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<LINK rel=stylesheet type=text/css href="Style.css"><h1>Camera Controls</h1> 
<p class=level_1_indented>Security Monitor Pro allows you to control your camera settings using the Camera Preview context menu.&nbsp; The preview window will also allow you to control cameras that support Pan/Tilt/Zoom.</p>
<p class=level_1_indented><IMG border=0 hspace=0 alt="" src="CameraControls2.png" align=baseline></p>
 <h2>Camera Display Name</h2> 
<p class=level_1_indented>This is the name of your IP camera or Webcam.&nbsp; This is configured in the <a href="adding-ip-camera.aspx">Add Camera dialog</a>.&nbsp; You don't have to always display the camera name.&nbsp; Single click on a Preview window to view or hide the Camera display name control.</p>
 <h2>Navigation buttons</h2> 
<p class=level_1_indented>Navigation buttons will be displayed when you hover mouse pointer over the preview window and cameras added in application are more than the selected Camera Layout.&nbsp; Click the Navigation buttons to cycle cameras in the preview window.</p>
<H2 class=ltr><a name=context-menu></a> Camera Preview context menu</h2> 
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 <li><b>Start, Stop Preview</b>: When you start the preview, the camera connects to the IP address that is specified in the Add Camera dialog.&nbsp; Start Preview will toggle with Stop Preview.&nbsp; If you don't want to see the live camera preview, use Stop Preview and camera will be disconnected from the application.&nbsp; 
 <li><strong>Listen to Live Audio</strong>: You can listen to live audio playback from the selected audio device.&nbsp; 
 <li><b>Start Recording</b>: Use this option to start and stop recording manually.&nbsp; This option allows you to record an important event while it occurs and play it at a later time.&nbsp; 
 <li><strong>Start Monitoring</strong>: Begin the motion detection and your selected camera alerts.&nbsp; 
 <li><b>Take Photo</b>: Capture images manually.&nbsp; 
 <li><b>Start <a href="live-broadcast.aspx">Broadcasting</a></b>: Start and stop the transmission of a live video stream over the network.&nbsp; 
 <li><b>Edit Camera</b>: Use the Edit Camera option to update the Camera settings.&nbsp; 
 <li><b>Remove Camera</b>: Delete the camera and it's settings from the camera list.&nbsp; 
 <li><b><a href="changing-camera-settings.aspx">Camera Properties</a></b>: You can change camera properties like brightness, contrast, flickering, backlight compensation, and more.&nbsp; 
 <li><b><a href="changing-camera-settings.aspx#video-properties">Video Properties</a></b>: For Webcams, change video properties like frame rate, video dimensions, image compression.&nbsp; 
 <li><b><a href="changing-camera-settings.aspx#audio-properties">Audio Properties</a></b>: You can change the volume level or associate a different audio device with the Webcam.&nbsp; 
 <li><b>Show / Hide PTZ control</b>: Allows you to show or hide the PTZ control.&nbsp; 
 <li><a href="Detach-or-attach-camera.aspx"><b>Detach or Attach Camera</b></a>: The preview from the main user interface can be detached and positioned anywhere on your screen.&nbsp; Right click on the preview window and select 'Detach Camera', then drag and position the detached camera preview on to the screen you want.&nbsp; To attach camera preview back to the application, select 'Attach Camera'.&nbsp; </li></ul> 
<H2 class=ltr>Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) control</h2> 
<p class=level_1_indented>This option allows you to control movements of your IP Camera or Webcam, if it supports PTZ.&nbsp; Depending upon the camera model and its capabilities you can Pan (using left and right arrows), Tilt (using up and down arrows), Zoom (using plus '+' and minus '-' buttons) to the desired position.&nbsp; If you want to reset your camera to the original position, click on the centered Reset button.&nbsp; </p>
<p class=level_1_indented>Security Monitor Pro provides a digital zoom, even if it is not supported by your camera.&nbsp; In optical zoom the lens is extended to magnify your subject.&nbsp; Digital zoom crops your image and magnifies the result of the cropping.&nbsp; The image looks closer because it has been expanded.&nbsp; Image quality is reduced in digital zoom.</p>
<H2 class=ltr>Status Icons</h2> 
<p class=level_1_indented>Status icons allows to check which actions are running for the selected camera and quickly start and stop the actions.</p>
<p class=level_1_indented><IMG src="statusicons.png"></p>
<p class=level_1_indented>When an action is not running then the respective status icon is shown in disabled state.</p><BR>