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DW Spectrum User Manual

Setting Camera Aspect Ratio

Occasionally, cameras will report an incorrect aspect ratio. If DW Spectrum cannot make an automatic correction you can do so manually.

note Note: This correction will require transcoding of videos that are exported from the camera.

To Specify an Aspect Ratio

Desktop Client

1.Open Camera Settings and go to the General tab.

2.In the Image Control section, click on the Aspect Ratio dropdown menu.

3.Select the desired aspect ratio from the available options: 16:9, 1:1, or 4:3. Select Auto for DW Spectrum to determine the aspect ratio.

4.Apply changes.

Web Admin / Cloud Portal

1.Open Settings > Cameras and select a camera.

2.Click on the Aspect Ratio dropdown menu.

3.Select the desired aspect ratio from the available options: 16:9, 1:1, or 4:3. Select Auto for DW Spectrum to determine the aspect ratio.

4.Apply changes.

note Note: If the aspect ratio is set to Auto in the Camera Settings dialog, the aspect ratio of the secondary stream will be modified to match the aspect ratio of the primary stream.