Cameras
The Cameras tab contains the list of available cameras. Here, you can manage the cameras and audio devices detected by your LearningSpace system.
If a device is detected, you can add it to Learning Space by clicking on the plus sign:
Once devices have been added, the plus sign will turn into a cogwheel icon:
You can configure a camera by clicking the cogwheel and opening the Camera Settings window.
Camera controls: on the left, you can see a live feed of the currently selected camera; you can change the camera’s position by clicking on the screen.
Camera zoom: you can change the zoom by hovering the mouse in the feed and rolling the scroll wheel.
For more details on connecting cameras, see How can a camera be connected to the system?
The cogwheel in each row of a configured camera prompts the Camera Settings window to open, where the following settings can be specified:
Name - camera name for distinction.
Autofocus - only for PTZ cameras: when checked, the focus is set automatically when using pant-tilt-zoom.
Current position—only for PTZ cameras: a preset position that can be saved by typing in a title and clicking the Add button.
Once a new position is added, the 'Available positions' drop-down appears with a Go to and a Remove button, which activate or delete the selected position, respectively. See How to Save a Camera Position in System.
Video size - video resolution supported by the camera and LearningSpace.
The recommended video size (aspect ratio) is 16:9 (e.g. 1280x720).
The sizing of camera streams might not be optimal with a 4:3 video size (an additional black bar/stripe might be visible at the upper and lower edges of the screen).
Quality - the quality of the camera image on a 10 scale (the lower, the worse the camera image, but the smaller the recording size)
Audio source—The source of audio for the camera feed. If available, the built-in microphone will be the default audio source.
For cameras without built-in audio, one of the external audio sources has to be selected from the Audio source drop-down in order for the camera to be assigned to a room within LearningSpace.
If the "use without audio" option is selected, you can assign the camera to a room, but the videos will be recorded without audio, which means that the audio track will not be recorded.
Audio gain (dB) is the volume setting for the audio source (built-in mic or selected source): You can change the audio volume by increasing or lowering the audio gain.
White balance - adjustment of the intensity of white color in the camera feed: how the camera should handle light exposure (change the image if it is too bright or too dark).
Normally, the 'Automatic' setting is optimal; it should only be changed under special circumstances.
Upside down—For ceiling-mounted PTZ camera types, checking this setting allows for switching the original (ceiling) perspective: it flips the camera image by 180 degrees.
Speaker Settings
The cogwheel in each row of a configured speaker (Digital Audio Kit, DAK) prompts the Camera Settings window to open, where the following settings can be specified:
Name - Speaker name for distinction
Audio gain (dB) - controls the sensibility of the integrated microphone of the speaker
Speaker gain (dB) - controls the speaker output volume
For further information, visit our System Module and System - FAQ pages.