Method for switching operation of a monitoring system from a first monitoring mode to a second monitoring mode, the monitoring system comprising a camera comprising a camera base, a pan and tilt enabled camera head and a control means for an operator, the method comprising: presenting an overview image when the monitoring system is in said first monitoring mode wherein the overview image captured when the monitoring system is in the first monitoring mode is captured by means of the pan and tilt enabled camera head through a wide angle lens that is fixedly arranged in relation to the camera base, responding, when the monitoring system is in said first monitoring mode, to a direction movement of the control means configured to pan and tilt the pan and tilt enabled camera head by translating the direction movement of the control means into a direction signal, directing the pan and tilt enabled camera head in an absolute direction indicated by said direction signal in accordance with a camera movement control scheme being a first camera control scheme, wherein the absolute direction corresponds to the direction of the movement of the control means, entering the monitoring system into said second monitoring mode in response to receiving said direction signal, presenting a detailed image view captured by the camera when directed in the direction indicated by said direction signal, wherein the detailed image captured when the monitoring system is in the second monitoring mode is captured by means of the camera head not being directed through the wide angle lens, and moving, when in second monitoring mode, the camera head of the camera in response to control signals from the control means in accordance with a second control scheme. presenting an overview image when the monitoring system is in said first monitoring mode wherein the overview image captured when the monitoring system is in the first monitoring mode is captured by means of the pan and tilt enabled camera head through a wide angle lens that is fixedly arranged in relation to the camera base, responding, when the monitoring system is in said first monitoring mode, to a direction movement of the control means configured to pan and tilt the pan and tilt enabled camera head by translating the direction movement of the control means into a direction signal, directing the pan and tilt enabled camera head in an absolute direction indicated by said direction signal in accordance with a camera movement control scheme being a first camera control scheme, wherein the absolute direction corresponds to the direction of the movement of the control means, entering the monitoring system into said second monitoring mode in response to receiving said direction signal, presenting a detailed image view captured by the camera when directed in the direction indicated by said direction signal, wherein the detailed image captured when the monitoring system is in the second monitoring mode is captured by means of the camera head not being directed through the wide angle lens, and moving, when in second monitoring mode, the camera head of the camera in response to control signals from the control means in accordance with a second control scheme.