Password protect individual cameras
Under Global Settings it's possible to protect all cameras with a global username and password. With manual file editing it's also possible to protect individual cameras with a private username and...
View ArticleAre ContaCam systems failure / intrusion safe?
If a camera is unplugged, broken, tampered then the last available RECORDING FRAMES ARE STORED. If ContaCam is closed / killed or the computer running ContaCam is turned off then the last RECORDING...
View ArticleHow do I select which drive / folder to store the files on?
If the default storing location doesn't fit your needs then change it as follows: Close all running devices. Open ContaCam's Global Settings dialog and change the Parent Directory of all Cameras (all...
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How to adjust camera's exposure, brightness or contrast?
Exposure, brightness, contrast, ... adjustments are camera specific and are provided by the camera drivers or the camera configuration web interface. ContaCam just shows what is given by the camera...
View ArticleMasterConfig.ini sets config/log and temp folders
In the same folder as the executable there can be the MasterConfig.ini file with the following format: [General]UseRegistry=ConfigFilesDir=TempDir= UseRegistry empty: use registry if application...
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Command execution variables
Arguments can include the following case sensitive variables %sec% the second of the recording/snapshot (00..59)%min% the minute of the recording/snapshot (00..59)%hour% the hour of the...
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Externally control
Here are explained the ways to control ContaCam without the user interface. This API is well suited to live control ContaCam while it is running, but also when it is not running. CAMERA.bat This...
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