System and method for camera array control

A system for controlling cameras of a camera array setup during security monitoring, the system comprising:

• an electronic device comprising a touch screen to display video of a current camera of the camera array setup, convert one of a contacting track of a touching device on the touch screen and a touch on a touch point of the touch screen into first electric signal, and convert the other one of the contacting track and the touch of the touching device on the touch screen into a second electric signal, the first and second electronic signals are independent of graphical user interfaces;
• a processing unit;
• a storage system connected to the processing unit and storing a plurality of modules to be executed by the processing unit, wherein the plurality of modules comprise:
• a calculating module to receive the first or second electronic signals, and calculating a displacement of the touching device in response to the received electronic signal being associated with the contacting touch, or obtain a coordinate of the touch point on the touch screen in response to the received electric signal being associated with the touch;
• a control module to output a first control signal in response to receipt of the displacement of the touching device, or output a second control signal in response to receipt of the coordinate of the touch point, the second control signal is transmitted to the camera array setup to adjust parameters of the current camera;
• and
• a selecting module to select a corresponding camera of the camera array setup to be the current camera, in response to receipt of the first control signal.

A method for controlling cameras of a camera array setup, the method comprising:

• generating an electric signal relative to a contacting track of a touching device on a touch screen or a touch on the touch screen, wherein the electric signal is independent of a graphical user interface;
• processing the electric signal to obtain a displacement of the touching device on the touch screen or coordinates of the touch on the touch screen;
• obtaining a first control signal indicating a corresponding range of one of the displacement of the touching device and the coordinate of the touch;
• selecting a corresponding camera of the camera array setup to be a current camera according to the first control signal;
• and
• displaying video captured by the current camera on the touch screen.