Canon VB150 User manual
VB150
NETWORK CAMERA SERVER
Picture Recording User’s Guide
E
ENGLISH
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Canon Network Camera Server VB150 (referred to hereafter as the
VB150).
This manual describes some specific examples of the operation of the video distribution functions
using the VB150. Pictures can be automatically recorded in response to input from an external
device or detected motion, or according to scheduled settings. The recorded pictures can then be
displayed on a website. Read this manual carefully before using the VB150 to ensure effective
operation.
Exclusion of Liability
If the Product is connected to a recording device (for example a VCR), Canon Inc. accepts no
responsibility whatsoever for any financial losses that may be incurred as a result of the loss of
recorded information or images, regardless of the internal or external cause of the loss.
Copyright Information
Video or still pictures recorded using your VB150 cannot be used in ways that infringe copyright
laws or without the consent of the owner, unless intended for personal use only.
Notes
1. The unauthorized transfer of all or any part of the contents of this Manual is forbidden.
2. The contents of this Manual are subject to change without notice.
3. Every effort has been made to ensure that this Manual is flawless. However, if you find any
oversights, please let us know.
4. Notwithstanding above, Canon accepts no liability for any results arising from the operation of
this product.
Trademark Notices
●Canon and Canon logo are registered trademarks of Canon Inc.
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and other countries.
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●Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. in the United States and other countries.
●Other brand or product names in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies.
Request concerning disclosure of live videos
With respect to the disclosure of live videos, we request that sufficient consideration be given to
matters of privacy and rights not to be photographed. Canon considers the following points concerning
such matters when it operates camera sites for which it has been responsible to install and operate:
-We take measures such as adding limitations on zoom magnifications so that people cannot
make special specifications.
-When videos are taken of specific buildings, interiors and the like, we install the camera only after
receiving approval from the administrator.
Please note that the operator of the camera site and not Canon has full responsibility regarding the
disclosure of live videos.
© Copyright 2004 CANON INC.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Contents
Using the Still Picture Recording
Function Linked to an External Device .................. 1
Sample application in combination with
a door-opening sensor and lighting unit ............................ 1
Using the Still Picture Recording Function
with a Predetermined Schedule .............................. 3
Sample application in combination with
a lighting unit ......................................................................... 3
Using the Motion Detection Function with
a Predetermined Schedule ...................................... 5
Sample application in combination with
a warning device.................................................................... 5
Viewing and Distributing Recorded Pictures ............ 8
Viewing Recorded Pictures ....................................................... 8
Distributing Recorded Pictures............................................... 12
Using VBCollector ..................................................... 13
Installing VBCollector............................................................... 14
Starting Up VBCollector ........................................................... 16
Registering a Server................................................................. 16
Registering Tasks ..................................................................... 19
Executing and Canceling Tasks .............................................. 21
Details Displayed on the Task View......................................... 23
Starting/Stopping the Service ................................................. 24
Viewing Recorded Images ....................................................... 24
Viewing Logs............................................................................. 28
Setting the Download Capacity ............................................... 30
Dc In 13V
In Out 100/10BT
CC1
RS232C
Video In
Ethernet
CC2 V1 V2 V3 V4
Slot-A
Slot-B
12 21
A B A B
+ - + -
LAN
cable
Ethernet
RS-232C
cable
Video cable
(RCA)
External
device
output
External
device
input
Camera
Connector Attached Cable
Sensors mounted on the door
In1
Lighting unit via the power supply unit
Out1
Video cable for the VC-C4R camera
V1
Control cable for the VC-C4R camera
CC1
Using the Still Picture Recording Function Linked to an External Device
This is a monitoring system in which the lighting unit needed to take pictures switches on when the
door opens and the VC-C4R camera mounted on the ceiling captures still pictures. The equipment
shown in the figure below is connected to the terminals on the rear of the VB150 at installation.
Sample application in combination with a door-opening sensor and lighting unit
By using the “External Device Input 1/2” setting and connecting devices such as sensors and switches to
the VB150, you can construct a monitoring system that operates in response to external events. The still
pictures captured in this way are stored on a flash memory card inserted into the VB150. (→VB150 User’s
Manual P.48)
Installation Example
When the door opens and
Sensor B moves away from
sensor A, external device
input In1 generates an ON
event.
In response to this event,
Out1 is controlled to switch
on the lighting unit, pictures
of the entrance are captured
by the camera and the
pictures are stored on a
flash memory card.
VB150 Connection Example
a
Warning
●Do not directly connect the power cord for
the lighting unit to OUT1 or OUT2.
●Please also refer to page 106 of the VB150
User’s Manual.
1
VB150
Ethernet
Sensor A
Lighting unit
VC-C4R
Power
supply
unit
Lighting unit
ON/OFF
Camera control
and video images
Door opening signal
Sensor B
Picture Recording User’s Guide
Settings specified on the “Camera and Video” page (→VB150 User’s Manual P.42)
Specify the appropriate settings for the Camera 1 being used.
Settings specified on the “Preset” page (→VB150 User’s Manual P.47, 77)
Set a camera angle that records the open doorway as Preset 1.
Settings specified in “External Device Input 1/2” (→VB150 User’s Manual P.50)
●Set the recording time from 17:00 to 6:00.
●Give priority to “Recording triggered by external device”.
●Set the camera position for recording to Preset 1.
●Set the light to switch on when the door opens and to switch off 20 seconds after the door closes.
●Pictures are recorded 4 seconds before the door opens. The lights are not yet turned on.
●Record pictures for 8 seconds after the door closes.
●Record pictures at 10-second intevals while the door is open.
Sample Still Picture Recording Settings
●Delete the recorded pictures at 12:00 on the next day. In this case, delete the pictures recorded in
the morning at 12:00 on the next day, and delete the pictures recorded in the afternoon at 12:00
two days later.
2
Dc In 13V
In Out 100/10BT
CC1
RS232C
Video In
Ethernet
CC2 V1 V2 V3 V4
Slot-A
Slot-B
12 21
A B A B
+ -
LAN
cable
Ethernet
RS-232C
cable
Video cable
(RCA)
External
device
output
Camera
VB150
Ethernet
Lighting unit
VC-C4R
Power
supply
unit
Lighting unit
ON/OFF
Camera control and
video images
Connector Attached Cable
Lighting unit via the power supply unit
Out1
Video cable for the VC-C4R camera
V1
Control cable for the VC-C4R camera
CC1
Using the Still Picture Recording Function with a Predetermined Schedule
This is a monitoring system of the type used in art galleries and similar facilities in which the
exhibits are monitored in the hours they are unattended. The light switches on and still pictures
are captured at 10-minute intervals by a VC-C4R camera mounted on the ceiling. The equipment
shown in the figure below is connected to the terminals on the rear of the VB150 at installation.
Sample application in combination with a lighting unit
By using the “Schedule 1-4” setting, you can construct a monitoring system that records pictures according
to a predetermined schedule. The still pictures captured in this way are stored on a flash memory card
inserted into the VB150. (→VB150 User’s Manual P.48)
Installation Example
In accordance with the predetermined
schedule, Out1 is controlled to switch
on the lighting unit, pictures are
captured by the camera and the
pictures are stored on a flash memory
card.
VB150 Connection Example
3
a
Warning
●Do not directly connect the power cord for
the lighting unit to OUT1 or OUT2.
●Please also refer to page 106 of the VB150
User’s Manual.
Picture Recording User’s Guide
Settings specified on the “Camera and Video” page (→VB150 User’s Manual P.42)
Specify the appropriate settings for the Camera 1 being used.
Settings specified on the “Preset” page (→VB150 User’s Manual P.47, 77)
Set a camera angle that records the exhibit as Preset 1.
Settings specified in “Schedule 1-4” (→VB150 User’s Manual P.52)
●If you are not using recording triggered from an external device, leave the default priority
(“Recording triggered by external device”) unchanged.
●Set the camera position for recording to Preset 1.
●Insert a 5-second delay before recording to allow the camera to stabilize in the recording
position.
●Set the light to switch on when recording begins and to switch off 10 seconds later.
●The recording time frame is from 20:00 to 06:50. Since recording occurs daily, set the recording
start time from 0 to 6 and 20 to 23 every day of every month and choose every 10 minutes.
●Clear the “Apply the following repetition options at start time” selection.
To select more than one, click
selections while holding down the
Ctrl key. (→VB150 User’s Manual
P.52)
Sample Still Picture Recording Settings
●Delete the recorded pictures at 12:00 on the next day. In this case, delete the pictures recorded
in the morning at 12:00 on the next day, and delete the pictures recorded in the afternoon at
12:00 two days later.
4
Dc In 13V
In Out 100/10BT
CC1
RS232C
Video In
Ethernet
CC2 V1 V2 V3 V4
Slot-A
Slot-B
12 21
A B A B
+ -
External
device
output
LAN
cable
Ethernet
RS-232C
cable
Video cable
(RCA)
Camera
VB150
Ethernet
Motion
detected
Warning device
VC-C4R
Power
supply
unit
Warning device
ON/OFF
Camera control and
video images
Connector Attached Cable
Warning device via the power supply unit
Out1
Video cable for the VC-C4R camera
V1
Control cable for the VC-C4R camera
CC1
Using the Motion Detection Function with a Predetermined Schedule
In this monitoring system, a warning tone is emitted when someone enters through the door and
the VC-C4R camera mounted on the ceiling captures a still picture. The figure below shows the
equipment that is installed and connected to the rear panel on the VB150.
Sample application in combination with a warning device
By running the motion detection function according to a schedule, you can construct a monitoring system
that records pictures in accordance with a preset schedule and that operates in response to variations in
the video image from the area covered by the camera. The recorded pictures are stored on a flash memory
card inserted into the VB150. (→VB150 User’s Manual P.82)
Installation Example
When the camera shooting the area
inside the door detects a change, an
ON event occurs.
In response to that event, a warning
tone is issued by the Out1 control, the
camera shoots a picture of the
entrance and the pictures are stored
on a flash memory card.
VB150 Connection Example
5
a
Warning
●Do not directly connect the power cord for
the warning device to OUT1 or OUT2.
●Please also refer to page 106 of the VB150
User’s Manual.
Picture Recording User’s Guide
Settings specified on the “Camera and Video” page (→VB150 User’s Manual P.42)
Specify the appropriate settings for the Camera 1 being used.
5Settings specified on the “Preset” page (→VB150 User’s Manual P.47, 77)
Set the camera angle for the area just inside the door as Preset 1.
Settings specified in the “Motion Detection Setting Tool” (→VB150 User’s Manual P.82)
Sample Still Picture Recording Settings
●Select “Enable motion detection”.
●Select “Use scheduled motion detection”.
●Set weekend monitoring as the time for picture recording,
as follows:
Schedule 1 --- 20:00 Friday to 7:00 Monday
●Set the “Preset” to be used for shooting to Preset 1.
●To set the level of motion detection sensitivity that will
trigger an ON event, shoot a simulation of the actual event
and reproduce the amount of change that registers as an
incursion. In this situation, in order to capture the picture
variation that is recognized as the door opening and
someone entering the room, first position the motion
detection frame on the center of the door.
●Next, set the parameters for “Motion detected”.
To ensure that the event is not triggered by unrelated
lighting changes or small movements, set the “Duration”
parameter so that picture changes lasting a second or less
are ignored and then set the “Area Ratio” parameter so
changes that occupy 30% or less of the total picture are
also ignored.
●Then reproduce the conditions for someone entering the
room and check that the change in the picture is captured
by the red rectangle in the viewer. If the change is not
recognized, increase the sensitivity.
6
●Once the red rectangle in the viewer reliably captures the
intruder, check that the peak display in the detection
indicator gives a “Motion detected” result. If there is no
“Motion detected”, adjust the sensitivity, area ratio and
duration settings.
●Record the 4 seconds of video that precedes the “Motion
detected” event.
●Record 8 seconds of video after the “Motion detected”
event.
●Between “Motion detected” events, record pictures at 10
second intervals.
●Set the parameters so that a signal is sent to the warning
device at the same time as the “Motion detected” event
and discontinued 10 seconds later.
Operation of the Motion Detection Function Using a Schedule
7
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