Customize Icons on Live View Window

You can customize the icons on the toolbar of the live view window, adjust the icon order, and control whether to always show toolbar on the live view window or not.

  1. In the top left corner of the platform, select > Security Monitoring > Video > Video Security.
  2. In the top right corner of the page, click > Toolbar.
  3. In Customize Live View Tool Bar section, add or remove the icons to show or hide the icons on the live view toolbar.
  4. Drag the icons in the icon list to adjust the order.
    Table 1 Icons on Live View Toolbar

    Audio Control

    Turn off/on the sound and adjust the volume.

    Capture

    Take a snapshot of the current video and save it to the current PC.

    Note:

    After capturing a picture, a thumbnail will pop up on the upper-right corner. You can click Search by Picture to search the captured picture, archive, and identity verification related with the captured picture.

    Record

    Start manual recording. The video file will be stored in local PC.

    Instant Playback

    Switch to instant playback mode to view the recorded video files.

    Two-Way Audio

    Start two-way audio with the camera to get the real-time audio from the device to realize voice talk with the person at the device.

    Digital Zoom

    Zoom in or out the video for cameras that do not have their own optical zoom capabilities. Click again to disable the function.

    PTZ Control

    Activate the PTZ icons on the image to pan, tilt, or zoom the image.

    Fisheye Expansion

    Available for fisheye camera. In the fisheye dewarping mode, the Control Client will correct the video image and reverse the effects of geometric distortions caused by the fisheye camera lens. See View Dewarped Live View of Fisheye Camera for details.

    Switch Stream Type

    Switch the live view stream to main stream, sub-stream (if supported), or smooth stream (if supported).

    Note:

    The smooth stream will show if device supports. You can switch to smooth stream when in low bandwidth situation to make live view more fluent.

    Alarm Output

    Display the Alarm Output Control page and turn on/off the alarm outputs of the connected camera.

    Video Enhancement

    Adjust the video image including brightness, saturation, etc.

    Rotate Image

    Rotate an image.

    Park Action

    Click the icon and the speed dome will save the current view to the preset No.32. The device starts to park at preset No. 32 automatically after a period of inactivity (park time).

    Locate Target

    Click the icon to measure the distance between camera and target.
    Note:

    The icons on the toolbar in the live view window vary with the device's capabilities.

  5. Click Save.