Setting the Camera Image — Video Menu ..22 Table of Contents Picture Tab ............22 Video codec Tab ..........24 Superimpose Tab ..........25 Day/Night ICR Tab ..........26 Overview Setting the Camera Audio — Audio Menu ..27 Features ..............4 Audio Tab ............27 How to Use This User’s Guide ......
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Setting with the Remote Controller About On-Screen Menus ........51 Operating with the Remote Controller ..... 51 Main Menu ............51 Setting Menu ............ 51 Control Button Display Section ....... 52 EXPOSURE Menu ..........53 WHITE BALANCE Menu ........54 PICTURE Menu ..........
How to Use This User’s Guide This User’s Guide explains how to operate the HD Color Video Camera from a computer via a network and from a remote controller (not supplied). The User’s Guide is designed to be read on the computer display.
System Configuration This camera has various system configuration capabilities using optional products. This section describes three typical system examples with the required components and the main usage of each system. Operating the Camera Via a Network What you can do with this system Multiple users can view video and audio from one camera via a network at the same time.
Memory 2 GB or more Display 1600 × 1200 pixels or higher * In case of Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, use the Internet Explorer desktop user interface (desktop UI) edition. Operating a Camera Using the Remote Controller What you can do with this system To perform pan/tilt and zoom operations using the joystick of the remote controller, and to perform the Preset operation using the button.
Operating Multiple Cameras Using the Remote Controller What you can do with this system • You can operate up to 7 cameras with daisy chain connection using the remote controller (not supplied). System Configuration Camera HD video monitor, VTR, etc. Camera Video switcher Camera...
If the camera is accessed by an unintended third party, there may be SNC toolbox stands for Sony Network Camera toolbox. undesired effects such as operations or settings that may interfere with viewing.
Display sample: Operating the Camera Via a Network This section explains how to monitor the image from the camera using your Web browser. The functions of the camera should be set by the Administrator. For the setting of the camera, see “Setting the Camera Via a Network”...
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• When you install ActiveX Control, you should be When “Allow HTTP connection for some logged in to the computer as Administrator. clients” (page 33) is checked To use HTTP and SSL connections separately to access, enter the following in the address box of the browser. Every page of this software is optimized for Internet For HTTP connection Explorer in Medium font.
ActiveX viewer control panel Operating the Camera section This section explains the functions of the parts and You can drag the panels to the monitor screen and controls of the live viewer. For a detailed explanation on configure them. each part or control, see the specified pages. To return to the operation panel, drag the panel and configure the operation panel.
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Capture To return to the home position, click . When Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to returning to the home position, the positions of pan, tilt, store it in the computer. Click to open the folder to be zoom, and focus is returned to the factory setting.
Connection, and Deactivation of hardware acceleration In this case, return to the initial setting by deleting the file below. For example: the main drive is C C:\Users\<User name>\AppData\Roaming\Sony\ SNCActiveXViewer\SNCActiveXViewer_configuratio n.ini Plug-in free viewer control bar Live viewer using Plug-in free viewer...
Zoom control Pan/Tilt and Zoom Click to zoom out, and click to zoom in. Zooming continues while the button remains pressed. Operation To operate pan/tilt/zoom of the camera, there are three Indicates the available area of operations: “Controlling via the control panel,” optical zoom.
Controlling using the monitor screen There are three operations for panning/tilting/zooming on the monitor image: Area zoom mode and Vector dragging mode using a mouse, and PTZ control bar clicking a control bar. Notes • Area zoom mode • When Digital zoom in the PTZF control menu is set By clicking an image, the camera moves to the to On, zooming of the specified area stops once at the direction where the clicked point will be the center of...
Selection of Unicast and Multicast is available only when the video codec of image is set to H.264. For example: the main drive is C C:\Users\<User name>\AppData\Roaming\Sony\ Note SNCActiveXViewer\SNCActiveXViewer_configurati The function may not operate correctly if you use on.ini...
Example: “System” menu Setting the Camera Via a Network This section explains how to set the functions of the Select the required tab above the menu, and set each camera by an Administrator. setting option in the tab. For details concerning the monitoring of the camera Example: “Date &...
Video Configuring the System Displays the Video menu for setting the camera image. (“Setting the Camera Image — Video Menu” on — System Menu page 22) When you click System in the Administrator menu, the Audio Displays the Audio menu for setting the camera audio. System menu appears.
Date & time format For example: In case of (UTC-06:00) Central Standard Time (USA Select the format of date and time to be displayed in the and Canada); viewer from the drop-down list. CentralStandardTime6DaylightTime1,M3.2.0,M11.1.0 You can select the format between yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss (year-month-day hour:minutes:seconds), The name of the time zone is CentralStandardTime and mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss (month-day-year...
Factory default Notes Resets the camera to the factory settings. • The frame rate and image size that can be selected for the IP image may differ depending on the video Retain current network settings format. When this item is checked, only the current network •...
System log Tab Setting the Camera Image — Video Menu When you click Video in the Administrator menu, the Video menu appears. Use this menu to set the functions of the camera. The Video menu consists of the Picture, Video codec, Superimpose, and Day/Night ICR tabs.
WDR (View-DR) Level In high-contrast scenes such as against a back light, this Select the bright level from the list box. This function function reduces overexposure and underexposure. This can be selected only when Mode is set to Bright. function is enabled if the setting values other than Off are selected from the list box.
Noise reduction • When the image size is set to 1920 × 1080, you cannot You can enjoy clearer images by removing unnecessary set the bit rate over 8000 kbps if the frame rate is set noise (fixed pattern and randomized noise). to 60 fps.
Superimpose Tab Notes • The frame rate or bit rate that is actually transmitted may be different from the set values depending on image size, scene, network environment. • The Adaptive rate control cannot operate when the Plug-in free viewer is being used. •...
Type Auto Normally works in day mode; switches automatically to Set the type of display information to codec, date & night mode in a dark place. time, text, or zoom ratio. Codec: Displays the video codec information. Threshold This mode is available when Auto is selected. Date &...
Input selection Setting the Camera Select microphone input or line input. Audio — Audio Menu Mic volume When the Audio in is set to microphone input, set the When you click Audio in the Administrator menu, the volume level of the audio input from the microphone Audio menu appears.
IP address Configuring the Network Displays the current IP address. — Network Menu Subnet mask Displays the current subnet mask. When you click Network in the Administrator menu, the Default gateway Network menu appears. Displays the current default gateway. Use this menu to configure the network to connect the camera and the computer.
Host name Type the host name of the camera to be transmitted Type the MTU value for the Ethernet port. to the DHCP server. This setting is valid only when To obtain DNS server address Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected.
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IPv4 QoS Move up Increases the priority of the rule. Select a rule from the QoS table to prioritize and click Enable Move up. Select the checkbox to configure the QoS setting for IPv4. Move down Decreases the priority of the rule. Rule Select a rule from the QoS table to lower its priority and Used to register, edit and delete QoS.
User Setting the Security Function Administrator Pan/ Full Light View Tilt — Security Menu Select the – codec mode When you click Security in the Administrator menu, the Control the – – – – Security menu appears. setting menu The Security menu consists of the User, Access limit, z Usable function SSL, 802.1X and Referer check tabs.
Light: In addition to the View mode, the user can select Default policy the image size of the live viewer, select codec and Select the basic policy of the limit from Allow and Deny capture a still image. for the computers that are not specified in the Network View: The user can only monitor the camera image.
Common setting SSL Tab SSL function Select Enable to use the SSL function. When Enable (Allow HTTP connection for some clients) is selected, both HTTP and SSL connections are allowed. When Enable is selected, only SSL connection is allowed. When Internet Explorer is used When SSL session is established, appears in the right of the address bar on your web browser.
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SSL server authentication Self-signed certificate generation A self-signed certificate can be generated in the camera to be used when Use a self-signed certificate (For test Certificate options use) is selected from Certificate options. Select an installation mode of the certificate. Click Generate to generate a self-signed certificate in Use an external certificate: Uses the certificate the camera.
Private key password Click the OK button appearing on the dialog. Type the password for the private key information The selected file will be imported to the camera. included in the certificate using up to 50 characters. This text box is active only when Certificate options is set to Note Use an external certificate.
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Save in the PC the certificate of CA which has Click Next. signed the certificate to be installed in the camera. The extension of the certificate file is normally “.cer”. Double-click this file. The following Certificate dialog appears. Select Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate and click Next.
Select Local Computer as the computer To remove an installed CA administrated in this Snap-in, then click Finish. certificate Click OK, and close Add/Remove Snap-in... dialog. In Internet Explorer, click in the order Tools, The items for administrating Certificates appears Internet options, Content tab and Certificates.
• When using the 802.1X authentication function, 802.1X Tab always configure the settings after setting the date and time of the camera. If the date and time are incorrect, port authentication may not be performed correctly. System configuration of 802.1X network The following figure shows a general system configuration of an 802.1X network.
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Common setting To display the information of the client certificate When the client certificate has been saved in the camera Enable correctly, its information appears on Status, Issuer DN, Select the checkbox to enable the 802.1X authentication Subject DN, Available period and Extended Key function.
CA certificate Referer check You can import a trusted CA certificate (server Select the checkbox for the Referer check. certificate or route certificate) to the camera. Up to four certificates from trusted CAs can be imported to the Exception list camera.
Focus mode Setting the PTZF control Select the focus mode. Auto: The focus is automatically adjusted. — PTZF control Menu Manual: The focus can be adjusted by using the buttons of the control panel When you click PTZF control in the Administrator menu, displayed in the main viewer.
Call Preset position Tab Move to the pan, tilt and zoom positions saved in the — Saving pan/tilt/zoom position selected preset. You can also call the stored camera settings from the preset positions 1 to 16. Save the current pan, tilt and zoom positions as a new preset.
Note Setting of the The communication speed setting should be the same Transmission — Streaming between the connected camera with the VISCA RS-422 connector and the remote controller. The connection is Menu not recognized. After changing the communication speed, turn on the power of the remote controller, and When you click Streaming in the Administrator menu,...
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Video port number 1, 2, 3 Multicast streaming Specify the transmission port number of the H.264 video Set whether the camera uses multicast streaming for data. The default setting is 50000, 52000 or 54000. H.264 video data and audio data or not. It reduces the Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534.
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RTSP multicast audio port number Specify the audio transmission port number used for RTSP multicast streaming. The default setting is 59000. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. Two port numbers (the number specified here and an odd number with 1 added to the specified number) are actually used for audio data communication and control.
Operation Using the Remote Preparation Controller This section explains the operations of the camera using the remote controller. When you make the settings of the camera using the remote controller, see “Setting with the Remote Controller” on page 51. When you operate the camera via a network, see “Operating the Camera Via a Network”...
Operating Multiple Cameras Pan/Tilt and Zoom Before operating, you must assign the camera addresses Operation to the connected cameras. Then you can switch the camera to be controlled simply by pressing the corresponding CAMERA button. Panning and Tilting To assign camera addresses automatically PAN-TILT RESET Turn on the power of all the connected cameras and...
If the camera moves in a different Adjusting the Camera direction from that you intended The camera is preset to face toward the right whenever the joystick is inclined to the right. If you wish to face BACK LIGHT ONE PUSH AWB the camera toward the opposite direction from the direction in which you inclined the joystick, for JOYSTICK...
Shooting with Back Lighting Storing the Camera When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it, Settings in Memory the subject becomes dark. In such a case, press the BACK LIGHT button. — Presetting Feature To cancel the function, press the BACK LIGHT button again.
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While holding down the PRESET button (for • When you store the position, zooming, and focusing, POSITION 1 to 8) or the PRESET button and the etc. of the camera, make sure to install and secure the SHIFT button (for POSITION 9 to 16), press any of camera on the place to be used properly.
Main Menu Setting with the Remote Controller Press the MENU button of the remote controller and hold it for about 1 second. The main menu is displayed. About On-Screen Menus This section explains various settings, such as shooting conditions and system setup of the camera, while observing menus displayed on a connected external monitor to the SDI output.
4 Set value 1 Indicates that you can select the setting The currently set values are displayed. item by inclining the joystick of the remote controller up or down, and you can change To change a set value, incline the joystick of the the set value by inclining the joystick of the remote controller to the right or left.
LEVEL (level): Select the brightness level from among EXPOSURE Menu 0, 5 to 31. WDR (VIEW-DR): When MODE (exposure mode) is set to FULL AUTO, the camera distinguishes light The EXPOSURE menu is used to set the items related to and dark areas in the same scene, adjusts the the exposure.
WHITE BALANCE Menu PICTURE Menu The WHITE BALANCE menu is used to select the The PICTURE menu is used to set the items related to white balance mode. the picture. You can also set via a Web browser. You can also set via a Web browser. See “White balance”...
• Depending on the installation conditions, the image PAN TILT ZOOM Menu stabilizer may not be effective. • When the image stabilizer function is enabled, the subject appears closer. The PAN TILT ZOOM menu is used to select the pan/ •...
Setting the range of the RIGHT/LEFT movement SYSTEM Menu (Eflip: OFF) CENTER (0°) – 170° +170° DISPLAY INFO When this item is set to ON, the message automatically appears for about 3 seconds on the external monitor screen that is connected to the SDI OUT connecter when Setting the range of the UP/DOWN movement you perform the following operations using the remote (Eflip: OFF)
STATUS Menu The STATUS menu is used to display the settings selected with the menus. The STATUS menu consists of PAGE1 to PAGE4. This menu only displays the current menu settings, and you cannot change them with this menu. PAGE1: Shows the settings selected with the EXPOSURE menu.
Others Message List The following messages and indications may appear on this camera. Perform the following as necessary. POWER indicator lit NETWORK indicator Camera status Lights green Operating normally Unlit Not connected to the network POWER indicator flashing NETWORK indicator Camera status Repeats green t yellow t orange Software version is being upgraded...
Troubleshooting Before bringing in your camera for service, check the following as a guide to troubleshooting the problem. If the problem cannot be corrected, consult your Sony dealer. Symptom Cause Remedy The power of the camera is not The AC power adaptor is not connected to the Insert the power cord firmly as far as it will go.
Menu Configuration The displayed menus on the external monitor that is connected to the SDI output of the camera are configured as described below. For more details, refer to the pages in parentheses. The initial settings of each item are in bold. (page 53) Menu Configuration...
Preset Items The following items are stored in the memory of the camera. Items that can be preset Items stored to presets Preset position number 1 to 16 17 to 256* Pan/Tilt Position Zoom Position Focus Mode Auto/Manual – Focus Position Backlight Compensation ON/OFF –...
Digital certificate Glossary An electronic certificate that a CA (Certificate Authority) attests that a public key to cancel a secret code is issued by an authentic publisher. 3G-SDI 3G-SDI (SMPTE 424M) is the SDI interface that can DNS server transfer in broadband. Acronym for Domain Name System server.
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Network address The portion that identifies the local network (subnet) in Acronym for Secure Sockets Layer. This is a protocol an IP address. developed by Netscape Communications Corporation to be used for communications of encrypted data on the Internet. Network bandwidth Bit rate that can be used for networking.