Camera widget

The Camera widget appears in the Controls pane when the currently selected tile is displaying a camera.

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The buttons displayed in the camera widget change depending on the task you are performing, and the camera type. For example, if the camera displayed in the tile is streaming live video, you find one set of buttons. If the camera displayed in the tile is playing back a recording, some of the buttons change. If the camera supports audio, the audio buttons appear, otherwise, they are grayed out.

The following two images show the camera widget when live video with no audio is selected in a tile, and when playback video with audio is selected in a tile.

The camera widget commands are described below:

Button	Command	Description
	Jump backward¹	Jump backward. Each click of this button forces the recording playback to jump backwards by 15 seconds. You can configure this value from the Options dialog box.
	Rewind¹	Reverse the playback. Each click of this button adjusts the reverse playback speed from - 1x to -2x, -4x, -6x, -8x, -10x, -20x, -40x, -100x. Click the Play button to revert playback to 1x (normal speed) in the forward direction.
	Previous frame¹	Reverse the video by one frame. You can also use the jog wheel to achieve the same result. This button is only available when the video is paused.
	Pause¹	Pause the playback at the current frame.
	Play¹	Play back the recording at normal speed (1x).
	Next frame¹	Advance the video by one frame. You can also use the jog wheel to achieve the same result. This button is only available when the video is paused.
	Forward¹	Fast forward the playback. Each click of this button increases the playback speed from 1x to 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 100x. Click the Play button to revert playback to normal speed (1x).
	Jump forward¹	Jump forward. Each click of this button forces the recording playback to jump forward by 15 seconds. You can configure this value from the Options dialog box.
	Switch to live¹	Switch the displayed images from playback to live video.
	Recording on	(Solid red) The camera is currently recording. Click to stop recording. If the camera is also controlled by an Auxiliary Archiver, you can manually start recording on the Auxiliary Archiver by right-clicking the recording state button, selecting Auxiliary recording, and then clicking the record button () next to the Auxiliary Archiver role name.
	Recording on	(Blinking red) The camera is currently recording, but almost at the end of it’s manual recording duration (30 seconds remaining). Click to reset timer for another five minutes.
	Recording on (locked by system)	The camera is currently recording, and is controlled by a system configuration. You cannot click to stop recording.
	Recording off	The camera is not currently recording. Click to start recording. The recording stops automatically after five minutes. You can also stop the recording manually. If the camera is also controlled by an Auxiliary Archiver, you can manually start recording on the Auxiliary Archiver by right-clicking the recording state button, selecting Auxiliary recording, and then clicking the record button () next to the Auxiliary Archiver role name.
	Recording off (locked by system)	The camera is not currently recording, and is controlled by a system configuration. You cannot click to start recording. If the camera is also controlled by an Auxiliary Archiver, you can manually start recording on the Auxiliary Archiver by right-clicking the recording state button, selecting Auxiliary recording, and then clicking the record button () next to the Auxiliary Archiver role name.
	Recording problem	There is a problem recording the camera. The problem might be due to an error writing to disk, an error writing to the Archiver database, or the fact that the camera is not streaming video when it should. If you see this error, contact your system Administrator to resolve the issue.
	Slow motion¹	Switch between normal playback speed (1x) and slow motion (1/8x). While in slow motion mode, click the Forward or Rewind button to change the playback speed from 1/8x to 1/4x, 1/3x, 1/2x, in either direction.
	Loop playback	Create a looped playback. When you click this button, two timeline markers () appear at either end of the timeline. Click and drag the markers over the timeline to indicate the start and end points of the looped playback.
	Speed slider	Drag the slider to the right to accelerate playback to 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 100x. Drag the slider to the left to force reverse playback at -2x, -4x, -6x, -8x, -10x, -20x, -40x, -100x speeds.
	Speed slider (limited)	Same as the speed slider above except that reverse playback is limited to: -10x, -20x, -40x, -100x. The limited speed slider is used on federated Omnicast™ 4.x cameras that do not support all rewind speeds.
	Jog wheel	Replaces the speed slider when the video is paused. Use it for frame by frame playback both forwards and backwards.
	Go to specific time¹	Open a browser window, and jump to a precise date and time in the recording.
	Quick search	Opens the Quick search dialog box.
	Enable visual tracking¹	Follow an individual or object that is moving across different cameras from the same tile.
	Export video¹	Create stand-alone video files that can be played without being connected to the Security Center Directory.
	Save a snapshot¹	Save the current video frame as an image file.
	Previous bookmark¹	Jump to the previous bookmark.
	Add a bookmark¹	Add a bookmark to the video.
	Next bookmark¹	Jump to the next bookmark.
	Listen¹	Enable the speaker. This button is only available when the camera supports audio.
	Stop listening¹	Disable the speaker. This button is only available when the camera supports audio.
	Talk¹	Enable the microphone. This button is only available when the camera supports audio.
	Stop talking	Disable the microphone. This button is only available when the camera supports audio.
	Toggle digital zoom	Apply a 2x digital zoom to the image. Further digital zoom adjustments can then be performed within the tile.
	Show stream properties	Display the properties of the selected video stream.
	Digital zoom presets	When digital zoom is applied to the selected tile, click this button to add a digital zoom preset for the current camera image position.

¹ If you hold Ctrl+Shift when clicking the command, the command applies to all cameras displayed in the canvas.