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Milestone XProtect Smart Client 3.6; User’s Manual
Using PTZ
If your views contain PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) cameras, you can control the PTZ cameras with the Live
tab’s PTZ Control section.
Note: PTZ features may be limited when connecting to selected surveillance systems; see
Surveillance System Differences on page 100 for more information. Depending on your user rights,
access to PTZ controls from some cameras may be restricted.
Tip: You may be able to use a joystick for controlling your PTZ cameras. Joystick control is
configured in the Smart Client’s application menu; see Customizing Joystick Setup on page 42.
Even though joystick and point-and-click control is supported for a large number of PTZ cameras,
not all PTZ cameras may be controlled this way. Refer to the release note for information about
joystick and point-and-click support for PTZ cameras.
Point-and-Click
Many PTZ cameras may be controlled simply by pointing and clicking inside the images from the
camera. If you see a set of crosshairs when placing your mouse pointer over the images from a
PTZ camera, point-and-click control is supported for the camera.
For some cameras, crosshairs surrounded by a square may be displayed. When this is the case,
you are able to zoom in on an area by dragging a square around the required area in the image.
For such cameras, zoom level is controlled by holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard while
moving the mouse up or down; this will display a zoom level slider inside the image.
Zoom with Mouse Wheel
For PTZ and fisheye cameras, you are able to zoom in and out using the scroll wheel on your
mouse, provided your mouse is equipped with a scroll wheel.
Note: On individual mice, the scroll wheel may have been reserved for special purposes, in which
case zooming may not be possible. Refer to your mouse configuration manual.
PTZ Navigation Buttons
As an alternative to point-and-click control, use the
navigation buttons in the PTZ Control section to move the
selected PTZ camera.
The round middle button lets you quickly move the
camera to its home (i.e. default) position. The plus and
minus buttons lets you zoom in and out respectively.
Tip: If you mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also use the scroll wheel to control the zoom
level. On many mice, clicking the scroll wheel or middle mouse button quickly lets you view the
whole image again.
PTZ Preset Positions
If preset positions have been defined for the selected PTZ camera, you are able to select such
positions such positions in two ways. Selecting a preset position from the list will make the PTZ
camera move to the specified position.
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