Privacy Mask is a feature that enables masking of a portion of the video image.
You can set 8 rectangular privacy masks for this unit.
[Privacy Mask] Page
TOPThis page can be used during access using “admin” or “operator”.
Click [Advanced Settings] in the side menu, and click [Privacy Mask].
Press the [OK] button to enable the new settings.
If the distribution capability of the camera is exceeded when images are acquired from the camera by the Built-in Viewer or other clients, images may not appear on the [Privacy Mask] page. Stop the Built-in Viewer or other clients before using the [Privacy Mask] page.
If the [OK] button is pressed upon entering an invalid value, a warning message will appear and the entry will be denied. Press the [Cancel] button to restore the invalid entry to the value before the change was made.
Note
When the setting page for privacy mask is opened, zoom will be at the Wide end and [Auto Flip] is set to “OFF”.
To specify the privacy mask settings, set the zoom to the wide-angle end in advance.
The size of the preset mask changes with the pan, tilt, and zoom operation.
The privacy mask settings will also apply to videos recorded to the FTP server or microSD card, as well as those to be distributed.
Settings
Setting values with 
are default values.
Privacy Mask
For specifying whether to activate the Privacy Mask feature.
When this is set to “ON”, the privacy mask specified in [Mask Setting] will appear on the screen.
[Set values: ON, OFF]
Memo
When [Privacy Mask] is set to “ON”, zoom is set to the Wide end, and [Auto Flip] is set to “OFF”.
Mask Setting screen
Mask No.:
When “ON” is selected, the mask corresponding to the selected number appears on the screen.
When “OFF” is selected, mask will not be displayed on the screen.
[Set values: 0 to 7]
Size:
This item sets the size of the mask.
Use the [Shrink] or [Expand] button to set the Width or Height of the mask.
Position:
This sets the position to place the mask. Set the moving speed in [Pan/Tilt Speed].
[Set values: 1 to 8]
[Save] button:
This saves the new settings.
[Delete] button:
This removes the privacy mask of the specified mask number.
[Close] button:
This closes the Mask Setting screen.
Memo
Upon opening the Mask Setting screen, Auto Flip switches temporarily to “OFF”. After closing the Mask Setting screen, the original settings are restored.
Note
The tilt angle where mask can be set is within 40 ° from the horizontal position.
The default home position (45 ° from the horizontal position) is outside the range of the privacy mask.
To change the privacy mask position to the upper area from horizontal direction, press the up button until the end of the horizontal position, release the button, and press it again. Only the privacy mask will be moved to the upper area. This allows you to apply the privacy mask to an area above the horizontal position.
The mask will appear larger than when it is set.
As some areas that you wish to hide may appear due to the camera’s direction or zoom operation, set the mask larger in advance.
Brightness Setting
This item sets the brightness of the mask. Clicking this item switches the Mask Setting screen to the Brightness Setting screen.
Brightness Setting screen
This item sets the brightness of the mask.
“0” is the darkest. Increasing the value brightens the mask. You can check the brightness of the mask at [Mask Image]
[Set values: 0 to 4 to 10]
[Save] button:
This saves the new settings.
[Close] button:
This closes the Brightness Setting screen.
Memo
To return to the Mask Setting screen, click [Mask Setting].