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A PTZ network camera has features of pan, tilt and zoom. These functions can be controlled manually by either using a monitoring software or by using a joy stick. You can also automatically set these up by making changes in the camera management software.
If you are keen on buying security surveillance cameras, then it is better to select those with PTZ options. These cameras can be moved by a security guard and it allows your security staff to respond quickly to all the events they spot in the surveillance system.
The software can also be used to set up guard tours and the camera will automatically move to check the set locations on the schedule provided. Some of these cameras can also autotrack movements and can follow cars or people moving in their field of view.
How does the PTZ work?
Planning:
• It enables the security surveillance cameras to move right and left, thereby giving it a wider range of coverage. • Pan can also range from a total 360 circle to lesser areas.
Tilting:
• The camera can also tilt down and up, thereby having a wide vertical coverage range. • The tilting can change by camera model and can also go up to 180 degrees.
Zooming
• The optical zoom feature adjusts the lens of the camera, thereby changing the focal length to zoom out and in. This also allows the camera to maintain image quality. • The amount of optical zoom represents how much the camera can zoom. • The digital zoom also blows the image using a software and this results in pixilated images and blurry visuals.
If you are using PTZ network camera in large places like parking lots, schools, grounds convention centers and such others, the camera will allow you to monitor the entire area and focus on suspicious activity. You can also use the camera to move around as much as possible ensuring that the fixed places are always monitored.