Axis F9114 User manual

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TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Connectsensorunits.............................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................4
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................
Setuprulesforevents...........................................10
Audio.........................................................14
Thedeviceinterface.........................................15
Status........................................................15
Video.........................................................16
Audio.........................................................23
Recordings.....................................................25
Apps..........................................................28
System........................................................28
Maintenance...................................................45
Learnmore................................................46
Viewarea......................................................46
Capturemodes.................................................46
Privacymasks..................................................46
Overlays.......................................................46
Streamingandstorage...........................................46
Applications....................................................48
Security.......................................................4
Delayedshutdown...............................................4
Specications..............................................50
Productoverview................................................50
LEDindicators..................................................50
SDcardslot....................................................51
Buttons.......................................................51
Connectors....................................................51
Troubleshooting............................................55
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................55
Firmwareoptions...............................................55
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................55
Upgradethermware............................................55
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................56
Performanceconsiderations.......................................57
Contactsupport.................................................58
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Connectsensorunits
Whenyouconnectasensorunittoamainunit,werecommendthatyoumaketheconnectionbeforeyoupowerupthemainunit.If
youdisconnectasensorunitandconnectadifferentone,youmustrestartthemainunit.
Shortenthesensorunitcable
Note
•Incorrectshorteningofthecablecanleadtoimagedegradationorimageloss.
Toshortenthecablefollowthesesteps:
1.Cutthecabletothedesiredlength.Measurefromthesensorunit.
2.Striptheplasticoutercoatingfromtheendofthecable.
3.Putthesmallinsulatorsleeveontheinnerconductorofthecableandweldorcrimpthecenterpinontheinnerwire
ofthecable.
4.Puttheheat-shrinkabletubeandcoppertubeonthecable.
5.Insertthecableintotheconnector.
6.PushthecoppertubeontotheconnectorandthenHex.Useacrimpingtooltofastenthecoppertubeontheconnector.
7.Heattheheat-shrinkabletube.
Formoreinformation,seetheConnectorKitFAKRAInstallationGuide.
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewitiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.

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Openthedevice'swebpage
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordforterootaccountonpage4.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage55.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulogintothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickAdduser.
Important
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage55andfollowtheinstructions.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
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Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=65165&section=webpage-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage46.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelgridincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoVideo>Image>andclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
Reduceimageprocessingtimewithlowlatencymode
Youcanoptimizetheimageprocessingtimeofyourlivestreambyturningonlowlatencymode.Thelatencyinyourlivestreamis
reducedtoaminimum.
1.GotoSystem>laincong.
2.SelectImageSourcefromthedrop-downlist.
3.GotoImageSource/I0/Sensor>LowlatencymodeandselectOn.
4.ClickSave.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideo>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideo>Image>ExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
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Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideo>Image>Exposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewitoutWDR.
ImagewitWDR.
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Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera0°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,gotoVideo>Installation.
3.Rotatetheview0°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>rivacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
5.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,expandrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage46
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Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.GototheImagestab.
4.Draganddropanimage.
5.ClickUpload.
6.GototheManageoverlaytab.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage46.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideo>Stream>H.264andH.265encodinganddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamlevelthatyouwanttouse.
Note
TheZipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnonDynamicFS.
-TurnonDynamicGOandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Note
Mostwebbrowsersdon’tsupportH.265decodingandbecauseofthisthedevicedoesn’tsupportitinitswebinterface.
InsteadyoucanuseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationthatsupportsH.265decoding.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
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3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
congured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage9
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwitrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
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Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsanobjectandto
stoponeminuteafter.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
4.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
5.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
8.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
4.Selectavideochannel.
5.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
6.Settheduration.
7.ClickSave.
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Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsloudnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseand
tostoptwominutesafter.
Note
Thefollowinginstructionsrequirethatamicrophoneisconnectedtoaudio-in.
Turnonaudio:
1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage14.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Audiodetection.
2.Adjustthesoundlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
5.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
7.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto2minutes.
.ClickSave.
Setuptheintrusionalarm
Beforeyoustart
•Connecttheintrusionalarmswitchtopin1(ground)andpin3(digitalI/O)ofthecamera’sI/Oconnector.
Conguretheinputport
1.GotoSystem>Accessories>I/Oports.
2.Forort1:
2.1SelectInput.
2.2SelectCircuitclosed.
Addarecipient:
3.GotoSystem>Events>RecipientsandclickAddrecipient.
4.Typeanamefortherecipient.
5.SelectEmail.
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6.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
7.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soitwillneedtologintoanotheremailservertobeabletosendmails.Fill
intherestoftheinformationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
8.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
.ClickSave.
Createarule
10.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
11.Typeanamefortherule.
12.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectDigitalinput.
13.Inthelistofports,selectort1.
14.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
15.SelectarecipientfromthelistorgotoRecipientstocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
16.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
17.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintsthelens
Activatethetamperingdetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Cameratampering.
2.SetadurationforTriggerafter.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.
3.TurnonTriggerondarkimagestodetectifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
Addanemailrecipient:
4.GotoSystem>Events>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
5.Typeanamefortherecipient.
6.SelectEmail.
7.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
8.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastologintoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
10.ClickSave.
Createarule:
11.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
12.Typeanamefortherule.
13.Inthelistofconditions,underVideo,selectTampering.
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14.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
15.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
16.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
1.GotoVideo>Stream>Audioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudio>Devicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
5.Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecording:
5.1GotoSystem>Streamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
5.2SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
5.3ClickSave.
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Tedeviceinterface
Tedeviceinterface
Toreachthedeviceinterface,enterthedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeuser:Logoutthecurrentuserandloginanewuser.
•Logout:Logoutthecurrentuser.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedeviceinterfacetothelegacydeviceinterface.
Status
NTsync
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTsettings:ClicktogototheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Deviceinfo
Showsdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:ClicktogototheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmwareupgrade.
Recordingsstatus
Ongoingrecordings:Showseachongoingrecordinganditssource.Formoreinformation,seeRecordingsonpage25
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
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Video
Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatisapplied
fromthespecicweb-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceived,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactual
compressionsettingthatisconguredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexampletotestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•redenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordingofthelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
willresumeautomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoragethatisconguredforthedevice.Tocongurethestorageyouneedtobeloggedinasan
administrator.
Clicktoaccessmoresettings:
•Videoformat:Selecttheencodingformattouseintheliveview.Ifyouselectaformatwithvideocompression,it
resultsinahigherCPUandmemoryusage.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveragebitrateofthelast5seconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvaluescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroughUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimageresolutiontotheviewingclient’sactualdisplayresolution,toincrease
theuserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyouviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwillusetheimage
resolutionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.Thegridhelpsyoudecideiftheimageishorizontallyaligned.Click
tohideit.
•ixelcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelcounter.Dragandresizetheboxtocontainyourareaofinterest.Youcan
alsodenethepixelsizeoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
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•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimageintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfullresolution.Ifthefullresolutionislargerthanyourscreensize,usethesmallerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfullscreen.PressESCtoexitfullscreenmode.
Installation
Capturemode:Acapturemodeisapresetcongurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimages.Whenyouchange
thecapturemode,itcanaffectmanyothersettings,suchasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimagecanchangedependingonhowthecameraismounted.
owerlinefrequency:Selectthefrequencythatisusedinyourregiontominimizeimageicker.TheAmericanregions
usuallyuse60Hz.Therestoftheworldmostlyuses50Hz.Ifyou'renotsureofyourregion'spowerlinefrequency,check
withthelocalauthorities.
Rotate:Selectthepreferredimageorientation.
Image
Appearance
Sceneprole:Selectasceneprolethatsuitsyoursurveillancescenario.Asceneproleoptimizesimagesettings,
includingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrast,andlocalcontrast,foraspecicenvironmentorpurpose.
•Forensic:Suitableforsurveillancepurposes.
•Indoor:Suitableforindoorenvironments.
•Outdoor:Suitableforoutdoorenvironments.
•Vivid:Usefulfordemonstrationpurposes.
•Trafcoverview:Suitableforvehicletrafcmonitoring.
Saturation:Usetheslidertoadjustthecolorintensity.Youcanforexamplegetagrayscaleimage.
Contrast:Usetheslidertoadjustthedifferencebetweenlightanddark.
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Brightness:Usetheslidertoadjustthelightintensity.Thiscanmakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessisappliedafterimage
capture,anddoesn’taffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsfromadarkarea,it’susuallybettertoincrease
gainorexposuretime.
Sharpness:Usetheslidertomakeobjectsintheimageappearsharperbyadjustingtheedgecontrast.Ifyouincreasethe
sharpness,itmayincreasethebitrateandtheamountofstoragespaceneededaswell.
Widedynamicrange
WDR:Turnontomakebothbrightanddarkareasoftheimagevisible.
Localcontrast:Usetheslidertoadjustthecontrastoftheimage.Ahighervaluemakesthecontrasthigherbetween
darkandlightareas.
Tonemapping:Usetheslidertoadjusttheamountoftonemappingthatisappliedtotheimage.Ifthevalueissetto
zeroonlythestandardgammacorrectionisapplied,whileahighervalueincreasesthevisibilityintheimage.
Whitebalance
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Whenthecameradetectsthecolortemperatureoftheincominglight,itcanadjusttheimagetomakethecolorslookmore
natural.Ifthisisnotsufcient,youcanselectasuitablelightsourcefromthelist.
Theautomaticwhitebalancesettingreducestheriskofcolorickerbyadaptingtochangesgradually.Ifthelightingchanges,or
whenthecameraisrststarted,itcantakeupto30secondstoadapttothenewlightsource.Ifthereismorethanonetype
oflightsourceinascene,thatistheydifferincolortemperature,thedominatinglightsourceactsasareferenceforthe
automaticwhitebalancealgorithm.Thisbehaviorcanbeoverriddenbychoosingaxedwhitebalancesettingthatmatches
thelightsourceyouwanttouseasareference.
Lightenvironment:
•Automatic:Automaticidenticationandcompensationforthelightsourcecolor.Thisistherecommendedsetting
whichcanbeusedinmostsituations.
•Automatic–outdoors:Automaticidenticationandcompensationforthelightsourcecolor.Thisisthe
recommendedsettingwhichcanbeusedinmostoutdoorsituations.
•Custom–indoors:Fixedcoloradjustmentforaroomwithsomearticiallightotherthanuorescentlighting
andgoodforanormalcolortemperaturearound2800K.
•Custom–outdoors:Fixedcoloradjustmentforsunnyweatherconditionswithacolortemperaturearound
5500K.
•Fixed–uorescent1:Fixedcoloradjustmentforuorescentlightingwithacolortemperaturearound4000K.
•Fixed–uorescent2:Fixedcoloradjustmentforuorescentlightingwithacolortemperaturearound3000K.
•Fixed–indoors:Fixedcoloradjustmentforaroomwithsomearticiallightotherthanuorescentlightingand
goodforanormalcolortemperaturearound2800K.
•Fixed–outdoors1:Fixedcoloradjustmentforsunnyweatherconditionswithacolortemperaturearound5500K.
•Fixed–outdoors2:Fixedcoloradjustmentforcloudyweatherconditionwithacolortemperaturearound6500K.
•Streetlight–mercury:Fixedcoloradjustmentforultravioletemissioninmercuryvaporlightscommon
instreetlighting.
•Streetlight–sodium:Fixedcoloradjustmentthatcompensatesfortheyelloworangecolorofsodiumvapor
lightscommoninstreetlighting.
•Holdcurrent:Keepthecurrentsettingsanddonotcompensateforlightchanges.
•Manual:Fixthewhitebalancewiththehelpofawhiteobject.Dragthecircletoanobjectthatyouwant
thecameratointerpretaswhiteintheliveviewimage.UsetheRedbalanceandBluebalancesliderstoadjustthe
whitebalancemanually.
Exposure
Exposuremode:Selectanexposuremodetoreducerapidlychangingirregulareffectsintheimage,forexampleickerproduced
bydifferenttypesoflightsources.Werecommendyoutousetheautomaticexposuremode,orthesamefrequencyasyour
powernetwork.
•Automatic:Thecameraadjuststheaperture,gainandshutterautomatically.
•Automaticaperture:Thecameraadjuststheapertureandgainautomatically.Theshutterisxed.
•Automaticshutter:Thecameraadjuststheshutterandgainautomatically.Theapertureisxed.
•Holdcurrent:Locksthecurrentexposuresettings.
•Flicker-free:Thecameraadjuststheapertureandgainautomatically,andusesonlythefollowingshutter
speeds:1/50s(50Hz)and1/60s(60Hz).
•Flicker-free50Hz:Thecameraadjuststheapertureandgainautomatically,andusestheshutterspeed1/50s.
•Flicker-free60Hz:Thecameraadjuststheapertureandgainautomatically,andusestheshutterspeed1/60s.
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•Flicker-reduced:Thisisthesameasicker-free,butthecameramightuseshutterspeedsfasterthan
1/100s(50Hz)and1/120s(60Hz)forbrighterscenes.
•Flicker-reduced50Hz:Thisisthesameasicker-free,butthecameramightuseshutterspeedsfaster
than1/100sforbrighterscenes.
•Flicker-reduced60Hz:Thisisthesameasicker-free,butthecameramightuseshutterspeedsfaster
than1/120sforbrighterscenes.
•Manual:Theaperture,gainandshutterarexed.
Exposurezone:Theexposurezonetellsthecameratoprioritizeimagequalityinthemostimportantpartofthescene.Selectthe
partofthesceneofgreatestinteresttocalculatetheautomaticexposurelevels,forexampletheareainfrontofanentrancedoor.
Note
Theexposurezonesarerelatedtotheoriginalimage(un-rotated),andthenamesofthezonesapplytotheoriginalimage.
Thismeans,forexample,thatifthevideostreamisrotated0°,thentheUpperzonebecomestheRightzoneinthe
stream,andLeftbecomesLower.
•Automatic:Suitableformostsituations.
•Center:Usesaxedareainthecenteroftheimagetocalculatetheexposure.Theareahasaxedsizeand
positionintheliveview.
•Full:Usestheentireliveviewtocalculatetheexposure.
•Upper:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintheupperpartoftheimagetocalculatetheexposure.
•Lower:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositioninthelowerpartoftheimagetocalculatetheexposure.
•Left:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintheleftpartoftheimagetocalculatetheexposure.
•Right:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintherightpartoftheimagetocalculatetheexposure.
•Spot:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintheliveviewtocalculatetheexposure.
•Custom:Usesanareaintheliveviewtocalculatetheexposure.Youcanadjustthesizeandpositionofthearea.
Maxshutter:Selecttheshutterspeedtoprovidethebestimage.Lowshutterspeeds(longerexposure)mightcausemotionblur
whenthereismovement,andatoohighshutterspeedmightaffecttheimagequality.Maxshutterworkswithmaxgainto
improvetheimage.
Maxgain:Selectthesuitablemaxgain.Ifyouincreasethemaxgain,itimprovesthevisiblelevelofdetailindarkimages,but
alsoincreasesthenoiselevel.Morenoisecanalsoresultinincreaseduseofbandwidthandstorage.Ifyousetthemaxgain
toahighvalue,imagescandifferalotifthelightconditionsareverydifferentfromdaytonight.Maxgainworkswithmax
shuttertoimprovetheimage.
Motion-adaptiveexposure:Selecttoreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions.
Blur-noisetrade-off:Usetheslidertoadjusttheprioritybetweenmotionblurandnoise.Ifyouwanttoprioritizelowbandwidth
andhavelessnoiseattheexpenseofdetailsinmovingobjects,movetheslidertowardsLownoise.Ifyouwanttoprioritizethe
preservationofdetailsinmovingobjectsattheexpenseofnoiseandbandwidth,movetheslidertowardsLowmotionblur.
Note
Youcanchangetheexposureeitherbyadjustingtheexposureorbyadjustingthegain.Ifyouincreasetheexposuretime,
itresultsinmoremotionblur,andifyouincreasethegainitresultsinmorenoise.IfyouadjusttheBlur-noisetrade-off
towardsLownoise,theexposurewillpreferlongerexposuretimesoversensorgainwhentheexposureisincreased,and
theoppositeifyouadjustthetrade-offtowardsLowmotionblur.Boththegainandexposuretimewilleventuallyreach
theirmaximumvaluesinlow-lightconditions,regardlessofthepriorityset.
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