Camera Hotspot Set Up
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Affected Roles: Administrator, Power Users
Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum IPVMS
Software Version: DW Spectrum IPVMS v6.0
Last Edit: January 3, 2025
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Camera Hotspots
A “Hotspot” is a DW Spectrum viewing feature where clickable icons are layered over the display of a camera. Each hotspot icon is linked to another camera, offering easy navigation to alternative views of the same area or a natural path to follow as a person or vehicle moves through your surveillance site.
Viewers can hover their mouse over a hotspot to see a preview of a linked camera or click on the hotspot to open the linked camera in the viewing grid. This provides an easy method to follow objects of interest as they travel through doorways, down hallways, in and out of view from cameras.
Description of Use
Administrators and Power Users can add hotspots to cameras and customize each setup as desired. Including color coding and directional indicators. They can be freely positioned over camera displays in fixed positions that are not affected by image controls or pan, tilt, zoom controls.
Meanwhile, all users who have permission to view the camera can toggle the hotspot overlay on and off, using them to navigate surveillance sites with ease.
Adding a Hotspot
To add a hotspot using the DW Spectrum Client:
- Open the Camera Settings menu for the camera and select the Hotspots tab.
By default, camera hotspots are disabled for all cameras. To create a hotspot, toggle the slider into the green ON position and click the Add button.
- When creating a new hotspot, click and drag the hotspot to the desired location in the camera display.
In the camera list, select a camera to link to the hotspot and select a color for the icon.
- If you choose to enable a pointer direction, you can rotate the direction by clicking on the pointed part of the icon and dragging around the edge of the hotspot.
When finished, click the Apply button to save the changes.
Using Camera Hotspots
When using the Hotspot feature:
- To toggle the hotspot layer ON or OFF, you can use the “H” hotkey or by clicking the toggle icon in the top-right of the camera window.
- When using a hotspot, you can hover over the icon to see a preview of the linked camera. To open the linked camera, click on the hotspot.
- For more options, right-click on the hotspot to open the context menu and open the linked camera in the viewing grid, open the linked camera in a new tab, or displace the camera view with the hot spotted camera instead.
- With some practice and setup, hot spots are an easy way to create an interactive experience with your Spectrum system and easily navigate surveillance environments.
For More Information or Technical Support
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