Panasonic BB-HNP15A User Manual

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Operating Instructions
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2.4.3
Motion Detection Recording
Motion detection recording starts when the [Threshold to Start Recording] value is exceeded.
 
Set the [Threshold to Start Recording] value for individual cameras (see page 28). 
Motion detection recording only operates when the JPEG format is selected. 
 
If the MPEG-4 format is selected, change the format to JPEG (see page 24).
1.
Select the camera to record motion detection from the multi-monitoring page.
• A red frame is displayed around the selected camera.
• To select multiple cameras, click the camera images while holding down the 
[Ctrl] key. A blue frame is displayed around the selected cameras.
 
(A red frame is displayed around the focus camera.)
 
See page 74 instructions on selecting cameras.
2.
Click 
.
• The focus camera and other selected cameras are set for motion detection 
recording.
 is displayed in the upper-right portion of the screen for cameras that have motion 
detection recording set (see page 55).
• To stop recording, select a camera to stop and click 
.
• You can select [Start Motion Detection Recording] or [Stop Recording] from 
the [Recording] on the menu bar.
Note
When you want to stop recording, always click 
, or select [Recording]-[Stop 
Recording]. If you close the operation window, recording will not stop. 
 
When 
 is displayed in the notification area, the recording software is running 
(see page 9).
You can set the camera to record a certain number of seconds before and after 
motion is detected. The motion detection level you have set may not be sufficient 
for motion detection recording depending on the resolution, image quality, the 
recording subject, and network environment. To ensure proper operation, test 
the motion detection recording in the motion detection monitoring window and 
adjust the motion detection level as necessary (see page 28).
On motion detection, the camera can execute the selected commands (see 
page 33).
• Even if you have set a time period before and after detection, and motion is 
detected when you click 
 or 
, no data will be recorded before you click 
nor after you click 
• If after-motion detection recording and before-motion detection recording 
overlap, a continuous image is recorded.
 
Example: you have set images to be recorded 5 seconds before and after 
motion detection.
5 sec.
5 sec.
motion is detected
motion is detected
5 sec.
5 sec.
1 image is recorded.