Tutorial: Managing motion detection zones

This article applies to the following products:
All WiLife camera kits

This article applies to the following platforms:
Windows Vista
Windows XP

When you have the Setup > Recording dialog open, the WiLife application enters a special mode that allows you to select and draw motion zones directly on the Live Video image. You must be in Live Mode to access the full functionality when working with motion zones.

To manage detection zones for a camera, follow these instructions: 

1. Click on the Setup button and choose the Recording tab. 
2. In the Motion Detection section, check the “Enable Motion Detection for camera” box. 
3. In the Motion Zones section, check the “Display Zones on Video” checkbox.  This ensures that motion detection is activated and that you can see the detection zones you draw for a camera. 
4. Creating and deleting individual zones now is an interaction between the open setup dialog and the live video screen. For creating and deleting zones, please see the following instructions:

• To create a new zone, hold down your left-mouse button on one corner of the region and drag the mouse across the screen to the opposite corner of the zone.
• To delete a single zone, left-click anywhere in the zone and then press the Delete key or click the CLEAR SELECTED ZONE button.
• To delete all zones, click the CLEAR ALL ZONES button.
• Finally, to detect motion anywhere on the image, click the ENABLE ENTIRE IMAGE button.

• If your cameras have stopped recording but you can still see the video, clear your zones and then create them again for each camera.

NOTE: You can create up to 16 motion zones per camera.