Canon Vb-C60 - Ptz Network Camera- User Manual

v Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................... ii Contents ........................................................................................................... v How to Read the Guides ...............................

vi Contents Start Up VBAdmin Tools ............................................................................... 2-4 Panorama Creation Tool ............................................................................... 2-6 Panorama Creation Tool Display Screen .......................................

vii Contents Set the Smart Shade Control ................................................................................. 3-28 Set the Night Mode ................................................................................................ 3-28 Chapter 4 Creating Web Pages for Video Distribution...

viii How to Read the Guides User’s Manual Start Guide explains the safetyprecautions, the types of bundledsoftware, the system requirements, andthe software installation instruction, theinitial setting and mounting proceduresfor VB-C60.Sections where the user should refer tothe Operation Guide are i...

ix How to Read the Guides Icons using in this Guide Icon Explanation Note Important information that must be observed or actions that are prohibited during an operation. These notes must be read to prevent the equipment from possible faults or damage. Tip Supplementary information or a reference to ...

x Note In this guide, the IP address “192.168.100.1” (factory default setting) is used to explain how to operate the camera. In actual operation, use the IP address that you set in your VB-C60. Camera’s Top Page Access Camera’s Top Page This section explains the VB-C60’s top page including the setti...

xi Camera’s Top Page Access the Setting Menu Click 2 Setting Page to move to the setting page for detailed settings. For details on the Settings Menu, see Chapter 1 “Detailed Settings”( ➞ P.1-2). Access the Sample Pages Click 3 Sample Page to access the sample pages. You can view three types of samp...

xii Access the VB-C60 Viewer Click the “Admin Viewer” or “VB Viewer” link under 4 “VB-C60 Viewer” to access the VB-C60 viewer. VB Viewer Admin Viewer Camera’s Top Page

xiii Camera’s Top Page User Authentication for Accessing the Setting Menu or Admin Viewer User authentication is required to access the “Setting Menu” or “Admin Viewer”. The factory default setting is as follows. User name : root Password : VB-C60 The user name “root” is the Administrator account of...

Detailed Settings This chapter describes the detailed settings for VB-C60 such as network connection, camera control, date, time and access control. Chapter

1-2 Setting Menu You can move to each setting page from Setting Menu for following various camera settings. For details, refer to each page of this manual. ● Setting Menu ● Network Settings for the administrator password, LAN, IPv6, DNS and SNMP ( ➞ P.1-7) ● Date and Time Settings for the date, time...

1-4 Access the Setting Menu To configure each setting, first you need to access to the camera via a web browser. To begin with, access to the camera’s top page ( ➞ P.x). For details of entering a user name and a password, refer to page P.xiii. Setting Menu You can access each setting page and the Ad...

1-5 Detailed Settings Access the Setting Menu ■ Apply Changes When you change the settings on each setting page, the grayed-out “OK” button on the top right of the page changes to blue. Click “OK” to enable the changes. Click “Clear” to reset the changes. ■ Setting Items That Require Reboot An orang...

1-6 Access the Setting Menu ■ Return to the Setting Menu Click “to Menu” on the top right of each setting page to return to the Setting Menu. Note ● Do not open multiple setting pages when changing settings for a single camera settings. ● Do not use “Back” and “Forward” of the web browser to move be...

1-7 Detailed Settings ▼ Administrator Password 1 Password Set the administrator password. Up to 8 alphanumeric characters (including spaces andprintable characters) can be used. The factory default setting is “VB-C60”. Be sure to disconnectthe Admin viewer or VBAdmin Tools from the camera before cha...

1-8 ▼ LAN 1 IP Address Setting Select “Auto (DHCP)” or “Manual” as IP address setting method. If you select “Auto (DHCP)”,values automatically retrieved from the DHCP server are used for “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask”,and “Default Gateway Address”. If you select “Manual”, directly enter values accordin...

1-9 Detailed Settings ▼ IPv6 1 IPv6 Select “Enable” when using IPv6. 2 IPv6 Address The IPv6 address is displayed in the column. ▼ DNS 1 Name Server Address 1 - 2 Enter the name server address to be registered. When using only one name server, leaveName Server Address 2 field blank. 2 Host Name Regi...

1-10 ▼ SNMP 1 SNMP Select from “Disable” and “Enable”. Specify “Enable” if you need to reference camera’sinformation from the SNMP manager. 2 Community Name Enter the SNMP community name. For security reason, it is recommended to change thedefault community name. 3 Administrator Contact Information ...

1-12 Set the Date and Time (Date and Time) 2 Date, Time Configure the following settings depending on the 1 “Setting Method”. Set manually Manually enter the date and time in “Year/Month/Day” format for the date and in “hh:mm:ss”format for the time. Use 2 digits for the month, day and time. Example:...

1-13 Detailed Settings Set the Camera Control and External Device Names (Camera) You can configure following settings. ● Camera Name Enter the camera name. The name is required when using VK-64 with the camera. ● Camera Control Setting for the AF mode, shutter speed, focus, digital zoom and Image St...

1-14 ▼ Camera Initial Settings 1 AE Mode, Slow Shutter, Shutter Speed Set the camera’s exposure mode and shutter speed. AE Mode Auto “Auto” is used to automatically control the exposure. Flickerless “Flickerless” is used to reduce flicker in video caused by some factors, like fluorescent lamps. Thes...

1-15 Detailed Settings Point of infinity Note) The camera may be out of focus. Day/Night setting Day mode Night mode Dome Infrared lamp Wide end Tele end Wide end Tele end Auto Not used None 0.3m 〜∞  1.5m 〜∞  0.5m 〜∞  1.8m 〜∞  Used None 2.1m 〜∞  2.4m 〜∞  Not used Yes 0.5m 〜∞  1.8m 〜∞  Used Yes 0.5m ...

1-17 Detailed Settings ▼ Camera Position Control 1 Restricted to Presets Select whether or not to restrict the camera control to presets from “No Restriction” and “PresetOnly”. When “Preset Only” is selected, the camera control is restricted to preset angles onlyfor all users except the administrato...

1-19 Detailed Settings You can configure following settings. ● JPEG Configure the image quality, size and maximum frame rate for JPEG images. ● MPEG-4 Configure the image quality, size and capture frame rate for MPEG-4 video. ▼ JPEG 1 Image Quality Select the image transmission quality for each imag...

1-21 Detailed Settings Set HTTP Upload, FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload) You can configure following settings. ● General Upload Setting for upload operations. ● HTTP Upload Setting for HTTP upload. ● FTP Upload Setting for FTP upload. ● E-mail Notification Setting for e-mail notification ...

1-22 ▼ HTTP Upload 1 Notification Select information to be notified from “Notification Only with HTTP” or “Image attachedNotification with HTTP”. 2 URI Enter the URI for upload (using up to 255 characters). 3 User Name, Password Enter the user name and password required for authentication. 4 Proxy S...

1-23 Detailed Settings ▼ FTP Upload 1 Notification The information to be notified is set to “Image data upload with FTP”. 2 FTP Server Enter the FTP server’s host name or IP address (using up to 63 characters). 3 User Name, Password Enter the user name and password required for authentication. 4 PAS...

1-26 ▼ Image Server 1 Maximum Number of Clients Set the maximum number of clients, to which the camera can simultaneously distribute video.You can set up to 30 clients. When 0 is specified, only the Admin viewer can connect to thecamera. 2 Camera Control Queue Length Set the maximum queue length of ...

1-28 ▼ HTTP Server 1 HTTP Port Set the HTTP port number to 80 or between 1024 and 65535. Normally use 80 (factory default setting). 2 Global Address for the Web Page Enter the global address and the port number to assign a fixed global address to the camera( ➞ P.4-10) using router’s NAT function. Wh...

1-29 Detailed Settings ▼ Image Buffer 1 Frame Rate Set the frame rate used when temporarily buffering images in the camera. 2 Pre-event Buffer (number of image frames) Set the number of images to be buffered, which were captured prior to each event. 3 Post-event Buffer (number of image frames) Set t...

1-30 ▼ Motion Detection 1 Motion Detection Event Whether motion detection is enabled or disabled is indicated. You can switch between enabledor disabled using “Motion Detection Setting Tool” of VBAdmin Tools ( ➞ P.2-27). 2 ON Event Operation Select whether or not to activate image upload and e-mail ...

1-32 ▼ External Device Input 1 External Device Input Event Select whether or not to enable image upload and e-mail notification triggered by an externaldevice input event. 2 ON Event Operation Select whether or not to activate preset, image upload and e-mail notification when the camerareceives an i...

1-33 Detailed Settings ▼ Interval Timer 1 Interval Timer Event Select whether enable or disable timer for uploading images and/or e-mail notification. 2 Interval of the Timer Select the interval of the timer. 3 Upload Select “Enable” for sending an e-mail notification at the specified time intervals...

1-34 ▼ Sound Clip Upload 1 Browse File Specify an audio file to be uploaded as sound playback. 2 Sound Clip Name Name the audio file to be registered (up to 15 characters). To delete registered files, click “Delete”. Tip You can register only audio files, of which playback time is 20 seconds or shor...

1-35 Detailed Settings ▼ Authorized User Account 1 User Name, Password You can add authorized users to the “User List” by entering their user names and passwordsand then clicking “Add”. You can use up to 8 characters, including A-Z, a-z, 0-9 for the user names. You can use up to 8 ASCII characters (...

1-36 ▼ Host Access Restriction 1 Host List The list shows settings for authorized hosts and restricted hosts. 2 Apply the list to HTTP Server Specify “Yes” to apply the host list to HTTP server access. Once applied, some user accesswill be restricted, such as access to the camera from viewers, acces...

1-39 Detailed Settings ▼ IPsec Set There are 5 IPsec Set from 1 to 5, and you can configure the IPsec settings for each communication using each IPsec Set. 1 IPsec Select whether or not to use IPsec from “Manual” and “Disable”. 2 IPsec Mode Select the IPsec operation mode from “Tunnel Mode” or “Tran...

1-40 8 SA ESP Encryption Algorithm Select the ESP encryption algorithm from “AES”, “3DES”, “DES” and “NULL” according to theencryption algorithm supported by the destination device. “AES” or “3DES” is recommended to use normally. 9 SA ESP Authentication Algorithm Select the ESP authentication algori...

1-42 Setting Items That Require a Reboot (Reboot) 1 LAN Settings required for LAN connection such as IP address ( ➞ P.1-8) 2 IPv6 Settings for IPv6 use ( ➞ P.1-9) 3 Installation Conditions Settings for camera’s installation conditions ( ➞ P.1-17) 4 MPEG-4 Settings for video size and frame rate in MP...

1-44 ▼ Tool 1 View Log Events Display a log file, showing the camera’s operation and connection with viewers ( ➞ P. 2-36). 2 View Current Settings Display a list of current settings. 3 Reboot Reboot the camera. 4 Restore Settings All settings will be restored to the factory default settings, except ...

VBAdmin Tools This chapter describes how to set up cameras using VBAdmin Tools. You can create panoramas, set a view restriction, presets and motion detection, view logs, and launch the Admin Viewer. You should configure detailed settings as described in Chapter 1 in advance. Chapter

2-2 Overview of VBAdmin Tools VBAdmin Tools comprises of “VBAdmin Tools” and applications that you can start from the tool such as “Panorama Creation Tool”, “View Restriction Tool”, “Preset Setting Tool”, “Motion Detection Tool”, “Log Viewer” and “Admin Viewer”. You can easily configure the settings...

2-3 VBAdmin Tools Preset Setting Tool ( → P.2-18) This tool enables you to set presets and home positions visually. Presets can be set by operating the mouse while referring to a panoramic preview. You can also configure the settings of “Preset Tour”, which tours through multiple presets to monitor....

2-4 Start Up VBAdmin Tools 1. Double-click “VBAdmin Tools v4.0” desktop i c o n o r s e l e c t “ W e b V i e w L i v e s c o p e ” → “VBAdmin Tools v4.0” from Programs in theStart menu bar to start up the VBAdmin Tools 2. Connection Setting dialog appears To use VBAdmin Tools, it should first be co...

2-5 VBAdmin Tools When the camera is disconnected after start up, select“Connect” from the File menu bar to display theConnection Setting dialog. Start Up VBAdmin Tools 4. VBAdmin Tools starts You can start the Panorama Creation Tool, ViewRestriction Tool, Preset Setting Tool, Motion DetectionTool, ...

2-6 Panorama Creation Tool This tool is used to create a panorama image displaying the full view of the area covered by VB-C60. When using VB-C60 Viewer to perform pan, tilt, or zoom as well as define presets, you can see, at a glance, which part of the entire viewing area is currently covered. Pano...

2-7 VBAdmin Tools 1 Show Registered Panorama Image button Displays panorama image registered in VB-C60. 2 Register Panorama Image button Register panorama image currently displayed in panorama creation tool. 3 Display Camera model and Capture Date Displays the model of camera currently connected and...

2-8 Capture Panorama Image ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Capture 1. Click “Capture” to start capturing Change the AE lock position as required. Check the Indoor dome housing (VB-RD51S)option if you are using the optional indoor domehousing. To stop capturing while it is in progress, click “Stop”. 2. After capt...

2-9 VBAdmin Tools Register/Delete Panorama Image ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ To “Register” the Panorama Image ... Click “Register Panorama Image” Panorama image is registered. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ To Delete... Click “Remove Image” and then click“Resister Panorama Image” The panorama image registered in VB-C60 isdeleted. Pan...

2-10 Reconnect Reconnections when a connection with VB-C60 has been cut. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Reconnect Select “Reconnect” from the File menu bar Open/Save Panorama Image from/to Image File You can open an image file as a panorama image, or save a panorama image as an image file. Only JPEG format imag...

2-11 VBAdmin Tools View Restriction Tool View Restriction Tool is to restrict the area where the camera can capture. Once you set the view restriction, you can limit the area, within which VB-C60 viewer can display. V i e w R e s t r i c t i o n T o o l l e t s y o u e a s i l y s e t v i e w r e s ...

2-12 1 Load View Restriction button Loads the view restriction values currently set in VB-C60. 2 Save View Restriction button Saves the view restriction values set and applied using this Tool to VB-C60. After setting the view restriction, be sure to click “Save View Restriction” to save thesetting v...

2-14 2. Modify the shape of the “Pan/Tilt Preview Frame (red)”, “Telephoto Preview Frame(yellow)” or “Wide-angle Preview Frame(green)” displayed on the panorama imageto set the view restrictions When enlarging or reducing the Telephoto Previewand Wide-angle Preview frames, the vertical/horizontalrat...

2-15 VBAdmin Tools 4. Change camera angle to the position you want to set with the Upper, Lower, Left, Right,Telephoto, and Wide-angle values, and thenclick “Get value” for each setting You can confirm the retrieved values in the ViewRestriction Value Input boxes or View RestrictionPreview frame. Vi...

2-18 Preset Setting Tool This tool enables you to easily set presets and home positions visually. They can be set by operating the mouse while referring to a panoramic preview. You can also set the “Preset Tour” settings, which tours through multiple presets to monitor. Reflecting to VB-C60 Viewer P...

2-19 VBAdmin Tools Preset Setting Tool Display Screen The display screen for Preset Setting Tool is divided into “Preset Settings Area” and “Preset Tour Settings Area”. You can set up to 20 presets and home position while referring to a panoramic preview in the Preset Setting Area. You can set “Pres...

2-21 VBAdmin Tools ■ Change Settings from Preset Preview Frame Use the preview frame on the panorama image to set presets. Preset Setting Tool Set Presets Presets can be set using either of the following two methods. Select a suitable method according to your preference or environment. How To Make S...

2-22 2. Click “Admin Viewer” to launch the Admin ViewerIf accessing to Admin Viewer, you shouldmake user authentication ( → P.xiii) Preset Setting Tool ■ Change the Settings from Admin Viewer’s Camera Angle Launch Admin Viewer and set the camera angle as a preset. 4. Operate the camera at a desired ...

2-24 Preset Setting Tool Preset Tour You can set “Preset Tour” to monitor multiple presets that have already been set. ■ Preset Tour Setting Area Display Screen 1 Tour Schedule list Displays a list of presets which are set for Preset Tour. 2 Add button Adds a preset to the Tour Schedule list. 3 Up/D...

2-26 To Make Settings... 1. Select the tour method from “Auto preset tour” Select either “For viewers” or “Always”. 2. Select the preset number to add in the Tour Schedule from “Presets” in the Preset Settingarea and click “Add” The preset is registered in the Tour Schedule list. Youcan register up ...

2-27 VBAdmin Tools This tool is to set up motion detection function, which uploads images, notifies to viewers and logs events, when the captured object moves, causing a change to occur in the video image. You can set the position and size of motion detection areas, and the conditions to judge the t...

2-28 Motion Detection Setting Tool ■ Motion Detection Setting Tool Display Screen (Live Mode) 12 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 1 Load Motion Detection button Loads the motion detection settings of VB-C60. 2 Save Motion Detection button Saves the current motion detection settings edited with this tool. After setting...

2-29 VBAdmin Tools Motion Detection Setting Tool 1. Start Motion Detection Setting Tool The Motion Detection Setting Tool window is displayed(“Motion Detection Tool Display Screen” ( → P.2-28)). Settings for motion detection are available in theSetting tab on the right side of the screen. There aret...

2-30 2. S e t t h e f r a m e r a t e a n d c a m e r a p o s i t i o n (“Camera” tab) Set the camera’s frame rate and position. The camera position can be set to a desired positionusing the viewer for live video, or you can select apreset in the “Camera” tab. You need to set the preset settings usi...

2-32 4. Check the motion detection status of the camera Check “Display motion detection status of the camera” to confirm the status of the motiondetection with the settings you have configured. The motion detection status is displayedusing one of the following icons. You cannot save the settings wit...

2-33 VBAdmin Tools Motion Detection Setting Tool Tip ● The “Motion detected (peak block display)” and “Display motion detection status of the camera” displays in this tool, and the actual detection status of the VB-C60 may not match perfectly. ● When the Motion Detection function of the VB-C60 is en...

2-34 Tip “Detected” Status and Display Screen A frame of areas where the motion is being detected is indicated with blue solid line in the viewer. Areas detected at the configured sensitivity are indicated with a yellow or red rectangle in the motion detection area frame. Yellow rectangle : Indicate...

2-35 VBAdmin Tools 1 Maximum recording time Set the maximum recording time in the range of 60-300 seconds. 2 Self-timer Set the duration to start recording after the “Rec. Start” button is clicked. Set it in therange of 0-30 seconds. 2 . Adjust the camera position and click “Rec. Start” in the “Live...

2-36 Log Viewer Log Viewer enables viewing of operation status logs of the camera. Tip ● Log Viewer only displays a log. You cannot delete the log. ● To save the log, select “File” → “Save” from the menu bar. The log is saved as a text file. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Download When starting the Log Viewer f...

2-37 VBAdmin Tools View Logs The following information is included in a log. ● Code The log codes are displayed. See “Log Message List” ( → P.5-6) for the log codes. One of following three icons is displayed with each log code, depending on the log level. Logs without a log code are displayed withou...

2-38 ■ Select and View Logs by condition Logs can be filtered according to log type, code, or date and time so that only the required information is displayed. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Make Settings 1. Choose “Filter” from the View menu bar 2. The Filter dialog appears. Set the search criteria and click “...

3-2 The VB-C60 viewer is a viewer used to access network camera VB-C60 via a Web browser and to control the camera, including image display and pan/tilt/zoom controls. The VB-C60 viewer includes 2 viewers: Admin viewer and VB viewer. VB-C60 Viewer Overview ● Operational Items Admin Viewer : In addit...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-3 VB-C60 Viewer Overview User Authority and Camera Control Privilege *can be changed: The administrator can change the privileges of Authorized users and Guest users. There are four types of privileges that can be set for users: Privileged Camera Control, Camera Control, Image Distr...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-5 Starting VB-C60 Viewer Various settings of the VB-C60 viewer are available by accessing to the camera via a Web browser. First, access the Settings Title Page. Start up VB-C60 Viewer ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Start 1. Access “http://192.168.100.1/” using a Web browser 2. Click “Admin Vie...

3-6 Starting VB-C60 Viewer It is a viewer to control cameras as the administrator. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Start Up 1. Start the VBAdmin Tools (For details on how to start the VBAdmin Tools, see Chapter 2 “VBAdmin Tools”( ➞ P.2-4).) 2. Click “Admin Viewer” 3. Enter the user name and password The factory ...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-7 Starting VB-C60 Viewer 4. The Admin viewer starts in a Web browser Note Be sure to enter the correct user name and password. If entering a wrong one, try again with the correct name and password.

3-8 This section describes the overview of the Admin viewer, including buttons and boxes, which are displayed when the Admin viewer is started. 1 Video Capture Size Select the size for receiving video from the camera. 2 Video Display Size Select the size for displaying video. 3 Full Screen Mode butt...

3-10 This section describes the overview of the VB viewer, including buttons and boxes, which are displayed when the VB viewer is started. 1 Video Capture Size Select the size for receiving video from the camera. 2 Video Display Size Select the size for displaying video. 3 Pause/Resume button Click ...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-11 The camera cannot be controlled by multiple users at the same time. Only the user who currently has the camera control privilege can control the camera. You must obtain the camera control privilege to control the camera, such as pan/tilt/zoom, backlight compensation and presets. ...

3-12 ■ Change the Camera Angle ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Control You can change the camera angle in one of the following ways. Slide the knob on the scroll bar for pan or tilt The camera angle changes according to the knob position on the scroll bar. You can alsomove the knob by clicking on a blank area on...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-13 How to Operate the VB-C60 Viewer ■ Change the Camera Angle in the Panorama Display Area A frame displayed in the area indicates the range the camera is currently capturing. Blue frame : The user does not have the control privilege. Yellow frame : The user has the control privileg...

3-14 Click on the setting bar for zoom The camera zoom magnification changes according to the relative position on the setting bar.You can also change the zoom magnification by clicking on icons positioned on both sides ofthe setting bar. Setting bar for zoom Upper end: the maximum zoom in value (te...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-15 How to Operate the VB-C60 Viewer ■ Change the Zoom Magnification in the Panorama Display Area Change by dragging Drag the yellow frame in the Panorama image and change the frame size, so that the zoommagnification changes and the yellow-framed area is zoomed. Tip When you click o...

3-16 ■ Use a Preset You can control the camera using presets registered in the camera in advance ( ➞ P.2-18). ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Operate 1. Display the preset dropdown list by clicking the Preset Selection box 2. Select a preset from the list to change the camera angle ■ Compensate Backlight Backlig...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-17 How to Operate the VB-C60 Viewer You can change the video capture size and the video display size, switch to the full screen mode, pause/resume video, reconnect to the camera and start/stop receiving audio. Configure Image and Audio Settings ■ Change the Video Capture Size You ca...

3-18 ■ Full Screen Mode (only in the Admin viewer) You can display the video at full-screen size. Click the button to launch a new window at full screen size. Click the close button on the full-screen window to close. ■ Pause/Resume Video You can pause and resume the video. Click the button to pause...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-19 How to Operate the VB-C60 Viewer ■ Reconnect to the Camera This function is to reconnect to the camera. Click the button to reconnect to the camera ■ Audio Reception You can receive audio through a microphone connected to the camera. Click the button to receive audio Tip ● To rec...

3-20 Information and warning messages are displayed. ¡ Information Message The icon is displayed in blue. This type of messages is displayed when the camera is operated properly. It displays help messages for buttons and pull-down menus, pan/tilt/zoom information from the camera, frame rate informat...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-21 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To Operate 1. Click “Obtain/Release Camera Control” to obtain the camera control privilege 2. Click “Control for Admin” 3. The Control for Admin panel is displayed Operation and Setting as Administrator Open the Control for Admin Panel This section describes opera...

3-22 Operation and Setting as Administrator You can control the external device output and display the current status with icons. Click the icon to switch on/off. Example Top : Output OFF Bottom : Output ON Control the External Device Output Tip You need to set for Motion detection with “Motion Dete...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-23 Operation and Setting as Administrator You can control the camera and change the speed using the Camera Control buttons. 1 Pan/Tilt button You can pan and tilt the camera in the direction of arrows. Hold down the button to keepmoving the camera toward the direction, and release t...

3-24 Operation and Setting as Administrator Select the focus mode from “Auto”, “Manual” or “Fixed at infinity”. Auto : The focus is adjusted automatically. Manual : Hold down the (Far) or (Near) button to adjust the focus. When you click “One-shot AF”, it automatically focuses the camera and then re...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-25 You can configure the settings related to exposure operations. 1 Exposure Mode Select from “Auto”, “Manual”, “Auto (Flickerless)” or “Auto (Shutter Speed)”. When using the camera while setting “Day/Night” to “Auto” in the “Camera” menu in the settingpage ( ➞ P.1-16), use “Auto”, ...

3-26 Operation and Setting as Administrator Spot This mode meters the center part of the screen. Without being affected by brightness or darkness in outer areas of the screen, the appropriateexposure can be achieved for the subject in the center. Select this mode to adjust the exposure in the center...

VB-C60 Vie wer 3-27 Operation and Setting as Administrator Set the White Balance Select the white balance from “Auto”, “Light Source”, and “Lock”. 1 Auto The white balance is automatically adjusted . 2 Light Source Select from the pull-down menu according to thelight source conditions. Daylight Fluo...

3-28 Unlike backlight compensation, Smart Shade Control adjusts darker areas with maintaining the brightness of the brighter areas. 1 Smart Shade Control Switch on/off the shade control. 2 Smart Shade Control Level When the shade control is “On”, set the correctionlevel from 1 (low) to 7 (high). Ope...

Creating Web Pages for Video Distribution This chapter describes how to use the VB-C60 to webcast information. Image data can be distributed in various ways, including displaying video or still images and displaying multiple images on a Web page. Chapter

4-2 Web Pages for Video Distribution To distribute image data using VB-C60, you need to create a dedicated Web page. The viewer that can be used with VB-C60 is “VB-C60 Viewer”, which allows you to set detailed parameter settings. If you select a link requesting video in step 1 , a file that includes...

4-4 View Sample Pages Ready-made video distribution sample pages are provided with VB-C60. Follow the procedure below to view these pages. Refer to these pages when creating your own Web pages. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ How To View the Pages 1. Launch your Web browser and enter the following URL: http://192.168.1...

4-5 Creating W eb P a ges f or Video Distrib ution Create a Web Page using the VB Viewer You can incorporate and display the VB Viewer in the Web page. Distribute Video using VB Viewer This section describes how to use the VB Viewer to distribute video. Application examples are also given. <ifram...

4-6 Example of Using the VB Viewer to Create a Web Page Distribute Video using VB Viewer This section describes an example in which the VB Viewer is used to create a Web page. Use this example to create your own original Web page. Note ● Output performance may be degraded if there is insufficient fr...

4-8 Distribute Video using VB Viewer VB Viewer Parameters You can specify parameters to provide a Web page to modify the behavior or appearance of Web pages. Ensure that you thoroughly understand the parameters. ■ object tag description Attribute name Omissible Description src height width No Specif...

4-9 Creating W eb P a ges f or Video Distrib ution Display the Live Video at Access as a Still Image When a client accesses the Web page that provides videos, the video shot at that point can be supplied as a still image. For a more detailed example, refer to the sample page. Distribute Video using ...

4-10 Note ● Contact respective manufacturers for details on setting the router. ● You need to set for “Global Address for the Web Page” ( ➞ P.1-28) to distribute audio. Example of Video Distribution using One Global Address One fixed global address is required if VB-C60 is being used to distribute l...

4-11 Creating W eb P a ges f or Video Distrib ution You can view still images and control the camera using the Web service of a mobile phone. You can easily create still image distribution pages for mobile phones with HTML, which uses the command image.cgi. Sample pages for still image distribution ...

4-12 Distribute Still Images to a Mobile Phone Overwrite Sample Pages You can change screen displays and the content of operations by overwriting the HTML file under the following path by accessing the flash memory in the VB-C60 via ftp. Path to the Japanese version sample: /mnt_flash/www/html/sampl...

4-13 Creating W eb P a ges f or Video Distrib ution Distribute Still ImaÍges to a Mobile Phone Tip For pan, tilt and zoom, you can specify the relative position from the current position using “d”, which indicates the current position. Example: Panning 10 degrees to the right from the current positi...

5-2 Modifiers The following parameter descriptions using the ‘%’ symbol are possible. ■ Available Modifiers Available modifiers in each setting item are as follows: HTTP Upload ( ➞ P.1-22) Parameter (query string) All of the modifiers can be used. FTP Upload ( ➞ P.1-23) Subdirectory Name to Create A...

5-4 Troubleshooting Before you contact your Canon dealer or contact support, check the items listed below. If a log message is displayed, refer to the log message list for the detail and the countermeasure. The camera does not start up ● If you are using a PoE HUB, check that the LAN cable is connec...

5-5 Appendix Troubleshooting The viewer is disconnected ● Check that the network or PC is working property. ● Reboot the PC and reconnect to the camera. Cannot control the camera ● Anyone who connects to the Admin viewer as an Administrator occupies camera control. Therefore, if you are connecting t...

5-6 Log Message List VB-C60 Log Messages Log messages are divided into the following 6 categories. ■ Application Messages (Camera) Classification Level Code Error level alert Error 5xx Hardware level failure (system operation stops) crit Error 4xx Software level failure (task operation stops) err Er...

5-11 Appendix Log Message List ■ HTTP Server Messages ● H143 User name specification failure [notice] Message (http_auth.c.858) get_password failed (H143) Explanation An unknown user has been specified in the user authentication. ● H145 Connection rejected due to host access restriction [notice] Mes...

5-12 VB-C60 Viewer Message List Messages displayed in the Information Field Messages displayed in the Information Field in the viewer are divided into following three categories. Icon Classification Description Information message Warning message Error message help messages for buttons and pull-down...

5-13 Appendix VB-C60 Viewer Message List ■ Warning Messages ■ Error Messages Message Description Your web browser is not supported. Unsupported browser is being used. Message Description No response from the camera. The camera is not available because of too many users. Failed to get camera control ...

5-14 Restore the Factory Default Settings Note ● Never power off the camera while the restore operation is in progress. If turning off before completion, the camera may not work properly. ● Once you click “OK”, the process cannot be cancelled. Restore the Factory Default Settings from the Maintenanc...

5-15 Appendix Restore the Factory Default Settings Note If you use the reset switch to initialize VB-C60, all the settings including the network- related settings (IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address) will be initialized. Therefore, you cannot use the camera from the PC connected to...

5-16 List of Factory Default Settings The following table lists the factory default settings. When you have changed these settings, be sure to make a note of the new values. ● JPEG Image Quality: 160 X 120 3 Image Quality: 320 X 240 3 Image Quality: 640 X 480 3 Image Size: Image Transmission 320 x 2...

5-20 Index A Access Control ......................................................... 1-35Admin Tool ................................................................. 2-2Admin Viewer ............................................................. 3-8 Audio Transmission from the Camera ...................