Live View

For the surveillance task, you can view the live video of the added network cameras and video encoders on the Main View page. And some basic operations are supported, including picture capturing, manual recording, window division, PTZ control, etc.

Start Live View

You can start the live view of one camera or all cameras in a group. You can also start the live view in custom view mode.

Start Live View for One Camera

You can start the live view of only one camera.

Before You Start

A camera group is required to be defined for live view.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page.

2. Optional: Click in live view toolbar to select a window division mode for live view.

3. Optional: Click in the live view toolbar to set the parameters such as view scale, play performance, picture saving path, etc.

   You can also set the parameters in System Configuration. For details, refer to System Configuration.

4. Do one of the following operations to start the live view of one camera.

   • Drag a camera in the group from camera list to a display window to start the live view.
   • Double-click the camera name after selecting a display window to start the live view.
   • Move the cursor to the camera name and click near the camera name to start live view after selecting a display window.
   If the device supports stream encryption, and the stream of its live view is encrypted, you are required to enter a stream key for double verification.

   The live video of the camera will start playing in the selected window. The next window will be selected automatically.

5. Optional: Drag the video of the camera in live view to another window to change the display window for live view.

6. Optional: Move the cursor to the camera name and click → Stream near the camera name to switch the stream type according to actual needs.

   You can click All Stream Types to select the frequently used stream types to display on the right-click menu.

Start Live View for Camera Group

You can start the live view for all cameras in one group synchronously.

Before You Start

A camera group is required to be defined for live view.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page.

2. Optional: Click in the live view toolbar to set the parameters such as view scale, play performance, picture saving path, etc.

   You can also set the parameters in System Configuration. For details, refer to System Configuration.

3. Perform one of the following operations to start the live view of all cameras in a group.

   • Drag a camera group from camera list to the display window to start the live view.
   • Double-click the group name to start the live view.
   • Move the cursor to the group name and click near the group name to start live view for all the cameras in the group.
   • The display window number is self-adaptive to the number of cameras in the group.
   • If the device supports stream encryption, and the stream of its live view is encrypted, you are required to enter a stream key for double verification.

4. Optional: Move the cursor to the group name and click → Stream near the group name to switch the stream type for the cameras in the group according to actual needs.

   Before switching to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth stream, you should set these stream type in the device's web configuration page. For details, refer to the user manual of the device.

Add Custom View

A view is a window division with cameras configured to each window; View mode enables you to save the window division and the correspondence between cameras and windows as favorite to quickly access the related cameras later. For example, you can link camera 1, camera 2, and camera 3 located in your office to display windows and save them as a view called office. Besides the pre-defined default views, you can customize views for further operations.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page.

2. Move the cursor to the Custom View in the View panel and click to create a new view.

3. Enter a name for the view.

4. Optional: Click in the live view toolbar to set window division mode for the new view.

   By default, the new view is in 4-window division.

5. Start live view for specified camera in specified window according to actual needs.

6. Click to directly save the view.

7. Optional: Perform the following operations after adding the custom view.

   • Edit View Name — Move the cursor over the new view and click to edit the view name.
   • Delete View — Move the cursor over the new view and click to delete the view.

Start Live View in Custom View Mode

After adding a custom view, you can start live view for the cameras in the custom view.

Before You Start

Customize a view which containing information such as window division, camera and correspondence between cameras and windows. See Add Custom View for details.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page.

2. Optional: Click in the live view toolbar to set the parameters such as view scale, play performance, picture saving path, etc.

   You can also set the parameters in System Configuration. For details, refer to System Configuration.

3. Click to expand the custom view list in the View panel.

4. Click a custom view to start live view. The video of the added cameras in the selected view displays.

5. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after starting live view in custom view mode.

   • Start Instant Playback — Move the cursor over the new view and click to start instant playback for the cameras in the view. See Instant Playback for details.
   • Start Auto-Switch of All Custom Views — Move the cursor over Custom View and click to start switching all views in the custom view list automatically. See details in Auto-Switch in Live View.

Auto-Switch in Live View

You can display live view of cameras or display the custom views in turn, which is called "auto-switch".

When auto-switching in live view, three modes are available:

• Auto-Switch All Cameras in Default View
• Auto-Switch Cameras in a Group
• Auto-Switch Custom Views

Auto-Switch All Cameras

The video of all the cameras in the camera list can switch automatically in a self-adaptive mode. If you start auto-switch of all cameras, the live view of all cameras can be displayed quickly, which is an effective way for live view. The auto-switch is performed with an interval which can be configured. You can also switch to playback and perform other operations on the auto-switch window.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page.

2. Click Auto-Switch → Multi-Window Auto-Switch on the left panel.

3. Hover the cursor on Auto-Switch All Cameras, and then click . All cameras in the camera list start auto-switching in a self-adaptive mode.

4. Optional: Click 20 Seconds at the bottom of the page to change the auto-switch interval.

   Example

   If you set the interval as 10 seconds, the image of each camera will be displayed for 10 seconds and then switch to next camera.

Auto-Switch Cameras in a Group

The video stream of the cameras from the same group can switch automatically in a selected display window. For example, if you start auto-switch of a group containing 5 cameras, the live view of the 5 cameras will be displayed in turn with an interval which can be configured. You can also switch to playback and perform other operations on the display window.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page.

2. Click Auto-Switch → Single Window Auto-Switch on the left panel to show the groups.

3. Select a display window on the right panel.

4. Hover the cursor on a group name and click . The cameras in the selected group starts auto-switch in the display window.

   The audio is off by default after auto-switch starts.

5. Optional: Click 20 Seconds at the bottom of the page to change the auto-switch interval.

   Example

   If you set the interval as 10 seconds, the image of each camera will be displayed for 10 seconds and then switch to next camera.

Auto-Switch Custom Views

A view is a window division with resource channels (e.g., cameras and access points) linked to each window. View mode enables you to save the window division and the correspondence between cameras and windows as favorite so that you can quickly access these channels later. If you saved a view containing all cameras on a floor beforehand, you can view the live view of all the cameras on the floor in turn by a one-stop operation. In this way, you do not have to search these cameras in the camera list every time you login. The auto-switch performs with an interval which can be configured manually.

Before You Start

Add the custom views. See Add Custom View for details.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page.

2. Click Resource → Multi-Window Auto-Switch on the left panel.

3. Hover the cursor on Auto-Switch All Views and click . All custom views starts auto-switching.

4. Optional: Click 20 Seconds at the bottom of the page to change the auto-switch interval.

   Example

   If you set the interval as 10 seconds, the image of each camera will be displayed for 10 seconds and then switch to next camera.

PTZ Control

The software provides PTZ control for cameras with pan/tilt/zoom functionality. During the PTZ control, you can set preset, patrol, and pattern, and you can also open a new window for controlling the PTZ.

Enter the Main View module, and select PTZ Control to open the PTZ control panel. The following icons are available on the PTZ control panel.

Table 6-1 Icons on the PTZ Control Panel

Configure Preset

A preset is a predefined image position which contains information of pan, tilt, focus and other parameters. After setting preset, you can quickly locate the desired camera's position by calling the preset.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page and start the live view of the PTZ camera.
2. Click PTZ Control on the left to expand the PTZ Control panel.
3. Unfold the PTZ control panel in the lower-left corner of the page.
4. Select one PTZ window from the main view windows.
5. Optional: On the PTZ control panel, click the preset name (e.g. Preset 1) to edit the preset name.
6. On the PTZ control panel, click the direction button and function button on the PTZ control panel, to adjust the scene to the place you want to mark as a preset.
7. Click to save the preset settings.
8. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after setting the preset.
   • Call Preset — Select the preset and click to call the preset. You can also press the number key (e.g., 4) on keyboard to call the preset 1 to 9, and press [, number keys (e.g., 124), and ] on keyboard to call the other preset.
   • Edit Preset — Adjust the direction, position and view of the PTZ camera, and then click to save the preset again. The old preset settings will be replaced.
   • Delete Preset — Select the configured preset from the list and click to delete it.

Configure Patrol

A patrol is a scanning track specified by a group of user-defined presets, with the scanning speed between two presets and the dwell time at the preset separately programmable.

Before You Start

Add two or more presets for one PTZ camera.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page and start the live view of PTZ camera.
2. Click PTZ Control on the left to expand the PTZ Control panel.
3. Click tab to enter the PTZ patrol configuration panel.
4. Select a path No. from the drop-down list.
5. Click to open Add Patrol No. dialog.
6. Select a preset from the drop-down list and set the dwell time and patrol speed for the preset in the dialog.
7. Click OK.
8. Repeat step 5, 6, and 7 to add other presets to the patrol.
9. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after setting the patrol.
   • Call Patrol — Click to call the patrol.
   • Stop Calling Patrol — Click to stop calling the patrol.
   • Edit Preset in Patrol — Select a preset in the patrol path and click to edit the preset.
   • Remove Preset from Patrol — Select a preset in the patrol path and click to remove the preset from the patrol.

Configure Pattern

A pattern is a memorized, repeating series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page and start the live view of the PTZ camera.
2. Click PTZ Control on the left to expand the PTZ Control panel.
3. Click tab to enter the PTZ pattern configuration panel.
4. Click to start the recording of this pattern path.
5. Use the direction buttons to control the PTZ movement.
6. Click to stop recording and save the recorded pattern.
7. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after setting the pattern.
   • Call Pattern — Click to call the pattern.
   • Stop Calling Pattern — Click to stop calling the pattern.
   • Delete Pattern — Select one pattern and click to delete the pattern.
   • Delete All Patterns — Click to delete all the patterns.

Customize Window Division

The client software provides multiple kinds of predefined window divisions. You can also set custom the window division as desired.

Steps

1. Open the Main View or Remote Playback page.

2. Click on the live view or playback toolbar to open the window division panel.

3. Click Add to open the Add Custom Window Division dialog.

4. Enter the window numbers in both horizontal and vertical dimension in the Dimension field, and then press Enter on your keyboard.

   For remote playback, up to 16 windows can be played at the same time, so the custom window division with more than 16 windows is invalid.

5. Optional: Drag your mouse to select the adjacent windows, and click Joint to joint them as a whole window.

6. Optional: Select the joint window and click Restore to cancel the joint.

7. Click Save.

8. Optional: Click or drag a division mode to the displaying window to apply the mode for displaying.

9. Optional: Edit a customized window division mode.

   1. Click on the live view or playback toolbar to open the window division panel.
   2. Click Edit to open the Add Custom Window Division.
   3. Select a customized division mode and perform operations including renaming, setting dimension, jointing/undo jointing windows.

Manually Record and Capture

During live view, you can record videos and capture pictures manually, and then view the recorded video files and captured pictures in the local PC.

Manually Record Video

Manual recording function allows to record the live video on the Main View page manually, and you can store the video files in the local PC.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page.

2. Start the live view.

3. Perform one of the following operations to start manual recording.

   • Move the cursor to the display window in live view to show the toolbar and click on the toolbar.
   • Right-click on the display window and click Start Recording on the right-click menu.

   The icon turns to . An indicator appears in the upper-right corner of the display window.

4. Click to stop the manual recording. The recorded video file is automatically saved to the local PC, and a small window with the saving path information appears in the lower-right corner of desktop.

   The saving path of the recorded video files can be set on the System Configuration page. See Set File Saving Path for details.

View Local Videos

You can view the recorded video files stored in your local PC.

Before You Start

Record the live video.

Steps

1. Click → File → Open Video File in the upper-right corner to open the Video Files page.
2. Select the camera to search the recorded video files from the Camera Group list.
3. Specify the start time and end time in the lower-left corner for the searching.
4. Click Search. The video files recorded between the start time and end time displays in thumbnail format on the page.
5. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after the search.
   • Delete Video File — Select the video file, and click Delete to delete the video file.
   • Send Email — Select the video file, and click Email to send an email notification with the selected video file attached.
     • Note: To send an email notification, the email settings need to be configured before proceeding. For details, refer to Set Email Parameters.
   • Save Local Video — Select the video file, and click Save as to save a new copy of the video file.
   • Playback — Double-click the video file to start the local playback.

Capture Pictures

You can capture pictures during the live view. Perform this task when you need to capture pictures during the live view.

Steps

1. Open Main View page and start the live view of a camera.

2. Perform one of the following operations to capture pictures.

   • Move the cursor to the display window in live view to show the toolbar and click on the toolbar.
   • Right-click the display window and click Capture on the right-click menu.

   The captured picture is automatically saved to the local PC, and a small window with the picture preview and saving path information appears in the lower-right corner of desktop.

   The saving path of the captured pictures can be set on the System Configuration page. For details, refer to Set File Saving Path.

View Captured Pictures

The pictures captured in the live view are stored in the PC running the software. You can view the captured pictures if needed.

Before You Start

Capture pictures in the live view.

Steps

1. Click → File → Open Captured Picture in the upper-right corner to open the Captured Picture page.
2. Select the camera to search the captured pictures from the Camera Group list.
3. Specify the start time and end time in the lower-left corner for the searching.
4. Click Search. The pictures captured between the start time and end time display in thumbnail format on the page.
5. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after the search.
   • Enlarge Picture — Double-click the picture thumbnail to enlarge it for a better view.
   • Print Picture — Select the captured picture, and click Print to print the selected picture.
   • Delete Picture — Select the captured picture, and click Delete to delete the selected picture.
   • Send Email — Select the captured picture, and click Email to send an email notification with the selected picture attached.
   • Save Picture — Select the captured picture, and click Save as to save a new copy of the selected picture.

Instant Playback

Instant playback shows a piece of the video which is remarkable, or which is unclear on the first sight. So you can play the video files instantly on the Main View page and get an immediate review if needed.

Before You Start

Record the video files and store them on the storage devices, such as the SD/SDHC cards and HDDs on the DVRs, NVRs, network cameras, etc., or on the storage servers.

Steps

1. Open Main View page and start the live view.

2. Perform one of the following operations to show the pre-play durations' list of instant playback.

   • Move the cursor to the display window to show the toolbar and click .
   • Right-click the display window and select Switch to Instant Playback on the right-click menu.
   • Move the cursor to default view or custom view node on the View panel and click .

   A list with pre-play durations of 30s, 1 min, 3 min, 5 min, 8 min, and 10 min displays.

3. Select a time period from the appeared list to start the instant playback.

   Example

   If you select 3 min, and the current time of the live view is 09:30:00, then the instant playback will start from 09:27:00.

   During the instant playback, an indicator appears in the upper-right corner of the display window.

4. Optional: Click again to stop the instant playback and go back for the live view.

Live View for Fisheye Camera

For fisheye cameras, you can start the live view in fisheye mode, set presets and patrols, and perform PTZ control.

Perform Live View in Fisheye Mode

During live view of fisheye cameras, the whole wide-angle distorted view will be displayed. But you may have difficulty to view some details. To solve this problem, you can play the live videos in fisheye expansion mode. Fisheye expansion can expand images in various modes: 180° panorama, 360° panorama, PTZ, half sphere, etc. So that you can view the image clearly.

Steps

1. Open the Main View page and start the live view of fisheye camera.
2. Enter the Fisheye Expansion mode.
   • Right-click on the video and select Fisheye Expansion.
   • Click in the toolbar. See Set Icons Shown on Toolbar for details about setting the toolbar. turns to its active state.
3. Click in the lower-left corner of the displaying window to open the Mounting Type & Expanding Mode Selection panel.
4. Select the mounting type of the fisheye camera according to its actual mounting position.
5. Select the expanding mode for live view as desired.

   • Fisheye — In the Fisheye view mode, the whole wide-angle view of the camera is displayed. This view mode is called Fisheye because it approximates the vision of a fish's convex eye. The lens produce curvilinear images of a large area, while distort the perspective and angles of objects in the image.

   • Panorama — In the Panorama view mode, the distorted fisheye image is transformed to normal perspective image by some calibration methods.

   • PTZ — The PTZ view is the close-up view of some defined area in the Fisheye view or Panorama view, and it supports the electronic PTZ function, which is also called e-PTZ.

     Each PTZ view is marked on the Fisheye view and Panorama view with a specific navigation box. You can drag the navigation box on the Fisheye view or Panorama view to adjust the PTZ view, or drag the PTZ view to adjust the view to the desired angle.

   • Half Sphere — By the half sphere mode, you can drag the image and rotate it centering on the diameter, in order to adjust the view to the desired angle.

   • AR Half Sphere — AR half sphere mode overlaps images far and near, so that you can view a dimensional image in a wide angle.

6. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after starting live view in fisheye mode.
   • Capture — Right-click on the window and select Capture to capture the picture in the live view process.
   • Enter Full Screen — Right-click on a playing window and switch the selected window to full-screen mode.

PTZ Control in Fisheye Mode

In fisheye mode, you can control the PTZ to adjust the PTZ window.

The following functions are available on the PTZ control panel.

• Select a PTZ window, and click the direction buttons to adjust view angle. Or drag the No. label in the fisheye or panorama window to change the view angle of the PTZ window.
• Select a PTZ window, click to start auto-scan (the camera rotates in a horizontal direction), and click it again to stop auto-scan.
• Drag the slider on the speed bar to adjust the speed for PTZ movement.
• Click / , or scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out the selected PTZ window.

Configure Preset

In fisheye mode, you can configure the preset which is a user-defined monitor position/point and simply call the preset No. to change the monitor scene to the defined position.

Steps

1. Open Main View page and start the live view of fisheye camera.
2. Right-click on the video and select Fisheye Expansion to enter the Fisheye Expansion window.
3. Unfold the PTZ control panel in the lower-left corner of the page.
4. Select one PTZ window from the main view windows.
5. Optional: On the PTZ control panel, click the preset name (e.g. Preset 1) to edit the preset name.
6. On the PTZ control panel, click the direction button and function button on the PTZ control panel, to adjust the scene to the place you want to mark as a preset.
7. Click to save the preset settings.
8. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after setting the preset.
   • Call Preset — Select the preset and click to call the preset. You can also press the number key (e.g., 4) on keyboard to call the preset 1 to 9, and press [, number keys (e.g., 124), and ] on keyboard to call the other preset.
   • Edit Preset — Adjust the direction, position and view of the PTZ camera, and then click to save the preset again. The old preset settings will be replaced.
   • Delete Preset — Select the configured preset from the list and click to delete it.

Configure Patrol

In fisheye mode, you can configure the patrol, which is a scanning track specified by a group of user-defined presets, with the scanning speed between two presets and the dwell time at the preset separately programmable.

Before You Start

Configure two or more presets.

Steps

1. Open Main View page and start the live view of fisheye camera.
2. Right-click on the video and select Fisheye Expansion to enter the Fisheye Expansion window.
3. Click tab to enter the patrol configuration panel.
4. Select a path No. from the drop-down list.
5. Click to open Add Patrol No. window.
6. Click OK.
7. Repeat step 5, 6, and 7 to add other presets to the patrol.
8. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after configuring the patrol.
   • Edit Preset in Patrol — Select a preset in the patrol path and click to edit the preset.
   • Remove Preset from Patrol — Select a preset in the patrol path and click to remove the preset from the patrol.
   • Call Patrol — Click to call the patrol.
   • Stop Calling Patrol — Click to stop calling the patrol.

Perform Master-Slave Linkage

The box or bullet camera which supports master-slave tracking function can locate or track the target according to your demand.

Configure Master-Slave Tracking Rule

Before performing master-slave tracking during live view, you should configure the master-slave tracking rules for the box or bullet camera, including setting VCA detection rule, linking to a speed dome, and calibrating camera and speed dome.

Set Intrusion Detection Rule

You should set the VCA detection rule for the bullet or box camera, and when the VCA event is triggered, the client can trigger speed dome to track the target. Here we take intrusion detection as an example.

Steps

1. Open Device Management page and select a box or bullet camera.
2. Click → Advanced Configuration → VCA Config → Rule → Rule Settings to enter rule settings page.
3. Click Add in Rule List panel to add a rule.
4. Select Intrusion as the event type.
5. Click to draw a detection region on the live video.
6. Click Save.

Link Speed Dome

When configuring the master-slave tracking for the box or bullet camera, you can link the camera to a speed dome and set the PTZ position for the speed dome for tracking. Perform this task to link the box or bullet camera to a speed dome for master-slave tracking.

Steps

1. Open Device Management page and select a box or bullet camera.
2. Click → Advanced Configuration → Master-Slave Tracking to enter master-slave tracking settings page.
3. Click Login on the display window to open the speed dome login window.
4. Input the speed dome's IP address, port No., user name, and password.
5. Click Login to log in to the speed dome.
6. Click PTZ and use the direction arrows to adjust the speed dome to a horizontal position.

What to do next

Calibrate the box or bullet camera and the linked speed dome, see Calibrate Camera and Speed Dome Automatically or Calibrate Camera and Speed Dome Manually for details.

Calibrate Camera and Speed Dome Automatically

When setting the bullet or box camera's master-slave tracking rule, you should calibrate the camera and the speed dome. Two calibration modes, including auto and manual, are available, here we introduce the auto calibration.

Before You Start

Link the camera to a speed dome, see Link Speed Dome for details.

Steps

1. Open Device Management page and select a box or bullet camera.
2. Click → Advanced Configuration → Master-Slave Tracking to enter master-slave tracking settings page.
3. Select the calibration mode as Auto Calibrating in the lower-right corner of Calibration panel.
4. Move and zoom in/out the view of speed dome to make sure the live views of dome and camera are mostly same.
5. Click Save.

Calibrate Camera and Speed Dome Manually

When setting the bullet or box camera's master-slave tracking rule, you should calibrate the camera and the speed dome. Two calibration modes, including auto and manual, are available, here we introduce the manual calibration.

Before You Start

Link the camera to a speed dome. See Link Speed Dome for details.

Steps

1. Open Device Management page and select a box or bullet camera.
2. Click → Advanced Configuration → Master-Slave Tracking to enter master-slave tracking settings page.
3. Select the calibration mode as Manual Calibrating in the lower-right corner of Calibration panel.
4. Select site No. 1 from the list and click . A blue cross appears in the center of the live view page, and the digital zoom view of the selected site appears on the right.
5. Repeat step 4 to add other manual calibration sites.
6. Adjust the distances among the four calibration sites evenly in the live view page.
7. Select the calibration site No. 1. The digital zoom view of site No. 1 appears at the right.
8. Move and zoom in or out the view of speed dome to make sure the live views of speed dome and the digital zoom view of selected site are mostly same.
9. Click to save the current site position information.
10. Repeat step 7, 8, and 9 to set other sites' position.
11. Click Save.

Enable Master-Slave Tracking

During live view, you can enable the master-slave tracking to locate or track the target appeared in the view of bullet or box camera with a speed dome.

Before You Start

Configure the master-slave tracking rules for the box or bullet camera. Perform this task when you need to enable the master-slave tracking for box or bullet camera.

Steps

1. Enter the Main View page and start the live view of box or bullet camera.
2. Right-click on the live view window and click Enable Master-Slave Tracking. When the configured VCA rule is triggered by target, the linked speed dome performs the automatic master-slave tracking and the target frame turns from green into red.

Live View for Thermal Camera

For thermal camera, you can view the fire source information and temperature during live view. You can also measure the temperature manually to get temperature information in the live view image.

View Fire Source Information during Live View

During the live view, you can view the detected fire source information.

Before You Start

Configure the alarm rules for the thermal device, see the user manual of the device for details. Perform this task when you need to view the fire source information during live view.

Steps

1. Enter Main View page and start the live view of a thermal camera.

   For starting and stopping live view, refer to Start Live View for One Camera.

2. Right-click on the live view image and select File Source Information in the right-click menu to show the list of information types.

3. Select a information type in the list to display the information.

   • Fire Source Region — The region in which the temperature is higher than the configured alarm threshold.
   • Maximum Temperature Region — Mark the region in which the temperature is highest in the fire source region. It is marked in green.
   • Fire Source Target — Display the target location information.

Show Temperature Information on Live View Image

You can show or hide the real-time temperature information of the monitoring scene when viewing the live video.

Before You Start

• Switch the device VCA source type as Temperature Measurement + Behavior Analysis.
• Enable the device temperature measurement function and set the temperature measurement rules, see the user manual of the device for details.

Perform this task when you need to show the temperature information on the live view image.

Steps

1. Enter Main View page and start the live view of a thermal camera.

   For starting live view, refer to Start Live View for One Camera.

2. Adjust the scene to the area configured with temperature measurement rule.

3. Right-click on the live view image and select Show Temperature Information in the right-click menu. The temperature displays on the live view image.

4. Click on the image to view the detailed temperature information.

5. Optional: Right-click on the live view image and select Hide Temperature Information to hide the temperature information.

Manually Measure Temperature

During the live view of thermal camera, you can click anywhere on the live view image to show the temperature of different points to locate the fire resource quickly.

Steps

1. Enter Main View page and start the live view of a thermal camera.

   For starting and stopping live view, refer to Start Live View for One Camera.

2. Right-click on the live view image and select Show Temperature Information.

3. Click on the live view image to show the temperature of this position. The temperature of the clicked points is shown on the image.

4. Optional: Right-click on the live view image and select Hide Temperature Information on the menu.

Live View in Low Bandwidth

In situation of low network bandwidth, the speed of video streaming might be much slower due to the bandwidth limit. To provide normal quality in less streaming speed for low bandwidth users, the client provides live view in low bandwidth mode. Before that, you need to set the streaming protocol and perform other operations first.

For details about the settings, refer to How to get better performance of live view and playback when network bandwidth is low?.

More Functions

There are some more functions supported in the live view, including auxiliary screen preview, digital zoom, channel-zero, two-way audio, camera status, and synchronization.

Auxiliary Screen Preview

Display the live video on different auxiliary screens for the convenient preview of multiple monitoring scenes.

Digital Zoom

Drag the mouse to draw a rectangle area in the lower-right/upper-left direction to zoom in or out the drawn area. Or use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out the view in digital zoom mode.

Channel-Zero

For the channel-zero of the device, hold the Ctrl key and double-click to display the specific channel. Hold the Ctrl key and double-click again to restore.

Two-Way Audio

Two-way audio function enables the voice talk of the camera. You can get not only the live video but also the real-time audio from the camera. If the device has multiple two-way audio channels, you can select a channel to start two-way audio.

Camera Status

The camera status, such as recording status, signal status, connection number, etc., can be detected and displayed for checking. The status information refreshes every 10 seconds.

Synchronization

The synchronization function provides a way to synchronize the device clock with the PC which runs the client software.