8.4.3.1 Object Counting

Object counting is able to count how many object enter or exit during the setting period.



Note: Make sure your camera model is MS-Cxxxx-xPE

Settings steps are as shown below:

Step1: Check the object counting function box.



Step2: Selected effective region including Normal and Advanced.

Normal mode is effective for all detection areas.

Advanced methods will work in specific fields of view and require setting a preset.

Step3: Selected detected region, up to 4 regions can be chosen.

Step4: Enable Object Counting.

Step5: Set detection line and direction.

Step6: Selected detection object including human and vehicle.



Note:
  • Crossing along the direction of the arrow will record as “In”, opposite is “Out”.
  • Support up to 4 detection lines.


[General Settings]

Step7: Set sensitivity and object size limits.



Table 1. Description of the buttons
Parameters Function Introduction

Trigger Mode

Set the desired mode of the trigger logic including General Mode and Bottom Mode.

General Mode: The alarm is triggered when the object's body roughly enters the detection area.Bottom Mode: the alarm will be triggered as soon as the bottom of the object enters the detection area. Suitable for scenarios that require sensitivity to intrusion status/bottom detection preference.
Sensitivity Level 1~10 are available, the default level is 5. The higher the sensitivity, the easier it is for moving objects to be recorded in the results.
Min. Size

Draw the screen to set the minimum size of the detected object. When the object is smaller than this size, it will not be detected. The default minimum size is 3*3.
Max. Size

Draw the screen to set the maximum size of the detected object. When the object is larger than this size, it will not be detected. The default maximum size is 320*240.

[Schedule Settings]

Step8: Set detection schedule;

Note: This part is the same as the regular schedule settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.2 Region Entrance.

[Counting Information]

Step9: Set counting information;



Table 2. Description of the buttons
Parameters Function Introduction
Count Type Users can choose the information they want to display in Live Video.
Total Counting Set counting OSD.
Note: The Total Counting OSD configuration is linked in all detection lines.

Show OSD: Click to enable/disable the OSD shown.

Font Size: The font size of the OSD display.

Font Color: The font color of the OSD display.

Text Position: The text position of the OSD display.
Single Counting Set Single Counting.
Note: The Total Counting OSD configuration is linked in all detection lines.

Show Information: Click to show the information.

Manual Reset: Reset the counting of each single line. You can choose to reset the statistics report together.

Auto Reset: It is used to automatically clear the single counting information.

Day: The day of Auto Reset.

Time: The time of Auto Reset.

[Alarm Action]

Step10: Set alarm trigger and alarm action;



Table 3. Description of the buttons
Parameters Function Introduction
Alarm Trigger Alarm will be triggered when the thresholds reaches to a certain value from 1 to 9999. Total Counting and Single Counting are available. You can set the Alarm Thresholds of In/Out/Capacity/Sum.
Note:
  • For Total Counting, the thresholds are the sum of the total number of 4 detection lines.
  • For Single Counting, the threshold is for the selected detection line.
Alarm Action This part is the same as the regular alarm settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection.
Note:
  • The alarm action is effective on 4 detection lines simultaneously.
  • If you enable External Output and choose Constant External Output Action Time, when the thresholds reach to a certain value you set, External Output Action alarm time will be always constant till the alarm is released.