Motion window settings

Use the motion window, to create windows of a cameras view where motion is detected, within that view, window you can exclude specific areas.

The following figure shows an example of the motion tab when motion windows are supported by the camera.

Figure 1. Motion tab in the Camera Settings window with nested windows
Pre Motion (sec) slider
Adjusts the number of seconds of video that you can save before an event occurs.
Post Motion (sec) slider
Adjusts the number of seconds of video that you can save after an event occurs.
Motion Window pane
Shows a table that contains the number and type of window. The type of window can be either an include or exclude window.
Depending on the supported cameras features, the windows can have one of the following formats:
  • Nested list of include and exclude windows
  • Non-nested list of include and exclude windows
For information on motion windows, see Motion masks and motion windows.
Motion window with nested list of include and exclude windows
  • Add Include: Click Add Include, to add a window to detect or record motion within an area. The default include window is a rectangular blue window that covers the whole image.
  • Add Exclude: Click Add Exclude, to add an exclude window to block an area so the camera cannot detect or record motion. The exclude window is contained with the include window and cannot move outside the bounds of the include window. For each include window, you can have a maximum of three exclude windows.
  • Windows: The windows field shows two values separated by a forward slash. For example, Windows: 2/3. The first value represents the current number of windows that are configured, and the second value represents the total number of include windows that can be configured.
Motion window with non-nested list of include and exclude windows
  • Add Include: Click Add Include, to add a window to detect or record motion within an area. The default include window is a rectangular that covers the whole image.
  • Add Exclude: Click Add Exclude, to add a window to block an area so the camera cannot detect or record motion.
  • Windows: The windows field shows two values separated by a forward slash. The first number represents the current number of windows that are configured, the second number represents the total number of include and exclude windows that can be configured.
Area Configuration pane
  • Sensitivity: To adjust how much motion must occur in the cameras view to trigger motion recording, select the Sensitivity check box and move the slider. A low sensitivity setting can reduce false motion, such as video noise or shadows.
  • Percentage: To adjust the size of an object to detect as a percentage of the total detection area, select the Percentage check box, and move the slider. A high percentage setting might not detect small objects.
  • Time to Trigger: To adjust the number of seconds to trigger an event after motion is detected, select the Time to Trigger check box, and move the slider. Note: This option is only available for a nested list of include and exclude windows.
    Apply Defaults button
    Applies the factory default settings.