Axis P3245-LVE User manual

AXISP3245NetworkCameraSeries
AXISP3245-LVNetworkCamera
AXISP3245-LVENetworkCamera
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AXISP3245NetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
Aboutthismanual..........................................3
Solutionoverview...........................................4
Getstarted................................................5
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................5
Accessthedevice...............................................5
Webpageoverview..............................................6
Additionalsettings..........................................8
Adjusttheimage................................................8
Viewandrecordvideo............................................11
etuprulesandalerts...........................................12
Addaudio.....................................................16
Learnmore................................................18
Capturemodes.................................................18
Viewarea......................................................18
Remotefocusandzoom..........................................18
Privacymasks..................................................18
Overlays.......................................................19
treamingandstorage...........................................19
Applications....................................................21
Troubleshooting............................................23
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................23
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................23
Upgradethermware............................................23
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................24
Performanceconsiderations.......................................25
Specications..............................................26
Productoverview................................................26
LEDindicators..................................................28
Dcardslot....................................................28
Buttons.......................................................29
Connectors....................................................29
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Aboutthismanual
Aboutthismanual
Thisusermanualdescribesseveralproducts.Thismeansyoumayndinstructionsthataren’tapplicabletoyourproduct.
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Solutionoverview
1AXISP3245–LV
2AXISP3245–LVE
3Surveillancecenter
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Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXIIPUtilityorAXIDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com.
rowsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®Edge®afari®
Windows®recommendedxx
OX®recommendedx
Otheroperatingsystemsxx
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OX),gotoafari,clickBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXIIPUtilityorAXIDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.eeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage5.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.eeSecurepasswordsonpage5.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
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•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
1Liveviewcontrolbar
2Liveview
3Productname
4Userinformation,colorthemes,andhelp
5Videocontrolbar
6Settingstoggle
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7Settingstabs
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Additionalsettings
Additionalsettings
Adjusttheimage
Tondoutmoreaboutwhatyoucandowiththeimage,seeLearnmoreonpage18.
Selectexposuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>xposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
electthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
electthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
enetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Astheavailablelightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticallyshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-white
images.incethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
2.Todetermineatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoshifttonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBright
orDark.
3.EnableAllowIRilluminationandSynchronizeIRilluminationtousethecamera’sIRlightwhennightmodeisactivated.
Note
Ifyousettheshifttooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperastherewillbelesslow-lightnoise.Ifyouset
theshifttooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimagecolorsaremaintainedforlonger,buttherewillbemoreimageblurdue
tolow-lightnoise.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•ettheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
•etthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
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Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.Ifrequired,turnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
Note
WDRmaycauseartifactsintheimage.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Compensateforbarreldistortion
Barreldistortionisaphenomenonwherestraightlinesappearincreasinglybentclosertotheedgesoftheframe.Awideeldofview
oftencreatesbarreldistortioninanimage.Barreldistortioncorrectioncompensatesforthisdistortion.
Note
Barreldistortioncorrectionaffectstheimageresolutionandeldofview.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonBarreldistortioncorrection(BDC).
3.etthelevelofcorrectionthatgivesyouthebestimage.
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Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’trotatetheviewautomatically,logintothewebpageandgotoSettings>System>Orientation.
3.Click.
4.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Improvefacialrecognition
Tobetterrecognizethefaceofapersonpassingbythecamera,youcansettheoptimalpixelresolutionwiththecamera’spixel
counter.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick.
2.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexample,where
thefacesofpassingpersonsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedbythesidesof
therectangle.
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Note
Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
3.Adjustthesize,color,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
Showanimageoverlay
Toaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream:
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.ClickImagelist.
3.UploadanimageandclickDone.
4.ClickCreateoverlay.
5.electImageandclickCreate.
6.electtheimagefromthedrop-downlist.
7.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
8.ClickCreate.
Viewandrecordvideo
Tolearnmoreaboutsettingsforviewingandrecordingvideo,seeStreamingandstorageonpage19.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Ifyoureducethebandwidthitcanresultinlossofdetailsinthepicture.
1.GotoliveviewandselectH.264.
2.GotoSettings>Stream.
3.Dooneormoreofthefollowing:
-TurnontheZipstreamfunctionalityandselectthedesiredlevel.
Note
ThezipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnondynamicGOPandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.
-Increasethecompression.
-TurnondynamicFP.
Note
WebbrowsersdonotsupportH.265decoding.UseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationsupportingH.265decoding.
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Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupnetworkstorage:
1.GotoSettings>System>Storage.
2.ClickSetupunderNetworkstorage.
3.EntertheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.Enterthenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserver.
5.Movetheswitchifthesharerequiresalogin,andenterusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
Recordandwatchvideo
Torecordvideoyoumustrstsetupnetworkstorage,seeSetupnetworkstorageonpage12,orhaveanDcardinstalled.
Recordvideo
1.Gotothecamera’sliveview.
2.Tostartarecording,clickRecord.Clickagaintostoptherecording.
Watchvideo
1.ClickStorage>Gotorecordings.
2.electyourrecordinginthelistanditwillplayautomatically.
Setuprulesandalerts
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhenitrecords.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsmotionandto
stoponeminuteafter.
MakesurethatAXIVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.tarttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>ventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectAXISVideoMotionDetection(VMD).
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
5.electanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.
6.ettheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
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7.etthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSDcard.
9.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion:
MakesurethatAXIVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.tarttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
5.electCreateoverlayandselectTextoverlay.
6.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
7.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
8.Topositionthetextoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
Createarule:
9.GotoSystem>vents>Rulesandaddarule.
10.Typeanamefortherule.
11.Inthelistofconditions,selectAXIVideoMotionDetection.
12.Inthelistofactions,selectUseoverlaytext.
13.electaviewarea.
14.Type“Motiondetected”.
15.ettheduration.
16.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Sendlivevideoandaudiotoamobilephone
Inthisexample,wesetupthecameratomakeaIPcalltoamobilephonewhenthecameradetectsmotion.TheIPcalltransmits
thelivevideoandaudiostreamfromthecameratothemobilephone.
Beforeyoustart
•InstallaIPclientonamobilephone.
•RegisterwithaIPserverorPBX.
•etupAXIVideoMotionDetectioninthecamera.
MakebasicSIPsettings
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1.GotoSettings>System>SIP.
2.electAllowSIP.
3.ClickNATtraversalandenableSTUN.
4.Typetheserveraddress.
5.ClickSave.
SetuparegisteredSIPaccountonthecamera
1.GotoSettings>System>SIPandclickunderAccounts.
2.ClickRegistered.
3.Typeanamefortheaccount,forexample“Registered”.
4.Typeauserid,domain,password,andregistrar.
5.ClickSave.
Createarecipient
1.GotoSettings>System>vents>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient,forexample“IPclient”.
3.InType,selectSIP.
4.InToSIPaddress,typetheIPaddress.
5.InFromSIPaccount,selectRegistered.
6.Totesttheconnection,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
SetupthecameratomakeaSIPcallwhenitdetectsmovement
1.GotoSettings>System>vents>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule,forexample“VMDtriggersIPcall”.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplications,selectVMD4.
4.Inthelistofactions,underCalls,selectMakeSIPcalls.
5.Inthelistofrecipients,selectSIPclient.
6.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsloudnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseandto
stoponeminuteafter.
Turnonaudio:
1.etupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage16.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors>Audiodetection.
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2.Adjustthealarmlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>ventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
5.electthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
6.ettheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.etthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSDcard.
9.ClickSave.
Detecttamperingwithinputsignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtotriggeranalarmwhentheinputsignalhasbeencutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage29.
1.GotoSettings>System>I/OPortsandturnonSupervisedI/O.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>ventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectDigitalinputandthenselectaport.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselectarecipientfromthelist.GotoRecipients
tocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
5.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
6.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintsthelens
1.GotoSystem>Detectors.
2.TurnonTriggerondarkimages.Thiswilltriggeranalarmifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
3.etadurationforTriggerafter.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.
Createarule:
1.Gotovents>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectTampering.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselectarecipientfromthelist.GotoRecipients
tocreateanewrecipient.
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Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
5.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
6.ClickSave.
Setupintrusionalarm
Important
TosetupanintrusionalarmyouneedtheAXIDomeIntrusionwitchC.
Withadomeintrusionswitchmountedinsidethecamera,youcanreceiveanoticationifsomeoneremovesthecameradome.
Beforeyoustart
•Connecttheintrusionalarmswitchtopin1(ground)andpin3(digitalinput)ofthecamera’sI/Oconnector.
Conguretheinputport
1.GotoSettings>System>I/Oports.
2.ForPort1:
2.1electClosedcircuit(NC)inthedrop-downmenu.
Createarule
1.GotoSettings>System>ventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectDigitalinput.
4.Inthelistofports,selectInput1.
5.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
6.electarecipientfromthelistorgotoRecipientstocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
7.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
8.ClickSave.
Addaudio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoSettings>AudioandturnonAllowaudio.
Editthestreamprolewhichisusedfortherecording:
2.GotoSettings>StreamandclickStreamproles.
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3.electthestreamproleandclickAudio.
4.electthecheckboxandselectInclude.
5.ClickSave.
6.ClickClose.
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Capturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.
CapturemodedenesthemaximumresolutionandmaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Ifusingacapturemodewith
asmallerresolutionthanthemaximumresolution,theangleofviewisreduced.Thecapturemodealsoaffectslightsensitivity.A
capturemodewithahighmaximumframeratehasreducedlightsensitivityandviceversa.
Thelowerresolutioncapturemodeiscroppedoutfromthehighestresolution.
Theimageshowshowtheeldofviewandaspectratiocanchangebetweentwodifferentcapturemodes.
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheetataxis.com.
Viewarea
Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.Youcanstreamandstoreviewareasinsteadofthefullviewtominimizebandwidth
andstorageneeds.IfyouenablePTZforaviewarea,youcanpan,tiltandzoomwithinit.Byusingviewareasyoucanremoveparts
ofthefullview,forexample,thesky.
Whenyousetupaviewarea,werecommendyoutosetthevideostreamresolutiontothesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Ifyousetthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeitimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
whichrequiresmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.
Remotefocusandzoom
Theremotefocusandzoomfunctionalityallowsyoutomakefocusandzoomadjustmentstoyourcamerafromacomputer.Itisa
convenientwaytoensurethatthescene’sfocus,viewingangleandresolutionareoptimizedwithouthavingtovisitthecamera’s
installationlocation.
Privacymasks
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventsusersfromviewingapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacy
masksappearasblocksofsolidcolor.
You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
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YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.
Important
Ifyouusemultipleprivacymasksitmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Important
etthezoomandfocusbeforeyoucreateaprivacymask.
Overlays
Note
OverlaysarenotincludedinthevideostreamwhenusingIPcalls.
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.
Thevideostreamingindicatorisanothertypeofoverlay.Itshowsyouthattheliveviewvideostreamislive.
Streamingandstorage
Videocompressionformats
Decidewhichcompressionmethodtousebasedonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesofyournetwork.The
availableoptionsare:
MotionJPG
Note
ToensuresupportfortheOpusaudiocodec,theMotionJPEGstreamisalwayssentoverRTP.
MotionJPEG,orMJPEG,isadigitalvideosequencethatismadeupofaseriesofindividualJPEGimages.Theseimagesarethen
displayedandupdatedataratesufcienttocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.Fortheviewertoperceivemotion
videotheratemustbeatleast16imageframespersecond.Fullmotionvideoisperceivedat30(NTC)or25(PAL)framespersecond.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.
H.264orMPG-4Part10/AVC
Note
H.264isalicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Toinstalladditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedtotheMotion
JPEGformatandbyasmuchas50%comparedtotheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,highervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
H.265orMPG-HPart2/HVC
Note
H.265islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.265viewingclientlicense.Toinstalladditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
HowdoImage,Stream,andStreamprolesettingsrelatetoeachother?
TheImagetabcontainscamerasettingsthataffectallvideostreamsfromtheproduct.Ifyouchangesomethinginthistab,it
immediatelyaffectsallvideostreamsandrecordings.
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TheStreamtabcontainssettingsforvideostreams.Yougetthesesettingsifyourequestavideostreamfromtheproductanddon’t
specifyforexampleresolution,orframerate.WhenyouchangethesettingsintheStreamtab,itdoesn’taffectongoingstreams,but
itwilltakeeffectwhenyoustartanewstream.
TheStreamprolessettingsoverridethesettingsfromtheStreamtab.Ifyourequestastreamwithaspecicstreamprole,the
streamcontainsthesettingsofthatprole.Ifyourequestastreamwithoutspecifyingastreamprole,orrequestastreamprole
thatdoesn'texistintheproduct,thestreamcontainsthesettingsfromtheStreamtab.
itratecontrol
Withbitratecontrol,youcanmanagethebandwidthconsumptionofyourvideostream.
Variablebitrate(VBR)
Withvariablebitrate,thebandwidthconsumptionvariesbasedonthelevelofactivityinthescene.Themoreactivityinthescene,
themorebandwidthyouneed.Youareguaranteedconstantimagequalitybutitrequiresstoragemargins.
kbit/s
s
Maximumbitrate(MBR)
Withmaximumbitrate,youcansetatargetbitratetohandlebitratelimitationsinyoursystem.Youmayseeadeclineinimage
qualityorframeratewhentheinstantaneousbitrateiskeptbelowthespeciedtargetbitrate.Youcanchoosetoeitherprioritize
imagequalityorframerate.Werecommendthatyoucongurethetargetbitratetoahighervaluethantheexpectedbitrate.This
givesyouamarginforadditionalcomplexitythatneedstobecaptured.
kbit/s
s
1
1Targetbitrate
Averagebitrate(ABR)
Withaveragebitrate,thebitrateisautomaticallyadjustedoveralongertimescale.Thisissoyoucanmeetthespeciedtargetand
providethebestvideoqualitybasedonyouravailablestorage.Bitrateishigherinsceneswithalotofactivity,comparedtostatic
scenes.Youaremorelikelytogetbetterimagequalitywhenneededwhenusingtheaveragebitrateoption.Youcandenethetotal
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