Canon VB-H43 Operation Manual

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66General Upload(1) [Upload]Select [Upload Disabled], [HTTP Upload] or [FTPUpload] for the upload method.(2) [Video Format]Select the [JPEG] or [H.264(1)] format for video youwant to upload.If [H.264(1)] is selected, video is uploaded with thesettings defined under [Video] > [H.264(1)] (p. 62).[H.264(2)] cannot be used.(3) [Frame Rate]Enter the maximum frame rate of image to beuploaded. This setting can only be made when[JPEG] is selected for [Video Format].(4) [Pre-event Buffer (number of frames)] / [Pre-eventBuffer (sec)]Enter the number of frames or seconds of video to bebuffered before the event. The maximum amount isnumber of frames for a [JPEG] selection and numberof seconds for an [H.264(1)] selection in [VideoFormat].(5) [Post-event Buffer (number of frames)] / [Post-eventBuffer (sec)]Enter the number of frames or seconds of video to bebuffered after the event. The maximum amount isnumber of frames for a [JPEG] selection and numberof seconds for an [H.264(1)] selection in [VideoFormat].NoteThe server or network load may increase and the frame rate maydrop, depending on the settings. If this occurs, try the followingmeasures. Also check the settings including the network to theserver.• Reduce the image file size:– Set a lower value under [Video Quality] for [JPEG]/[H.264(1)] (p. 61).– Set a lower value for [Video Size: Upload / Memory card] for[JPEG] (p. 61).– Set a lower value for [Video Size] for [H.264(1)] (p. 62).– Set a lower value under [Target Bit Rate (kbps)] for[H.264(1)] (p. 62).[Upload]Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail NotificationThe following can be set here.• General UploadSet the upload operation to be performed and theimage buffer.• HTTP UploadSet HTTP connection uploads.• FTP UploadSet FTP connection uploads.• E-mail NotificationSet event information and image e-mailnotifications.Important• If the upload function is used, either the [Event] menu mustbe set (p. 71) or the [Event] tab in the Intelligent FunctionSetting Tool (p. 120) must be set.• If you are using both e-mail notification by text and imageand image upload by HTTP/FTP, set [Video Size: Upload /Memory card] (p. 61) to a small size.• HTTP upload does not support SSL/TLS.• If the camera is set to perform upload or e-mail notificationcontinuously, not all images or e-mails may be sentdepending on the video size and the network condition to theserver. In this case, an event log message is displayed(p. 88).• If the destination for HTTP/FTP upload or e-mail notification isset for a Windows operating system, IPsec communicationcannot be applied.• When an H.264 video is uploaded, the following restrictionsapply to [H.264(1)] of [Video].- Only [Use bit rate control] can be selected for [Bit RateControl].- Only [3072] or less can be selected for [Target Bit Rate(kbps)].- Only one of [0.5], [1], and [1.5] can be selected for [IFrame Interval (sec)].• The maximum image buffer size capacity is approx. 5 MB.If a large video size is set, the Frame Rate, Pre-event Bufferand Post-event Buffer may not be achieved as specified.• If buffering cannot be achieved as specified, a message iswritten to the event log (p. 88).Before using a large video size, confirm that no messagesappear in the event log.