Camera Configure tab

You can customize a given camera by clicking on the camera under the Devices page and navigating to the Configure tab.

IP Settings

Click this to open a subpage where you can change the NVR’s IP address between DHCP and static. We recommend keeping your gear set to DHCP and handling all IP addresses through the router.

Click Save if you made changes here.

Time Settings

In the menu at right, you choose the time zone for your camera, which affects the time that appears on your channel feeds. Changes to this setting are saved automatically.

Pro Tip: Do not change the time from an x20 camera; if you change the time from the NVR, the change propagates across all x20 cameras connected to the NVR, saving you time and trouble.

Image Settings

Here you adjust the appearance of the video image.

Preview area

At the top left is a view of the camera’s current image.

Below the image, if your camera is motorized, are buttons to adjust the zoom and focus.

At the bottom of the left column are three buttons (four if you have a varifocal camera).

  • Rotate Image rotates the view 90° clockwise.

  • Mirror Image flips the camera image horizontally (not accounting for any image rotation).

  • One-Key Focus appears only if you have a motorized camera model. It lets the camera use its AI to determine the best focus value. It can be adjusted from there.

  • Restore Default cancels all image adjustments ever made.

Video Adjustment

  • Frequency: 

  • Antiflicker: 

  • Illumination Mode: 

    • Choosing Night Vision mode enables an additional Smart IR option.

    • Choosing Color at Night mode enables an additional Overexposure Control option .

  • Overexposure Mode: 

  • White Light Mode: 

Shutter Speed

Image Quality

The right column has a number of image settings.

Image Sliders: Adjust the sliders either by clicking on the track, or clicking and dragging the dot. When dragging, the image does not change while your mouse button is down.

Exposure Compensation compensates for areas with uneven lighting. You can choose one of the following options:

  • BLC is backlight compensation. It adjusts for areas where the backlight is strong, making areas that are too dark brighter. When BLC is selected, a new option appears below: Backlight Compensation. Here you select which area of the screen has the backlight. To preserve a natural look, BLC affects the look of the whole screen.

  • HLC is high light compensation. It adjusts for areas where the light is too strong, making areas that are too bright darker. It is most commonly used to compensate for IR light that is too close to the subject. When HLC is selected, two new options appear below: Set start time and Set end time. Here you select when HLC is active.

  • HWDR stands for hardware wide dynamic range (that is, WDR that happens immediately, not in post-processing). If your image usually contains both bright and dim areas, this brings everything toward the middle. When HWDR is selected, a new option appears below: Wide Dynamic Range Levels. Here you choose how much HWDR adjusts your camera image.

Smart IR uses the camera’s AI to ensure the IR image does not wash everything out.

Day/Night Mode lets you (or the camera) decide how to deal with the ambient light.

IR Mode sets the method the camera uses to add IR light to boost the image visibility.

White Balance customizes the way that colors appear in the image.

Video Mask

Documentation forthcoming.

Audio Settings

Audio Alarm (select cameras only)

Note: This feature is only available on cameras with active deterrence capabilities.

Under Audio Alarm Configuration, choose the language and set the audio message. Set the number of times to repeat the message, and select the volume. Click Save when finished.

Use the Audio Alarm Test section to determine the best volume level. The Play button is grayed out if the test volume is set to zero. Setting the test to repeat broadcasts the audio 50 times, giving you time to walk to the site if necessary (click Stop to end the test manually).

Finally, use the Schedule Audio Alarm section to adjust the times that the audio alarm is active. Click Save when finished.

Light Alarm (select cameras only)

Note: This feature is only available on cameras with active deterrence capabilities.

Illumination Mode shows your camera's setting. Click Edit to go to Image Settings and change this.

Light Mode shows the status of the White Light Mode setting (this is automatically off if color at night is inactive). Click Edit to go to Image Settings and change this.

Below that are settings for:

  • Duration: Choose how long the light activates for.

  • Day Light Mode (when there is enough ambient light to see color, even if the light comes from street lamps, etc.): Set the light to flash or remain illuminated. This has no effect if the light mode is set to Auto.

  • Night Light Mode: Set the light to flash or remain illuminated. This cannot be edited if the light mode is set to Auto, since the light will already be on.

  • Flashing Frequency:

Finally, use the Schedule Light Alarm section to adjust the times that the audio alarm is active. Click Save when finished.

Scheduled Reboot

Use this toggle to set a time for your camera and reboot. Use the dropdown to choose a day of the week (or all days). You can directly edit the time. Changes to this setting are saved automatically.

On Screen Display Settings

Here you set what additional information appears on the camera’s channel, and where on the screen it appears.

Click the refresh icon below the camera view image to reset the display to the current specs.

PTZ Settings

If this is a PTZ camera, click here to see the options available.

SD Card Settings

If you installed an SD card in your camera, you can customize its use here. The SD card is used only for scheduled recording only; it does not record motion or AI events.

Changes to these settings are saved automatically.

Enable Recording: This toggle determines whether or not you use the SD card.

Overwrite SD Card: Here you decide whether your camera will overwrite old data on the SD card when it gets full.

Recording Stream: Choose which stream you want to use. The main stream is the full resolution feed. The sub stream is a lower-resolution stream used when viewing multiple cameras simultaneously on your NVR or through LumaView. The third stream is optimized for use with control systems, and is typically the stream with the lowest bandwidth.

Pre-recording Time: Your camera always has several seconds of current video in memory; it uses this to analyze for motion. When motion is detected, the camera can add a few seconds of this video to the start of the motion recording to provide some context.

Format SD Card: Click Format to prepare a new SD card for use.

Schedule: Here you choose when you want the video feed to be recorded to the SD card.

Camera Credentials

The passwords for SupportAdmin (your technicians) and SystemConnect (used by control systems and non-Luma NVRs) are found here. You cannot change these usernames or passwords. Icons are also available to copy the username and password to your clipboard. For additional explanation on users, roles, etc., see this article in Tech Community.

Video Quality

Use the dropdown to adjust your video quality to your network capacity. Changes to this setting are saved automatically. The Custom option activates if you make changes to the stream in the camera’s or NVR’s web interface.

Microphone / Audio Input

OvrC detects your camera model. If your camera has a built-in microphone or a microphone jack in its tail, this section is labeled Microphone. Otherwise, it’s labeled Audio Input.

You can toggle audio operation on and off here, as well as adjust sound sensitivity. Changes to these settings are saved automatically.

Apply Video Quality Settings

This applies the Video Quality setting (above) to all x20 cameras that you select.