Canon VB-S30D Operation Manual

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67Setting Page4Memory Card Operations (unmount status)(1) [Mount/Unmount]In unmount status, [Mount] will appear. Click [Mount]to mount the memory card.NotemicroSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC memory cards can beused with the camera.When a memory card is inserted in the card slot, it is mountedautomatically. It is also mounted automatically if inserted in thecamera at the time of booting.For inserting and removing the memory card, see “InstallationGuide” > “Using a Memory Card”.(2) [Operation Settings]Set write operations to the memory card to [Save Log]or [Save Logs and Videos].Note• The following settings and operations will record video on amemory card.- When a network error occurs during recording-mode stream- When uploading fails- When [Video Record Action] in the [Event] menu (p. 54) isset to [Record to Memory Card], and an event (volumedetection, external device input or timer) setting is enabledand [Enable] is selected for [Video Record]- When manually recorded to memory card from the AdminViewer (p. 138)• New files cannot be saved to the memory card if there is no freespace.(3) [Video Format]Select the [JPEG] or [H.264(1)] video format to makerecordings to a memory card. Video is recorded withthe settings defined under [Video] > [H.264(1)] (p. 46).[H.264(2)] cannot be used. Video is recorded in thisformat when [Record to Memory Card] is selected in[Video Record Action] (p. 54) of the [Event] menu.Note• When [JPEG] is selected in [Video Format] and an upload erroroccurs, the frame rate of video recorded in JPEG format isalways 1 fps.• When a network error occurs during recording-mode stream,video is saved in the JPEG format regardless of the [VideoFormat] setting (the frame rate is fixed at 1 fps).• Video size and quality of the recorded video are madeaccording to the settings in the [Video] menu.(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].(6) [Overwrite videos]Select [Enable] or [Disable] for the overwrite setting ofvideo that is recorded to a memory card when anevent occurs. If you select [Enable], videos recordedusing an event and timer will be overwritten.Overwriting is performed when the number ofrecordings that can be stored (100,000 files) for eachof events and timers is exceeded. Overwriting is notperformed when there is insufficient space on thememory card.(7) [Format]Click [Exec] to format the memory card. Formattingerases all video and logs on the memory card.[Memory Card] Memory Card Operations and SettingsThe following can be set here.• Memory Card OperationsPerform memory card operations.• Memory Card InformationDisplay information about the memory card.Important• When an H.264 video is saved to a memory card, thefollowing restrictions apply to [H.264(1)] of [Video] (p. 46).- 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)].• Since the [Pre-event Buffer] and [Post-event Buffer] set themaximum value, it may not be possible to record thespecified number of frames or seconds of video dependingon conditions.