DS Camera Search

DS Camera Search

If the video of a DS camera is to be searched and a DS camera has been selected and dropped into one of the video panes, the Search page will look similar to Figure 36.

Perform the following steps to search for recorded video on a DS camera:

1. Click the Search icon to open the Modify Search tab.

2. Drag a DS camera from the navigation pane into a video pane. The Modify Search tab changes to a graph.

NOTE:  You can double-click in a streaming video pane to change from a 2 x 2 layout to a single layout. Double-click the video pane again to return to a 2 x 2 layout.

Figure 36.  DS Camera Search Page

The search grid for DS cameras (refer to Figure 37) is a representation of video frames. A maximum of 400,000 video frames can be represented by the grid. Use the mouse pointer to select a range of grid marks, which will indicate (by gray highlight) the range of video frames to be searched.

There are four colors for the peaks and ridges within the search grid, and each color represents one of the following video states:

Red: Alarm video

Blue: Motion video

Yellow: Event video

Green: All other video

Use the following methods to enter your search criteria:

•	Use the mouse wheel or the Plus (+) and Minus (–) buttons located in the Modify Search tab to zoom in and out the graph.

•	Click the arrows located on the left and right sides of the graph to cycle through the time range of the video frames (refer to Figure 37).

•	Click the date and time drop-down calendar to adjust the date and time of the search.

 

Figure 37.  Search Using Calendar or Plus/Minus Buttons

•	You can also click the Start Time and End Time drop down calendars below the graph to adjust the date for the search. The time can also be adjusted by highlighting and typing in the desired start and end time.

Figure 38.  DS Camera Search Using Start and End Time Boxes