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Manual Record
Click this button to manually record video. The video is saved at the path
specified in Setup -> Camera -> Video -> Path.
Audio
Click this button to enable or disable audio output from the camera. This
feature allows the user to listen in on the audio the camera’s microphone is
picking up.
Talk
Click this button to activate the talk feature on the camera. Used primarily to
activate microphone feature on the camera. Note: The camera does not have
built-in microphones or speakers. To use 2-way audio, you will need to attach
an external RCA device to the dongle wires on the device.
Section 3: This bar allows the user to change video settings for the live view screen. See the below table for an
explanation of the video settings:
Button
Function Name
Function Description
Image Adjustment
This button opens the image adjustment toolbar, which allows the user to
adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue for the live feed’s picture.
Adapt/Original Size
This button allows the user to switch between displaying the original size of
the stream in its set resolution, or to adapt to the size of the monitor display
the feed is being viewed on.
Full Screen
This button allows the user to make the live feed go into full screen mode.
Double click the mouse or click the ESC button to exit full screen mode.
Width/Height Ratio
This button allows the user to change the width/height ratio for the live feed.
The options are Original and Adaptive. Original uses the aspect ratio of the
stream’s set resolution, and adaptive fits the feed to the aspect ratio of the
monitor display the feed is being viewed on.
Pan Tilt Zoom
This button allows the user to show or hide the pan tilt zoom control panel
on the live view screen.
Section 4: This section of the Live tab shows the picture that the camera is broadcasting. The bitrate is shown in the
top left corner, the native resolution is shown in the top right corner, the time stamp is shown below the native
resolution, and the camera type is shown in the bottom left corner.
Section 5: This section allows the user to have quick access to Live view, Playback and Cloud Storage options. If you
select Cloud Storage you will be directed to amcrestcloud.com to access or register an Amcrest Cloud account.
Section 6: This section allows the user to access Setup menus, Alarm, and log out the web user interface. For more
information on the Setup menu, refer to section 5.4 Setup.
Section 7: This section allows the user to view and adjust fisheye settings associated with the camera such as
installation modes and play modes.
Installation Mode