Tracking in the Web Interface

Once you've accessed the web interface you'll be able to configure the different types of automatic tracking. To access the tracking controls click on the Tracking section in the left navigation. The two modes are Presenter and Zone. The default mode is Presenter, which is sometimes referred to as Human Tracking.

On the lower left of the screen are additional tracking controls. These controls allow you to enable or disable tracking, toggle the different modes, activate a debug mode, or a visual tracking hint you can see in the video output. These are available regardless of which section you're viewing.

Presenter

When you click on the Presenter tab you'll be presented with a number of different settings:

  • Auto Zoom: This will toggle this feature on or off, if it's off the camera will not automatically zoom in or out on the presenter. The lens can still move, but can only maintain the current magnification and cannot zoom.
  • Auto Tilt: This will toggle this feature on or off, if it's off the camera will only pan horizontally, it will not tilt vertically.
  • Target Retention Time: This is how long the camera will wait before returning to its starting position if it loses sight of the presenter. The default is six seconds with a maximum of 10 seconds.
  • Figure Size:This setting determines how much of the presenter you want in the frame:
    • Full: This will try to keep the presenter's entire body in the frame.
    • Half Body: This will try to keep the presenter in the frame, starting from the knees.
    • Close Up: This will try to keep the presenter in the frame, starting from the waist.
    • Custom: This modifies what proportion of the frame the presenter should take up, set via the slider. When this is set high if the presenter moves quickly, the camera may have difficulty keeping them in frame.
  • Tracking Start Position:This determines where the tracking should begin, and where it will return if tracking stops. You can choose either the Current Location or the first Preset.
    • Current Location: This is the camera's current position when tracking is turned on. The camera will also stop at its current position if tracking stops.

    • Preset 1: When tracking is turned on, the camera will first move to Preset 1. If someone enters the video screen at this time, the camera will automatically track them. When the tracking target is lost (exceeding the timeout), the camera will automatically move to Preset 1.

    • Figure Position: Determines where the presenter should be located in the frame: Left, Middle, or Right, defaults to Middle.

Zone

This tracking method divides the frequently active areas of the tracking target into several sections (A, B, C, D) as needed, and sets corresponding preset positions and saves them. When the tracking target enters this area, the camera will automatically call the preset position corresponding to the area to achieve tracking.

When configuring the Zone tracking options temporarily disable tracking. Once you have them configured and saved you can turn tracking back on. Configure them like this:

  1. Select the zone you want to configure in the Zone Setting section.
  2. Use the camera PTZ controls to adjust the position, click save when you've reached the desired position.
  3. Select and configure other zones as needed.

Currently the maximum number of Zone presets is four. If you make a mistake with the settings you can delete them and then recreate them.

  • Tracking Start Area: You can select any Zone position as the tracking start or end position. When tracking is turned on, the camera will first move to this Zone position. If someone enters the video screen at this time, the camera will automatically track them. When the tracking target is lost, the camera will automatically move to this Zone position.

Debug Mode

The EC20 also has a Debug mode to help configure Presenter tracking. You can set this mode to Default, Debug, or Off.

  • Default: After turning on tracking, if there are multiple people in front of the camera and pressing the direction key to select the tracking target, this box will automatically appear. After pressing the HOME key to confirm tracking, this box will disappear and the camera will start tracking.
  • Debug: Turn on tracking, and the presenter box will always appear on the tracking target. This feature is generally only applicable for debugging or demonstration.
  • Off: When selecting a tracking target, the preseneter box is not displayed at all. This feature is great for live streaming scenarios.