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Remote Movie Recording Using a Web Browser

The camera supports remote movie recording. You can connect to up to four cameras using a web browser on a computer or tablet and record movies or adjust camera settings.

AWired LAN (Ethernet)/wireless LAN

BWeb browser

CComputer/tablet

Configuring the Camera Settings

Configure settings to connect to the camera from a browser on a computer or tablet.

  1. Select [REMOTE REC FUNCTION] > [USER NAME] in [NETWORK] to register a user name.

  2. Select [REMOTE REC FUNCTION] > [PASSWORD] to register a password.

  3. Select [REMOTE REC FUNCTION] > [SERVER TYPE] to set a server type.

    [HTTPS] is selected at shipment. Importing a root certificate into the browser on your computer or tablet is required when [HTTPS] is selected.

  4. Connect to the camera from a computer or tablet (aConnecting to the Camera from a Computer or Tablet).

Connecting via HTTPS

If you selected [HTTPS] for [SERVER TYPE], you will need to import a root certificate into the browser on your computer or tablet. Instructions on downloading and installing a root certificate are available from the following website:

aImporting Camera Root Certificates to a Web Browser

Connecting to the Camera from a Computer or Tablet

Connect to the camera from a web browser on a computer or tablet.

We recommend using (connecting via) a high-speed access point (for example, one that operates in the 5 GHz band).

Connecting the First Camera

Connect by using a web browser to enter the IP address or using a camera app to scan the QR code displayed by the camera.

Connecting using an IP address

  1. Launch a web browser on your computer or tablet and enter the camera’s IP address in the address bar.

    To connect to a camera with an IP address of 192.168.0.11, for example, enter “http://192.168.0.11”.

    The camera's IP address can be viewed in [NETWORK] > [REMOTE REC FUNCTION].

  2. An entry screen appears. Enter the user name and password.

    The remote recording display will appear in the browser.

Connecting by scanning a QR code

  1. Select [REMOTE REC FUNCTION] > [QR CODE] in [NETWORK].

    A QR code will be displayed on the side monitors.

  2. Launch the camera application on the tablet and scan the QR code.

    The web browser launches, and the remote recording display appears.

Connecting a Second or Subsequent Camera

Either enter the IP address in the remote recording display in the web browser or scan the QR code to connect.

When you connect a second or subsequent camera, set the same [SERVER TYPE] as the first camera beforehand (aConfiguring the Camera Settings).

Connecting using an IP address

  1. Click or tap the thumbnail of the + mark in the “Choose camera” area of the remote recording display.

  2. An entry screen appears. Enter the camera's IP address and an account name and password.

    The remote recording display will appear in the browser.

    The camera’s IP address can be viewed in [NETWORK] > [REMOTE REC FUNCTION].

Connecting by scanning a QR code

To connect a second or subsequent camera by scanning a QR code, set [SERVER TYPE] of the first camera and second and subsequent cameras to [HTTPS] in advance.

  1. Select [REMOTE REC FUNCTION] > [QR CODE] in [NETWORK].

    A QR code will be displayed on the side monitors.

  2. Tap the thumbnail of the + mark in the “Choose camera” area.

  3. Tap “Connect via QR Code” to scan the QR code displayed by the camera.

    The remote recording display will appear in the browser.

Disconnecting a Second or Subsequent Camera

To end a connection after adding a camera, select the “remove connected device” option in the “Remote recording” menu and click or tap the thumbnail for the camera you want to remove.

The Remote Recording Display

The controls available in the remote recording display are detailed below.

The display layout varies with the size of the computer or tablet screen, among other factors.

Overview

Item Description

ARemote recording menu

 Adjust remote recording settings (aRemote Recording Menu).

BLock button

 Enable or disable the controls for the selected cameras or in the remote recording display.

CScreen button

 Switch the view through the lens of the camera to a multi-screen view.

DDisplay mode button

 Switch displays.

ECheck button for movies in memory card

 View the clips on the memory card in the selected camera.

FCamera settings (advanced)

 Adjust (advanced) settings for the current camera.

G[REC-Hold] button

 Lock the start/stop operation of movie recording.

H[REC] button

 Start movie recording.

IChoose for [REC/STOP]

 Choose the camera or cameras to which the selected action (starting or stopping recording) will apply.

J[STOP] button

 Stop movie recording.

KChoose camera

 A list of thumbnails showing the views through the lenses of the connected cameras. Click or tap a thumbnail to select a camera to control.

L[GRAB] button

 Save still images.

MCamera settings

 Adjust settings for the current camera.

If the connection is disconnected while locked, the camera operations will remain locked. In that case, turn the camera off.

Choose Camera

The views through the lenses and camera information of the connected camera are displayed as thumbnails. Click or tap a thumbnail to select a camera to control.

Setting Description

ACard slot options

 Camera storage settings. The icon for the current slot is shown in orange. The display turns red if the camera is unable to record to the current card.

BRecording time available

 The remaining recording time. When the time remaining grows short, the thumbnail will flash and the recording time will be displayed in red.

CPower supply

 Display the power supply voltage and the remaining battery level of the supplied battery. The thumbnail will blink when the supplied battery runs low.

DThumbnail frame

 A frame appears around the thumbnail for the current camera. Regardless of whether they are currently selected, cameras that are currently recording are highlighted in red or, during high-speed recording, in green.

Remote Recording Menu

Adjust remote recording settings.

Show microphone level

Hide or view the microphone recording level.

Show tool bar

Hide or view the browser toolbar.

Clean display mode

Switch to clean display mode, which displays only the view through the lens.

Display with Image quality priority/Real-time performance priority

Choose how you prefer the view through the lens to be displayed, giving priority either to image quality or to ensuring that the picture updates in real time.

Prioritizing image quality maximizes image quality but may result in display lag.

Prioritizing real-time display keeps display lag to a minimum regardless of such factors as connection speed.

Light mode/Dark mode

Switch between the light- and dark-mode remote recording displays.

Stop the camera connection

Click or tap a thumbnail in the “Choose camera” area to end the connection to the selected camera.

Recording Movies Remotely

Start recording on one or more remote cameras or end recording on selected cameras without ending recording on others.

  1. The cameras to which the chosen action (starting or stopping recording) will apply can be selected in the “Choose for [REC/STOP]” area.

    Select cameras by clicking or tapping the numbers in the “Choose for [REC/STOP]” area. The numbers for the selected cameras will be highlighted.

  2. Click or tap the “[REC] button”.

    The selected cameras will start recording and their thumbnails will be highlighted in color.

  3. To end recording, select the desired cameras in the “Choose for [REC/STOP]” area.

    Select cameras by clicking or tapping the numbers in the “Choose for [REC/STOP]” area. The numbers for the selected cameras will be highlighted.

  4. Click or tap the “[STOP] button”.

    The selected cameras will stop recording.

Viewing Movies

View clips stored on the camera memory card.

  1. Select a camera in the “Choose camera” area.

  2. Click or tap the “Check button for movies in memory card”.

    The files on the camera memory card will be displayed.

Saving and Loading Camera Settings

Save settings for connected cameras to the computer or tablet or load previously-saved settings.

Saving Camera Settings

Save camera settings to a settings file on the computer or tablet.

  1. Select a camera in the “Choose camera” area.

  2. Select “Backup” in the “Camera settings (advanced)” menu.

  3. Click or tap “Save settings”.

    Settings for the selected camera will be saved to a settings file on the computer or tablet.

Loading Saved Settings

Load saved settings onto a selected camera.

  1. Select a camera in the “Choose camera” area.

  2. Select “Restore” in the “Camera settings (advanced)” menu.

  3. Select the desired settings file and click or tap “Load settings”.

    The settings will be copied to the selected camera.

The location and procedure for loading files varies with the computer or tablet.

Only files created with cameras of the same type can be used.

Copying Settings to Other Cameras

Settings can be copied to multiple cameras simultaneously.

  1. Select the source camera in the “Choose camera” area.

  2. Select “Copy” in the “Camera settings (advanced)” menu.

  3. Select the destination cameras and click or tap “Copy”.

    The settings currently in effect on the source camera will be copied to the destination cameras.

Only files created with cameras of the same type can be used.