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OSD/Privacy Mask

The section OSD / Privacy Mask allows user to do one of the two on-video

operations:

NOTE: Privacy Mask is not available on zoom and PT(Z) cameras under the E and B camera

series as well as on hemispheric cameras in ePTZ mode.

1. Add text to the upper or lower left corner of the video. This function is called Text Overlay or

On-Screen Display (OSD). It is possible to display the camera name, date and time, IP

address or any custom text as Text Overlay. The text is kept as small as possible and is

not resizable. The text can be read normally when the video is enlarged on the display to 1:1

ratio. The purpose of having the text so small is to provide sufficient legal evidence while

blocking the smallest possible area of the video to avoid valuable video evidence being

blocked by text overlay. The text will be embedded into video and cannot be removed later

upon playback or export.

2. Cover up some sensitive areas of the video that should not be captured by the camera, such

as manager’s computer screen or bathroom entrance. This function is called Privacy Mask.

It is possible to configure several independent regions for masking. Microsoft Internet

Explorer browser is required to configure the Privacy Mask. The privacy masks will be

embedded into video and cannot be removed later upon playback or export.

On PTZ and speed dome cameras, OSD and Privacy Mask appear as separate page tabs.

Text Overlay (OSD) Setup

It is possible to define up to 4 regions of text. If more than 1 region of text is enabled and

positioned in the same location, then the texts will appear one below another, row by row.

In the example above, one region of text was enabled with blue color and 50% transparency,

located at left lower corner and containing the text of “Office View“ together with current date. The

date would be automatically changing every day, according to camera’s date and time settings.

The result of the example configuration would look like this (Live View page, 1:1 scale):

1 2 ... 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 ... 118 119

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