Axis P3715-PLVE User manual

AXISP3715-PLVENetworkCamera
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AXISP3715-PLVENetworkCamera
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Installation....................................................3
Previewmode..................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................4
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................4
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Adjsttheimage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................10
Setprlesforevents...........................................12
Adio.........................................................13
Thewebinterface...........................................15
Stats........................................................15
Video.........................................................16
Recordings.....................................................25
Apps..........................................................26
System........................................................26
Maintenance...................................................42
Learnmore................................................44
Long-distanceconnections........................................44
Remotefocsandzoom..........................................44
Privacymasks..................................................44
Overlays.......................................................44
Streamingandstorage...........................................44
Applications....................................................47
Cybersecrity...................................................48
Cleaningrecommendations...................................49
Troubleshooting............................................50
Resettofactorydefaltsettings...................................50
Removereectionsinimage.......................................50
Firmwareoptions...............................................50
Checkthecrrentrmwareversion.................................51
Upgradethermware............................................51
Technicalisses,cles,andsoltions................................51
Performanceconsiderations.......................................53
Needmorehelp?................................................53
Specications..............................................54
LEDindicators..................................................54
SDcardslot....................................................54
Bttons.......................................................54
Connectors....................................................54
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Installation
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Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetningthecameraviewdringtheinstallation.Nologinisreqiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaltedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringpthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocment.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=63353&section=preview-mode
Thisvideodemonstratehowtousepreviewmode.
Findtedeviceontenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,seAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabothowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Yocansethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linx®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
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*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyoneedmoreinformationabotrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSortal.
Opentedevice'swebinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyodonotknowtheIPaddress,seAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typethesernameandpassword.Ifyoaccessthedeviceforthersttime,yomstcreateanadministratoraccont.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpage4.
Createanadministratoraccount
Thersttimeyologintoyordevice,yomstcreateanadministratoraccont.
1.Enterasername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.ClickAdduser.
Important
Thedevicehasnodefaltaccont.Ifyolosethepasswordforyoradministratoraccont,yomstresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage50.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyordeviceaftertherstlogin,set
pasecreandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyordataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybesedinvariostypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyordatawestronglyrecommendthatyo:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecrringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideogivesyoanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Adjustteimage
Thissectionincldesinstrctionsabotcongringyordevice.Ifyowanttolearnmoreabothowcertainfeatreswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage44.
Leveltecamera
Toadjsttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,sethelevelgridincombinationwithamechanicaladjstment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoVideo>mage>andclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.Adjstthecameramechanicallyntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
Adjusttezoomandfocus
Toadjstthezoom:
1.GotoVideo>nstallationandadjstthezoomslider.
Toadjstthefocs:
1.Clicktoshowtheatofocsarea.
2.Adjsttheatofocsareatocoverthepartoftheimagethatyowanttobeinfocs.
Ifyodon’tselectanatofocsarea,thecamerafocsesontheentirescene.Werecommendthatyofocsona
staticobject.
3.ClickAutofocus.
4.Tonetnethefocs,adjstthefocsslider.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimageqalityforspecicsrveillancescenes,seexposremodes.Exposremodesletsyocontrolapertre,shtter
speed,andgain.GotoVideo>mage>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposremodes:
•Formostsecases,selectAutomaticexposre.
OptimizeIRillumination
Dependingontheinstallationenvironmentandtheconditionsarondthecamera,forexampleexternallightsorcesinthescene,
yocansometimesimprovetheimageqalityifyomanallyadjsttheintensityoftheLEDs.Ifyohaveproblemswithreections
fromtheLEDs,yocantrytoredcetheintensity.
1.GotoVideo>mage>Day-nightmode.
2.TrnonAllowillumination.
3.ClickintheliveviewandselectManual.
4.Adjsttheintensity.
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BenetfromIRligtinlow-ligtconditionsbyusingnigtmode
Yorcamerasesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesdringtheday.Btasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyoswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerasesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Yocansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeatomatically.
1.GotoVideo>mage>Day-nightmode,andmakesrethattheR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetatwhatlightlevelyowantthecameratoswitchtonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
3.Tosethebilt-inIRlightwhenthecameraisinnightmode,trnonAllowilluminationandSynchronizeillumination.
Note
Ifyosettheswitchtonightmodetooccrwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperasthereislesslow-lightnoise.If
yosettheswitchtooccrwhenit’sdarker,theimagecolorsaremaintainedforlonger,btthereismoreimageblrde
tolow-lightnoise.
Reducenoiseinlow-ligtconditions
Toredcenoiseinlow-lightconditions,yocanadjstoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjstthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblr.GotoVideo>mage>ExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposremodetoatomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshttervalecanresltinmotionblr.
•Toslowdowntheshtterspeed,setmaxshttertothehighestpossiblevale.
Note
Whenyoredcethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervale.
•Ifpossible,opentheapertre.
•Redcesharpnessintheimage,nderVideo>mage>Appearance.
Reducemotionblurinlow-ligtconditions
Toredcemotionblrinlow-lightconditions,adjstoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideo>mage>Exposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyoincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervale.
Ifyostillhaveproblemswithmotionblr:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Montthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
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Maximizetedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyomaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyomightgetaredcedframerate.
•GotoVideo>Stream>Generalandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoVideo>Stream>ZipstreamandselectOff.
Handlesceneswitstrongbackligt
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresltisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
1.GotoVideo>mage>Widedynamicrange.
2.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjsttheamontofWDR.
3.Ifyostillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjsttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindotmoreabotWDRandhowtoseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobettertilizetheflleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortnnel.
1.Dependingonyordevice,trnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveatomaticrotationoftheview,gotoVideo>nstallation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Verifytepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoghpixelsto,forexample,recognizelicenseplates,yocansethepixel
conter.
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ABC 123
1.GotoVideo>mage.
2.Click.
3.ClickforPixelcounter.
4.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjstthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearondtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhereyo
expectlicenseplatestoappear.
5.Yocanseethenmberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevalesareenoghforyorneeds.
Hidepartsofteimagewitprivacymasks
Yocancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Privacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjstthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyorneeds.
5.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
Seealsorivacymasksonpage44
Sowanimageoverlay
Yocanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
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2.Selectmageandclick.
3.Clickmages.
4.Draganddropanimage.
5.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Yocanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Sowatextoverlayintevideostreamwentedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrnning.
2.Makesreyohavesetptheapplicationaccordingtoyorneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarle:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarle.
2.Typeanamefortherle.
3.Inthelistofactions,nderOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
4.Selectavideochannel.
5.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
6.Setthedration.
7.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyopdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeatomaticallypdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincldesinstrctionsabotcongringyordevice.Tolearnmoreabothowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage44.
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Reducebandwidtandstorage
Important
Redcingthebandwidthcanleadtolossofdetailintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideo>Stream>Zipstreamanddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamStrengththatyowanttose.
-TrnonOptimizeforstorage.ThiscanonlybesediftheVMSspportsB-frames.
-TrnonDynamicFPS.
-TrnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvale.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,yoneedtosetpyornetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstoragenderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostservernderNetworkshare.
5.Typethesernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyoexperiencetemporaryconnectionisses,oriftheshareisnotyet
congred.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatcvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideo>mage.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyohaven’tsetpanystorage,clickand.Forinstrctionsonhowtosetpnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage1 1
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
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1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyorrecordinginthelist.
Setuprulesforevents
Yocancreaterlestomakeyordeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccr.Arleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbesedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkotorgideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarle.Therledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Yocanset
prlesasschedled,recrring,ormanallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmstbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyospecifymorethanoneconditionfortherle,allofthe
conditionsmstbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedevicesholdperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyomakechangestoanactiverle,therlemstbetrnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
Recordvideowentecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetpthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecording
willincldevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyostart:
•MakesreyohaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrnning.
2.Makesreyohavesetptheapplicationaccordingtoyorneeds.
Createarle:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarle.
2.Typeanamefortherle.
3.Inthelistofactions,nderRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
4.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DSK.
5.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
6.Settheprebffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbffertimeto1minte.
8.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintstelens
Activatethetamperingdetection:
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1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Cameratampering.
2.SetavaleforTriggerdelay.Thevaleindicatesthetimethatmstpassbeforeanemailissent.
3.TrnonTriggerondarkimagestodetectifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyotoffocs.
Addanemailrecipient:
4.GotoSystem>Events>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
5.Typeanamefortherecipient.
6.SelectEmail.
7.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
8.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastologintoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordingtoyoremailprovider.
9.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
10.ClickSave.
Createarle:
11.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarle.
12.Typeanamefortherle.
13.Inthelistofconditions,nderVideo,selectTampering.
14.Inthelistofactions,nderNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
15.Typeasbjectandamessagefortheemail.
16.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiocapabilitytoyourproduct
WiththeAXIST61AdioandI/OInterfaceprodcts,yocanaddadiocapabilitytoyorprodct.Usethesetpin,forexample,
interviewrooms.YocanplacetheAxisnetworkvideoprodctonthewallorceilingtogivegoodvisalcoverage,andthe
AXIST61AdioandI/OInterfaceonorabovetheinterviewtable.
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InterviewroomwithAXIST61Seriessetup.
1Axisnetworkvideodevice
2AXIST61AudioandI/OInterface
3oEswitch
ToaddadiocapabilitytoyorAxisnetworkvideodevice,connecttheAXIST61AdioandI/OInterfacebetweenyordeviceand
thePoEswitchwhichprovidespower.
1.ConnecttheAxisnetworkvideodevice(1)andtheAXIST61AdioandI/OInterface(2)withaPoEcable.
2.ConnecttheAXIST61AdioandI/OInterface(2)andthePoEswitch(3)withaPoEcable.
Oncethedevicesareconnected,anadiotabbecomesvisibleinthesettingsforyorAxisnetworkvideodevice.Gototheadio
tabandtrnonAllowaudio.
SeeT61sermanalforfrtherinstrctions.
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Thewebinterface
Toreachthedevice’swebinterface,typethedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Spportforthefeatresandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.Thisiconindicatesthat
thefeatreorsettingisonlyavailableinsomedevices.
Showorhidethemainmen.
Accessthereleasenotes.
Accesstheprodcthelp.
Changethelangage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Thesermencontains:
•Informationabottheserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeuser:Logotthecrrentserandloginanewser.
•Logout:Logotthecrrentser.
Thecontextmencontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpsimproveyorserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationabotcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,incldingrmwareversionandserialnmber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedevice’swebinterfacetothelegacyversion.
Status
Security
Showswhatkindofaccesstothedevicethatisactive,andwhatencryptionprotocolsareinse.Recommendationstothesettings
arebasedontheAXISOSHardeningGide.
Hardeningguide:LinktoAXISOSHardeningguidewhereyocanlearnmoreabotcybersecrityonAxisdevicesandbest
practices.
Timesyncstatus
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,incldingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremainingntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ViewandpdatetheNTPsettings.TakesyototheDateandtimepagewhereyocanchangetheNTPsettings.
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Deviceinfo
Showsthedeviceinformation,incldingrmwareversionandserialnmber.
Upgradermware:Upgradethermwareonyordevice.TakesyototheMaintenancepagewhereyocandoarmware
pgrade.
Ongoingrecordings
Showsongoingrecordingsandtheirdesignatedstoragespace.
Recordings:Viewongoingandlteredrecordingsandtheirsorce.Formoreinformation,seeRecordingsonpage25
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
Connectedclients
Showsthenmberofconnectionsandconnectedclients.
Viewdetails:Viewandpdatethelistoftheconnectedclients.ThelistshowsIPaddress,protocol,port,andPID/Process
ofeachclient.
Video
Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyorcompter.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatthespecic
web-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceivedapplies,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactalcompression
settingthatiscongredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ootptports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircitofaport,forexample,totestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanallytrnonortrnofftheIRillmination.
Clicktomanallytrnonortrnoffthewhitelight.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•Predenedcontrols:Trnontosetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Startsthewasher.Whentheseqencestarts,thecameramovestothecongredpositiontoreceivethewash
spray.Whenthewholewashseqenceiscompleted,thecameraretrnstoitspreviosposition.Thisiconisonlyvisiblewhenthe
washerisconnectedandcongred.
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Startsthewiper.
Clickandselectapresetpositiontogotothatpresetpositionintheliveview.Or,clickSetuptogotothepreset
positionpage.
Addsorremovesafocsrecallarea.Whenyoaddafocsrecallarea,thecamerasavesthefocssettingsat
thatspecicpan/tiltrange.Whenyohavesetafocsrecallareaandthecameraentersthatareaintheliveview,thecamera
recallstheprevioslysavedfocs.It’senoghtocoverhalfoftheareaforthecameratorecallthefocs.
Clicktoselectagardtor,thenclickStarttoplaythegardtor.Or,clickSetuptogotothegardtorspage.
Clicktomanallytrnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinosrecordingofthelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
willresmeatomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoragethatiscongredforthedevice.Tocongrethestorage,yoneedtobeloggedinasan
administrator.
Clicktoaccessmoresettings:
•Videoformat:Selecttheencodingformattoseintheliveview.
•Clientstreaminformation:Trnontoshowdynamicinformationabotthevideostreamsedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becaseof
differentinformationsorces.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveragebitrateofthelast5seconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvalescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroghUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Trnontoadapttheimageresoltiontotheviewingclient’sactaldisplayresoltion,toimprove
theserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyoviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamistrnedon,
themaximmframerateis30fps.Ifyotakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamistrnedon,itwillsetheimage
resoltionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.Thegridhelpsyodecideiftheimageishorizontallyaligned.Click
tohideit.
•Pixelcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelconter.Dragandresizetheboxtocontainyorareaofinterest.Yocan
alsodenethepixelsizeoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimageintheliveview.
•PTZcontrols:TrnontodisplayPTZcontrolsintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfllresoltion.Ifthefllresoltionislargerthanyorscreensize,sethesmallerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfllscreen.PressESCtoexitfllscreenmode.
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Installation
Capturemode:Acaptremodeisapresetcongrationthatdeneshowthecameracaptresimages.Whenyochange
thecaptremode,itcanaffectmanyothersettings,schasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimagecanchangedependingonhowyomontthecamera.
Powerlinefrequency:Tominimizeimageicker,selectthefreqencyyorregionses.TheAmericanregionssallyse60Hz.
Therestoftheworldmostlyses50Hz.Ifyo'renotsreofyorregion'spowerlinefreqency,checkwiththelocalathorities.
Rotate:Selectthepreferredimageorientation.
Zoom:Usetheslidertoadjstthezoomlevel.
Focus:Usetheslidertomanallysetthefocs.
AF:Clicktomakethecamerafocsontheselectedarea.Ifyodon’tselectanatofocsarea,thecamerafocsesonthe
entirescene.
Autofocusarea:Clicktoshowtheatofocsarea.Thisareasholdincldetheareaofinterest.
Resetfocus:Clicktomakethefocsretrntoitsoriginalposition.
Image
Appearance
Sceneprole:Selectasceneprolethatsitsyorsrveillancescenario.Asceneproleoptimizesimagesettings,
incldingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrast,andlocalcontrast,foraspecicenvironmentorprpose.
•Forensic:Sitableforsrveillanceprposes.
•ndoor:Sitableforindoorenvironments.
•Outdoor:Sitableforotdoorenvironments.
•Vivid:Useflfordemonstrationprposes.
•Trafcoverview:Sitableforvehicletrafcmonitoring.
Saturation:Usetheslidertoadjstthecolorintensity.Yocan,forexample,getagrayscaleimage.
Contrast:Usetheslidertoadjstthedifferencebetweenlightanddark.
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Brightness:Usetheslidertoadjstthelightintensity.Thiscanmakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessisappliedafterimage
captre,anddoesn’taffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsfromadarkarea,it’ssallybettertoincrease
gainorexposretime.
Sharpness:Usetheslidertomakeobjectsintheimageappearsharperbyadjstingtheedgecontrast.Ifyoincreasethe
sharpness,itmayincreasethebitrateandtheamontofstoragespaceneededaswell.
Widedynamicrange
WDR:Trnontomakebothbrightanddarkareasoftheimagevisible.
Localcontrast:Usetheslidertoadjstthecontrastoftheimage.Ahighervalemakesthecontrasthigherbetween
darkandlightareas.
Tonemapping:Usetheslidertoadjsttheamontoftonemappingthatisappliedtotheimage.Ifthevaleissetto
zero,onlythestandardgammacorrectionisapplied,whileahighervaleincreasesthevisibilityofthedarkestandbrightest
partsintheimage.
Whitebalance
Whenthecameradetectsthecolortemperatreoftheincominglight,itcanadjsttheimagetomakethecolorslookmorenatral.
Ifthisisnotsfcient,yocanselectasitablelightsorcefromthelist.
Theatomaticwhitebalancesettingredcestheriskofcolorickerbyadaptingtochangesgradally.Ifthelightingchanges,or
whenthecameraisrststarted,itcantakepto30secondstoadapttothenewlightsorce.Ifthereismorethanonetypeoflight
sorceinascene,thatis,theydifferincolortemperatre,thedominatinglightsorceactsasareferencefortheatomaticwhite
balancealgorithm.Thisbehaviorcanbeoverriddenbychoosingaxedwhitebalancesettingthatmatchesthelightsorceyo
wanttoseasareference.
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AXISP3715-PLVENetworkCamera
Thewebinterface
Lightenvironment:
•Automatic:Atomaticidenticationandcompensationforthelightsorcecolor.Thisistherecommendedsetting
whichcanbesedinmostsitations.
•Automatic–outdoors:Atomaticidenticationandcompensationforthelightsorcecolor.Thisisthe
recommendedsettingwhichcanbesedinmostotdoorsitations.
•Custom–indoors:Fixedcoloradjstmentforaroomwithsomearticiallightotherthanorescentlighting
andgoodforanormalcolortemperatrearond2800K.
•Custom–outdoors:Fixedcoloradjstmentforsnnyweatherconditionswithacolortemperatrearond
5500K.
•Fixed–uorescent1:Fixedcoloradjstmentfororescentlightingwithacolortemperatrearond4000K.
•Fixed–uorescent2:Fixedcoloradjstmentfororescentlightingwithacolortemperatrearond3000K.
•Fixed–indoors:Fixedcoloradjstmentforaroomwithsomearticiallightotherthanorescentlightingand
goodforanormalcolortemperatrearond2800K.
•Fixed–outdoors1:Fixedcoloradjstmentforsnnyweatherconditionswithacolortemperatrearond5500K.
•Fixed–outdoors2:Fixedcoloradjstmentforclodyweatherconditionwithacolortemperatrearond6500K.
•Streetlight–mercury:Fixedcoloradjstmentforltravioletemissioninmercryvaporlightscommon
instreetlighting.
•Streetlight–sodium:Fixedcoloradjstmentthatcompensatesfortheyelloworangecolorofsodimvapor
lightscommoninstreetlighting.
•Holdcurrent:Keepthecrrentsettingsanddonotcompensateforlightchanges.
•Manual:Fixthewhitebalancewiththehelpofawhiteobject.Dragthecircletoanobjectthatyowant
thecameratointerpretaswhiteintheliveviewimage.UsetheRedbalanceandBluebalancesliderstoadjstthe
whitebalancemanally.
Day-nightmode
R-cutlter:
•Auto:SelecttoatomaticallytrnonandofftheIR-ctlter.Whenthecameraisindaymode,theIR-ctlter
istrnedonandblocksincominginfraredlight,andwheninnightmode,theIR-ctlteristrnedoffandthe
camera’slightsensitivityincreases.
•On:SelecttotrnontheIR-ctlter.Theimageisincolor,btwithredcedlightsensitivity.
•Off:SelecttotrnofftheIR-ctlter.Theimageisinblackandwhiteforincreasedlightsensitivity.
Threshold:Usetheslidertoadjstthelightthresholdwherethecamerachangesfromdaymodetonightmode.
•MovetheslidertowardsBrighttodecreasethethresholdfortheIR-ctlter.Thecamerachangestonightmode
earlier.
•MovetheslidertowardsDarktoincreasethethresholdfortheIR-ctlter.Thecamerachangestonightmodelater.
Rlight
Ifyordevicedoesn’thavebilt-inillmination,thesecontrolsareonlyavailablewhenyoconnectaspportingAxisaccessory.
Allowillumination:Trnontoletthecamerasethebilt-inlightinnightmode.
Synchronizeillumination:Trnontoatomaticallysynchronizetheillminationwiththesrrondinglight.Thesynchronization
betweendayandnightonlyworksiftheIR-ctlterissettoAutoorOff.
Automaticilluminationangle:Trnontosetheatomaticillminationangle.
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