Camera Control

Action name: PanRight (PTZ head, speed)

Action category: command

The camera pans to the right.

Action name: PanLeft (PTZ head, speed)

Action category: command

The camera pans to the left.

Action name: PanStop (PTZ head)

Action category: command

The camera stops pan movement.

Action name: TiltUp (PTZ head, speed)

Action category: command

The camera tilts up.

Action name: TiltDown (PTZ head, speed)

Action category: command

The camera tilts down.

Action name: TiltStop (PTZ head)

Action category: command

The camera stops the tilt movement.

Action name: ZoomIn (PTZ head, speed)

Action category: command

The Camera zooms in (tele range).

Action name: ZoomOut (PTZ head, speed)

Action category: command

The camera zooms out (wide-angle range).

Action name: ZoomStop (PTZ head)

Action category: command

The camera stops zooming process.

Action name: FocusNear (PTZ head, speed)

Action category: command

The camera focus adjusts on near.

Action name: FocusFar (PTZ head, speed)

Action category: command

The camera focus adjusts on far.

Action name: FocusStop (PTZ head)

Action category: command

The camera stops the focusing process.

Action name: IrisOpen (PTZ head)

Action category: command

The camera opens the aperture.

Action name: IrisClose (PTZ head)

Action category: command

The camera closes the aperture.

Action name: IrisStop (PTZ head)

Action category: command

The camera stops closing/opening aperture.

Action name: PrePosCallUp (PTZ head, position)

Action category: command

The camera moves to a preset position determined in advance through the action "SavePresetPosition".

Action name: DefaultPosCallUp (PTZ head)

Action category: command

The PTZ camera moves back to the home position (usually position 1). Therefor the home position has to be set and saved in advance by the action "SaveDefaultPosition".

Action name: CameraTourStart (PTZ head, tour ID, tour name)

Action category: command

This action starts a pre-defined tour.

Action name: CameraTourStop (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action stops a running tour.

Action name: CameraLightOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action turns the camera light on.

Action name: CameraLightOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action turns the camera light off.

Action name: CameraOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action turns on the camera.

Action name: CameraOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action turns off the camera.

Action name: CameraPumpOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Turn camera pump on.

Action name: CameraPumpOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action disables the pump of the camera.

Action name: FastSpeedOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action switches from normal speed of the camera to high-speed of the camera.

Action name: FastSpeedOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action switches from high-speed of the camera to normal speed of the camera.

Action name: CameraWashOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action enables the functions "wash" and "wipe".

Action name: CameraWashOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action disables the functions "wash" and "wipe".

Action name: CameraSpecFuncUOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Special functions are mapped to this action. (MBeg functions X, Y, U and V).

Action name: CameraSpecFuncUOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Special functions are mapped to this action. (MBeg functions X, Y, U and V).

Action name: CameraSpecFuncVOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Special functions are mapped to this action. (MBeg functions X, Y, U and V).

Action name: CameraSpecFuncVOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Special functions are mapped to this action. (MBeg functions X, Y, U and V).

Action name: CameraSpecFuncXOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Special functions are mapped to this action. (MBeg functions X, Y, U and V).

Action name: CameraSpecFuncXOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Special functions are mapped to this action. (MBeg functions X, Y, U and V).

Action name: CameraSpecFuncYOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Special functions are mapped to this action. (MBeg functions X, Y, U and V).

Action name: CameraSpecFuncYOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

Special functions are mapped to this action. (MBeg functions X, Y, U and V).

Action name: CameraStopAll (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action stops all movements of the camera.

Action name: PrePosSave (PTZ head, position)

Action category: command

Saves current position of the PTZ camera as a preset position.

Action name: DefaultPosSave (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action saves the current position of the camera as default position.

Action name: PrePosClear (PTZ head, position)

Action category: command

This action deletes a position previously saved by the action "SavePresetPosition".

Action name: DefaultPosClear (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action deletes the currently defined default position.

Action name: SetCameraText (PTZ head, text)

Action category: command

This action saves the camera description in accordance with the parameter "text".

Action name: CameraSelectCharMode (PTZ head, mode)

Action category: command

"For internal use only"

Action name: CameraClearPrePosText (PTZ head, position)

Action category: command

This action clears the text that was previously defined and assigned to a particular camera position by the action "CameraSetPresetText" and displayed when the camera moves to this position.

Action name: CameraSetPrePosText (PTZ head, position)

Action category: command

With this action, one defines the text that is associated with a particular camera position and displayed when the camera moves to this position.

Action name: CameraRAWOutput (PTZ head, output)

Action category: command

This action sends a raw string (parameter output) to the camera.

Action name: CameraApplyProfile (PTZ head, profile)

Action category: command

Apply a predefined profile settings to the camera.

Action name: CameraVersionOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

With this action the firmware version of the camera will be shown as OSD.

Action name: CameraVersionOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

With this action the firmware version of the camera will be hidden.

Action name: PanAuto (PTZ head, modus)

Action category: command

Cameras without automatic end stop turn on and on until this function is stopped through the action "PanStop". Cameras with automatic end stop do stop automatically after a 360 turn. It depends on the camera type if this function is even available and in case how it is going to be accomplished.

Action name: AutoFocusOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action enables the auto-focus function of the camera.

Action name: AutoFocusOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action disables the auto-focus function of the camera.

Action name: CameraManualIrisOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action enables the option to adjust the camera iris manually.

Action name: CameraManualIrisOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action disables the option to adjust the camera iris manually.

Action name: CameraTextOn (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action turns on the text display of the camera.

Action name: CameraTextOff (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action turns off the text display of the camera.

Action name: CameraDayNightMode (PTZ head, mode)

Action category: command

This action changes the day/ night mode of the camera.

Action name: CameraBacklightCompensationMode (PTZ head, mode)

Action category: command

This action changes the backlight compensation of the camera.

Action name: MoveToAbsolutePosition (PTZ head, alpha, beta, zoom, focus, alpha speed, beta speed)

Action category: command

"For internal use only"

Action name: MoveToRelativePosition (PTZ head, alpha, beta, zoom, focus, alpha speed, beta speed)

Action category: command

"For internal use only"

Action name: MoveToBySpeed (PTZ head, alpha speed, beta speed)

Action category: command

"For internal use only"

Action name: CameraAbsolutePosition (PTZ head, updated, alpha, beta, zoom, focus)

Action category: command

"For internal use only"

Action name: CameraPushAF (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action triggers the auto-focus function of the camera.

Action name: CameraAreaZoom (PTZ head, X-Coordinate, Y-Coordinate, zoom direction, rectangle width, rectangle height, width, height)

Action category: command

Camera area zoom.

Action name: PrePosCallUpOnvif (PTZ head, position)

Action category: command

The camera moves to a preset position string defined on a custom button.

Action name: GeoMove (PTZ head, latitude, longitude, elevation, speed, optional rectangle width, optional rectangle height)

Action category: command

The camera moves to a preset position string defined on a custom button.

Action name: CameraTourPause (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action interrupts a running tour.

Action name: CameraTourResume (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action resumes an interrupted tour.

Action name: CameraTourPrev (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action selects the previous position in a running tour.

Action name: CameraTourNext (PTZ head)

Action category: command

This action selects the next position in a running tour.