Filter
Top Products
AXIS M3027-PVE Fixed Dome Network Camera
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)
PTZ controls are only available for view areas.
Preset Positions
A preset position is a saved view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic position. A preset position consists of
the following values:
• Pan and tilt positions
• Zoom position
Each view area has its own preset positions.
Access the Preset Positions
Preset positions can be accessed in several ways:
• By selecting the preset from the Source drop-down list in the Live View Page.
• When setting up action rules. See page 36.
• When setting up guard tours. See page 28.
Add a Preset Position
1. Go to PTZ > Preset Positions.
2. Click in the image or use the controls to steer the camera view to the desired position, see Preset Positions.
3. Enter a descriptive name in the Current position eld.
4. Click Add to save the preset position.
To include the preset position name in the overlay text, go to Video, select Include overlay text and enter the modier #P in the
eld. For more information about modiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help
.
Set the Home Position
The entire view area is treated as the Home position which is readily accessible by clicking the Home button on the Live View
page and in the Preset Positions setup window.
The product can be congured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a specied length of
time. Enter the length of time in the Return to home after eld and click Save. Set the time to zero to prevent the product from
automatically returning to the Home position.
Overview Map
Click Overview map to activate to view an overview image while panning and tilting within a view area. Click within the overview
map circle to quickly steer the camera view to a new position. The current position is indicated by a green circle. All view areas
display an overview map at the bottom right corner.
Guard Tour
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for
congurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser.
28