Guides

Use Guides to enable and configure the camera's monitoring guides.

The monitoring Guides that you can use include:

Frame Guides

Use Frame Guides to frame the scene using various shapes and sizes. You can configure up to 3 Frame Guides to display on your monitor.

Configure the Frame Guides using the following:

Items	Details
Enable	Enables the Frame Guide
Mode	Select aspect ratios, User, and Absolute modes
User Aspect Ratio	Enabled by selecting User mode
Scale	Percentage of the image the Frame Guide occupies
Offset X, Y	Percentage of horizontal and vertical offset
Absolute X, Y, W, H	Absolute mode - set the exact number of size and offset pixels
Line Style	Select the Frame Guide line type - solid, dashed or bracket
Line Color	Select the Frame Guide line color
Line Opacity	Select the Frame Guide line opacity percentage

Mode

Use Mode to select the Frame Guide mode you want to use to configure the frame guide.

The modes you can select include aspect ratios from Full to 2.4:1, User, and Absolute. The User and Absolute modes enable settings that are specific to those modes.

User Aspect Ratio

This item is enabled when the User mode is selected.

Use the keypad to enter your desired aspect ratio.

Scale

Use scale to configure the percentage of the image area that the Frame Guide will frame.

Use the keypad to enter the percentage of the image the Frame Guide contains.

Offset X, Y

Use offset to configure the X and Y offset of the Frame Guide.

Use the keypad to enter the percentage of offset from center you want to apply to the Frame Guide.

Absolute X, Y, W, H

Use the Absolute settings to configure the absolute dimensions and position of the Frame Guide.

Use the keypad to enter the number of pixels for X/Y offset and for the width and height of the Frame Guide. The Absolute items are only enabled when you select Absolute Mode.

Line Style

Use Line Style to select the type of line the Frame Guide uses.

Select Solid (default), Dashed, or Bracket for the Frame Guide line style.

Line Color

Use Line Color to select the color of the Frame Guide line.

Use Line Color to select one of the following colors for the Frame Guide line:

Line Opacity

Use Line Opacity to select how transparent the Frame Guide line appears.

Use Line Opacity to select the percentage of opacity for the Frame Guide line:

• 25%
• 50% (default)
• 75%
• 100%

Center Guide

Use Center Guide to enable and configure the Center Guide.

Configure the Center Guide by using the following:

Items	Details
Enable	Enables the Center Guide
Type	Select Center Guide type - dot or cross
Color	Select a color for the Center Guide
Opacity	Percentage of opacity of the guide color

 

Type

Use Type to select the type of Center Guide to display.

Use Type to select a center dot or cross (default) for the Center Guide.

Color

Use Color to select the color used by the Center Guide.

Use Color to select one of the following colors for the Center Guide:

Opacity

Use Opacity to select how transparent the Center Guide appears.

Use Opacity to select the percentage of opacity for the Center Guide:

• 25%
• 50% (default)
• 75%
• 100%