2.4.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic]
The settings such as the camera title, time and date, etc. can be configured on this page.
[Camera title]
Enter the title of the camera. Click the [Set] button after entering the title of the camera. The entered title will be displayed in the “Camera title” field.
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Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters
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Unavailable characters: " &
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Default: The model No. is displayed.
[Date/time]
Enter the current time and date. When “12h” is selected for “Time display format”, “AM” or “PM” can be selected.
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Available range: until Dec/31/2035 23:59:59
[Time zone]
Select a time zone corresponding to the location where the camera is in use.
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Default: (GMT +09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
[Summer time (daylight saving)]
Select “In”, “Out” or “Auto” to determine whether or not to apply daylight saving time. Configure this setting if the summer time (daylight saving time) is applied in the location where the camera is in use.
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In: Applies summer time. An asterisk (*) will be displayed on the left side of the displayed time and date.
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Out: Does not apply summer time.
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Auto: Applies summer time in accordance with the settings for “Start time & date” and “End time & date” (month, week, day of the week, time).
[Start time & date] [End time & date]
When “Auto” is selected for “Summer time (daylight saving)”, select the time & date for the start time and the end time (month, week, day of the week, time).
[Brightness status display]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the status of brightness on images displayed on the “Live” page when adjusting brightness.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Automatic installation]
Determine whether or not to install the viewer software from this camera.
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On: Installs the viewer software from the camera automatically.
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Off: The viewer software cannot be installed from the camera.
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For PCs that do not have the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S” installed, JPEG images are displayed. You cannot display images using H.265 (or H.264). In order to display H.265 (or H.264) images, you must click “Viewer Software” on the “Live” page (→
1.1.3 About the “Live” page) and then install the viewer software.
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The number of the viewer software installations can be checked on the [Upgrade] tab of the “Maintenance” page.
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When “Off” is selected for “Automatic installation”, the [Viewer Software] button is not displayed on the live screen.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Drawing method]
Perform image display settings when displaying camera images with the viewer software.
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GDI: The drawing method generally used in Windows.
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Direct2D: Can reduce choppy drawing of images.
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Use “Direct2D” with a computer that has the latest graphic driver version installed to it.
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When using “Direct2D”, set “Smoother live video display on the browser (buffering)” to “On”.
If “Off” is selected for “H.264 Smoother live video display on the browser (buffering)”, “Direct2D” may not be very effective.
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When “Direct2D” is selected for “Drawing method”, video may not be displayed or the displayed image may be seen as it is partially corrupted depending on the PC in use.
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Refer to our support website <Control No.: C0313> for information of PCs for which “Direct2D” is selectable.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Decoding Options]
Select the decoding method for H.265/H.264 images of the live screen.
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Software: Decoding is performed by software.
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Hardware: Uses the Hardware Acceleration (Intel® Quick Sync Video) function that performs fast decoding.
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“Hardware” may not be able to be used depending on the computer used.
One of the following messages is displayed when the [Confirm] button is clicked.
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The hardware decode is available for both H.265 and H.264 on your PC.
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Depending on your PC environment, images may not be able to be outputted. In this case, select “Software” for “Decoding Options”.
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The hardware decode is available for H.264 on your PC, but unavailable for H.265 on your PC.
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Depending on your PC environment, images may not be able to be outputted. In this case, select “Software” for “Decoding Options”.
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“The hardware decode is not available on your PC.”
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Select “Software” for “Decoding Options”.
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When “Hardware” is selected for “Decoding Options”, video may not be displayed or the displayed image may be seen as it is partially corrupted depending on the PC in use.
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Refer to our support website <Control No.: C0313> below for information of PCs for which “Hardware” is selectable.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Smoother live video display on the browser (buffering)]
Perform settings to display camera images on the viewer software.
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On: Images are temporarily stored on the computer and are displayed smoother.
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Off: Images are displayed in real-time and are not stored on the computer.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Frame Skip Options (When PC is Heavy Processing Load]
Perform settings to display camera images on the viewer software.
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Auto: If there is a delay in displaying images from the camera, the delay can be resolved by automatically skipping frames.
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Manual: If there is a delay in displaying images from the camera, frames are not skipped automatically.
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When “Manual” is selected, “Off”, “1 Frame Skip”, “2 Frames Skip”, “4 Frames Skip”, “6 Frames Skip”, or “8 Frames Skip” can be selected for frame skip by right-clicking on the “Live” page. The value selected here will revert to “Off” when the browser is closed.
[Viewer software (nwcv4Ssetup.exe)] - [Contrast enhancement(RGB:0 to 255)]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to enhance the contrast of H.265 images or H.264 images on the “Live” page.
If “On” is selected, the range of RGB signal on display is extended from 16-235 to 0-255.
When there is a bright part in an image, the intensity may be overexposed. Select a setting suitable to your usage environment.
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This setting is only available when viewing images on the “Live” page with Internet Explorer.
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Even if this setting is changed, transmitted image data is not changed.