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Move SE Autotracking Reference Guide

What is Auto Tracking?​

All G3 PTZOptics cameras have an auto tracking feature. This feature allows users to turn their camera into its own camera operator. The autotracking on PTZOptics cameras can select a human target and pan, tilt, and zoom to keep that target in frame.

Ready to Configure This?

See the Move SE Autotracking How-To for step-by-step instructions.

Move SE Specific Features​

The Move SE has the following features:

  • Auto Tracking
  • Auto Framing
  • Time Delay
  • Start and Stop Tracking Locations
  • Target Loss Timeout

Auto Tracking​

The Auto Tracking feature allows the camera to automatically follow and capture the movement of a single subject within the frame.

Auto Framing​

Auto Framing adjusts the camera's composition to keep all subjects well-framed.

Time Delay​

The Time Delay feature allows the user to set a delay between when tracking is toggled on and when the camera actually starts tracking. This delay can be set between 0 and 60 seconds.

Tracking Start and Stop Location​

This feature allows the user to select where they want the camera to go when tracking starts, and where they want it to go when tracking stops. You can also mix and match — for instance, you could set the camera to go to preset 5 when auto tracking is turned on, and go to the home position when tracking is turned off.

  • Home: Sends the camera back to its home position when tracking starts/stops.
  • Track Now: Begins tracking wherever the camera currently is and will not change the location or cause the camera to move.
  • Presets: Calls a specific preset that you, as the user, must specify for when autotracking is turned on/off. You can choose any of the camera's 254 presets.

Target Loss​

This setting determines what the camera does when it cannot find the subject/target it was actively tracking. This can happen if the subject leaves the room or is blocked from the view of the camera by an object or other people.

  • Target Timeout: Enables users to set a specific time duration, from 6 to 60 seconds. If the camera loses track of the subject being followed during tracking within this defined time, the camera will automatically activate a user-defined preset to reposition itself.
  • Target Loss Preset: Specifies which preset the camera should call when the target timeout occurs.
Not the Same as Time Delay

Target Loss Timeout (6–60 seconds) is a separate setting from Time Delay (0–60 seconds) — Time Delay controls when tracking starts, while Target Loss Timeout controls how long the camera waits after losing its target before repositioning.

For a full walkthrough with step-by-step configuration examples, see our dedicated Configuring Target Loss guide (e.g. Move 4K or Move SE).