Purpose:
People function is used to calculate the number of object entered or exited a certain
configured area and it is widely applied to the entrances or exits.
Notes:
It is recommended to install the camera as right above the entrance/exit as possible, and make sure it is horizontal to improve the counting accuracy.
Steps：
1. Enter the Counting Configuration interface: Configuration > People Counting.
Figure 10-31 People Counting Configuration 2. Check Enable People Counting checkbox to enable the function.
3. Set the detection line.
An orange line, named as detection line can be set on the live video, and the object entering or exiting through the line will be detected and counted.
1) Click button on the left of the live view image. An orange line will appear on the image.
2) Drag the detection line to adjust its position.
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Note:
The detection line should be drawn at the position right below the camera, and it should cover the whole entrance/exit.
Don’t draw the line at the place where people may linger.
4) You can click to delete the detection line.
5) You can click to change the direction. The yellow arrow indicates the direction of entering.
4. Check Camera Calibration checkbox to enable camera calibration. A calibration line (the green vertical line) and several blue horizontal lines appear in the live view image.
Camera Calibration: You set the width (usually the shoulder breadth) of a person for counting. Well-set calibration parameters will help increase the counting accuracy.
Blue Horizontal Lines: One blue line indicates the detected width (usually the shoulder breadth) of a passing person. Up to eight blue lines can be shown on each side of the detection line. These lines are reference for calibration setting.
Calibration Line (Green Vertical Line): The distance from the left endpoint to the calibration line (calibration line width) indicates the set width of a person.
You can drag the calibration line to adjust the distance according to the blue line distribution.
Advanced: You can precisely adjust the position and the size of detection line and calibration line.
1) Dragging the cursors or inputting values in the text fields to set the Detection Line Start Point and the Detection Line End Point.
2) Click to refresh the suggested calibration line width calculated by the system automatically.
3) Dragging the cursor or input a value to set the calibration with. You can set the value as suggested, or you can set according to your actual need.
Figure 10-32 People Counting Configuration-Advanced 5. Counting data setting and display.
1) Check Enable OSD Overlay checkbox, and the real-time number of people entered and exited is displayed on the live video.
2) You can drag the OSD text frame to adjust its position according to the actual needs.
3) If you need to upload the real-time counting data, check the Real-Time Upload Data checkbox.
4) If you want manually set the counting cycle, select the desired time period from the Data Statistics Cycle dropdown list.
5) To reset the counter, click the button on the left of the live view image.
6. Click Arming Schedule to set the arming schedule. Refer to Task 2: Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 10.1.1.
7. Check Linkage Method tab to select the linkage method. Refer to Task 3: Set the Linkage Method for Motion Detection in Section 10.1.1.
8. Click Save to save the settings.
Note:
The people counting statistics will be calculated under Application tab. Go to Application to check the people counting statistics.
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Counting function helps to calculate the number of people entered or exited a certain configured area and is widely applied to the entrances or exits.
Compared with the people counting function supported by iDS camera, counting function needs no camera calibration.
Notes:
It is recommended to install the camera as right above the entrance/exit as possible, and make sure it is horizontal to improve the counting accuracy.
Steps:
1. Enter the Counting Configuration interface: Configuration >Counting.
Counting Configuration
2. Check the Enable Counting checkbox to enable the function.
3. Check the Enable OSD Overlay checkbox, and the real-time number of people entered and exited is displayed on the live video.
4. Set the detection line.
An orange line, named as detection line can be set on the live video, and the object entering or exiting through the line will be detected and counted.
1) Click to draw a detection line, and an orange detection line will appear on the image.
Note:
The detection line should be drawn at the position right below the camera, and it should cover the whole entrance / exit.
Draw the detection line at the position don’t have many people lingering.
2) Click-and-drag the detection line to adjust its position.
3) Click-and-drag the two end points of the detection line to adjust its length.
4) Click to delete the detection line.
5) Click to to change the direction.
5. Click the button, and the number of the people entered and exited will be cleared to zero.
6. Click Arming Schedule to enter the arming schedule interface, and click-and-drag the mouse on the time bar to set the time.
7. Check Linkage Method tab to select the linkage method.
8. Click Save to save the settings.
Note:
The counting statistics will be calculated under Application tab. Go to Application to check the counting statistics.