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XProtect Smart Client

The camera settings (Properties pane)

Last Updated: 1 minute read
Version2026r1
LanguageEnglish

You can fine-tune how video is displayed in camera view items, adjust how you pan, tilt, and zoom using your mouse or joystick, and set up sound notifications for motion detection.

To customize these settings, in Setup mode, in the Properties pane, you can view and edit properties for the selected camera.

Access camera properties and overlay button properties in XProtect Smart Client.

Setting

Description

Ellipse button next to Camera name

Replace a camera but keep its settings

Live stream

Select a fixed live stream

PTZ click mode

Change the PTZ click mode

Maintain Image Aspect Ratio

Define the dimension of the video in a view item

Update on motion

Only refresh live streams with motion

Sound on motion detection

Play sound notifications on motion

Sound on event

Play sound notification on event

Display settings

Show/hide the camera title bar and indicators for one view item

Show bounding boxes around important objects

Video buffering

Remove jitter from live video

Apply to all

Select to quickly apply the properties you selected for one camera view item on all camera view items in the view.