Canon Viewer, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual Viewer Software Ver 3 6 E ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...ma Window 17 Starting Camera Control 18 Controlling the Camera 19 Changing the Camera Angle 19 Changing the Camera Zoom Ratio 20 Selecting the Camera 21 Using Presets 21 Adjusting Backlight 22 Taking a Snapshot of the Video 23 Glimpse Screen 24 Chapter 2 Viewer for PC Preparations for Using the Viewer for PC 26 Installing the Viewer for PC 26 Using Browsers Other Than the Recommended Products 27 S...

Page 3: ...e during connection 39 Playing back audio 40 Saving and Printing Still Pictures 40 Saving Still Pictures to Files 40 Printing Still Pictures 41 Displaying Information 41 Video Information 41 Connection Information 42 Camera Information 42 Network 42 Chapter 3 Viewer for PC Settings Viewer for PC Settings 44 Starting protocol Setting 44 HTTP protocol Setting 45 Display option Setting 46 Registering...

Page 4: ...at the following URL http www canon com webview Introduction Trademark Information Canon and Canon logo are registered trademarks of Canon Inc Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation Java and all Java based marks are trademarks or ...

Page 5: ...a This manual provided free of charge with camera server product Viewer for PC This manual provided free of charge with camera server product Network Video Recorder VK 64 Sold separately WebView Livescope MV Ver 2 1 LE Sold separately The names of the viewers have been changed as follows Old Name Helper Viewer Java Viewer New Name Viewer for PC Viewer for Java Live Active WebView Livescope is a vi...

Page 6: ...some time to appear The Viewer for Java provides two types of viewers LiveApplet containing video display and camera control functions and Glimpse containing a video display function Panorama picture Click There are two types of WebView Livescope Viewer Software the Viewer for Java and the Viewer for PC c Note To use the Viewer for Java you need to install Java VM beforehand See the web site for m...

Page 7: ...lowing web site URL http www canon com webview The Viewer for PC needs to be pre installed on your computer p 26 Panorama pictures must be registered in advance at the camera server Panorama pictures are not available with the VB C50Fi When playing back audio please read carefully Usage Notice of Audio P 4 Audio input output is not available with the VB C50Fi Click Panorama picture Because the Vie...

Page 8: ...or SP2 Netscape 7 1 or 7 2 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 SP1 or SP2 Operating System Web Browser MSVM Release 5 0 0 3810 Java VM provided by Microsoft Java Plug in 1 4 2 Java VM provided by Sun Microsystems Java VM This viewer is installed in the camera server and automatically downloaded when it is connected to the camera server Operation is unstable when used with an OS or Web browser other...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Viewer for Java This chapter describes the preparations required for using the Viewer for Java and explains how to use the viewer ...

Page 10: ...ternet Explorer 6 0 Internet Explorer has a setting that specifies whether the use of Java is permitted From the Tools menu select Internet Options and click the Advanced tab Then set JIT compiler for virtual machine enabled as the Microsoft VM setting In Windows XP Java VM may not be installed If this is the case please install it See the web site for more details WebView Product web site http ww...

Page 11: ...at specifies whether the use of Java is permitted Select Preferences from the Edit menu click Advanced and then click in the Enable Java checkbox The settings for the Web browser vary depending on the version used Refer to the settings given here and check your browser version c Note ...

Page 12: ...ools menu select Internet Options and click the Connections tab 2 Click LAN settings to open the Local Area Network LAN Settings dialog box 3 Tick Automatically detect settings in Automatic configuration 4 Click OK to close the Local Area Network LAN Settings dialog box and the Internet Options dialog box Proxy data is automatically detected when you specify this setting Use automatic configuratio...

Page 13: ...00 1 80 192 168 0 20 80 5 Click OK to close the Proxy Settings dialog box Local Area Network LAN Settings dialog box and the Internet Options dialog box For Internet Explorer 6 0 Using Netscape Specify either Manual proxy configuration or Automatic proxy configuration URL below Automatic proxy configuration URL 1 From the Edit menu select Preferences 2 Select Proxies in Advanced and select Automat...

Page 14: ...oxy configuration 3 In the No Proxy for field enter Camera server IP address HTTP conversion server service port If there are multiple settings use a semicolon as the separator e g 192 168 100 1 80 192 168 0 20 80 4 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box For Netscape 7 1 Preparations for Using the Viewer for Java ...

Page 15: ...e Web page for distributing videos is clicked the Viewer for Java starts up and connects to the camera server The Viewer for Java is started up from the Web browser that displayed the Web page for distributing videos To create a Web page for distributing videos refer to the user s manual of the camera server you are using Click ...

Page 16: ...es the frame rate while making it smoother improves the video quality Depending on the camera server the video source size change buttons are not displayed Camera Selection Box When multiple cameras are connected to the camera server this box can be used to select the camera Tilt Scroll Bar Used to change the camera tilt angle up and down movement Not displayed on the VB C50Fi Zoom Scroll Bar Used...

Page 17: ...shown above if field of view restrictions have been specified on the camera server c Note Camera Control Status Window Used to display camera control information Camera controllable Camera not controllable Awaiting turn Remaining camera control time Start Control Button Used to acquire camera control privileges Backlight Adjustment Button Compensates for backlighting Useful when the video appears ...

Page 18: ...the camera server responds immediately Awaiting control privilege reservation The number beside the person icon shows the estimated time until control privileges are granted However you may be granted control privileges before this number reaches 0 because other users may cancel camera control or withdraw from the queue 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click the Start Control button to acquire control privileges You h...

Page 19: ... down Pan Scroll Bar This scroll bar changes the camera s pan left or right By clicking When you click on the panorama window the camera pans and tilts so that the place you clicked moves to the center By dragging When you drag inside the yellow frame on the panorama window to another position the camera pans and tilts to shoot the area in the frame By clicking a point on the video you can move th...

Page 20: ...gle Changing the Zoom Ratio on the Panorama Window Not available with the VB C50Fi By dragging When you drag the edge of yellow frame on the panorama window to change the frame size the zoom ratio changes accordingly If you click outside the frame and drag the mouse while holding the button down a blue frame is drawn When you release the mouse button the blue frame turns yellow and the camera pans...

Page 21: ... Using Presets The presets and camera selection options displayed are those set on the camera server If no presets or additional cameras are registered on the camera server no selection options are shown c Note Using the Viewer for Java You can control the camera by selecting preset camera positions presets registered on the camera server Click on the Preset Selection Box to view the list of prese...

Page 22: ...ht Backlight adjustment is useful when the video is dark due to backlighting When you click the Backlight Adjustment button video darkened by backlighting becomes brighter Click the button again to cancel Backlight Adjustment Button ...

Page 23: ...structions on the displayed Information Bar to disable the pop up blocker When you click on the camera icon the still picture at the time you took the snapshot appears in a new window e Tip c Note Using the Viewer for Java Printing and Saving a Still Picture The Viewer for Java does not have functions for printing or saving the video displayed However you can use the Snapshot function to save and ...

Page 24: ...Viewer for Java p 6 The following is a description of Glimpse The Glimpse viewer is a light weight Viewer for Java It has a short download time as it has no camera control functions and only displays video images This viewer is useful for viewing videos from multiple sites as shown below Viewer for Java Glimpse Using the Viewer for Java ...

Page 25: ...Chapter 2 Viewer for PC This chapter describes the preparations required for using the Viewer for PC and explains how to use the viewer ...

Page 26: ... install the new version a dialog box appears asking you if you want to uninstall the old version If you want to install the new version click Yes and the new version will be installed after the installer uninstalls the currently installed Viewer It cannot be installed in a machine in which WebView Livescope MV Ver 1 0 has been installed c Note e Tip Follow the steps below if you are downloading f...

Page 27: ...se may require some setup measures If you cannot launch the viewer after installation launch the Web browser and register the application For information on registering application refer to the documentation provided with your browser MIME type x webview h Extension wvh Application C Program Files Canon WebView Viewer 3 60 default installation folder MonView exe The application VBToolsInstall exe ...

Page 28: ...ith the camera server package Starting Up from the Web Browser Click the Using Viewer for PC or other buttons on the Web browser that displayed the Web site for distributing videos The Viewer for PC starts up and connects to the camera server Starting Up Independently Double click the icon created on the Desktop It can also be started up by choosing it from the Start menu Start Programs WebView Li...

Page 29: ...e a connection to the camera server Host Name Specify the IP address of the camera server Video connection settings Auto WV TCP WV HTTP Select whether to connect to the camera server using auto selection or to connect using the WebView TCP or WebView HTTP protocol When connecting with auto selection the viewer automatically selects the optimum protocol and connects to the camera server If you are ...

Page 30: ... Procedure Choose Disconnect from the File menu or close the Viewer window to exit c Note If you connect to a site containing user access restrictions you will be asked to enter a user name and a password Enter the correct user name and password to complete the connection Refer to the User s Manual of the camera server Add to camera site list When this is ticked camera server information that was ...

Page 31: ...reen Mode Button Displays the video at full screen size Press the Esc key to return to the original video size Pause Resume Button Pauses video during play or starts play if currently stopped Register Connected Site Button Lets you register a camera site during connection Audio Settings Button Lets you set audio functions Only displayed if the camera is connected to a camera server that supports t...

Page 32: ...above if field of view restrictions have been specified on the camera server 9 Zoom Scroll Bar Used to change the zoom ratio Moving the button up zooms in telephoto and moving it down zooms out wide angle Panorama View Button Displays the pop up panorama window Panorama pictures must be saved at the camera server Panorama pictures will not be displayed if not saved Not displayed on the VB C50Fi Ca...

Page 33: ...rivilege reservation The number beside the person icon shows the estimated time until control privileges are granted However you may be granted control privileges before this number reaches 0 because other users may cancel camera control or withdraw from the queue You have been granted control privileges The number beside the clock icon is your period of exclusive control 1 2 3 4 5 Click the Start...

Page 34: ...hat the point you clicked becomes the center of the video By clicking a point on the video you can move the center of the camera to that point Tilt Scroll Bar This scroll bar changes the camera s tilt up or down Pan Scroll Bar This scroll bar changes the camera s pan left or right Changing the Camera Angle on the Panorama Window Not available with the VB C50Fi By clicking When you click on the pan...

Page 35: ...Changing the Zoom Ratio on the Panorama Window Not available with the VB C50Fi By dragging When you drag the edge of yellow frame on the panorama window to change the frame size the zoom ratio changes accordingly If you click outside the frame and drag the mouse while holding the button down a blue frame is drawn When you release the mouse button the blue frame turns yellow and the camera pans til...

Page 36: ...x Procedure Using Presets You can control the camera by selecting preset camera positions presets registered on the camera server Click on the Preset Selection Box to view the list of preset positions When you select a preset position from the list the display changes to show the video from that position Preset Selection Box The presets and camera selection options displayed are those set on the c...

Page 37: ... can use this function to view the video displayed at full screen size If you click the Full Screen Mode button and then click OK in the confirmation dialog box that appears the video appears at full screen size To revert to the original video size press the Esc key If you click the right mouse button while in full screen mode a pop up menu appears from which you can choose to return to the origin...

Page 38: ...to cancel Backlight Adjustment Button Procedure Pausing and Restarting Video Display Video can be paused or restarted Click the Pause Restart button Video can also be paused on the menu that is displayed when you right click the mouse on the viewer screen To resume right click the mouse and select Resume Paused Picture Pause Picture Display to stop video display and Resume Paused Picture to restar...

Page 39: ...List Procedure Registering a camera site during connection By registering a camera site during connection subsequent connections to that site become easy The camera site currently connected can be registered by clicking the Register Connected Site button Registered camera sites are displayed in the Site Selection box and can be connected to by simply selecting them Registered camera sites can also...

Page 40: ...res photographed by the viewer cannot be used for any purpose other than personal enjoyment without prior permission from the copyright holder Procedure Playing back audio Click Audio settings and configure the audio data sent from the camera server For cameras which have an audio function Play back the audio data If this setting is ticked and audio has been transmitted the audio is played back Vo...

Page 41: ...tails Print position Specifies the print position for the image Print camera information Ticking this checkbox prints camera parameters such as the pan and tilt angles with the image Displaying Information Dialog boxes can be displayed that show the video connection and camera information To view this information select Video Information Connect Information Camera Information or Network from the V...

Page 42: ...Local time on the camera server GMT Camera Information Pan Current camera pan angle Tilt Current camera tilt angle Zoom Current camera zoom viewing angle value BackLightMode Current backlight adjustment ON OFF status CameraModel Model of the camera Network Indicator camera mark Video data network band Indicator speaker mark Audio reception network band Not displayed if Audio is not connected Restr...

Page 43: ...Chapter 3 Viewer for PC Settings This chapter describes how to specify the software environment settings for the Viewer for PC ...

Page 44: ...WebView TCP protocol used specifically by WebView for TCP connections To penetrate firewalls with this protocol a dedicated application gateway is required Viewing video from behind a firewall To view video from behind a firewall using the WebView HTTP protocol you must specify the HTTP proxy settings You can set the same settings as the HTTP proxy specified in your Web browser If you want to acce...

Page 45: ...ion script Once ticked enter the URL of the Settings file in the Address field Use WV HTTP proxy WV HTTP proxy server Tick if you want to use an HTTP that uses a proxy This then allows you to penetrate firewalls Once ticked enter the domain name or IP address of the HTTP proxy server host in the Host field and enter the port number in the Port field Do not use the proxy for local hosts Tick if you...

Page 46: ...ayed at an image size of 320 240 Adjust to default image size When you connect to the server the viewer starts up with the image size matched to the image size initially sent Use a display size in list below Allows you to select any of 4 sizes Large Middle Small and Minimum e Tip The image size varies according to the type and settings of the connected camera server NTSC PAL Large 640 480 768 576 ...

Page 47: ...ring connection by clicking the Register connected site button or choosing Register Site in the File menu If the site is currently not connected it can be registered following the procedure below Choose Camera Site List from the View menu When the camera site list appears click Add Nickname Any name can be given to the camera server being registered Host Name Specify the IP address of the camera s...

Page 48: ...o connect to the camera server using auto selection or to connect using the WebView TCP or WebView HTTP protocol When connecting with auto selection the viewer automatically selects the optimum protocol and connects to the camera server If you are connecting to the camera server from inside a firewall select WebView HTTP pp 44 45 Video Camera Control HTTP Specify the port numbers of the camera ser...

Page 49: ...ile a camera site is selected you can move it to a different position in the list by clicking the Up or Down button This order is reflected in the list displayed in the Site Selection dialog box 3 Registering and Changing the Server ...

Page 50: ...Appendix Messages displayed in the viewers are explained in this section ...

Page 51: ...page used for video distribution or there is a problem on the camera server Check with the administrator of the video distribution Web page Situation At connection Viewer for Java Error Messages Message Details Solution couldn t get camera control The limit on the number of people queuing for camera control privileges has been exceeded Access to the camera server is apparently overcrowded Wait som...

Page 52: ...ction Message Details Solution No response from camera control server You can use video only The viewer could not connect to the camera control server This is normal operation because camera control is prohibited by the camera server Situation At connection Message Details Solution camera is off line or abnormal The connected camera is switched off or the RS cable is not connected There is a probl...

Page 53: ... the RS cable is not connected There is a problem with the camera server with the camera power supply or RS cable connection Situation At connection Message Details Solution Invalid WVH file There was an error in the information in the WVH file There is a coding error WVH file in the Web page used for video distribution or there is a problem on the camera server Check with the administrator of the...

Page 54: ...l bar 17 19 32 34 Panorama view button 16 32 Panorama window 19 20 34 35 Pausing and restarting video display 38 Preset selection box 17 21 32 36 Proxy 13 44 S Saving and printing still pictures 40 Setup properties 44 Snapshot still pictures 23 Start control button 17 18 32 33 Starting protocol setting 44 Startup display size setting 46 T Tilt scroll bar 16 19 31 34 V Video information display 41 ...

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