Enabling Face Capture on Hikvision DVR/HVR and displayed on Live Screen

In this tutorial, we will guide you through enabling the face capture feature on your latest Hikvision DVR or HVR. This feature allows you to display face capture thumbnails on your TV or monitor live screen.

Note: We are using a mid-range Hikvision DVR, which supports face capture for only one camera. Higher-end models can support multiple cameras for face capture simultaneously.

Steps to Enable Face Capture

1. Log in to Your DVR
   • Use the admin account to log in.
2. Enable Person Detection
   • Go to the live view panel.
   • On the left-hand side, under ‘Target Detection,’ enable the ‘Person Detection’ option.
3. Configure Face Detection
   • Navigate to the DVR system configuration.
   • Go to ‘Events’ and select ‘Face Recognition’.
   • Choose the camera you want to use for face capture (in this example, Camera 4).
   • Enable the ‘Face Capture’ option.
   • Adjust the sensitivity level as per your preference.
4. Set the Arming Schedule
   • By default, the arming schedule is set to 24/7.
   • To change it, use the ‘Edit’ option to customize the schedule.
5. Apply the Settings
   • Click ‘Apply’ to save your face capturing settings.

Viewing Captured Faces

• Captured face thumbnails will appear on the left side panel under ‘Target Detection’.
• Each thumbnail is captioned with the camera number and time.
• Double-click a thumbnail to view the video clip of the event.
• Use the preview window to navigate through events with the previous and next options.

Searching and Exporting Captured Images

1. Search for Captured Images
   • Go to the ‘Search’ menu.
   • Navigate to ‘Human,’ select the desired date and time, and choose the camera number with face recognition enabled.
   • The ‘Human Search Result’ window will display the captured images page by page.
2. Exporting Images
   • Insert a USB storage pen drive or external USB drive into the DVR USB port.
   • In the ‘Human Search Result’ window, select individual images or use the ‘Export all’ option to export all images to the external drive.

Additional Settings

• Continuous Thumbnail Display:
  • To keep the thumbnail display active, set the DVR lock screen to always or customize the timeout settings.
  • Navigate to ‘System Configuration’ > ‘General’ > ‘More Settings’ and select the ‘Lock screen’ option with your preferred timing or set it to ‘Never’.

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