Sony

Where to get the patches

Link to the Sony SNC patches for 1.22.1: zm_remote_camera-patches.tgz

Configuring the camera

First, you need to set up the camera using Internet Explorer. Go to the camera's IP address like so:

http://[ip address]/image1

Click on the "Setting" button near the top of the page. A new Explorer window opens. In this window, on the left, click on the "Camera" link.

On the "Common" Tab, set the camera into JPEG mode by clicking on the "Video mode" JPEG radio button. Select the resolution you want to use from the "Image size" pulldown menu. I use "320x240". Press the "Ok" button.

Now click on the "JPEG" Tab, and pick your desired frame rate. I use 5 fps. Press the "Ok" button.

Now you're done using Internet Explorer. Whew!

Setting up the monitor in ZM

Now you need to add a monitor for this camera to ZM. In the Console page, click on the "New Monitor" button. In the first Tab, "General", enter the following values.

• Name
  • <Type in an appropriate name for this monitor>
• Source Type
  • Pulldown <Remote>
• Function
  • Pulldown <Monitor>
• Enabled
  • <Check This>
• Linked Monitors
  • <Leave alone>
• Maximum FPS
  • <The frame rate you set using Internet Explorer, above. I used 5.>
• Alarm Maximum FPS
  • <Leave alone>
• Reference Image Blend
  • <Leave alone>
• Triggers
  • <Leave alone>

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Now click on the "Source" Tab, and enter the following:

• Remote Host Name
  • [username]:[password]@[camera IP address]
• Remote Host Port
  • 80 (unless you changed this in the Internet Explorer camera setup page "Network")
• Remote Host Path
  • /mjpeg?speed=5
• Remote Image Colors
  • Pulldown <24 bit color>
• Linked Monitors
  • <Leave alone>
• Capture Width (pixels)
  • <The image width you set using Internet Explorer, above. I used 320>
• Capture Height (pixels)
  • <The image height you set using Internet Explorer, above. I used 240>
• Orientation
  • Pulldown <Normal>

Now you can click on the "Save" button, and after a few moments, the new monitor will appear in the ZM Console window.

Setting up the control in ZM

Excerpt from the forum post regarding setup:

For now, you must set the camera to the following configuration using (gulp) Internet Explorer:

MJPEG Mode
320x240 Image size
Frame rate 5 (or another value of your choice - just remember it for creating the monitor - the values must match for now)
Microphone disabled

Then, you can create a new monitor with the following values:

General
Name: <Your Choice>
Source: Remote
Function: Monitor
Maximum FPS: 5 (or the value you set with Internet Explorer)

Source
Remote Host Name: username:password@<camera ip address>
Remote Host Port: <camera remote port> (usually 9000 unless you changed)
Remote Host Path: /mjpeg?speed=5 (or the speed value you set with Internet Explorer)
Remote Image Colours: 24 bit colour
Capture Width: 320
Capture Height: 240

Once that's set, you should see video when you watch the new monitor!