Using A Camera; Connecting With A Camera; Monitoring The Outside With The Camera - Panasonic VL-SWD501EX Mode D'emploi

6.1 Connecting with a camera

By connecting with a camera (additional accessories,
® page 4), you can monitor outside images with the
camera, and the main monitor and sub monitor can
receive notifications with sounds and images when
camera sensors are triggered.
– See the camera's manuals for detailed information
about using the camera.
– An SD card is required to record camera images.
Note:
R The image quality of camera images may be lower
than the image quality of doorphone images.
6.1.1 Registering a camera to the main
monitor
Register the camera after connecting it to a power
supply.
– Register 1 camera at a time. Multiple cameras cannot
be registered at the same time.
– These operations are for VL-WD812EX model
cameras. See the camera's manuals as required.
1
: From the top menu, touch
® [Register/Cancel] ® [Register] ®
[Camera] ® the number of the camera to be
registered.
R After this, use the camera and complete the
following steps within about 5 minutes.
2
: With the power connected to the camera,
press the register button on the rear side of the
camera.
R The register button is
located behind the register
button cover (A).
Peel open the register
button cover and use the thin
end of the sensor range cap
removement tool (supplied
accessory) to press and hold
the register button (B) for
about 3 seconds. After this
make sure to firmly close the
register button cover.
R The camera's indicator lamp
(C) flashes in green during
registration. When
registration is complete, a
beep sounds and the
indicator lamp lights in
green.
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6.1.2 Images sent from the camera
Camera image recording intervals
The camera records images (series of images) and
sends them to the main monitor. The main monitor and
sub monitor display the images by continuously updating
still images one image at a time. (Video data is not sent
from the camera.)
Images recorded due to sensor detections
The timing that the 1st image is recorded changes
depending on whether [Recording before detection] (®
page 27) is set to [1 second before] or [2 seconds
before].
1st
image
2nd
®
image
3rd
image
4th
image
5th
image
A
R Images from the 6th image onwards are recorded in
approx. 1 second intervals.
R The following issues may occur when it is dark.
– The first image is dark. (The LED lights are not lit
– Objects in images may appear blurred.
A
Images recorded when monitoring
Images are recorded in approx. 1 second intervals from
when monitoring is started.
B
6.2 Monitoring the outside with
the camera
C
You can monitor the sounds and images from the
camera.
– The sound from your end will not be heard at the
camera.
: To end the operation, press
Recording from 1
second before
detection
¯
1 second before
detection
¯
Just after detection
¯
1 second after detection
¯
2 seconds after detection
¯
Approx. 4 to 5 seconds after detection
because no detections have been made yet.)

6. Using a camera

.
Recording from 2
seconds before
detection
2 seconds before
detection
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