Camera Calculator V3 Need Help? Ask Here

Blaine,

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. These have now been updated to 360°.

Andy,

This due to the combination of that camera's specifications and how the Calculator works. With that camera's 86.7 degree Vertical Field of View, unless the camera is specifically pointed with an uptilt, there would be no blind spot.

However, it is still an issue with how we model those types of cameras. We are updating multi-imager support and will take a look at how we can improve these types of cameras.

Richard,

The 360° option AoV has been added. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

I just pulled up this thread with a similar question. I'd love to remove the IPVM logo from the PowerPoint export.

Hi Chase,

Would you be able to send me your project permalink and the png image to my email at adam@ipvm.com I will take a look.

Andy,

I am not able to duplicate your issue specifically on multiple projects. I was thinking that maybe the 'without IR' images may have been due to low PPF images, which look like 'without IR' but are actually "Dark with IR":

But based on your description that is not the case. Email me at sean@ipvm.com and I can help you further.

Dimitri,

I will answer your last question first. You can export your project as a CSV to see the full list of cameras:

Regarding the floor plans on a multi-floor project. That is correct. We would actually recommend one project per floor in cases like that. You can export as Powerpoint and combine them into one file.

Finally, the Calculator can sometimes have issues uploading PDFs of that size. Try converting your floor plan PDFs to JPGs before importing them to the Calculator. Floor plans uploaded as JPGs also have better resolution at increased zoom levels in the Calculator.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me directly at ryan@ipvm.com.

Justin, I just applied the fix, so you should be able to upload your floor plans without the transparent outline. If you later want to make the floor plan appear transparent in your project, you can always do so using the "Make Transparent" toggle in the sidebar:

Hope this helps, and please let us know if you have any other problems or feedback!

Jonathan,

There is not, but thank you for the request/suggestion.

Currently you can create a label for each camera with the name or number, but this would be a significant work and visually could be a problem.

This could also be an issue with always displaying the camera name or number, especially on very dense projects. Just curious what your feedback or thoughts on that would be.

My sincerest apologies, I typed the model #s incorrectly - my request should have been: "HCO", not "HCP". They are all current analog bullet cameras. Can you add them? Thanks.

Lasse, sorry about that! Are you scrolling with a mouse? I am trying to understand specifically what is happening.

And can you post a screenshot of what this looks like on your screen, e.g., I just did this on mine:

Chris,

Thank you for the feedback regarding floorplan/map lock-by-default. If you are trying to line up a floor plan after scaling to locate it on top of a building on the Google Map, which is a common use case, this would be an issue.

I think it might make sense if you are using a Blank background, and would not be trying to specifically locate the floorplan. We will take a look at this.

We will take a look at the discard vs accept changes option, but I do not think what you suggest is possible with the current auto-save process we have in place.

Lastly, yes, we added walls to the Calculator. Click Add Wall to try it out:

Richard thanks for the feedback! We are looking at some additional global/project level adjustments, including IR display, camera icons and field of view display options, reorganizing what is in the current "Camera View Options" panel:

I do not have a specific date or timeline for this, but it will be addressed.

U32, there is no way to do that, but the Streetview from Google should be most accurate based on the camera location on the map, other than the fact that Streetview images (obviously) come from the middle of the street.

You can use the "Add Your Own Scene" option if you have a more accurate simulated field of view picture. This is access in the desktop version under the Scenes menu:

Or can be taken directly from your phone camera in the phone version of the Calculator:

Hello Undisclosed Integrator #33,

We'd be happy to update the cameras. Did you have a list of models that we may add / update to the calculator?

Thank you,

Ben

Tom, thanks for the question, and your first comment.

Currently, the maximum resolution we offer on exports is 1280x720, which is uniform across all file formats (PDF, PPT, Zip, etc). It is on our immediate roadmap to increase this, but I do not have a specific time frame.

Mark,

We have this logged as a long-term/low priority item, but the math as developed does not support this feature. There is also the complexity from a UX standpoint, which we have not worked out, as it relates to ground height vs wall height vs mounted height.

We definitely appreciate feedback and ideas, please continue to post or email me at sean@ipvm.com

I'm sorry you're having those issues, I tried duplicating and I thought I had an idea of what could be causing the problem, but on further review, I am not sure.

I was thinking that the blind spot was filling up the full FoV when it was narrowed:

However, it does not seem that you had blind spots enabled in the "Saved" view.

Can you email me directly at sean@ipvm.com ?

Not directly, but the Overview image is a screen capture of the "View All Cameras" function. So you can right-click on the map, choose "View All Cameras" and then use Print Screen/Clipping Tool to capture the overview:

We have an update to the formats and aim of the exports on our roadmap for future release.

Alex,

Thanks for the feedback, the zoom level is set automatically based on Google Maps API available zoom levels.

We are looking into ways to allow a manual crop/zoom by users.

An option right now is to export as a PPT file, and then use the image tools in Power Point to crop/resize the overview image. We recognize this is not ideal but should help as a workaround.

Johnathan,

Thanks for your question, I will have to investigate the impact of labels, but often "stress test" the Calculator with 200+ camera projects with unrealistic and challenging wall scenarios. There is definitely a performance drop when you reach higher count projects, but I can still zoom/pan, and use satellite backgrounds. I have similar specs (i7, 32GB RAM, Chrome/Firefox) with my laptop as yourself, excluding Windows 11.

Please email me at sean@ipvm.com so we can take a look at your specific project and see if there is anything in particular that we can identify as an issue.

Tim,

Thanks for your first comment; current projects are only accessible by your account. This is the case for all users and projects. This is both a security measure and a system architectural design choice. IPVM staff does not even have access to your projects, which is why when you need support for a specific project, we ask you to share the project link.

That being said, having more robust project collaboration is on our roadmap, as part of an upcoming backend improvement. I do not have a specific timeline for this, but it will be coming after our release of access control design features.