Face Detection

Face detection triggers an event when it observes a human face. It’s important to keep in mind that this is facial detection and not facial recognition meaning that individuals cannot be learned by the machine. Face detection is beneficial in situations where keeping track of people is the only priority such as at the entrance of a secure facility.

Setup Instructions

• Use Internet Explorer to log into device's IP address
  • This can be done within either the recorder or camera, but the menus will look slightly different
• Install the plugins if prompted
• Navigate to Smart Plan by going to Setup → Event → Smart Plan and enable heat map
• Select Face Detect from the menu then enable face detection and face enhancement
• You can use the target filter to create a minimum/maximum-sized object that will trigger an event
  • The positioning of the filter does not matter
• Select desired alert options, i.e. snapshot, send e-mail, alarm upload, etc
• Save the configuration

Conditions and Restrictions

The camera position needs to be specific. Recommended values are as followed:

Face Detection Values (meters)

Parameter	Recommended Value	Acceptable Range
Height	2.5	2-3
Horizontal Distance	6	4-20
Angle	<16 degrees	10-15 degrees

• Higher horizontal distances require the camera to be zoomed in
• Face detection cannot be used with other IVS types