Interact with live video in full screen
Use pan-tilt-zoom controls and PTZ presets
If you're viewing video from a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, tap (Android) or (iOS) to use the PTZ controls. Tap controls once to pan or zoom one step.
If your administrator created PTZ presets for the PTZ camera in Management Client, you can use PTZ presets on your device in PTZ mode. PTZ presets are predefined positions in the view.
How you access PTZ presets depends on the operating system on your device.
- Android - Tap .
- iOS - Tap .
From the PTZ presets list, select a preset to start using it.
Zoom in or out
You can zoom in or out to get a better look at the video.
- To zoom in, pinch out or tap .
- To zoom out, pinch in or tap .
XProtect Mobile uses digital zoom.
Crop or fit images to the screen
You can resize images to fit them to your screen, or you can crop them. By default, images are fitted to the screen.
The outer parts of images are removed. Tap twice to crop images to fill the screen and preserve the image's aspect ratio.
Display other cameras in the view
If your view contains other cameras, you can swipe right or left to display their video.
Switch to playback mode
If you are recording and something happens that you want to review, you can switch to playback mode to review the footage or start an investigation.
To switch to playback mode:
- Android - Tap .
- iOS - Tap .
To keep an eye on the live video while you are investigating, turn on picture-in-picture by tapping . To turn off the picture-in-picture option, tap again.