Motion mask settings
A motion mask can reduce unwanted video recordings by ignoring motion events that occur in specified areas of a cameras view.
The following figure illustrates an example of the Motion tab when multiple masks are supported by the camera.
| Interface element | Description |
|---|---|
| Pre Motion (sec) slider | Adjust the number of seconds of video that you can save before an event occurs. |
| Post Motion (sec) slider | Adjust the number of seconds of video that you can save after an event occurs. |
| Motion Masks pane | Reduce the number of motion alarm events, by using the Smooth Begin and the Smooth End sliders. Smooth Begin is the minimum number of seconds for motion to occur before a motion alarm activates. This prevents very brief motion occurrences from triggering a motion event alarm. Smooth End is the minimum number of seconds without motion before a motion alarm event is complete. It combines a continuous series of short motion occurrences into a single motion alarm event. |
| Create up to three motion masks to block out areas where you do not want to monitor motion. Each motion mask that you create is assigned a number in the Mask Number table. You can have a maximum of three motion masks, this feature must be supported by your camera. | |
| To create an additional mask, click Add. | |
| To erase a motion mask, select the mask number from the table, then click Remove. | |
| Area Configuration pane | Adjust how much motion must occurs in the camera’s view in order to trigger motion recording, by using the Sensitivity slider. A low sensitivity setting can reduce false motion, such as video noise or shadows. |
