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3-815-910-12 (1)
Network Camera
User’s Guide
Software Version 1.0
SNC-CS3N/CS3P
© 2003 Sony Corporation
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For customers in the U.S.A. (SNC-CS3N Owner's Record only) The model and serial numbers are located on the top. This equipment has been tested and found to comply Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to Sony dealer regarding this product. provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential ins
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If you have any questions about this product, you may NOTICE TO USERS call: © 2003 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This Sony's Business Information Center (BIC) at manual or the software described herein, in whole or in 1-800-686-7669 part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written or Write to: Sony Customer Information Services approval from Sony Corporation. Center 6900-29, Daniels Parkway, PMB 330 SONY CORPORATION PROVIDES
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— Dynamic IP address notification Section ...23 Setting the User Table of Contents — User setting Page .............................................25 Setting the Security — Security setting Page .......................................26 Overview Activating/Deactivating the Security Function Features .................................................................. 6 — Security usage setting Page .......................26 How to Use This User’s Guide .............................. 7 Setting
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Setting the Activity Detection Function — Activity detection setting Page .................... 40 Setting the Activity Detection Area .................... 40 Showing the Pop-up — Pop-up setting Page ........................................ 41 Others Using the Supplied Setup Program .................... 42 Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup Program ..........................................................42 Changing the Communication Bandwidth ....... 44 Setting the Date and Time ......
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Overview or manual trigger button occurs, or still images The Network Camera system and related service is sequentially for a determined period before and after the not a security service. When monitoring the image trigger. Periodic recording of still images is also and audio of the purchased Network Camera, there possible. is a risk that the monitoring image or audio may be viewed or used by a third-party via the network. It is Image transmission using an E-mail or provided only as
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Overview How to Use This User’s Precautions Guide This Sony product has been designed with safety in mind. However, if not used properly electrical products This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNC- can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury. CS3N/CS3P Network Camera from a computer. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following. The User’s Guide is written to be read on the computer Heed the safety precautions display. As this section gives tips on using the Us
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Operating the Camera 1 Select Tool from the menu bar of Internet Explorer, Operating the Camera then select Internet Options and Security tab in sequence. 2 Click the Internet icon (when using the camera via The Operating the Camera section explains how to the Internet) or Local intranet icon (when using monitor the image from the camera using the Web the camera via a local network). browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. For setting the camera, see “Administrating the Camera”
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Operating the Camera The welcome page is changed to that for enabled (requires restart). Then restart Internet Administrator. Explorer. When Microsoft VM is not installed Install Java VM of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Download Java VM from Sun HomePage, and install it following the instructions on the installer. Then select Tool from the menu bar of Internet Explorer, and select Internet Option and the Advanced tab in sequence. Check Java (Sun), and restart Internet Explorer. ActiveX viewer
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Operating the Camera Configuration of Main Setting Viewer Page Displays the Administrator menu. (See “Configuration of Administrator Menu Page” on page 16.) When you select the viewer, the main viewer page is User access right Level 4 is required for this function. displayed. This section briefly explains the functions of the parts and controls on the main viewer page. For a detailed explanation on each part or control, see the specified Home pages. Displays the Welcome page. Main viewer
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Operating the Camera Monitor Image Section Controlling the Monitor Image You can control the monitor image from the image control section on the main viewer page. Image control section Selecting the frame rate Click the down-arrow button in the Frame rate box and The image shot by the camera is shown here. select the frame rate with which the images are transmitted, from the drop-down list. You can select the frame rate from among the following: SNC-CS3N: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25,
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Operating the Camera Recording a Still Image on the Controlling the Built-in Memory of the Camera Application Manually If you select Memory save and click , the current still image is captured and stored in the memory. You can send an image or output a trigger to control the To use this function, you need to select the Use image alarm output, using the image control section on the memory function option and the Manual mode on the main viewer page. Image memory setting page. For this funct
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Operating the Camera Capturing a Monitor Image If you click the Capture button on the menu section, the current still image is captured and displayed on the monitor image section. To save the captured image Right-click on the monitor image and select Save As from the menu. Then, the Save Picture dialog appears. Type the file name and specify the destination to which the image file is to be stored, and click Save. The image is saved in the JPEG format. 13 Capturing a Monitor Image
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Operating the Camera Using a Pocket PC Operating the Camera Using a Pocket PC Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page You can display images and operate the camera using a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) that runs on Microsoft Pocket PC 2002. 1 Start the web browser on the Pocket PC and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor. System requirements OS: Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Web browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer The welcome page of Network Camera SNC-CS3 CPU: Strong ARM 206
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Operating the Camera Using a Pocket PC Image Control Section Configuration of Main Viewer Page Tap to start the viewer operation. When you select the viewer, the main viewer page is The name of the button changes to Stop. displayed. This section briefly explains the functions of the parts and controls on the main viewer page. For a detailed Tap to stop the viewer operation. explanation on each part or control, see the specified The image refreshment stops. pages. The name of the button cha
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Administrating the Camera Network Administrating the Camera Displays the Network setting page. See “Configuring the Network — Network setting Page” on page 22. The Administrating the Camera section explains how to set the functions of the camera by the Administrator. User For monitoring the camera image, see “Operating the Displays the User setting page. Camera” on page 8. See “Setting the User — User setting Page” on page 25. Security Displays the Security setting page. Configuration of See
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Administrating the Camera Schedule Displays the Schedule setting page. Configuring the System See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Page” on page 39. — System setting Page Activity detection When you click System on the Administrator menu, the Displays the Activity detection setting page. System setting page appears. See “Setting the Activity Detection Function — Activity Use this page to perform the principal settings of the detection setting Page” on page 40. software. Pop-up System
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Administrating the Camera Default frame rate Access log Select the initial frame rate which is selected when you Click View to display the Access log page. log in the camera and display the main viewer page. The Access log page shows the history of accessing the Click the down-arrow button in the box and select the camera. frame rate from the drop-down list. The selectable frame rates are the following: SNC-CS3N: Date time setting Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, Fastest SNC-CS3P: 1
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Administrating the Camera time is adjusted using the time zone difference and set Initialization Section on the camera. Due to the network properties, there may be a slight difference between the actual time and the time set on the camera. Date time format Select the format of date and time to be displayed on the Backup setting monitor image from the drop-down list. Saves the setting data of the camera in a file. You can select from among yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss Click Save, and follow the ins
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Administrating the Camera Image quality Select the image quality from Level 1 to Level 10. Setting the Camera A higher level gives a higher image quality, but the — Camera setting Page frame rate decreases as the data size increases. When you click Camera on the Administrator menu, Tip the Camera setting page appears. The following table shows the relation between the data Use this page to set the functions of the camera. size of a 24-bit image (8 bits for each R, G and B), and the compress
