Operating Instructions582.4.3 Motion Detection RecordingMotion detection recording starts when the [Threshold to Start Recording] value is exceeded.Set the [Threshold to Start Recording] value for individual cameras (see page 29).Motion detection recording only operates when the JPEG format is selected.If the MPEG-4 format is selected, change the format to JPEG (see page 25).1. Select the camera to record motion detection from the multi-monitoring page.• A red frame is displayed around the selected camera.• To select multiple cameras, click the camera images while holding down the[Ctrl] key. A blue frame is displayed around the selected cameras.(A red frame is displayed around the focus camera.)See page 77 instructions on selecting cameras.2. Click .• The focus camera and other selected cameras are set for motion detectionrecording.• is displayed in the upper-right portion of the screen for cameras that have motiondetection recording set (see page 56).• To stop recording, select a camera to stop and click .• You can select [Start Motion Detection Recording] or [Stop Recording] fromthe [Recording] on the menu bar.Note• When you want to stop recording, always click , or select [Recording]-[StopRecording]. If you close the operation window, recording will not stop.When is displayed in the notification area, the recording software is running(see page 9).• You can set the camera to record a certain number of seconds before and aftermotion is detected. The motion detection level you have set may not be sufficientfor motion detection recording depending on the resolution, image quality, therecording subject, and network environment. To ensure proper operation, testthe motion detection recording in the motion detection monitoring window andadjust the motion detection level as necessary (see page 29).• On motion detection, the camera can execute the selected commands (seepage 34).• Even if you have set a time period before and after detection, and motion isdetected when you click or , no data will be recorded before you click ,nor after you click .• If after-motion detection recording and before-motion detection recordingoverlap, a continuous image is recorded.Example: you have set images to be recorded 5 seconds before and aftermotion detection.5 sec. 5 sec.motion is detectedmotion is detected5 sec. 5 sec.1 image is recorded.