Axis AXIS M3057-PLVE User manual

AXISM30NetworkCameraSeries
AXISM3057–PLVE
AXISM3058–PLVE
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AXISM30NetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
Aboutthismanual..........................................3
Productoverview...........................................4
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................5
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................5
Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................5
Setup.....................................................7
Productwebpageoverview........................................7
Imagequality...................................................9
Privacymass..................................................12
Overlays.......................................................12
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)..............................................13
Streamingandstorage...........................................14
Events........................................................15
Applications....................................................17
Troubleshooting............................................19
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................19
Howtochecthecurrentrmware.................................19
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................19
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................20
Performanceconsiderations.......................................21
Specications..............................................23
LEDindicators..................................................23
SDcardslot....................................................23
Buttons.......................................................23
Connectors....................................................23
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Aboutthismanual
Aboutthismanual
Thisusermanualdescribesmultipleproducts.Someoftheinstructionsmaynotberelevantforyourproduct.
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Productoverview
Productoverview
1Mountingbracket
2Cameraunit
3Cover
4IRillumination
5Lid
6Networkconnector(Po)
7Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N)
8StatusLDindicator
9I/Oconnector
10Controlbutton
11HDMIconnector
12SDcardslot
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owtoaccesstheproduct
owtoaccesstheproduct
AXISIPUtilityandAXISDeviceManagerarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworandassigningthemIP
addressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support
Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:
•Windows®:ChromeTM(recommended),Firefox®,Edge®,orOpera®
•OSX®:ChromeTM(recommended)orSafari®
•Otheroperatingsystems:ChromeTMorFirefox®.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support
Howtoaccessteproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,cliconBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.ToaddBonjourasabrowserboomar,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotnowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwor.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdeviceonthe
productpageataxis.com.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Aboutsecurepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwor.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyastheymaybe
usedinvarioustypesofinstallations.Toprotectyourdatawerecommendthatyou:
•Changethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththedevices.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setasecurepasswordforterootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,thedevicemustberesetto
thefactorydefaultsettings.
1.Maesuretofollowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage5.
2.Typeapasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.
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owtoaccesstheproduct
3.ClicCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Setup
Setup
Productwebpageoverview
1Liveviewcontrolbar
2Liveview
3Productname
4Controls
5Videocontrolbar
6Settingstoggle
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7Settingstabs
Aboutteproduct'sbuilt-inelp
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromtheproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.
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Imagequality
Aboutcapturemodes
Acapturemodeisoneofthepossibleviewsforthisproductandcanbeaccessedfromthedrop-downlistintheproduct’slive
streamview.
Inthetablebelow,youcanseethehighestandlowestavailableresolutionfordifferentviewsineachcapturemode.
Note
Oneofthecapturemodesfortheseproductsonlyallowoverview.
ViewSymbolAspectratioesolutionsM3057-PLVEesolutionsM3058-PLVE
Overview1:12048x2048to160x1602992x2992to160x160
Panorama8:3
32:9
2560x960to192x72
2560x720to1280x360
3584x1344to192x72
3584x1008to1280x360
DoublePanorama4:3
16:9
2560x1920to320x240
2560x1440to256x144
3584x2668to320x240
3584x2016to256x144
QuadView4:3
16:9
2560x1920to320x240
2560x1440to256x144
3584x2668to320x240
3584x2016to256x144
ViewAreas1-44:3
16:9
1920x1440to320x240
2048x1152to256x144
2048x1536to320x240
2048x1152to256x144
PanoramaCorner
Left/ight
8:3
2:1
2304x864to192x72
2368x1184
3200x1200to192x72
3200x1600
DoublePanorama
Corner
4:3
1:1
1920x1440to320x240
2048x2048to480x480
2560x1920to320x240
2880x2880to480x480
Corridor4:3
16:9
2560x1920to320x240
2560x1440to256x144
2560x1920to320x240
2560x1440to256x144
Howtoselectcapturemode
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheet.Tondthelatestversionofthedatasheet,gotoaxis.com
Howtoselectexposuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
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Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolocthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
HowtooptimizeIRillumination
Inmostcases,theexposureoftheimageisautomaticallyadjustedtoobtainoptimalimagequality.Sometimesifthecamerais
placedclosetoawalloracorner,itmightresultinsaturatingpartsoftheimage.Whenthishappens,theLED’sclosesttothewallor
cornerareautomaticallydimmedtoavoidsaturatingtheimage.
Dependingontheinstallationenvironmentandtheconditionsaroundthecamera,e.g.externallightsourcesinthescene,itis
sometimespossibletoachievebetterIR-illuminationbymanuallysettingtheintensityoftheLED’s.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andturnonAllowIillumination.
2.TurnonLiveviewcontrol.
3.Intheliveview,cliconIilluminationandturnonIlightandManualintensity.
4.AdjustLEDintensity.
HowtobenetfromIRligtinlow-ligtconditionsusingnigtmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Aslightdiminishes,youcansetthecameratoautomatically
shifttonightmode.Innightmodethecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblac-and-whiteimages.
Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmaesurethattheIcutlterissettoAuto.
Howtoreducenoiseinlow-ligtconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Maesurethattheexposuremodeisautomatic.
Note
Increasingthemaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Theshutterspeedshouldbeasslowaspossible,whichmeansyoushouldsetmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
Howtoreducemotionblurinlow-ligtconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
Note
Imagenoisewillincreaseifyouincreasethegain.
•Increaseshutterspeedandgain.GotoSettings>Image>ExposureandsetMaxshuttertoalowervalue,andMaxgain
toahighervalue.
Ifyouarestillexperiencingmotionblur,youcantryoneofthefollowing:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
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