Verkada's D30, D50, CD51, CD52, CD61, CD62, CB51, and CB61 cameras are equipped with a varifocal lens to zoom and focus. Optical zoom is meant to adjust the field of view during installation, not for continual adjustments. To zoom in on live or historical view you'll want to use digital zoom.

Note: Zooming or focusing a camera requires Site Admin permissions.

Optical Zoom

Select the camera
Select the SQ/HQ menu in the bottom left-hand corner of the video player
Select Optical Zoom
Use the slider to adjust the zoom

Note: It may take 30-45 seconds to fully complete the zoom adjustment and auto-focus cycle.

Auto Focus

Fix blurry images with Auto Focus

A camera will attempt to intelligently focus on several regions automatically. In the event an image is blurry, rerun autofocus to bring the image into focus.

Select the camera
Select the SQ/HQ menu in the bottom left-hand corner of the video player
Select Auto Focus
Wait while the camera intelligently focuses the image

Fixing a blurry image with a custom focal point

If the image is still blurry after running autofocus or you want to select a certain object as the focal point, you can set a custom focal point.

Select the camera
Select Settings
Select the Devices tab
Select Custom under Autofocus and choose Change Focus Point
Select the desired focus point from the grid, the changes will autosave

Manual focus

Select the camera
Select the SQ/HQ menu in the bottom left-hand corner of the video player
Select Manual Focus
Use the slider to manually focus the camera
Wait a while the camera focuses the image

Troubleshooting

If none of the steps above work, try zooming in slightly and then run the autofocus feature.

Select the camera
Select the SQ/HQ menu in the bottom left-hand corner of the video player
Select Optical Zoom
Click the + button on the far right twice
Wait for the optical zoom to adjust
Run the autofocus by clicking the Autofocus button in the SQ/HQ menu
Wait for the autofocus to finish

If you are still having issues after this please reach out to Verkada Support for assistance.