] and [AWC B-Gain] values with the values of the AWC execution results.

Memo:

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Execute by filling the screen completely with a white object in a location with lighting conditions similar to those of the object you are going to shoot.

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Even when white balance is set to "ATW-Wide" or "ATW-Narrow", pressing the [OnePushAWC] button switches the mode automatically to AWC.

● If you press the [OnePushAWC] button, the changes you made before pushing the button will be stored and the AWC mode will be executed.

AWC R-Gain Sets the gain of R (red) when in the AWC mode.

AWC B-Gain Sets the gain of B (blue) when in the AWC mode.

A larger value increases the redness, but a smaller value decreases the redness. [Set values: 0 to 107 to 255]

A larger value increases the blueness, but a smaller value decreases the blueness. [Set values: 0 to 65 to 255]

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

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J ALC

AGC Sets the AGC (automatic gain control) level.

Sense UpThis function is used to raise the sensitivity level by lengthening the

Priority Sets the priority of ALC (function for maintaining the video level according to

Maintains the video level according to the object brightness. The priority of motion (by AGC) or the priority of picture quality (by Sense Up) can be selected. If both are set simultaneously, you can set their priority using the [Priority] option.

You can adjust the brightness of image according to the object brightness. OFF : Disables the AGC function. Mid : When the amount of light is insufficient High : When the amount of light is particularly insufficient

[Set values: OFF, Mid, High]

Memo:

● If [Easy Day/Night] is set to "Auto", you cannot turn it "OFF". (VN-H137U, VN-H237U)

●

If [Day/Night] is set to "Auto Low", "Auto Mid" or "Auto High", you cannot turn it "OFF". (This applies to models other than VN-H137U and VN-H237U.)

●

The screen appears grainy at dark locations when the AGC function is in use.

exposure time. You can specify the number of times by which the sensitivity level is to be increased automatically when the object becomes dark. When Ax16B is selected, the sensitivity level will automatically increases continuously until it is 16 times of the level when AOFFB is selected.

[Set values: OFF, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32, x60]

Memo:

● When the sensitivity is increased, the shutter speed drops and a moving object appears unnatural.

● Upon raising the sensitivity level, the screen may appear grainy or white, or white defects may occur. However, this is not a malfunction.

● When Sense Up is set to a value other than AOFFB, flickers occur under the light of fluorescent or mercury lamps. This is not a malfunction of the camera, but is due to principles related to Sense Up.

● If the shutter speed is set to 1/50 to 1/10000, you can set the Sense Up to "OFF" only.

the object brightness). Combo : Selects the best combination automatically. Motion : Assigns priority to AGC (automatic gain control). This is suitable

Quality : Assigns priority to the Sense Up function. This is suitable for

[Set values: Combo, Motion, Quality]

for shooting fast-moving objects.

shooting objects requiring a high picture quality.

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

K Shutter Speed Sets the shutter speed.

1/30 to 1/10000 : Fixes the shutter speed. Auto (1/30 - 1/100) : Varies the shutter speed automatically between 1/

Auto (1/30 - 1/1000) : Varies the shutter speed automatically between 1/

Auto (1/30 - 1/10000) : Varies the shutter speed automatically between 1/

Flickerless : Sets a shutter speed to prevent flickering in the

[Set values: 1/30, 1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000,

1/10000, Auto (1/30-1/100), Auto (1/30-1/1000), Auto (1/30-1/10000), Flickerless]

Memo:

● AAuto (1/30-1/10000)B is only recommended when using a manual iris lens.

● Flickers may occur when this is set to a value other than "Flickerless".

● When Sense Up is set to a value other than AOFFB, the shutter speed

cannot be set to a value between 1/250 and 1/10000 seconds.

L Easy Day/Night

(VN-H137U/ H237U only)

Average: Peak

Sets the Day and Night mode.

Color : Keeps color mode activated at all times. Black & White: Keeps Black & White mode activated at all times. Auto : Switches to Black & White mode when the luminance level is

low.

[Set values: Color, Black and White, Auto]

Exposure detection is set as a ratio of the AVERAGE value to the PEAK value. [Set values: 10:0, 9:1, 8:2, 7:3, 6:4, 5:5]

30 and 1/100 seconds according to the brightness.

30 and 1/1000 seconds according to the brightness.

30 and 1/10000 seconds according to the brightness.

50 Hz power frequency.

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

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L Day/Night

(VN-H37U/H57U/ H257U/H237VPU/ H257VPU/ H157WPU only)

Sets video to Black & White mode. Also allows you to select from among 3 levels for automatically activating Black & White mode in low-light conditions.

[Set values: Color, Black & White, Auto Low, Auto Mid, Auto High] If you select AF performance in conjunction with switching modes, AF is performed when you switch between modes. (VN-H57 only)

Memo:

● The mechanical sound of the infrared filter insertion/removal can be heard when the mode switches.

● While the mechanical sound can be heard, audio streamed from the camera is muted. (VN-H257U, VN-H257VPU only)

● If you set "Auto Low", "Auto Mid", or "Auto High", the camera immediately switches modes when the set amount of illumination is detected.

Color Keeps color mode activated at all times.

Color Average: Peak

Black & White Keeps Black & White mode activated at all times.

Black & White Average: Peak

Auto Low

Auto Mid

Auto High

The color mode peak photometry rate is set as a ratio of the AVERAGE value to the PEAK value.

[Set values: 10:0, 9:1, 8:2, 7:3, 6:4, 5:5]

The Black & White mode peak photometry rate is set as a ratio of the AVERAGE value to the PEAK value.

[Set values: 10:0, 9:1, 8:2, 7:3, 6:4, 5:5]

Switches to Black & White mode when the subject's signal level has a low level of brightness.

Switches to Black & White mode when the subject's signal level has a medium level brightness.

Switches to Black & White mode when the subject's signal level has a high level of brightness.

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

M Back Light

Compensation

Selects the backlight compensation function. Enables unwanted light sources to be excluded from the photometry area.

OFF : Disables backlight compensation. Areas 1 to 4 : Select a photometry area from the four areas. [Set values: OFF, Area 1, Area 2, Area 3, Area 4]

Photometry area

OFF Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4

Photometry area Photometry area

Memo:

● The backlight compensation area is not linked to digital PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom).

N CLVI Select the fog removal function.

It is effective in reducing image blur which occurs when zooming in on an object located at a distance or when shooting in foggy or dusty environments. Depending on the shooting conditions, it may be less effective or a noise may appear in the image, but this is not a camera malfunction.

[Set values: ON, OFF]

Memo:

● CLVI is an abbreviation for Clear Logic Video Intelligence.

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

Photometry area Photometry area

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Encoding Page

This page sets JPEG/H.264/MPEG-4 encoding parameters. This entry links to the [Encode] item of "Basic Setting2" page. (A Page 17) This page can be used during access using AadminB or AoperatorB.

Click [Advanced Settings] and [Encoding].

Memo:

● Press the [OK] button to enable the new settings.

● If the [OK] button is pressed upon entering an invalid value, a warning message will appear and the

● Encoding settings cannot be changed during multicast distribution. (A Page 66)

● If settings on this page are altered during playback using the Built-in Viewer, reboot the viewer.

● There is upper limit to transmission bit rate from the camera. If a bit rate that exceeds upper limit is

specified, this new setting will not be applied. For details on the maximum transmission limit, refer to the section on "Network". (A Page 4)

● H.264 High indicates High Profile, and H.264 Baseline indicates Baseline Profile.

● The contents displayed in C changes depending on the type of encoding and the item selected.

● If the distribution bit rate exceeds 24 Mbps, the specified frame rate distribution fails.

A Encode Select the encoding from [Single Encode], [Multi Resolution] or [Multi-

Encode]. C options vary depending on the selected encoding system.

[Set values: Single-Encode, Multi-Resolution, Multi-Encode1,

Single-Encode [Set values: JPEG, H.264 Baseline, H.264 High]

Multi-Resolution [Set values: JPEG, H.264 Baseline, H.264 High]

Multi-Encode1

Multi-Encode2

[Set values: JPEG + H.264 Baseline,

[Set values: JPEG(1280x960) + MPEG4(640x480)

Multi-Encode2]

JPEG + H.264 High

JPEG(1280x960) + MPEG4(320x240) JPEG(640x480) + MPEG4(640x480) JPEG(320x240) + MPEG4(320x240)

]

B Aspect Ratio Selects the width:height ratio of the image.

[Set values: 16:9, 4:3]

C Single-Encode Enables Encoder No.1 only out of three channels of encoders. You can

set a frame rate that exceeds 5 fps.

Encoder No.1

Framesize Select the frame size of each JPEG or H.264 screen.

Framerate Select a frame rate.

Bitrate (Rate control mode)

I Frame Interval

Available sizes vary depending on the aspect ratio.

[Set values for aspect ratio 16:9: 1920x1080, 1280x720, 640x360] [Set values for aspect ratio 4:3: 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240]

[Set values: 30 fps (this cannot be set for JPEG if the frame size is 1920

x 1080), 25 fps (JPEG is not supported), 15 fps, 10 fps, 7.5 fps, 5 fps, 3 fps, 2 fps, 1 fps]

Select whether to set the control rate mode for single encoding to CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate).

CBR : Data is encoded at a fixed bit rate regardless of the

condition of input video signals. It is easy to estimate the bit rate. Select from the list of bit rate ranges.

VBR : The bit rate varies according to the condition of input video

signals. The picture quality is stabled but it is difficult to estimate the bit rate. Select from the list of bit rate ranges.

[Set values: CBR, VBR] Bit rate range

[Set values: 64, 128, 256, 384, 512, 768, 1024, 1536, 2048, 3072, 3584,

4096, 8192] kbps

Select the I-frame interval. Encoding starts from the I-frame. Shortening the interval stabilizes the picture quality even when there area rapid changes in the video image. However, the picture quality for images with little change will deteriorate. In addition, when multicast packet loss occurs, the time interval required to restore the image is shorter.

[Set values: 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120] Frame

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

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C Multi-Resolution

Encoder

Encoding

No.1

Encoder No.2

Display

Framesize Select the frame size of each JPEG or H.264 screen.

Framerate Select the frame rate of multi resolution.

Quality Select the JPEG picture quality (rate control mode) and picture quality level.

Encoding Display

Framesize Same as for Encoder No.1.

Framerate Same as for Encoder No.1.

Quality Same as for Encoder No.1.

From H.264 High, H.264 Baseline and JPEG, you can select one and set different frame sizes to up to three channels. The frame rate that can be set is lower than 5 fps.

Displays the encoding system selected in Multi-Resolution.

Available sizes vary depending on the aspect ratio.

[Set values for aspect ratio 16:9: 1920x1080, 1280x720, 640x360] [Set values for aspect ratio 4:3: 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240]

[Set values: 15 fps, 10 fps, 7.5 fps, 5 fps, 3 fps, 2 fps, 1 fps]

When "AFS" is selected, encoding is performed such that the target file size is the average size of multiple JPEG images.

When "VFS" is selected, the quantization table during JPEG encoding will be maintained and the file size will increase or decrease according to the input signals. storage capacity, note that the maximum recording time may vary as the file size fluctuates under this setting.

[Set values: AFS, VFS] Picture quality level

[Set values: Level 1 to Level 3 to Level 7]

Memo:

● You can specify the file size by combining the frame size the picture

Displays the encoding system selected in Multi-Resolution.

The default value is "1280x720" pixels for Encoder No.2.

The default value is "5 fps" pixels for Encoder No.2.

The default values are "AFS" and "Level 3" for Encoder No.2.

When recording JPEG data to a recorder with a limited

quality level.

(Values for reference)

Picture quality level

Frame Size

1920 x 1080 320 280 240 200 160 120 80

1280 x 720 180 160 140 120 100 80 60

1280 x 960 180 160 140 120 100 80 60

file size (KB)

640 x 360 80 60 40 30 25 20 15

640 x 480 80 60 40 30 25 20 15 320 x 240 27 20 13 10 8 7 5

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* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

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Encoder No.3

Encoding Display

Framesize Same as for Encoder No.1.

Framerate Same as for Encoder No.1.

Quality Same as for Encoder No.1.

When you use Encoder No.3, turn ON the encoding that you selected in multi resolution. If you select

[Set values: JPEG, OFF]

The default value is "640x360" pixels for Encoder No.3.

The default value is "5 fps" pixels for Encoder No.3.

The default values are "AFS" and "Level 3" for Encoder No.3.

OFFB, you will not be able to set Encoder No.3.

C Multi-Encode1 You can specify JPEG for Encode No.1,and H.264 High or H.264

Baseline for No.2. The frame rate that can be set is lower than 15 fps.

Encoder No.1

Encoding Display

Framesize Select the frame size of each JPEG or H.264 screen.

Framerate Select the frame rate of Multi-Encode1.

Quality Select the JPEG picture quality (rate control mode) and picture quality level.

Displays the AJPEGB encoding system selected in Multi-Encode1.

Available sizes vary depending on the aspect ratio.

[Set values for aspect ratio 16:9: 1920x1080, 1280x720, 640x360] [Set values for aspect ratio 4:3: 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240]

[Set values: 15 fps, 10 fps, 7.5 fps, 5 fps, 3 fps, 2 fps, 1 fps]

When "AFS" is selected, encoding is performed such that the target file size is the average size of multiple JPEG images. When "VFS" is selected, the quantization table during JPEG encoding will be maintained and the file size will increase or decrease according to the input signals. When recording JPEG data to a recorder with a limited storage capacity, note that the maximum recording time may vary as the file size fluctuates under this setting.

[Set values: AFS, VFS] Picture quality level

[Set values: Level 1 to Level 3 to Level 7]

Memo:

● The chart below shows file sizes for each combination of frame size and picture quality level.

● Select between level 1 and level 7. The picture quality increases when the level value is small. However, the file size increases (see the table below).

(Values for reference)

Picture quality level

Frame Size

1920 x 1080 320 280 240 200 160 120 80

1280 x 720 180 160 140 120 100 80 60

1280 x 960 180 160 140 120 100 80 60

file size (KB)

640 x 360 80 60 40 30 25 20 15

640 x 480 80 60 40 30 25 20 15 320 x 240 27 20 13 10 8 7 5

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* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

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Encoder No.2

Encoding Display

Framesize Select the frame size of each JPEG or H.264 screen.

Framerate Select the frame rate of Multi-Encode1.

Bitrate Select whether to set the control rate mode for full size 30 fps encoding to

I Frame Interval

Displays the encoding system selected in Multi-Encode1. [For JPEG+H.264 Baseline : H.264 Baseline] [For JPEG+H.264 High : H.264 High]

Available sizes vary depending on the aspect ratio.

[Set values for aspect ratio 16:9: 1920x1080, 1280x720, 640x360] [Set values for aspect ratio 4:3: 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240]

[Set values: 15 fps, 10 fps, 7.5 fps, 5 fps, 3 fps, 2 fps, 1 fps]

CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate). CBR : Data is encoded at a fixed bit rate regardless of the condition of

VBR : The bit rate varies according to the condition of input video

[Set values: CBR, VBR] Bit rate range [Set values: 64, 128, 256, 384, 512, 768, 1024, 1536, 2048, 3072, 3584,

input video signals. It is easy to estimate the bit rate. Select from the list of bit rate ranges.

signals. The picture quality is stabled but it is difficult to estimate the bit rate. Select from the list of bit rate ranges.

4096, 8192] kbps

* The [Set values] in bold letters are factory defaults.

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