Oncam EVO-180-WID Instruction Manual

Evolution 180 Camera Range
Installation & User Manual
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EVO-180-W#D-06, Rev A
February 2018

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Manual Copyright
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No part of this manual may be reproduced except for your express personal use.
Oncam and their affiliate’s further reserve the right to alter, amend or revise this document and
any product specifications without any obligation to provide notice of such changes.
Oncam and its affiliates make no guarantee, representation or warranty, either expressed or
implied, regarding the accuracy of the information contained in this manual. Furthermore, Oncam
and its affiliates assume no responsibility or any potential liability for any errors that may appear
in this manual.
Trademarks and Third‐Party Copyrights
Oncam and the Oncam logo are registered trademarks of Oncam Global Group AG.
The names of other companies, organizations, products or services mentioned in this manual are
the trademarks of their respective owners.
Important Safety Instructions
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not immerse in water. Protect the connectors from moisture.
6. Do not block any ventilation openings, Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
7. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
8. The polarity of any connector attached to the product should be verified before connection.
9. Protect all cables from being crushed or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
10. Only use attachments / accessories specified by the manufacturer.
11. Unplug or appropriately protect this apparatus during lighting storms or when unused for
long periods of time.
12. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus
has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to
rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
WARNING
RISK OF EXPLOSION IF REPLACING A BATTERY WITH
AN INCORRECT BATTERY TYPE

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Contents
1Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................................................5
1.1 Panoramic View ....................................................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Fisheye View.........................................................................................................................................................................................5
1.3 Virtual Camera Views (VCams) ............................................................................................................................................................5
1.4 Camera Range......................................................................................................................................................................................5
1.5 Power Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................5
1.6 Audio Input............................................................................................................................................................................................6
1.7 Alarms...................................................................................................................................................................................................6
2Camera Placement and Orientation......................................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Camera Mounting Accessories.............................................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Coverage Area......................................................................................................................................................................................8
2.3 Overhead Viewing Angle ......................................................................................................................................................................8
2.4 Lighting..................................................................................................................................................................................................8
3I/O Connector........................................................................................................................................................................................9
3.1 RJ45 Ethernet Socket .........................................................................................................................................................................10
3.2 Alarms in/out .......................................................................................................................................................................................10
3.3 Audio in/out (Microphone, Speaker) ...................................................................................................................................................11
3.4 Power (12V, Ground) ..........................................................................................................................................................................11
3.5 LED 1 & 2............................................................................................................................................................................................11
4Camera Preparation and Installation ..................................................................................................................................................12
4.1 Parts Supplied.....................................................................................................................................................................................12
4.2 Preparation..........................................................................................................................................................................................12
4.3 Surface - 0° Mounting Box..................................................................................................................................................................14
4.4 Surface - 25° & 45° Mounting Box .....................................................................................................................................................16
4.5 Pendant Mounting Box........................................................................................................................................................................18
5Lens Handling and Cleaning...............................................................................................................................................................20
5.1 Clean-Air Duster .................................................................................................................................................................................20
5.2 Solvent and Lens Tissues...................................................................................................................................................................20
5.3 Cleaning Procedures ..........................................................................................................................................................................20
6First Time Operation ...........................................................................................................................................................................21
6.1 DHCP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................21
6.2 Static IP Installation ............................................................................................................................................................................21
6.3Finding Available Cameras .................................................................................................................................................................21
6.4 Connecting to the Camera ..................................................................................................................................................................22
6.5 Media Player Requirements................................................................................................................................................................22
7Camera Web Interface........................................................................................................................................................................23
7.1 Control Panel Tab ...............................................................................................................................................................................23
7.2 Image Tab...........................................................................................................................................................................................24
7.3 Day/Night Tab .....................................................................................................................................................................................25
7.4 Admin Tab...........................................................................................................................................................................................27
7.5 Regions Tab........................................................................................................................................................................................37
8Connecting Directly to the Camera Streams ......................................................................................................................................39
9Connecting through ONVIF Profile S..................................................................................................................................................39
10 Troubleshooting and Technical Support .............................................................................................................................................40
10.1 Contact................................................................................................................................................................................................40
10.2 Revision History ..................................................................................................................................................................................40

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11 Copyright and Legal Notices...............................................................................................................................................................41
12 Additional Online Resources...............................................................................................................................................................42
12.1 Technical Specifications .....................................................................................................................................................................42
12.2 Oncam 360-degree Viewer.................................................................................................................................................................42
12.3 OnVu360 Mobile Application (iOS and Android).................................................................................................................................42
13 Frame Rate, Resolution & Storage Requirements .............................................................................................................................43
13.1 Indicative Frame Rates with Different Resolutions .............................................................................................................................43
13.2 Indicative Storage Requirements........................................................................................................................................................44
List of Tables
Table 1 Indicative Frame Rates for Common Stream and Resolution Combinations ........................................................................................43

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1 Overview
The Oncam Evolution 180 IP Series cameras are innovative and use a fisheye lens to create a
180° view with an extremely large area of coverage. The Oncam 180° IP camera may replace two
or more conventional fixed cameras for seamless wall-mounted coverage of an entire scene with
no gaps or blind spots. The ability to see in all directions at once makes Oncam 180° IP cameras
ideally suited for total situational awareness.
The 12‐megapixel sensor produces enough detail to allow digital pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) operations
over the entire field of view (FoV). Unlike conventional PTZ cameras, Oncam 180° IP cameras
are silent. Oncam 180° IP cameras have no mechanical motors or gears prone to wear and
failure. The only moving part is the high-reliability solenoid-driven IR-Cut filter. The camera
produces three types of view, each suited to a particular set of requirements.
1.1 Panoramic View
The high quality fisheye lens produces an image that is dewarped by software in the camera into
a high-resolution 180° panoramic image. This is the default stream provided by the camera.
Panoramic View is a special, high-performance type of VCam (see below) and up to two different-
resolution Panoramic Views may be enabled at a time, using-up one of the four possible VCam
Views each.
1.2 Fisheye View
The high quality fisheye lens produces a spherical image from which all other views are derived.
The raw image appears warped around a central axis. Special dewarping software built into the
camera and / or the recording system converts the spherical image into a flattened view that is
more familiar to human viewers. When using video management software (VMS) to record a
fisheye video stream, the entire image is preserved, making it possible to look in many directions
at once, even ‘retrospectively’, regardless of the area(s) being viewed when video was recorded.
1.3 Virtual Camera Views (VCams)
The camera is capable of creating up to four user-controlled dewarped views derived from the
main fisheye view. Using ONVIF or API commands from a compatible recording system, areas of
interest in the fisheye image can be dewarped, zoomed and examined, in a view very similar to
that of a traditional Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) camera. These camera views are available as
separate ONVIF compatible-streams for recording and control on a compatible VMS/NVR
system.
Note: VCam mode is enabled by default to allow creation of the default Panoramic view. VCam
mode is disabled when enabling a secondary fisheye view.
1.4 Camera Range
The Evolution 180 camera range comprises an indoor model, available in white and black, and an
outdoor model, available in white.
EVO-180-WID - Evolution 180 Indoor Camera –White
EVO-180-WJD - Evolution 180 Indoor Camera –Black
1.5 Power Requirements
Supply power using Power over Ethernet (PoE).
PoE. Connect power and data using an Ethernet cable plugged into the camera Ethernet port.
The PoE supplied equipment must be compliant with IEEE 802.3AF.
Direct DC Input. Use only a UL/CSA‐approved LPS or NEC Class 2 power source with a
12 VDC 1A AC adapter (not supplied). The power source must be wired to pins 11 and 12 of the
camera’s 12-pin I/O connector, taking care to use the correct polarity.

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CAUTION: Do not use an excess of 15 VDC from an external power supply. Doing so may
damage the camera and void the warranty.
CAUTION: Do not power the camera using 12 V and PoE at the same time. Doing so may
damage the camera and void the warranty.
1.6 Audio Input
The camera mic input is provided from the 12-pin I/O connector found under the removable
silicon cover on the back of the camera module. It is designed to work with an ordinary Electret
microphone.
Audio Input connects the camera module to an electret microphone in close proximity to the
enclosure. The electret microphone and the connecting cable must be electrically floating to
prevent noise and hum from ground loops.
Suggested cable length is 1 meter or less. Any length longer than this may result in noise
interference with the audio.
1.7 Alarms
The camera module has 1x input and 1x output pins for alarm functions, and 1x input pin for
external control of the IR Cut filter. These are connected via the camera’s 12-pin I/O connector.
2 Camera Placement and Orientation
Camera placement is an important factor when planning any camera deployment. The Evolution
180 camera has an exceptionally wide viewing angle (185°). Consider the camera location for
providing comprehensive coverage of a wide area. Mount the camera with an unobstructed view
and consider scene optimization when one portion of the scene is bright and another dark.
The camera supports three different mounting orientations; Wall, Ceiling and Table, but the high-
performance Panoramic Views give the best images when the camera is mounted to face
horizontally, like when on a wall. Each of these orientations has corresponding settings in the
Camera Web Interface. These camera settings ensure the correct dewarping algorithm is used
when connecting to a compatible VMS or NVR system. In Wall mode, additional controls allow
fine-tuning of the Panoramic View to frame and dewarp the scene perfectly.
Ceiling mounting is preferred when most of the action is occurring below the camera in a
horizontal plane. When a person is directly below the camera though, the view captured is the
top‐of head. When the person moves away from the camera, more of their face and body
becomes visible.
Depending on the use case, a single 180° camera can cover a very large space. Mounting a
camera high-up gives great situational awareness throughout a large room. When planning
coverage ensure there are no obstructions. Typical obstructions include pillars, high-sided
furniture and any hanging objects near the camera such as signage or lighting installations.
Even though the Panoramic View can be adjusted up or down towards anywhere in front of the
lens, the sharpest images will be achieved when the Panorama is across the middle of the
camera’s view. It’s therefore best to aim the lens at the general height of the areas of greatest
interest. To facilitate this, mounting boxes are provided with the Indoor camera at three different
fixed angles, allowing surface or conduit-mounting with various options for cable entry, conduit
and connections.

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2.1 Camera Mounting Accessories
The three mounting boxes supplied with the Indoor camera allow for a wide variety of installation
environments. Each of them may be surface-mounted, for example to a wall or ceiling, or
screwed directly onto the bottom of a threaded pendant conduit. The conduit ports are threaded
with a metric M20 x 1.5mm thread, and an adapter is supplied to allow use with ¾” threaded
conduits.
2.1.1 0° Mounting Box
Flat wall-mounting at a low height is ideal for capturing people’s activity and faces, but depending
on the usage environment, consideration should be given to the risk of people interfering with a
camera that is within easy reach.
Similar scenes may still be achieved at higher mounting heights using the Scene Offset Angle
control to lower the view produced by the panorama. In the example above the camera is
mounted flat to the wall at a height of 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in), and a Scene Offset Angle of -15° is used to
show more of the floor area instead of less relevant ceiling. See section 7.2.6 for details.
2.1.2 25° Mounting Box
Wall-mounting the 25° Mounting Box allows a similar area to be captured to flat wall-mounting,
but from a higher vantage point. This helps keep the camera out of reach while still producing a
complete 180-degree view of a large area. With ordinary panoramic cameras, mounting at an
angle in this way causes a bending effect to the image, making vertical objects tilt outwards
towards the sides, but with Oncam’s Angle Correction Technology, they are perfectly parallel:
Set the “Wall Mount Angle”control in the camera’s Web interface. See section 7.2.6 for details.

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2.1.3 45° Mounting Box
The 45° Mounting Box can be mounted on the ceiling or wall and is useful in long, narrow scenes
like corridors, where having a degree of side view is beneficial. As with the 25° Mounting Box,
Oncam’s Angle Correction Technology can be used to straighten-out distortion caused by tilting
the camera away from the horizon. See section 7.2.6 for details.
2.2 Coverage Area
The Evolution 180 cameras provide coverage for open areas where situational awareness of
people and objects are required.
The higher camera placement provides a larger coverage area. However, with higher camera
placement a reduction in the pixel density is expected. Height impacts the image detail available,
therefore ensure you consider image quality versus the mounting height.
Perform tests to ensure that the camera meets the system operational requirements and the
required detail level is available.
Use a minimum height of 2 m (6.5 ft.) when ceiling mounting a camera for best results.
For multiple camera layouts, ensure the camera areas overlap for full coverage.
2.3 Overhead Viewing Angle
Ceiling‐mounted cameras capture a top‐of‐head shot when the person is directly under the
camera. Hats extend that top-of‐head zone to some degree. Consider the viewing angle when
requiring people identification or recognition.
2.4 Lighting
Avoid bright light sources pointing towards the camera lens. Always face lighting away from the
camera or above the camera installation line (if ceiling mounted).
Adjust the auto-sensor in the camera from the Web Interface. Using auto-sensor adjusts the
camera continuously to optimize the image by increasing exposure time. Furthermore, the
maximum frame rate is reduced as exposure time increases. The image remains in full colour
until below one Lux, after which it transitions to black and white for better contrast.

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3 I/O Connector
Access I/O ports and the SD card slot by removing the cover on the rear of the camera.
The 12-pin I/O connector under the rear cover provides all user I/O and power connections.
The green, labelled tool-less mating half for this 12-pin I/O connector is supplied with the camera.
The other green two-pin socket under the cover (on the right in the photo above) is a data port for
programming the camera in the factory and is not for operator use.
Programming port
–not for operator use.

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3.1 RJ45 Ethernet Socket
Two loops are provided for cable ties in the rear
structure of the camera body. These may be
used to secure the cables for extra security and
strain relief on their connectors.
CAUTION: Do not use an excess of 15 VDC
from an external power supply. Doing so
may damage the camera and void the
warranty.
CAUTION: Do not power the camera using
12 V and PoE at the same time. Doing so
may damage the camera and void the warranty.
3.2 Alarms in/out
ALM IN 1 is Alarm in: 1 which provides external control input to the user.
ALM IN 2 is Alarm in: 2 which provides external control input to the user.
ALM OUT is Alarm Out enables the camera to output a signal to control an external source.
While using alarm inputs/output, select the ground connection adjacent to the ALM IN/ALM OUT (
not the ground labelled 12V GND).
3.2.1 Alarm In
Alarm input is provided from the camera’s 12-pin I/O
connector, found under the cover on the back of the
camera module. When Alarm IN shorts to GND, the
camera’s internal alarm triggers. Through the Camera
Web Interface, specify the time duration. Options
include 10, 30, 60, 300 or 600 seconds.
After the specified amount of time has passed, the
internal alarm clears.
3.2.2 Alarm Out
Alarm output is provided from the 12-pin I/O connector
found under the cover on the back of the camera
module. When an event occurs triggering an external
alarm on the camera, the Alarm OUT pin outputs a
signal (Low to High). Use this signal to drive the
external alarm circuit (known as sourcing). The signal
is 3.3VDC at 15 mA (max).