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AXIS P7210 Video Encoder
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)
PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)
The PTZ menu is available if a PTZ driver has been uploaded. See Installing a PTZ driver, on page 29.
Preset Positions
A preset position is a predened view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic location. Preset positions can
be accessed in several ways:
• By selecting the preset from the Preset positions drop-down list in the Live View Page.
• When setting up action rules. See page 33.
• When setting up Guard Tour. See page 28.
To add a preset position:
1. Go to PTZ > Preset Positions.
2. Use the pan, tilt and zoom controls to steer the camera view to the desired position.
3. Enter a descriptive name in the Current position eld.
4. If required, select Use current position as Home.
5. Click Add. The camera’s position, iris and focus settings are saved as a preset position.
The Home position is readily accessible by clicking the Home button on the Live View page and in the Preset Positions setup window.
To set a customized home position, select Use current position as Home when adding a preset position. The user-dened home
position will have (H) added, for example, Entrance (H). The default Home position, called “Home”, will still be available.
The product can be congured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a specied length
of time. Enter the length of time in the Return to home when inactive eld and click Save. Set the time to zero to prevent the
product from automatically returning to the Home position.
To include the preset position name in the overlay text, go to Video & Audio, select Include overlay text and enter the modier #P in
the eld. For more information about modiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help
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