Panasonic WV-CP500 User Manual

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The  intelligent  motion  detection  function  allows  the  camera  to  detect  motion  and  appearance/disappearance  of  an  object  or 
scene  change  with  the  camera.  Detection  of  motion  and  appearance/disappearance  of  an  object  or  scene  change  with  the 
camera can be announced by issuing an alarm signal or displaying a frame on the screen. 

 •  The following circumstances may result in detection failure or false detection: Adjusting the detection area and sensitivity

may cause detection failure. 

•  Not  enough  difference  in  brightness  between  the  background  and  the  moving  photographic  subject,  or  significant

changes in brightness

•  Dirt or water drops on the lens

•  Insufficient brightness, for example, when shooting at night

•  The subject is moving straight at the camera

•  The subject is moving too fast or too slow

•  The subject is too small or too large

•  There are too many moving objects

•  Light reflected through a window or from a road surface

•  The camera is shaking

•  Entry of outside light, such as sunlight or the headlights of a car

•  Flickering fluorescent light

 •  Scene change detection may fail in the following cases:

•  The lens is partially covered or covered with a transparent item

•  The photographic subjects before and after changing the camera direction are similar

 •  False detection may occur for approx. 1 minute after turning on the power, after completing settings in the SETUP menu, or 

after changing the camera view angle. 

Perform the settings relating to the motion detection as follows. It is possible to detect only objects that moves to the direction 
specified in advance or objects that keeps on moving for a certain duration. Up to 4 motions can be simultaneously detected.
Follow the procedure below.  

Move the cursor to "i-VMD" and press the setting button. 
 

→  The "i-VMD SETUP" screen appears. 

Move the cursor to "MOTION DET" and press the setting button. 
 

→  The "MOTION DET" screen appears. 

The setting of the motion detection mode is performed. This unit has 3 types of motion deteciton modes.  

"SENSITIVITY" screen

 "i-VMD SETUP" screen

"CAMERA SETUP" screen

"MOTION DET" screen