The Camera Control Tab

The Camera Control tab is located in the lower right panel of the Secondary Window. It allows you to control the pan, tilt, and zoom of the selected PTZ camera.

Configuring Camera Control

To enable pan/tilt and presets, navigate to: Setup->System Setup->Press for Advanced Configuration->Cameras->Setup Cameras.

Select your chosen camera and click the Driver tab.

Both the Pan/Tilt Enabled and Presets Enabled drop-down lists contain three options:

Use Camera Type Value - this option allows Synergy to enable the feature if the selected camera supports it. Otherwise the feature will be disabled.
Enable - this option enables the feature.
Disable - this option disables the feature.

Using Camera Control

If the selected camera has pan/tilt and presets disabled, the Camera Control tab's red directional control icon and the Preset button will be disabled.

If the selected camera has pan/tilt and presets enabled, the Camera Control tab will look as in the following image, with all controls enabled.

With your cursor, move the red ball icon right or left to make the camera pan right or left. Move the red ball icon up or down to make the camera tilt up or down.

You can control zooming with the Zoom buttons in the lower right area of the Camera Control tab. Click the Plus Sign button to zoom in and the Minus Sign button to zoom out.

Alternatively, you can control zooming in and out using your Synergy EX300 joystick. Rotating the joystick clockwise causes zooming in and rotating it counter-clockwise causes zooming out.

Note: There is optional configuration for controlling joystick speed. See your Synectics system administrator for details.

The following table describes the Camera Control tab functions.

Camera Control Tab
Feature	Function
PTZ Modes	Select In-screen PTZ when you want to digitally zoom in/out or pan on the onscreen image (live or recorded). Select Device PTZ when you are controlling pan, tilt, and zoom of physical cameras during live video.
Preset Home	The camera returns to its home position (the preset position).
Zoom Plus Sign	The camera zooms in on an object.
Zoom Minus Sign	The camera zooms out from an object.
Focus Plus Sign	Increase the focus of the camera on an object.
Focus Minus Sign	Decrease the focus of the camera on an object.

Live and Digital Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ)

The PTZ modes are for panning, tilting, and zooming on your video footage using your mouse. To access the PTZ modes, right-click anywhere in the Video window. The Video Context menu appears.

Select In-Screen PTZ and either Device PTZ or Digital PTZ.

The Device PTZ mode moves the actual camera during live recording. The Digital PTZ changes the on-screen image digitally to replicate panning, tilting, and zooming while viewing live or recorded video. The video window contains a set of zones in which to move your mouse for different camera control commands. Once Digital PTZ is selected, the Device PTZ checkbox is automatically de-selected.
In some instances, this may be incorrectly applied to display wall control. A setting is available to prevent this. See your system administrator for details.

The following diagram depicts the video window zones for camera control in PTZ modes:

The following table describes your cursor in each zone.

PTZ Mode Camera Control Zones
Zone	Cursor Description
Pan Right	Right green arrow
Pan Left	Left green arrow
Tilt Up	Up green arrow
Tilt Down	Down green arrow
Zoom In	Magnifying glass with plus sign
Zoom Out	Magnifying glass with minus sign

To zoom in on the screen:

Move the cursor into the zoom in zone on the playback screen. It becomes a plus sign on a magnifying glass icon. Hold the left mouse button to zoom in, and release when you have zoomed in enough.

To zoom out from the screen:

Move the cursor into the zoom out zone on the playback screen. It becomes a minus sign on a magnifying glass icon. Hold the left mouse button to zoom out, and release when you have zoomed out enough.

To pan right or left:

Move the cursor into the left or right pan zone. The cursor becomes a green right or left arrow, respectively. Hold the left mouse button to pan right or left, and release the mouse when you have panned enough.

To tilt up or down:

Move the cursor into the up or down tilt zone. The cursor becomes a green up or down arrow, respectively. Hold the left mouse button to tilt up or down, and release the mouse when you have tilted enough.

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