Monitoring camera and method for monitoring

A method for monitoring an area using a monitoring camera comprising a camera head including an image sensor and lenses, a pan motor arranged to pan the camera head in relation to a camera base, and a tilt motor arranged to tilt the camera head in relation to the camera base, the method comprising:

• directing the camera head for capturing images representing a wide angle view through a wide angle lens fixedly arranged in relation to the camera base and with an optical axis of the wide angle lens aligned with the rotational axis of the camera head when panning;
• detecting if an object in the images is crossing an alert line defined in the wide angle view as a line enclosing a point in the wide angle view;
• and
• redirecting, in response to a detection of an object crossing the alert line, the camera head from capturing images through the wide angle lens to a position capturing an image view including an area in which the alert line was crossed.