Panasonic WV-SP500 Series User manual

Operating Instructions
Network Camera
Model No. WV-SW550 Series
WV-SP500 Series
WV-SF540 Series
WV-SF530 Series
WV-SW559
WV-SP509
(Lens is optional for WV-SP509.)
WV-SF539
This manual covers the models: WV-SW550 Series (WV-SW559, WV-SW558, WV-SW559E, WV-SW558E),
WV-SP500 Series (WV-SP509, WV-SP508, WV-SP509E, WV-SP508E), WV-SF540 Series (WV-SF549,
WV-SF548, WV-SF549E, WV-SF548E), and WV-SF530 Series (WV-SF539, WV-SF538, WV-SF539E,
WV-SF538E).
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions
carefully and save this manual for future use.
The model number is abbreviated in some descriptions in this manual.

Preface
About the user manuals
There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the WV-SW559, WV-SW558, WV-SP509, WV-SP508,
WV-SF549, WV-SF548, WV-SF539, WV-SF538 (P model), WV-SW559E, WV-SW558E, WV-SP509E,
WV-SP508E, WV-SF549E, WV-SF548E, WV-SF539E, WV-SF538E (E model) as follows.
•Installation Guide: Explains how to install and connect devices.
When you use the WV-SW559/WV-SW559E or WV-SW558/WV-SW558E, refer to WV-SW559/
WV-SW558/WV-SW559E/WV-SW558E Installation Guide.
When you use the WV-SP509/WV-SP509E or WV-SP508/WV-SP508E, refer to WV-SP509/WV-SP508/
WV-SP509E/WV-SP508E Installation Guide.
When you use the WV-SF549/WV-SF549E, WV-SF548/WV-SF548E, WV-SF539/WV-SF539E, or
WV-SF538/WV-SF538E, refer to WV-SF549/WV-SF548/WV-SF539/WV-SF538/WV-SF549E/
WV-SF548E/WV-SF539E/WV-SF538E Installation Guide.
•Operating Instructions: Explains how to perform the settings and how to operate this camera. This
Operating Instructions covers the models: WV-SW559, WV-SW558, WV-SP509, WV-SP508, WV-SF549,
WV-SF548, WV-SF539, WV-SF538, WV-SW559E, WV-SW558E, WV-SP509E, WV-SP508E,
WV-SF549E, WV-SF548E, WV-SF539E, WV-SF538E.
The model number is abbreviated in some descriptions in this manual.
The screens used in these operating instructions show the case of WV-SW559 (P model). Depending on the
model used, the screens shown in the explanations may differ to the actual camera screens.
About notations
The following notations are used when describing the functions limited for specified models.
The functions without the notations are supported by all models.
SW559
SW559
: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-SW559.
SW558
SW558
: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-SW558.
SP509
SP509
: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-SP509.
SP508
SP508
: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-SP508.
SF549
SF549
: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-SF549.
SF548
SF548
: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-SF548.
SF539
SF539
: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-SF539.
SF538
SF538
: The functions with this notation are available when using the model WV-SF538.
Trademarks and registered trademarks
•Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Media, Internet Explorer, ActiveX and DirectX are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
•Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
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countries.
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•SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
•All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Preface

Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in these operating instructions.
Microsoft® Windows® 7 is described as Windows 7.
Microsoft® Windows Vista® is described as Windows Vista.
Microsoft® Windows® XP SP3 is described as Windows XP.
Windows® Internet Explorer® 9.0, Windows® Internet Explorer® 8.0, Windows® Internet Explorer® 7.0 and
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 are described as Internet Explorer.
SDXC/SDHC/SD memory card is described as SD card or SD memory card.
Universal Plug and Play is described as UPnP™.
Viewer software
It is necessary to install the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S” to display images on a PC. This
software can be installed directly from the camera or by selecting the [Install] button next to [Viewer
Software] on the menu of the CD-ROM provided, and then following the on-screen instructions.
IMPORTANT
•The default setting of “Automatic installation of viewer software” is “On”. Follow the instructions on
page 197 when the message is displayed on the information bar of the browser.
•When the “Live” page is displayed for the first time, the install wizard of the ActiveX® control required
to display images from the camera will be displayed. Follow the instructions of the wizard.
•When the install wizard is displayed again even after completing the installation of the ActiveX, restart
the PC.
•The viewer software used on each PC should be licensed individually. The number of installations of
the viewer software from the camera can be checked on the [Upgrade] tab of the “Maintenance” page
(®page 181). Refer to your dealer for the software licensing.
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Preface

Table of Contents
1 Monitor images on a PC ..........................................................................7
1.1 Monitor images from a single camera .............................................................................7
1.2 About the “Live” page ....................................................................................................10
1.3 Monitor cropping images ...............................................................................................13
1.4 Monitor picture in picture images .................................................................................15
1.5 Monitor images from multiple cameras ........................................................................16
2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal .........................17
2.1 Monitor images on a cellular phone ..............................................................................17
2.2 Monitor images on a mobile terminal ............................................................................19
3 Record images on the SD memory card manually (WV-SW559/
WV-SP509/WV-SF549/WV-SF539) .........................................................25
4 Action at an alarm occurrence ..............................................................27
4.1 Alarm type ........................................................................................................................27
4.2 Action at an alarm occurrence .......................................................................................27
5 Transmit images onto an FTP server ...................................................29
5.1 Transmit an alarm image at an alarm occurrence (Alarm image
transmission) ...................................................................................................................29
5.2 Transmit images at a designated interval or period (FTP periodic image
transmission) ...................................................................................................................29
5.3 Save images on the SD memory card when images fail to transmit using the FTP
periodic image transmission function (WV-SW559/WV-SP509/WV-SF549/
WV-SF539) .......................................................................................................................30
6 Display the log list (WV-SW559/WV-SP509/WV-SF549/
WV-SF539) ..............................................................................................31
7 Playback of images on the SD memory card (WV-SW559/WV-SP509/
WV-SF549/WV-SF539) ............................................................................35
7.1 About the playback page ................................................................................................36
7.2 Download the images (When “H.264(1)” or “H.264(2)” is selected for “Recording
format” of the SD memory card) ....................................................................................38
8 About the network security ...................................................................40
8.1 Equipped security functions ..........................................................................................40
9 Display the setup menu from a PC .......................................................41
9.1 How to display the setup menu .....................................................................................41
9.2 How to operate the setup menu .....................................................................................43
9.3 About the setup menu window ......................................................................................45
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] ...........................47
10.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic] .............................................................................47
10.2 Configure the settings relating to the SD memory card [SD memory card] (WV-SW559/
WV-SP509/WV-SF549/WV-SF539) ..................................................................................51
10.3 Access copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC [SD memory card
images] (WV-SW559/WV-SP509/WV-SF549/WV-SF539) ..............................................59
10.4 Configure the settings relating to the logs [Log] (WV-SW559/WV-SP509/WV-SF549/
WV-SF539) .......................................................................................................................68
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10.4.1 How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for “Alarm” ..................70
10.4.2 How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for “Manual/
Schedule” .......................................................................................................................71
10.4.3 How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for “FTP error” ............73
11 Configure the settings relating to images and audio [Image/
Audio] ......................................................................................................74
11.1 Configure the settings relating to the image capture mode [JPEG/H.264] ................74
11.2 Configure the settings relating to JPEG images [JPEG/H.264] ..................................75
11.3 Configure the settings relating to H.264 images [JPEG/H.264] ..................................77
11.4 Configure the settings relating to image adjust, focus, back focus, extra optical zoom,
privacy zone, VIQS, and lens distortion compensation [Image quality] ....................83
11.4.1 Configure the settings relating to image quality (“Image adjust” setup menu) ...............84
11.4.2 Set mask areas ..............................................................................................................90
11.5 Configure the focus setting (“Focus” setup menu) (WV-SW559/WV-SW558/WV-SF549/
WV-SF548/WV-SF539/WV-SF538) ..................................................................................94
11.6 Configure the back focus setting (“Back focus” setup menu) (WV-SP509/
WV-SP508) .......................................................................................................................95
11.7 Adjust the angular field of view using the extra optical zoom function ....................96
11.8 Configure the settings relating to the privacy zone (“Privacy zone” setup
menu) ...............................................................................................................................97
11.9 Configure the VIQS setting ............................................................................................99
11.10 Configure the VIQS area ...............................................................................................101
11.11 Configure the settings relating to lens distortion compensation ............................102
11.12 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio] (WV-SW559/WV-SP509/WV-SF549/
WV-SF539) .....................................................................................................................103
12 Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen] ..........................106
13 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] .................................................108
13.1 Configure the settings relating to the alarm action [Alarm] .....................................108
13.2 Configure the settings relating to the alarm image [Alarm] ......................................109
13.3 Configure the settings relating to H.264 recording [Alarm] (WV-SW559/WV-SP509/
WV-SF549/WV-SF539) ...................................................................................................111
13.4 Configure the settings relating to the alarm output terminal [Alarm] ......................112
13.5 Change the AUX name [Alarm] ....................................................................................113
13.6 Configure the VMD settings [VMD area] .....................................................................114
13.6.1 Set the VMD areas [VMD area] ....................................................................................116
13.7 Configuration of the settings relating to the E-mail notification [Notification] .......118
13.8 Configure the settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol [Notification] ...........119
14 Configure the setting relating to the image recognition [Advanced
func.] .....................................................................................................122
14.1 Configure the settings relating to the XML notification [XML notification] .............122
14.2 Configuration of the settings relating to the face detection [Face detection] ........123
15 Configure the settings related to advanced view [Advanced
view] ......................................................................................................125
15.1 Configure the settings relating to cropping [Cropping] ............................................125
15.2 Configure the picture in picture settings [PiP] ...........................................................126
16 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User
mng.] .....................................................................................................131
16.1 Configure the settings relating to the user authentication [User auth.] ..................131
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16.2 Configure the settings relating to the host authentication [Host auth.] ..................132
16.3 Configure the settings relating to the priority stream [System] ...............................133
17 Configure the settings of the servers [Server] ..................................136
17.1 Configure the settings relating to the E-mail server [E-mail] ...................................136
17.2 Configure the settings relating to the FTP server [FTP] ...........................................137
17.3 Configure the settings relating to the NTP server [NTP] ...........................................138
18 Configuring the network settings [Network] .....................................141
18.1 Configure the network settings [Network] ..................................................................141
18.2 Configure the HTTPS settings .....................................................................................149
18.2.1 Generation of the CRT key (SSL encryption key) ........................................................150
18.2.2 Generation of the self-signed certificate (security certificate) .......................................151
18.2.3 Generation of CSR (Certificate Signing Request) ........................................................153
18.2.4 Installation of the server certificate ...............................................................................154
18.2.5 Configuration of the connection protocol ......................................................................155
18.3 Access the camera using the HTTPS protocol ..........................................................156
18.3.1 Install the security certificate ........................................................................................156
18.4 Configure the settings relating to DDNS [DDNS] .......................................................166
18.4.1 Configuration of the DDNS service (Example of the “Viewnetcam.com” service) ........167
18.4.2 When using the “Viewnetcam.com” service .................................................................168
18.4.3 Procedure to register information for the “Viewnetcam.com” service ...........................169
18.4.4 Checking the information registered for the “Viewnetcam.com” service ......................170
18.4.5 When using “Dynamic DNS Update” ............................................................................170
18.4.6 When using “Dynamic DNS Update(DHCP)” ...............................................................171
18.5 Configure the settings relating to SNMP [SNMP] ......................................................171
18.6 Configure the settings relating to the FTP periodic image transmission [FTP img.
trans.] .............................................................................................................................172
18.7 Configure the schedule settings of the FTP periodic image transmission [FTP img.
trans.] .............................................................................................................................174
18.7.1 How to set the schedules .............................................................................................174
18.7.2 How to delete the set schedule ....................................................................................175
19 Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] ..........177
20 Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] ........................................180
20.1 Check the system log [System log] .............................................................................180
20.2 Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade] .................................................................................181
20.3 Check the status [Status] .............................................................................................182
20.4 Reset the settings/Reboot the camera [Default reset] ...............................................183
21 About the displayed system log .........................................................185
22 Troubleshooting ...................................................................................189
23 Directory structure of drive B (WV-SW559/WV-SP509/WV-SF549/
WV-SF539) ............................................................................................199
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1 Monitor images on a PC
The following are descriptions of how to monitor images from the camera on a PC.
1.1 Monitor images from a single camera
1. Start up the web browser.
2. Enter the IP address designated using the Panasonic “IP Setting Software” in the address box of the
browser.
•Example when entering an IPv4 address: http://URL registered using IPv4 address
http://192.168.0.10/
•Example when entering an IPv6 address: http://[URL registered using IPv6 address]
http://[2001:db8::10]/
<Example of IPv4 access>
<Example of IPv6 access>
IMPORTANT
•When the HTTP port number is changed from “80”, enter “http://IP address of the camera + : (colon)
+ port number” in the address box of the browser. (Example: http://192.168.0.11:8080)
•When the PC is in a local network, configure the proxy server setting of the web browser (under
[Internet Options...] under [Tools] of the menu bar) to bypass the proxy server for the local address.
Note
•Refer to page 156 for further information about the case in which “HTTPS” is selected for
“HTTPS” - “Connection” on the [Network] tab of the “Network” page (®page 141).
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3. Press the [Enter] key on the keyboard.
→The “Live” page will be displayed. Refer to page 10 for further information about the “Live” page.
When “On” is selected for “User auth.”, the authentication window will be displayed before displaying live
images for the user name and password entries. The default user name and password are as follows.
User name: admin
Password: 12345
IMPORTANT
•To enhance the security, change the password for the user name “admin”. It is recommended to change
this password periodically.
•When displaying multiple H.264 images on a PC, images may not be displayed depending on the
performance of the PC.
Note
•The maximum number of concurrent access user is 14 including users who is receiving H.264 images
and users who are receiving JPEG images. Depending on the set values for “Bandwidth control(bit
rate)” and “Max bit rate (per client)”, the maximum concurrent access number may be 14 or less users.
When 14 users are concurrently accessing, the access limit message will be displayed for users who
subsequently attempt to access. When “Multicast” is selected for “Transmission type” of “H.264”, only
the first user who accessed to monitor H.264 images will be included in the maximum number. The
second and subsequent users who are monitoring H.264 images will not be included in the maximum
number.
•When “On” is selected for “H.264 transmission” (®page 79), H.264 images will be displayed. When
“Off” is selected, a JPEG image will be displayed. It is possible to display a JPEG image even when
“On” is selected for “H.264 transmission”. In this case, the refresh interval of JPEG images will be
limited to 5 fps.
•The refresh interval may become longer depending on a network environment, PC performance,
photographic subject, access traffic, etc.
<Refresh interval of JPEG images>
When “On” is selected for “H.264 transmission”
–When “2 mega pixel [16:9]” / “1.3 mega pixel [16:9]” / “1.3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image
capture mode”: max. 5fps
–When “3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”: max. 5fps
When “Off” is selected for “H.264 transmission”
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–When “2 mega pixel [16:9]” / “1.3 mega pixel [16:9]” / “1.3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image
capture mode”: max. 30fps
–When “3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”: max. 15fps
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1.2 About the “Live” page
OPS
QR
N
A
B
D
E
F
C
G
H
I
V
U
T
L
M
J
K
[select language] pull-down-menu
The camera’s display language can be selected. The default language can be set in the [Language] in the
[Basic] settings. (®page 47)
[Setup] button*1
Displays the setup menu. The button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed.
[Live] button
Display the “Live” page. The button will turn green and the “Live” page will be displayed.
[Compression] buttons
•[H.264] button: The letters “H.264” on the button will turn green and an H.264 image will be displayed.
When “On” is selected for “H.264 transmission” of “H.264(1)”, “H.264(2)”, the [H.264] button will be
displayed. (®page 79)
•[JPEG] button: The letters “JPEG” on the button will turn green and JPEG image will be displayed.
[Stream] buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when an H.264 image is displayed.
•[1] button: The letter “1” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in accordance
with the setting of “H.264(1)”. (®page 79)
•[2] button: The letter “2” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in accordance
with the setting of “H.264(2)”. (®page 79)
[Image capture size] buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG image is displayed.
•[VGA] button: The letters “VGA” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in VGA
size.
•[QVGA] button: The letters “QVGA” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in
QVGA size.
•[1280x960] button: The letters “1280x960” will turn green and images in the main area will be
displayed in 1280 x 960 (pixels).
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•[640x360] button: The letters “640x360” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed
in 640 x 360 (pixels).
•[320x180] button: The letters “320x180” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed
in 320 x 180 (pixels).
•[1280x720] button: The letters “1280x720” will turn green and images in the main area will be
displayed in 1280 x 720 (pixels).
•[1920x1080] button: The letters “1920x1080” will turn green and images in the main area will be
displayed in 1920 x 1080 (pixels).
•[2048x1536] button: The letters “2048x1536” will turn green and images in the main area will be
displayed in 2048 x 1536 (pixels).
Note
•The buttons [VGA], [QVGA], and [1280x960] are displayed only when “1.3 mega pixel [4:3]” is
selected for “Image capture mode”.
•The button [2048x1536] is displayed only when “3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture
mode”.
•The buttons [640x360] and [320x180] are displayed only when “2 mega pixel [16:9]” or “1.3 mega
pixel [16:9]” is selected for “Image capture mode”.
•The button [1280x720] is displayed only when “1.3 mega pixel [16:9]” is selected for “Image capture
mode”.
•The button [1920x1080] is displayed only when “2 mega pixel [16:9]” is selected for “Image capture
mode”.
•When “2048x1536”, “1920x1080”, “1280x960”, or “1280x720” is selected for the image capture
size, it may become smaller than the actual size depending on the window size of the web browser.
[Image quality] buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG image is displayed.
•[1] button: Images in the main area will be displayed in accordance with the setting for “Quality1” of
“Image quality setting”. (®page 75)
•[2] button: Images in the main area will be displayed in accordance with the setting for “Quality2” of
“Image quality setting”. (®page 75)
[Zoom] buttons
Images will be zoomed in on with the electronic zoom by the viewer software “Network Camera View
4S”.
•[x1] button: The letter “x1” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed at x1.
•[x2] button: The letter “x2” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed at x2.
•[x4] button: The letter “x4” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed at x4.
[Brightness] buttons*2
The brightness is adjustable from 0 to 255.
•(darker) button: The displayed image will be darker.
•button: The adjusted brightness will return to the default brightness (64).
•(brighter) button: Image will be brighter.
[Cropping] display
Cropping setup display is only displayed when the images set in “Cropping” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab of
the setup menu are displayed in the main area.
Within the full angle image, the white outlines display what position the image was cropped from. During
sequence operations, the cropping positions used by the sequence function are displayed in multiple white
outlines (the display shown in the cropping display is not updated by changes to the position of the
sequence or images).
[AUX] buttons*2
These buttons will be displayed only when “Terminal 3” of “Alarm” is set to “AUX output” on the setup menu.
(®page 108)
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•[Open] button: The letters “Open” on the button will turn green and the status of AUX connector will
be open.
•[Close] button: The letters “Close” on the button will turn green and the status of the AUX connector
will be closed.
[Rec. on SD] button*2
SW559
SW559
SP509
SP509
SF549
SF549
SF539
SF539
This button will be displayed only when “Manual” is selected for “Save trigger” on the setup menu.
(®page 54)
Click this button to manually record images on the SD memory card. Refer to page 25 for descriptions
of how to manually record images on the SD memory card.
[Log] button*1
SW559
SW559
SP509
SP509
SF549
SF549
SF539
SF539
[List] button will become available only when “On” is selected for “Save logs” on the setup menu.
(®page 68)
When this button is clicked, the log list will be displayed and images saved on the SD memory card can
be played.
Refer to page 31 for further information about the log list and for how to play images on the SD memory
card.
[Multi-screen]
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen by registering cameras on the setup
menu. (®page 16)
Camera title
The camera title entered for “Camera title” on the [Basic] tab will be displayed. (®page 47)
Alarm occurrence indication button*2
This button will be displayed and will blink when an alarm has occurred. When this button is clicked, the
alarm output terminal will be reset and this button will disappear. (®page 27)
Full screen button
Images will be displayed on a full screen. To return to the “Live” page, press the [Esc] key. The aspect ratio
of displayed images will be adjusted in accordance with the monitor.
Snap shot button
Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The picture will be displayed on a newly opened window.
When right-clicking on the displayed image, the pop-up menu will be displayed. It is possible to save the
image on the PC by selecting “Save” from the displayed pop-up menu.
When “Print” is selected, printer output is enabled.
Note
•For the case of using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, the following settings may be required.
Open Internet Explorer, click [Tools] ® [Internet Options] ® [Security] ® [Trusted Sites] ®
[Sites]. Register the camera address on [Website] of the displayed trusted widows.
•When it takes longer than the specified period to obtain the snap shot picture due to the network
environment, the snap shot picture may not be displayed.
Mic input button*3
SW559
SW559
SP509
SP509
SF549
SF549
SF539
SF539
Turns on/off the audio reception (hear audio from the camera on a PC). This button will be displayed only
when “Mic input”, “Interactive(Full-duplex)” or “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission/
reception” on the setup menu. (®page 103)
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio from the camera will not be
heard.
Audio volume can be adjusted (Low/ Middle/ High) by moving the volume cursor .
Audio output button*3
SW559
SW559
SP509
SP509
SF549
SF549
SF539
SF539
Turns on/off the audio transmission (play audio from the PC on the unit speaker). This button will be
displayed only when “Audio output”, “Interactive(Full-duplex)” or “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for
“Audio transmission/reception” on the setup menu. (®page 103)
The button will blink during the audio transmission.
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When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio from the PC will not be heard.
Audio output volume can be adjusted (Low/Middle/High) by moving the volume cursor .
Note
•When a user is using the audio transmission function with “Interactive(Half-duplex)” selected, the
receiver button and the transmission button will be inoperable for the other users. When
“Interactive(Full-duplex)” is selected, the transmission button is inoperable for other users.
•Possible duration of audio transmission is up to 5 minutes per transmission. When 5 minutes have
passed, the audio transmission will automatically stop. To turn the audio transmission function on,
click the [Audio output] button again.
•When the camera is restarted, the adjusted volume level (for both the audio transmission and
reception) will return to the level that had been set on the [Audio] tab on the setup menu.
(®page 103)
•Actual volume level will change in three steps even though the volume cursor can be adjusted
minutely.
SD recording status indicator
SW559
SW559
SP509
SP509
SF549
SF549
SF539
SF539
The status of the SD recording can be checked with this indicator.
When the SD recording starts, the SD recording status indicator will light red. It will go off when the SD
recording stops.
This indicator will be displayed when “Manual” or “Schedule” is selected for “Save trigger” on the setup
menu. (®page 51)
Main area
Images from the camera will be displayed in this area.
The current time and date will be displayed according to the settings configured for “Time display format”
and “Date/time display format”. (®page 48)
Note
•When operated by a lower access level user, images displayed on the screen may be changed
temporarily. This does not affect operation of the camera.
•Depending on the PC in use, screen tearing* may occur when the shooing scene drastically changes
due to the GDI restrictions of the OS.
*A phenomenon in which portions of the screen are displayed out of alignment.
*1 Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator”.
*2 Only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator” or “2. Camera control” when “On” is selected for “User auth.”
(®page 131)
*3 Operable by users who belong to the access level selected for “Permission level of audio trans./recep.” on the [Audio] tab of the
“Image/Audio” page. Refer to page 103 for the permission level of audio.
1.3 Monitor cropping images
Full angle images and cropping images can be transmitted at the same time.
The cropping function must be configured in order to transmit cropping images. (®page 125)
H.264(2) or JPEG (VGA/QVGA/640x360/320x180) images can be set as cropping images.
By matching the settings of the [Compression] and [Stream] buttons on the “Live” page to the “Cropping”
settings (“H.264”, “JPEG(VGA)/JPEG(640x360)”, or “JPEG(QVGA)/JPEG(320x180)”) configured on the
[JPEG/H.264] tab, cropping images will be displayed on the [Cropping] display of the “Live” page and the main
area.
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Cropping
A
You can crop areas that you want to monitor.
By setting multiple cropping areas, up to 4 areas can be displayed in a sequence.
Sequence display using the cropping function
A
B
C
ABCABC
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Note
•The cropping function can be used only when “2 mega pixel [16:9]”, “1.3 mega pixel [16:9]”, or “1.3
mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”.
1.4 Monitor picture in picture images
By using the picture in picture function, a cropping image or an alarm image can be added to an image and
transmitted.
The picture in picture function must be configured before it can be used. (®page 126)
When the picture in picture function is used, combined JPEG and H.264 images with the following image
capture sizes are transmitted.
•When “2 mega pixel [16:9]” is selected for “Image capture mode”: 1920x1080
•When “1.3 mega pixel [16:9]” is selected for “Image capture mode”: 1280x720
•When “1.3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”: 1280x960
Note
•The picture in picture function can only be used when “2 mega pixel [16:9]”, “1.3 mega pixel [16:9]”, or
“1.3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”.
The type of images to be combined can be selected from “Picture in picture mode” on the [PiP] tab
(®page 126).
When “Live” is selected in “Picture in picture mode”, a predetermined area is combined as a sub image and
transmitted.
When an alarm trigger is selected in “Picture in picture mode”, a predetermined area is transmitted as a sub
image according to each setting.
A
B
Main image
Sub image
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1.5 Monitor images from multiple cameras
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen. Images from 4 cameras (up to 16 cameras)
can be displayed simultaneously. To display images on a multi-screen, it is necessary to register cameras in
advance. 4 cameras can be registered as a group and up to 4 groups (16 cameras) can be registered.
(®page 106)
IMPORTANT
•When displaying images on a 16-screen, panning, tilting and zooming operations become unavailable
for images from cameras with Pan/Tilt/Zoom functions.
•When displaying images on a 4-screen, panning, tilting and zooming operations become available only
for images from cameras with Pan/Tilt/Zoom functions. Refer to the [Readme] file on the provided
CD-ROM for further information about the compatible cameras and their versions. Or refer to our
website (http://panasonic.net/pss/security/support/info.html).
•Only JPEG images can be displayed on a multi-screen. Audio will not be heard.
•When the power is turned off or the LAN cable is disconnected while displaying images, displaying
images on a multi-screen from the “Live” page will become unavailable.
•When displaying the image on a multi-screen and “16:9” is selected for the aspect ratio, the image will
be displayed altered vertically to the aspect ratio of “4:3”.
•“Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software Lite” which supports live monitoring and recording
images from multiple cameras is available. For further information, refer to our website
(http://panasonic.net/pss/security/support/info.html).
1. Click the desired [Multi-screen] on the “Live” page.
→Images from the registered cameras will be displayed on a selected multi-screen (screen can be split
up to 16 areas). The following are instructions when displaying on a 4-split screen.
C
AB
To show 1 camera screen, click the [Live] button.
You can also click “1” below “Multi-screen” or “Back” to display the camera's “Live” page.
Click the [Multi-screen] button to display images from cameras in a multi-screen of 4 to 16 screens.
Click a camera title. Live images from the camera corresponding to the clicked camera title will be
displayed on the “Live” page of the newly opened window.
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2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile
terminal
2.1 Monitor images on a cellular phone
It is possible to connect to the camera using a cellular phone via the Internet and monitor images (JPEG only)
from the camera on the screen of the cellular phone.
IMPORTANT
•When the authentication window is displayed, enter the user name and password. The default user
name and password are as follows.
User name: admin
Password: 12345
To enhance the security, change the password for the user “admin”. (®page 131)
•If the cellular phone in use is not compatible with UTF-8 encode, it is impossible to display the screen
correctly.
•When “3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”, images cannot be monitored on a
cellular phone. Select “2 mega pixel [16:9]”, “1.3 mega pixel [16:9]”, or “1.3 mega pixel [4:3]” for “Image
capture mode” to monitor images.
Note
•It is necessary to configure the network settings of the cellular phone in advance to connect to the
Internet and monitor images from the camera. (®page 141)
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1. Access to “http://IP address/mobile”*1 or “http://Host name registered in the DDNS server/mobile” using a
cellular phone.
→Images from the camera will be displayed.
B
C
D
A
Functions Outline of functions
A Refresh Refreshes the camera images by pressing the dial key “5”.
B Resolution control Changes the image capture size by pressing the dial key “0”.
•Image in the aspect ratio of “4:3” Changes the image capture size
between 320x240 (default) and
640x480.
•Image in the aspect ratio of
“16:9”
Changes the image capture size
between 320x180 (default) and
640x360.
C Image quality
control
It is possible to change the image quality between “Quality1” and
“Quality2”. (®page 75)
D AUX control*2 Controls the AUX terminal.
These buttons will be displayed only when “AUX output” is selected for
“Terminal 3” on the setup menu. (®page 108)
Note
•Some cellular phones cannot change the image capture size even when resolution is changed by
resolution control.
•When the HTTP port number is changed from “80”, enter “http://IP address: (colon) + port number/
mobile”*1 in the address box of the browser. When using the DDNS function, access to “http://Host
name registered in the DDNS server: (colon) + port number/mobile”.
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•When “HTTPS” is selected for “HTTPS” - “Connection” on the [Network] tab of the “Network” page,
enter as follows.
“https://IP address: (colon) + port number/mobile” or “https://Host name registered in the DDNS server:
(colon) + port number/mobile”
•When the authentication window is displayed, enter the user name of an administrator or user and
password. Depending on the cellular phone in use, password entry may be required each time the
screen is switched.
•It is impossible to transmit/receive audio using a cellular phone.
•Depending on the cellular phone in use, larger size images may not be displayed. In this case, selecting
“9 Low” for “Image quality setting” of “JPEG” (®page 75) may sometimes solve this problem.
•Depending on the cellular phone in use or its contract plan, it may be impossible to access.
*1 IP address is the global WAN IP address of the router that can be accessed via the Internet.
*2 When “User auth.” is set to “On” (®page 131), only users with the access level of “1. Administrator” or “2. Camera control” will be
displayed.
2.2 Monitor images on a mobile terminal
It is possible to connect to the camera using a mobile terminal via the Internet and monitor images (MJPEG
only) from the camera on the screen of the mobile terminal. It is also possible to refresh images to display the
latest image.
The compatible mobile terminals are shown as follows. (As of April, 2012)
–iPad, iPhone, iPod touch (iOS 4.2.1 or later)
–Android™ mobile terminals
Only JPEG images can be viewed from standard Android mobile terminal browsers.
For further information about compatible devices, refer to our website
(http://panasonic.net/pss/security/support/info.html).
IMPORTANT
•When the authentication window is displayed, enter the user name and password. The default user
name and password are as follows.
User name: admin
Password: 12345
To enhance the security, change the password for the user “admin”. (®page 131)
•When “3 mega pixel [4:3]” is selected for “Image capture mode”, images cannot be monitored on a
mobile terminal. Select “2 mega pixel [16:9]”, “1.3 mega pixel [16:9]”, or “1.3 mega pixel [4:3]” for “Image
capture mode” to monitor images.
•When “2 mega pixel [16:9]” is selected for “Image capture mode”, the maximum image capture size is
640x360.
Note
•It is necessary to configure the network settings of the mobile terminal in advance to connect to the
Internet and monitor images from the camera. (®page 141)
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1. Access to “http://IP address/cam”*1 or “http://Host name registered in the DDNS server/cam” using a mobile
terminal.
→Images from the camera will be displayed.
C
B
A
Live images area
Displays images from the camera.
Operation buttons area
When functions are selected in the function selection area C, buttons to operate those functions are
displayed.
Function selection area
When functions that can be operated are selected, operation buttons are displayed in the operation
buttons area B.
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