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CamSurveillance

CamSurveillance Manual
Part 2: Application Window

Application Window

Buttons

	saves all camera settings ( CAMERA.DAT ) and the program settings ( CAMSUR.CFG )
	opens the program settings dialog
	starts the preview mode for all cameras
	stops the preview mode for all cameras
	starts the motion detection mode for all cameras, you must have selected the testing picture area first.
	stops the motion detection mode for all cameras, if the preview mode was active at motion detection start, the camera returns into the preview mode, if not the camera gets offline
	combines the video windows from all cameras which are in preview mode like the settings from the program settings dialog ( also use F5 )
	releases the video windows to their positions before the combination ( also use F6 )
	takes a picture from the selected camera
	record a video from the selected camera
	goes to the manual webpage

Cameralist Columns

Camera	the camera name or the URL, click into the checkbox to start or stop the motion detection
State	offline - the camera is not working, no pictures are receiving and no motion detection is running preview - the camera receives pictures for the video window detecting - the motion detection is running and pictures are receiving waiting-offline - the motion detection is waiting ( because the time intervall is not valid ). This state becomes active, if you start the motion detection from a camera which is offline and the time interval is not valid. The waiting state costs no CPU and no network bandwidth. waiting-preview - the motion detection is waiting and pictures are receiving. This state becomes active, if you start the motion detection from a camera which is in preview mode and the time interval is not valid.
Preview Intervall	the picture receiving intervall
Motion Detection Intervall	the motion detecting intervall
Number Tested	how often the program has tested for motion since the last motion detection start
Number Detected	how often the program has detected a motion since the last motion detection start
Picture Difference	the last picture difference
Motion Detection Running Time	the motion detection running time, ( d hh:mm:ss )

Used Keys

F2 - starts the preview mode of the selected camera
F3 - stops the preview mode of the selected camera
F5 - combines the video windows from all cameras which are in preview mode like the settings from the program settings dialog
F6 - releases the video windows to their positions before the combination
F7 - starts recording a video from the selected camera
F8 - stops recording the video from the selected camera

Mouse Buttons

Click left into the video window to show or hide the window caption.
Let the left mousebutton down to move the video window.
Press the right mousebutton down to start drawing a zoom area rectangle.
Release the right mousebutton to zoom into the selected zoom area.

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