Video Camera
One camera, live, on a tile of its own. Tap the picture to see it full screen.
Cameras are added to the boat once, in the Setup app: see Cameras. A camera appears in the widget's list after that.
Add it
In edit mode, tap Add Content, open the media tab and choose Video Camera. It needs at least 8 by 6 cells.
Read it
The picture fills the tile, with the sound off. While the camera connects, its last still image holds the tile. Its Long Name, if you gave it one, sits above the picture.
A label in the top left corner says what is happening when the picture is not live:
| Label | Means |
|---|---|
| No camera selected | Choose a camera in the settings. |
| Connecting… | The picture is on its way. |
| Paused | Zora was in the background, for example a tablet that went to sleep. The picture comes back when you return. |
| Unable to reach camera | Zora could not start the picture. Check the camera in Setup. |
| Connection lost | The picture stopped. |
Settings
See Widget settings.
- INFO: Long Name, the title above the picture, and camera, the camera to show.
- DISPLAY: rotation (°), 0, 90, 180 or 270, turns a camera mounted on its side upright. fit: cover fills the tile and may crop the picture; contain shows the whole picture.
If no camera is set up yet, Zora says Error retrieving camera list.
The full-screen view
The full-screen view shows the camera live, with sound if the camera has a microphone. The camera name is in the bar at the top; close it to go back.
- Sound: the speaker button mutes and unmutes, and the slider beside it sets the volume.
- Zoom: pinch, use the mouse wheel, or double-tap to zoom in to 2 times. Zoom goes up to 4 times. Drag to look around a zoomed picture, and double-tap to zoom out.
- Snapshot: the camera button, top right, opens a new logbook entry named after the camera with the picture attached. Add a note and save it.
- On a camera that can move, arrow buttons pan and tilt it and two buttons zoom it; hold a button to keep moving. Positions saved on the camera appear top left; tap one to go there.
- On a camera that offers it, a slider sets the brightness.
Related
- Camera Matrix: up to nine cameras at once, as stills.
- Camera Loop: one camera at a time, in turn.