Chapter 1 - Pacific Communications

User’s Manual
• (Draw Search Zone): Allows you to define the area to search for changes
or motion on the camera screen by dragging the mouse. The search zone is
displayed with red blocks.
• (Erase Search Zone): Allows you to erase the search zone set on the camera
screen by dragging the mouse.
• (Set Ref. Image): Sets the image currently displayed on the camera screen
as a reference image for change detection (Object Search only).
• (View Ref. Image): Displays or hides a PIP screen with the reference image
(Object Search only).
• Find Method: Selects a search method.
− Motion Search: Searches for images with changes in the Search Zone between two consecutive images
(for example, when there was movement).
− Object Search: Searches for images with changes which last for the Activation Time in the Search
Zone when compared to the reference image (for example, when an object disappeared).
• Sensitivity: Sets the sensitivity of the change detection. The higher the number is, the more sensitive
it is.
• Num of diff. block: Sets the minimum number of blocks that must be activated to be considered as a
change (Motion Search only).
• Diff. % to ref. image: Sets the minimum proportion (%) of blocks that must be activated to be considered
as a change (Object Search only).
• Activation Time: Sets the duration that the change must last to be considered as a change. If a change
is detected but does not last as long as the Activation Time, the change is not considered as a change.
Zoom Control
Clicking the
(Zoom) button on the control toolbar allows you to zoom on the current video.
NOTE: “PIP” is an abbreviation of Picture in Picture and indicates the smaller screen within a screen.
Dragging the mouse on the camera screen moves the zoomed-in area
• (Slide Bar): Adjusts the enlargement ratio. You can adjust the
enlargement ratio also by using the mouse scroll wheel.
• (Actual Size Zoom): Enters the actual size zoom mode. In the actual size
zoom mode, the image is displayed in its original size regardless of the camera
screen size or image’s aspect ratio.
• (Zoom Finder): Displays or hides the PIP screen. The rectangle in the PIP
screen indicates the zoomed-in area.
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