Axis P3268-SLVE User manual

AXISP3268–SLVEDomeCamera
Usermanual

AXISP3268–SLVEDomeCamera
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................3
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................4
Installation................................................5
Previewmode..................................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Adjusttheimae................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................9
Setuprulesforevents...........................................10
Audio.........................................................14
Thewebinterface...........................................15
Status........................................................15
Video.........................................................16
Audio.........................................................26
Recordins.....................................................27
Apps..........................................................28
System........................................................29
Maintenance...................................................47
Learnmore................................................49
Viewarea......................................................49
Capturemodes.................................................49
Remotefocusandzoom..........................................49
Privacymasks..................................................50
Overlays.......................................................50
Streaminandstorae...........................................50
Applications....................................................53
Specications..............................................54
Productoverview................................................54
LEDindicators..................................................55
SDcardslot....................................................55
Buttons.......................................................55
Connectors....................................................55
Troubleshooting............................................58
Resettofactorydefaultsettins...................................58
Firmwareoptions...............................................58
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................58
Upradethermware............................................58
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................59
Performanceconsiderations.......................................61
Contactsupport.................................................61
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassinthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManaer.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassinIPaddresses,otoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browerupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowinbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatinsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewitiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,otoAXISOSPortal.
Openthedevice'webinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManaertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpage3.
Verifythatnoonehatamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriinalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettins.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage58.
Afterthereset,securebootuaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Conureandinstallthedevice.
Createanadminitratoraccount
Thersttimeyoulointoyourdevice,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.
1.Enterausername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.ClickAdduser.
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Important
Thedevicehasnodefaultaccount.Ifyoulosethepasswordforyouradministratoraccount,youmustresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage58.
Securepaword
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstloin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchanethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronlyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Chanethepasswordatarecurrininterval,atleastonceayear.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideoivesyouanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,otothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=91587&section=web-interface-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Installaton
Installaton
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuninthecameraviewdurintheinstallation.Noloinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompowerinupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,otothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=91587&section=preview-mode
Tisvideodemonstrateowtousepreviewmode.
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Configureyourdevce
Configureyourdevce
Adjuttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconurinyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,o
toLearnmoreonpage49.
Selectexpouremode
Toimproveimaequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andain.GotoVideoImageExposureandselectbetweenthefollowinexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallihtin,forexampleuorescentlihtin,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallihtandbrihtliht,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlihtinatnihtand
sundurindaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettins,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionbyuingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelihttodelivercolorimaesdurintheday.Butasthevisiblelihtdiminishes,colorimaesbecomeless
brihtandclear.Ifyouswitchtonihtmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlihttodeliverbriht
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimaesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonihtmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideoImageDay-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetatwhatlihtlevelyouwantthecameratoswitchtonihtmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
3.Tousethebuilt-inIRlihtwhenthecameraisinnihtmode,turnonAllowilluminationandSynchronizeillumination.
Note
Ifyousettheswitchtonihtmodetooccurwhenit’sbrihter,theimaeremainssharperasthereislesslow-lihtnoise.If
yousettheswitchtooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimaecolorsaremaintainedforloner,butthereismoreimaeblurdue
tolow-lihtnoise.
Reducenoieinlow-lightcondition
Toreducenoiseinlow-lihtconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowinsettins:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideoImageExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahihmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehihestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxain,theimaecanbecomedarker.
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•Setthemaxaintoalowervalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
•Reducesharpnessintheimae,underVideoImageAppearance.
Handlecenewithtrongbacklight
Dynamicraneisthedifferenceinlihtlevelsinanimae.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrihtest
areascanbesinicant.Theresultisoftenanimaewhereeitherthedarkorthebrihtareasarevisible.Widedynamicrane
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrihtareasoftheimaevisible.
ImagewitoutWDR.
ImagewitWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimae.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoVideoImageWidedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.UsetheTonemappingslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
5.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,otoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Compenateforbarrelditortion
Barreldistortionisaphenomenonwherestraihtlinesappearincreasinlybentclosertotheedesoftheframe.Awideeldofview
oftencreatesbarreldistortioninanimae.Barreldistortioncorrectioncompensatesforthisdistortion.
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Note
Barreldistortioncorrectionaffectstheimaeresolutionandeldofview.
1.GotoVideoInstallationImagecorrection.
2.TurnonBarreldistortioncorrection(BDC).
Monitorlongandnarrowarea
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalonandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependinonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,otoVideoInstallation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Verifythepixelreolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimaecontainsenouhpixelsto,forexample,reconizethefaceofaperson,youcanusethe
pixelcounter.
1.GotoVideoImageandclick.
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2.ClickforPixelcounter.
3.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanlearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhere
youexpectfacestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectanle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenouhforyourneeds.
Hidepartoftheimagewithprivacymak
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimae.
1.GotoVideoPrivacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordintoyourneeds.
5.Tochanethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage50
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimaeasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draanddropanimae.
5.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimaeandaposition.Youcanalsodratheoverlayimaeintheliveviewtochanetheposition.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconurinyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreaminandstoraeworks,oto
Streamingandstorageonpage50.
Reducebandwidthandtorage
Important
Reducinthebandwidthcanleadtolossofdetailintheimae.
1.GotoVideoStream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
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4.GotoVideoStreamGeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideoStreamZipstreamanddooneormoreofthefollowin:
Note
TheZipstreamsettinsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-SelecttheZipstreamStrengththatyouwanttouse.
-TurnonOptimizeforstorage.ThiscanonlybeusediftheVMSsupportsB-frames.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahihUpperlimitGOPlenthvalue.
Note
Mostwebbrowsersdon’tsupportH.265decodinandbecauseofthisthedevicedoesn’tsupportitinitswebinterface.
InsteadyoucanuseavideomanaementsystemorapplicationthatsupportsH.265decodin.
Setupnetworktorage
Tostorerecordinsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorae.
1.GotoSystemStorage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
conured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideoImage.
2.Tostartarecordin,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorae,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorae,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage10
3.Tostoprecordin,clickaain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordininthelist.
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Setupruleforevent
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordinorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecordin.
Tolearnmore,checkoutouruideGetstartedwitrulesforevents.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordintotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecordin
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunnin:
1.GotoAppsAXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunnin.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordintoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
5.Inthelistofstoraeoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
7.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
9.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideotreamwhenthedevicedetectanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunnin:
1.GotoAppsAXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunnin.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordintoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
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4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
5.Selectavideochannel.
6.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
7.Settheduration.
8.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectloudnoie
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordintotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseand
tostoptwominutesafter.
Turnonaudio:
1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage14.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSystemDetectorsAudiodetection.
2.Adjustthesoundlevelaccordintoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
5.Inthelistofstoraeoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
7.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto2minutes.
9.ClickSave.
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Detecttamperingwithinputignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtosendanemailwhentheinputsinaliscutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage56.
1.GotoSystemAccessoriesandturnonSupervised.
Addanemailrecipient:
1.GotoSystemEventsRecipientsandaddarecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient.
3.SelectEmail.
4.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
5.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastolointoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordintoyouremailprovider.
6.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsRulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectSupervisedinputtamperingisactive.
4.Selecttherelevantport.
5.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
6.Typeasubjectandamessaefortheemail.
7.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifomeonepraypaintthelen
Activatethetamperindetection:
1.GotoSystemDetectorsCameratampering.
2.SetavalueforTriggerdelay.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.
3.TurnonTriggerondarkimagestodetectifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
Addanemailrecipient:
4.GotoSystemEventsRecipientsandaddarecipient.
5.Typeanamefortherecipient.
6.SelectEmail.
7.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
8.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastolointoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordintoyouremailprovider.
9.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
10.ClickSave.
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Createarule:
11.GotoSystemEventsRulesandaddarule.
12.Typeanamefortherule.
13.Inthelistofconditions,underVideo,selectTampering.
14.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
15.Typeasubjectandamessaefortheemail.
16.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoVideoStreamAudioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudioDevicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychanestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecordin:
5.GotoSystemStreamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
6.SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
7.ClickSave.
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Thewebnterface
Thewebnterface
Toreachthedevice’swebinterface,typethedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettinsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.Thisiconindicatesthat
thefeatureorsettinisonlyavailableinsomedevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accessthereleasenotes.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Chanethelanuae.
Setlihtthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloedin.
•Changeaccount:Looutfromthecurrentaccountandlointoanewaccount.
•Logout:Looutfromthecurrentaccount.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includinrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Chanethedevice’swebinterfacetotheleacyversion.
Statu
Security
Showswhatkindofaccesstothedevicethatisactive,andwhatencryptionprotocolsareinuse.Recommendationstothesettins
arebasedontheAXISOSHardeninGuide.
Hardeningguide:LinktoAXISOSHardeningguidewhereyoucanlearnmoreaboutcybersecurityonAxisdevicesandbest
practices.
Timesyncstatus
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includinifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininuntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ViewandupdatetheNTPsettins.TakesyoutotheDateandtimepaewhereyoucanchanetheNTPsettins.
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Ongoingrecordings
Showsonoinrecordinsandtheirdesinatedstoraespace.
Recordings:Viewonoinandlteredrecordinsandtheirsource.Formoreinformation,seeRecordingsonpage27
Showsthestoraespacewheretherecordinissaved.
Deviceinfo
Showsthedeviceinformation,includinrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:Upradethermwareonyourdevice.TakesyoutotheMaintenancepaewhereyoucandoarmware
uprade.
Connectedclients
Showsthenumberofconnectionsandconnectedclients.
Viewdetails:Viewandupdatethelistoftheconnectedclients.ThelistshowsIPaddress,protocol,port,andPID/Process
ofeachclient.
Video
Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimae
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jp].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatthespecic
web-browsereninewherethesnapshotisreceivedapplies,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactualcompression
settinthatisconuredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexample,totestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktomanuallyturnonorturnoffthewhiteliht.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•Predenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Startsthewasher.Whenthesequencestarts,thecameramovestotheconuredpositiontoreceivethewash
spray.Whenthewholewashsequenceiscompleted,thecamerareturnstoitspreviousposition.Thisiconisonlyvisiblewhenthe
washerisconnectedandconured.
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Startsthewiper.
Clickandselectapresetpositiontootothatpresetpositionintheliveview.Or,clickSetuptootothepreset
positionpae.
Addsorremovesafocusrecallarea.Whenyouaddafocusrecallarea,thecamerasavesthefocussettinsat
thatspecicpan/tiltrane.Whenyouhavesetafocusrecallareaandthecameraentersthatareaintheliveview,thecamera
recallsthepreviouslysavedfocus.It’senouhtocoverhalfoftheareaforthecameratorecallthefocus.
Clicktoselectauardtour,thenclickStarttoplaytheuardtour.Or,clickSetuptoototheuardtourspae.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordinofthelivevideostream.Clickaaintostoptherecordin.Ifarecordinisonoin,it
willresumeautomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoraethatisconuredforthedevice.Toconurethestorae,youneedtobeloedinasan
administrator.
Clicktoaccessmoresettins:
•Videoformat:Selecttheencodinformattouseintheliveview.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodindriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveraebitrateofthelast5seconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvaluescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
eneratedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthrouhUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimaeresolutiontotheviewinclient’sactualdisplayresolution,toimprove
theuserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyouviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwillusetheimae
resolutionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelrid.Theridhelpsyoudecideiftheimaeishorizontallyalined.Click
tohideit.
•Pixelcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelcounter.Draandresizetheboxtocontainyourareaofinterest.Youcan
alsodenethepixelsizeoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimaeintheliveview.
•PTZcontrols:TurnontodisplayPTZcontrolsintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfullresolution.Ifthefullresolutionislarerthanyourscreensize,usethesmallerimaeto
naviateintheimae.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfullscreen.PressESCtoexitfullscreenmode.
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Intallation
Capturemode:Acapturemodeisapresetconurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimaes.Whenyouchane
thecapturemode,itcanaffectmanyothersettins,suchasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimaecanchanedependinonhowyoumountthecamera.
Powerlinefrequency:Tominimizeimaeicker,selectthefrequencyyourreionuses.TheAmericanreionsusuallyuse60Hz.
Therestoftheworldmostlyuses50Hz.Ifyou'renotsureofyourreion'spowerlinefrequency,checkwiththelocalauthorities.
Rotate:Selectthepreferredimaeorientation.
Zoom:Usetheslidertoadjustthezoomlevel.
Focus:Usetheslidertomanuallysetthefocus.
AF:Clicktomakethecamerafocusontheselectedarea.Ifyoudon’tselectanautofocusarea,thecamerafocusesonthe
entirescene.
Autofocusarea:Clicktoshowtheautofocusarea.Thisareashouldincludetheareaofinterest.
Resetfocus:Clicktomakethefocusreturntoitsoriinalposition.
Imagecorrection
Important
Werecommendyounottousemultipleimaecorrectionfeaturesatthesametime,sinceitcanleadtoperformanceissues.
Barreldistortioncorrection(BDC):Turnontoetastraihterimaeifitsuffersfrombarreldistortion.Barreldistortion
isalenseffectthatmakestheimaeappearcurvedandbentoutwards.Theconditionisseenmoreclearlywhentheimaeis
zoomedout.
Crop:Usetheslidertoadjustthecorrectionlevel.Alowerlevelmeansthattheimaewidthiskeptattheexpenseof
imaeheihtandresolution.Ahiherlevelmeansthatimaeheihtandresolutionarekeptattheexpenseofimaewidth.
Removedistortion:Usetheslidertoadjustthecorrectionlevel.Puckermeansthattheimaewidthiskeptattheexpense
ofimaeheihtandresolution.Bloatmeansthatimaeheihtandresolutionarekeptattheexpenseofimaewidth.
Imagestabilization:Turnontoetasmootherandsteadierimaewithlessblur.Werecommendthatyouuseimae
stabilizationinenvironmentswherethedeviceismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjecttovibrationsdueto,forexample,
windorpassintrafc.
Focallength:Usetheslidertoadjustthefocallenth.Ahihervalueleadstohihermanicationandanarroweranle
ofview,whilealowervalueleadstoalowermanicationandawideranleofview.
Stabilizermargin:Usetheslidertoadjustthesizeofthestabilizermarin,whichdeterminesthelevelofvibrationto
stabilize.Iftheproductismountedinanenvironmentwithalotofvibration,movetheslidertowardsMax.Asaresult,asmaller
sceneiscaptured.Iftheenvironmenthaslessvibration,movetheslidertowardsMin.
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Straightenimage:Turnonandusetheslidertostraihtentheimaehorizontallybyrotatinandcroppinitdiitally.The
functionalityisusefulwhenit’snotpossibletomountthecameraexactlylevel.Ideally,straihtentheimaedurininstallation.
:Clicktoshowasupportinridintheimae.
:Clicktohidetherid.
Teimagebeforeandafteritasbeenstraigtened.
Image
Appearance
Sceneprole:Selectasceneprolethatsuitsyoursurveillancescenario.Asceneproleoptimizesimaesettins,
includincolorlevel,brihtness,sharpness,contrast,andlocalcontrast,foraspecicenvironmentorpurpose.
•Forensic:Suitableforsurveillancepurposes.
•Indoor:Suitableforindoorenvironments.
•Outdoor:Suitableforoutdoorenvironments.
•Vivid:Usefulfordemonstrationpurposes.
•Trafcoverview:Suitableforvehicletrafcmonitorin.
Saturation:Usetheslidertoadjustthecolorintensity.Youcan,forexample,etarayscaleimae.
Contrast:Usetheslidertoadjustthedifferencebetweenlihtanddark.
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Brightness:Usetheslidertoadjustthelihtintensity.Thiscanmakeobjectseasiertosee.Brihtnessisappliedafterimae
capture,anddoesn’taffecttheinformationintheimae.Toetmoredetailsfromadarkarea,it’susuallybettertoincrease
ainorexposuretime.
Sharpness:Usetheslidertomakeobjectsintheimaeappearsharperbyadjustintheedecontrast.Ifyouincreasethe
sharpness,itmayincreasethebitrateandtheamountofstoraespaceneededaswell.
Widedynamicrange
WDR:Turnontomakebothbrihtanddarkareasoftheimaevisible.
Localcontrast:Usetheslidertoadjustthecontrastoftheimae.Ahihervaluemakesthecontrasthiherbetween
darkandlihtareas.
Tonemapping:Usetheslidertoadjusttheamountoftonemappinthatisappliedtotheimae.Ifthevalueissetto
zero,onlythestandardammacorrectionisapplied,whileahihervalueincreasesthevisibilityofthedarkestandbrihtest
partsintheimae.
Whitebalance
Whenthecameradetectsthecolortemperatureoftheincominliht,itcanadjusttheimaetomakethecolorslookmorenatural.
Ifthisisnotsufcient,youcanselectasuitablelihtsourcefromthelist.
Theautomaticwhitebalancesettinreducestheriskofcolorickerbyadaptintochanesradually.Ifthelihtinchanes,or
whenthecameraisrststarted,itcantakeupto30secondstoadapttothenewlihtsource.Ifthereismorethanonetypeofliht
sourceinascene,thatis,theydifferincolortemperature,thedominatinlihtsourceactsasareferencefortheautomaticwhite
balancealorithm.Thisbehaviorcanbeoverriddenbychoosinaxedwhitebalancesettinthatmatchesthelihtsourceyou
wanttouseasareference.
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