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cameras
seem to be little known idence.
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or widely misunderstood, let’s
take a look into several of these. While most commonly applied
to fixed position cameras, it can
also be a feature on pan, tilt,
Static masking
and zoom (PTZ) cameras using a
This allows a camera or video fixed-coordinate system.
management software (VMS) to
pixelate or blank out defined If static masking is performed
areas within the camera’s range, from the VMS software, the orig-
letting you mask areas outside inal video feed must be secured
designated property, such as a via access-level privileges and
public sidewalk or private res- encryption.
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