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(Please note that some features depend on the camera site you access and therefore may not be available.)


Video Source Size Change buttons

Toggle between low and high-quality video.
Camera Selection Bar
When multiple cameras are connected to the camera server, this dropdown menu can be used to select your camera of choice.
Tilt Scroll Bar
Used this vertical scroll bar to change the camera tilt angle (up and down movement). By clicking on a point in the video, you can also move the center of the camera to that location.
Zoom Scroll Bar
Used this vertical scroll bar to change the zoom ratio. Moving the slider up zooms in (telephoto) and moving it down zooms out (wide-angle).
Panorama View button
Displays the pop-up panorama window. The panorama picture must have already been stored on the camera server, otherwise no picture will be displayed.
Camera Control Status Window
Indicates the status of the camera controls, i.e. "Camera controllable", "Camera not controllable", "Awaiting turn", and the "Remaining camera control time". Refer here for details.
Start Control button
Used this button to request camera control privileges. You must first click the [Start Control] button in order to control the camera.
Backlight Adjustment button
Compensates for backlighting. Useful when the video appears dark due to bright light behind the subject in the video. Click the button a second time to cancel this feature.
Presets
Control the camera by selecting preset camera positions registered beforehand on the camera server. Refer to here for details.
Pan Scroll Bar
Use this horizontal scroll bar to change the camera pan angle (left and right movement). By clicking on a point in the video you can move the center of the camera to that location.
Snapshot button
Shows a snapshot of the currently displayed video frame in a separate window. The snapshot image can then be printed or saved.

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PANORAMA WINDOW


View different areas of a panorama still-picture by dragging the yellow-framed box along the panorama window. Keep in mind, the Panorama window is only available if a panorama still-picture has been previously stored on the camera server.


Black Frame

The black frame indicates the range of movement from camera center. The camera center cannot be moved outside this frame.
Blue Frame
The blue frame indicates the area currently being photographed by the camera. When you are granted control privileges, this changes to a yellow frame.
Yellow Frame
You can control the camera pan and tilt by dragging this frame and zoom by resizing this frame.
By clicking:
When you click on the panorama window, the camera pans and tilts so that the location you clicked on moves toward the center.
By dragging:
When you drag inside the yellow frame on the panorama window to another position, the camera pans and tilts.
By dragging:

When you drag the edge of yellow frame on the panorama window to change the frame size, the zoom ratio changes accordingly.


Note:
Under copyright law, video or still pictures photographed by the viewer cannot be used for any purpose other than personal enjoyment without prior permission from the copyright holder.

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