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Initial image

This is what the zoomed image of a IP Fisheye camera normally looks like. This view is what you would normally see after installation of the camera, and upon initial DVR startup.

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To access the features of the camera, right click anywhere on the image to bring up the menu, then point at the current camera name. In the below image, the name is “Camera 4,” this will show the options for the currently selected camera.

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In this menu, you will see the following options:

 Monitor  Instant Play  Snapshot  PIP View (Picture In Picture)  PAP View (Picture And Picture)  Geo Fisheye

(This option will appear only if the selected camera is a fisheye)

 Talk Back Toggle

For the purposes of this guide, we will only cover the following options of this menu:

 PIP View (Picture In Picture)  PAP View (Picture And Picture)  Geo Fisheye

(This option will appear only if the selected camera is a fisheye)

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We will start with the PIP (Picture In Picture) function. This feature allows us to zoom in on a specified area of the image and keep an overview shot in a floating window.

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PIP View:

The PIP (Picture In Picture) function allows us to focus on a portion of the currently viewed IP camera and maintains a small shot overview in a floating window in the frame.

To select the PIP function, click on the PIP View option. To return to the normal image, Right click on the image anywhere, point to the camera name, then click PIP View again to remove the check mark.

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Enabling the PIP function will bring us to the following image.

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You can optionally zoom the image by clicking one time in the box that appears in the lower right corner. Once zoomed in, we can drag the focus area around the image to zoom into different areas of the shot.

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In order to adjust the zoom ratio, point your mouse to one of the corners of the focus area in the lower right corner, The mouse will turn to a doubleresizing arrow. Clicking the mouse button and dragging the corner will resize the zoom ration and the focus area.

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If you find that the location of the PIP window is interfering with the image, and would like to move it (While PIP is active, and a zoom is applied), click in the Overview image, outside of the Focus area, and drag the Overview image to a better location on the screen.

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This concludes our section on PIP View.

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PAP View (Picture And Picture)

The PAP feature allows us to select multiple Picture In Picture focus areas simultaneously without using multiple cameras.

To select the PAP feature, right click anywhere on the IP camera image, point to the camera name (In this example, we are using Camera 4) and Click on PAP View

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The image will compress and reveal the PAP windows. We can now select multiple areas to focus on with only one camera.

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In order to create focus areas, point anywhere on the image in the top portion of the screen, then click and drag a box around the area you would like to focus on.

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While in the PAP mode, the Mega Pixel Setting becomes available to us. Let’s explore that option now.

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After we have selected PAP, and selected our focus areas, we can use the Mega Pixel Setting feature to fine tune our experience.

To use the Mega Pixel Setting, right click anywhere on the overview image, then point to Mega Pixel Setting. In the pop out menu that appears, we have the following options:

 Enable Add Focus-Area Mode  Display Focus Area of PAP Mode  Set Color of Focus Area

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Enable Add Focus-Area Mode

This option allows us to add more focus areas to the current layout. Unchecking this option does not affect any current focus areas, but prevents adding new focus areas.

Display Focus Area of PAP mode

This option hides the outlines of the focus areas in the shot overview.

Set Color of Focus Area

This option allows us to change the outline of the Focus area to something that may better suit the background of the shot overview.

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If we find that we have added too many focus areas for our liking, we can easily remove them from the current view.

To remove Focus Areas, right click (Either in the focus area on the shot overview, or in the outlined focus area around the shot area that you would like to remove), point to Focus Area of PAP Mode, then click Delete

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This concludes our section on the Picture And Picture feature.

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Fisheye Camera Features

The fisheye camera is quite versatile. The camera currently supports the following modes:

 Quad View  360 Degree  Dual 180 Degree  Single View

Quad View

This view shows us the fisheye camera split into 4 sections called Quads.

360 Degree

This view shows a us a single 360 degree view with two de-warped focus areas above it.

Dual 180 Degree

This view shows us two 180 degree views stacked in our viewing window.

Single View

This view shows us a single enhanced view. In order to provide depth to the image, the PTZ function is more limited than the other views in this view.

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To access the Quad feature, right click on the image point to the camera name (In this example, we are using “Camera 4,”) Then click Geo Fisheye. The default function is the Quad feature, and the software will display the quad image.

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Once we are in the Quad screen, we can navigate and use the PTZ (Pan\Tilt\Zoom) function. The PTZ function allows us to move the specified quad area to better focus on specific portions of the shot overview.

To Pan or Tilt the quad shot, click in the quad you would like to move, and drag your mouse until you find the desired focus area.

To Zoom the camera, either use the scroll wheel on your mouse (roll the mouse wheel up to zoom in, down to zoom out), or click the +/- magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the shot overview, then click in the quad you would like to zoom in/zoom out on until you have reached the desired zoom level.

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Additional Fisheye Options include:

 Camera Mode  Camera Position  Adjust AutoPan Speed atop-Left Channel  Zoom  Show Source Video at Top-Right Channel  Settings

Camera Mode

This option switches between the 4 Camera modes of the Fisheye These modes include: Quad View, 360 Degree, Dual 180 Degree, and Single

View.

Camera Position

These options allow us to select the appropriate camera orientation. This will affect the de-warping applied to the camera while using the Fisheye Features. The options include Ceiling, Wall, and Ground

Adjust AutoPan Speed atop-Left Channel

When one of these options are selected, the upper left quad will Pan around the Fisheye shot automatically in a circular pattern. The options include High Speed, Medium Speed, and Low Speed.

Zoom

This option allows us to change the Zoom direction, the options include

Zoom In and Zoom Out.

Show Source Video at Top-Right Channel

This option, when selected will show the Fisheye shot overview in the upper right corner of the quad.

Settings

This opens a dialog to adjust the cameras’ Frame Rate, Screen Ratio (for Widescreen Monitors), Wall Mount 180 View (also for Widescreen Monitors) and Show Original Video in Low Resolution.

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Camera Mode

This option switches between the 4 Camera modes of the Fisheye These modes include: Quad View, 360 Degree, Dual 180 Degree, and Single

View.

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Camera Position

These options allow us to select the appropriate camera orientation. This will affect the de-warping applied to the camera while using the Fisheye Features. The options include Ceiling, Wall, and Ground

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Adjust Auto-Pan Speed at Top-Left Channel

When one of these options are selected, the upper left quad will Pan around the Fisheye shot automatically in a circular pattern. The options include High Speed, Medium Speed, and Low Speed.

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Show Source Video at Top-Right Channel

This option, when selected will show the Fisheye shot overview in the upper right corner of the quad.

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Settings

This opens a dialog to adjust the cameras’ Frame Rate, Screen Ratio (for Widescreen Monitors), Wall Mount 180 View (also for Widescreen Monitors) and Show Original Video in Low Resolution.

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360 Degree

This view shows a us a single 360 degree view with two de-warped focus areas above it.

To access the 360 Degree function, Right click the Fisheye image, point to

Fisheye Option, then Camera Mode, Click on Geo Fisheye: 360 degree

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When using the 360 degree view, the following option becomes available to us:

360 Object Tracking

This option allows us to track people or objects within the visual range of the Fisheye camera. The live view will follow the object, or person until it leaves the range of the camera.

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The advanced settings of the Object Tracking function allow us to specify areas of the camera to not track (Masking Region), the size of the object to be tracked (Object Size), and a schedule to adhere when tracking (Schedule).

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Dual 180 Degree

This view shows us two 180 degree views stacked in our viewing window.

To rotate the camera, click in one of the images, and drag your mouse left or right.

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Single View

This view shows us a single enhanced view. In order to provide depth to the image, the PTZ function is more limited than the other views in this view.

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Playback

The following features are available for IP cameras and Fisheye cameras during playback:

• PIP View (Picture In Picture)

• PAP View (Picture And Picture)

• Geo Fisheye (This option will appear only if the selected camera is a fisheye)

PIP View:

The PIP (Picture In Picture) function allows us to focus on a portion of the currently viewed IP camera and maintains a small shot overview in a floating window in the frame.

PAP Function (Picture And Picture) The PAP feature allows us to select multiple Picture In Picture focus areas simultaneously without using multiple cameras.

Fisheye Camera Features

The operating modes available to us during playback are as follows:

• Quad View

• 360 Degree

• Dual 180 Degree

• Single View

Quad View

This view shows us the fisheye camera split into 4 sections called Quads.

360 Degree

This view shows a us a single 360 degree view with two de-warped focus areas above it.

Dual 180 Degree

This view shows us two 180 degree views stacked in our viewing window.

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Single View

This view shows us a single enhanced view. In order to provide depth to the image, the PTZ function is more limited than the other views in this view.

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