User manual CANON WEBVIEW MV BROCHURE

[. . . ] 4 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Viewer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Java Viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Click the button again to cancel. 1 Java Viewers Backlight adjustment button 19 Taking a Snapshot of the Video Procedure This function allows you to take a snapshot (still picture) of a particular live video. When you take snapshot, it appears in a new window of your browser. When you click on the camera icon, the still picture at the time you took the snapshot appears in a new window. c Note Because a new still picture is captured when you click the camera icon, the still picture displayed may be fractionally later than the moment you clicked the icon. e Tip Printing and Saving Still Pictures The Java viewers do not have functions for printing or saving the video displayed. However, you can use the Snapshot function to save and print video as still picture. Take a snapshot of the video you want to print or save. Use the Save or Print function in your web browser to save or print the still picture. c Note Under copyright law, video or still pictures photographed by the viewer cannot be used for any purpose other than personal enjoyment without prior permission from the copyright holder 20 Using "LiveApplet" c Note Customizing the Viewer Screen The function buttons and other aspects displayed in the Java Viewer can be customized according to camera server settings. Functions restricted by the camera server can be customized so that they are not displayed, or they may be made to be displayed in a different way according to the setting. For details, refer to the User's Manual of the camera server. 1 Java Viewers 21 Using "Glimpse" The "Glimpse" viewer is a light-weight Java viewer. 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. . "Glimpse" Screen The Glimpse viewer is used only for viewing videos; it does not include camera control functions. 22 Chapter 2 Helper Viewer This chapter describes the preparations required for using the WebView Livescope Helper Viewer and explains how to use the viewer. Preparations for Using the Helper Viewer Difference between 2 Helper Viewers There are two types of Helper Viewers: the Helper Viewer that is packaged with the Network Camera Server VB101 and the Network Camera VB-C10/VB-C10R, and the Helper Viewer that can be downloaded at no charge from the WebView World Web site. Hereafter, they were will be referred to as the "VB Package Version" and the "Download Version". The "VB Package Version" includes all the functions of the "Download Version". Normally it is started up from the Web browser. To create a Web page for distributing videos, refer to Chapter 5 of the User's Manual for the camera server. Starting Up from the Web Browser Click the "Using Helper" or other button on the Web browser that displayed the Web site for distributing videos . The Helper Viewer starts up and connects to the camera server. 2 Click Helper Viewer Starting Up Independently With the VB Package Version, Double-click double-click the icon created on the Desktop. With the Download Version, double-click c:/ ProgramFiles/Canon/WebView/ Viewer/3. 2/WebView. exe. It can also be started up by choosing it from the Start menu: Start | Program | WebView Livescope | Helper Viewer. No connection to the camera server is made when the Helper Viewer is started up independently. 27 Connecting to a Camera Server When you use the Helper Viewer to connect to a camera server and monitor, if the Helper Viewer was started up from the Web browser, it automatically connects to the camera server, but if the Helper Viewer was started up independently, you need to specify a connection target or select a registered connection target. You can also change the connection target to another camera server while you are still connected to one camera server, or start up multiple Helper Viewers and connect each one to a different camera server. Specifying a Connection Target and Connecting Procedure VB Package Version only 1 Choose Connect from the File menu. 2 A dialog box for specifying a connection target appears. Enter each item and click OK to make a connection to the camera server. I Host Name Specify the IP address of the camera server. They are the values that were specified on the camera server. Normally they can be used with the default setting. I Relay Server If you are not connecting to a relay server, select "Not Used"; if you are connecting to a relay server, select the registered name of the relay server. [. . . ] Wait some time and then reconnect. Situation Message Details Solution At connection can't connect version mismatched The camera server is a different version. Clear the Web browser cache. Situation Message Details Solution At connection failed to connect to the camera control server. The viewer cannot connect to the camera server. There is a coding error in the Web page used for video distribution, or there is a problem on the camera server. [. . . ]