Sony SNC-RZ30N Digital Camera User Manual


 
Administrating the Camera
Recording Images in Memory — Image memory setting Page
43
Alarm: Records a still image in the selected memory by
synchronizing with an external sensor input or the
built-in activity detection function. When you select
Alarm, the Alarm mode setting section appears (see
page 43).
Note
If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select
the Alarm mode. When you want to use the Alarm
mode, set the Suffix menu to Date/Time or
Sequence number.
Periodical recording:Records still images in the
selected memory periodically. When you select
Periodical recording, the Periodical recording
mode setting section appears (see page 43).
Alarm mode setting Section
Alarm
Select the alarm to link the Image memory function. If
the selected alarm is detected, a still image is captured
and recorded in the selected memory.
Sensor 1: External sensor connected to sensor input 1 of
the camera I/O port
Sensor 2: External sensor connected to sensor input 2 of
the camera I/O port
Sensor 3: External sensor connected to sensor input 3 of
the camera I/O port
Activity detection: The activity detection function built
in the camera.
To set the activity detection function, click Activity
detection. The Activity detection setting page
appears (see page 47).
Available period
Select the period for which the alarm mode is available.
Always: The alarm mode is available any time.
Use scheduler: The alarm mode is available according
to the schedule selected in the Schedule No. menu
below.
Schedule No.
When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want the alarm mode
being available.
Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)
Alarm buffer configuration
Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting
page.
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm
buffer setting Page” on page 45.
Note
If an alarm occurs during the Alarm buffer processing,
that alarm is ignored.
Digest viewer
If you select On, an HTML file (.html) and a Java Script
file (.js) are added each time the selected alarm is
detected.
When you open the added HTML file using a general
browser, the digest viewer runs and you can view the
still pictures in the alarm buffer in sequence (quasi-
animation).
See “Operating the Digest Viewer” on page 36.
Periodical recording mode setting
Section
Interval time
Type the interval at which you want to record an image
periodically. You can set the hour (H), minutes (M) and
seconds (S) between 1 second and 24 hours (one day).
Note
The actual interval may be longer than the set value,
depending on the image size and the recording
conditions of the ATA memory card.
Available period
Select the period for which the periodical recording
mode is available.
Always: The periodical recording mode is available any
time.
Use scheduler: The periodical recording mode is
available according to the schedule selected in the
Schedule No. menu below.