Sony SNC-CS20 - Manual (Page 88)

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Using the SNC privacy masking tool — Masking a Camera Image
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Proxy server port No.: Type the port number of the
proxy server.
Preparations for connecting to the camera are now
completed.
Note
Privacy masking cannot be set when the followings are
set:
– Video output mode (page 33) is NTSC+IP or
PAL+IP.
– Iris open (page 33) is On.
– SolidPTZ (page 23) is On.
Main tab
Set the privacy mask.
Viewer
A live image of the camera is displayed. You can specify
the position of the privacy mask in this area.
Numbers
Displays the numbers of the privacy masks that have
been set on the viewer.
Rectangles
Displays the frames of the privacy masks that have been
set. This is useful when the masks overlap.
Privacy mask setting section (No.1 to No.7)
Allows you to set, call or delete the privacy mask.
You can set up to seven privacy masks and the mask
color.
Set: Register the area specified on the viewer as a
privacy mask area.
Click Set and the portion of the viewer image is
masked with the privacy mask. The color of the
privacy mask is that selected with the Color drop-
down list.
Note
Do not change the camera setting during starting the
SNC privacy masking tool.
Clear: Click to delete the privacy mask.
Color
Specify the color of privacy masks. The color is
common to every privacy mask.
The selectable colors are as follows:
Black, White, Gray, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow,
Magenta
All clear
Click to delete all the privacy masks simultaneously.
Setting a privacy mask
To set a privacy mask in a favorite position, operate as
follows:
1
Specify the privacy mask area by dragging the
mouse in the Main tab viewer.
2
Select the color of the mask from the Color drop-
down list.
Note
The color is common to every privacy mask. The
color last selected is applied.
3
Select the desired privacy mask number in the
privacy mask setting section and click Set of the
corresponding number.
The mask is displayed on the viewer.
Notes
• The masking area is quite different from the
masking color, and the displayed image may be
blurred.
• When you set the privacy masking function, the
image frame rate may be reduced.