Zoom digitally in camera view items

You can zoom in digitally to see close-up details in both live and playback mode.

The process is the same for all camera types, but there are some key differences:

  • Digital Zoom: Available for fixed and fisheye cameras, for all recorded videos.

  • PTZ Cameras: When you zoom in on live video from a PTZ camera, the camera lens moves, changing the focal length and affecting what is recorded.

To zoom in:

  1. Select the camera view item. If you can’t zoom in video, on the camera toolbar, select More and then Digital zoom.

  2. Zoom in on an area:

    • Mouse wheel: Scroll to zoom in or out.

    • Click and drag: If the cursor is crosshair-shaped, select a corner of the area you want to zoom in on, drag to the opposite corner, and release the button.

    • Keyboard shortcut: Press SHIFT and then hold and move the mouse to select a zoom level from a slider.

      Zooming in a camera view item in XProtect Smart Client.

  3. If you want to zoom in on another area, in the overview frame, use the directional PTZ navigation buttons to drag the zoom area frame or select a position outside the zoom area frame.

    Digital zoom in XProtect Smart Client.

Adjust the zoom

  1. Use the directional PTZ buttons to shift the zoomed-in area.

  2. In the overview frame, drag the zoom area or click outside the zoom area to reposition.

Return to normal zoom

  1. Press the mouse wheel or middle mouse button.

  2. Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom out.

  3. Click the Home icon on the PTZ navigation buttons.

Click or scan:

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