Axis Q35 Series User manual

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AXISQ35SeriesDomeCamera
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................3
Installation................................................5
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Congureyourdevice........................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................8
Setupruesforevents...........................................10
Audio.........................................................13
Thedeviceinterface.........................................14
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Status........................................................14
Video.........................................................14
Audio.........................................................23
Recordings.....................................................25
Apps..........................................................25
System........................................................26
Maintenance...................................................43
Learnmore................................................44
Viewarea......................................................44
Capturemodes.................................................44
Remotefocusandzoom..........................................45
Privacymasks..................................................45
Overays.......................................................45
Streamingandstorage...........................................45
Appications....................................................47
Security.......................................................48
Specications..............................................49
Productoverview................................................49
LEDindicators..................................................49
SDcardsot....................................................50
Buttons.......................................................50
Connectors....................................................50
Cleaningrecommendations...................................53
Troubleshooting............................................54
Resettofactorydefautsettings...................................54
Firmwareoptions...............................................54
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................54
Upgradethermware............................................54
Technicaissues,cues,andsoutions................................55
Performanceconsiderations.......................................56
Contactsupport.................................................57
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Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwor
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtiityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
appicationsarefreeandcanbedownoadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefoowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®Edge®Safari®
Windows®recommendedxx
macOS®recommendedx
Otheroperatingsystemsxx
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
Openthedevice'swebpage
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtiityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage3.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginaAxisrmware,ortotakefucontroofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefautsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage4.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstathedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefautadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefautpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyouogintothedevice.
Ifyouosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage4andfoowtheinstructions.
1.Typeapassword.Foowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage3.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespeing.
3.CickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiaysetpasswordinceartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
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Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpoicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstaations.
Toprotectyourdatawestrongyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithateast8characters,preferabycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterva,ateastonceayear.
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Installation
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/72964#t1017201
InstallationtutorialAXISQ336-LVEandAXISQ338-LVE
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Configureyourdevie
Configureyourdevie
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincudesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttoearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage44.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimagequaityforspecicsurveiancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesetsyoucontroaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideo>Image>Eposureandseectbetweenthefoowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,seectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiaighting,forexampeuorescentighting,seectFlicker-free.
Seectthesamefrequencyasthepowerinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiaightandbrightight,forexampeoutdoorswithuorescentightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,seectFlicker-reduced.
Seectthesamefrequencyasthepowerinefrequency.
•Toockthecurrentexposuresettings,seectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbyusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisibeighttodeivercoorimagesduringtheday.Astheavaiabeightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticayshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisibeightandnear-infraredighttodeiverback-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavaiabeight,itcandeiverbrighter,moredetaiedimages.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosettheighteveatwhichthecamerawishifttonightmode,movetheThresholdsidertowardBrightorDark.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinow-ightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefoowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionbur.GotoImage>EposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
sidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervauecanresutinmotionbur.
•Tosowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossibevaue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
•Opentheaperture.
Handlesceneswithstrongbaclight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinightevesinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresutisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisibe.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisibe.
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ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavaiabeforacapturemodes.
1.GotoImage>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.Ifyoustihaveprobems,gotoEposureandadjusttheEposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Stabilizeashayimagewithelectronicimagestabilization(EIS)
EectronicImageStabiization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexampe,windorpassingtrafc.
EISmakestheimagesmoother,steadierandessburry.Itasoreducestheesizeofthecompressedimageandowersthe
bitrateofthevideostream.
Note
TheimageiscroppedsightywhenEISisenabed,oweringthemaximumresoution.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonElectronicimagestabilization(EIS).
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymass
Youcancreateoneorseveraprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Privacymasks.
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2.Cick+.
3.CickthenewmaskandenteraName.
4.Adjustthesizeandpacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
Tochangethecoorforaprivacymasks:expandPrivacymasksandseectacoor.
SeeasoPrivacymasksonpage23
Straightenasewedimage
Youcanstraightenaskewedimagebyrotatingandcroppingitdigitay.Duetothecropping,apartoftheoriginaimageisost.
Thefunctionaityisusefuduringinstaation.
Theillustrationshowsbeforeandafteranimagehasbeenstraightened.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonStraightenimage.
3.Usethecontrostoadjusttheimage.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincudesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Toearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage4.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanresutinossofdetaisintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Cickintheiveview.
3.SeectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
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5.GotoVideo>Stream>H.264andH.265encodinganddooneormoreofthefoowing:
-SeecttheZipstreamevethatyouwanttouse.
Note
TheZipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPengthvaue.
Note
Mostwebbrowsersdon’tsupportH.265decodingandbecauseofthisthecameradoesn’tsupportitinitswebinterface.
InsteadyoucanuseavideomanagementsystemorappicationsupportingH.265decoding.
Setupnetworstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
2.Cick+AddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedocationonthehostserverunderNetworkShare.
5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SeecttheSMBversionoreaveitonAuto.
7.CheckAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouareexperiencingtemporaryconnectionissues,ortheshareisnot
yetcongured.
8.CickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecording,cick.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,cickSetup.YoucanuseanSDcardornetworkstorage.
-SeeSetupnetworkstorageonpage9.
3.Tostoprecording,cickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Cickforyourrecordingintheist.
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Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreateruestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Arueconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexampe,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemaiwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoveraytextwhiethedeviceisrecording.
Toearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Sendanemailifthecameracasingisopened
Thisexampeshowshowtosetupanevent,thatsendsanemainotication,ifthecameracasingisopened.
Addanemairecipient:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarecipient.
2.Enteranamefortherecipient.
3.Intheistofdifferentrecipienttypes,seectEmail.
4.Entertheemaiaddressthatyouwanttosendtheemaisto.
5.Entertheemaiaddressandaotherrequiredinformationfortheserveryouwanttosendtheemaisfrom.
6.CickSave.
Createtherue:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarue.
2.Enteranamefortherue.
3.Intheistofconditions,underDevicestatus,seectCasingopen.
4.Intheistofactions,underNotications,seectSendnoticationtoemail.
5.Intheistofrecipients,seecttherecipientyoucreated.
6.EnteraSubjectandaMessageforyouremai.
7.CickSave.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarue.Theruedeneswhenthedevicewiperformcertainactions.Youcanset
upruesasschedued,recurring,ormanuaytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SeecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherue,aofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SeectwhichActionthedeviceshoudperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverue,theruemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampeexpainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsanobjectandto
stoponeminuteafter.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnayticsisrunning:
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1.GotoApps>AXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheappicationifitisnotareadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheappicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarue:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarue.
2.Typeanamefortherue.
3.Intheistofconditions,underApplication,seectObjectAnalytics.
4.Intheistofactions,underRecordings,seectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
5.Intheistofstorageoptions,seectSD_DISK.
6.Seectastreamproe.
7.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
9.CickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampeexpainshowtodispaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnayticsisrunning:
1.GotoApps>AXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheappicationifitisnotareadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheappicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoveraytext:
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.UnderOverlays,seectTetandcick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexted.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoveray,cickandseectanoption.
Createarue:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarue.
2.Typeanamefortherue.
3.Intheistofconditions,underApplication,seectObjectAnalytics.
4.Intheistofactions,underOverlaytet,seectUseoverlaytet.
5.Seectavideochanne.
6.InTet,type“Motiondetected”.
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7.Settheduration.
8.CickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoveraytextitwibeautomaticayupdatedonavideostreamsdynamicay.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsimpact
Shockdetectionaowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationsorshock.Vibrationsduetotheenvironmentortoan
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraafterhoursandyouwoudiketogetavideocipoftheevent.
Turnonshockdetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Shockdetection.
2.Turnonshockdetection,andsetavauefortheshocksensitivity.
Createarule:
3.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarue.
4.Typeanamefortherue.
5.Intheistofconditions,underDevicestatus,seectShockdetected.
6.Cick+toaddasecondcondition.
7.Intheistofconditions,underScheduledandrecurring,seectScheduledevent.
8.Intheistofschedues,seectAfterhours.
9.Intheistofactions,underRecordings,seectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
10.Seectwheretosavetherecordings.
11.SeectaCamera.
12.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
13.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
14.CickSave.
Detecttamperingwithinputsignal
Thisexampeexpainshowtotriggeranaarmwhentheinputsignaiscutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage1.
1.GotoSystem>AccessoriesandturnonSupervisedforoneoftheports.
Createarue:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarue.
2.Enteranamefortherue.
3.Intheistofconditions,seectDigitalinput.
4.SeectaPort
5.Intheistofactions,seectSendnoticationtoemailandthenseectarecipientfromtheist.
-Tocreateanewrecipient,gotoRecipientsandcick+Addrecipient.
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-Tocopyanexistingrecipient,gotoRecipients,hoveranexistingrecipient,openthecontextmenu
andcickCopyrecipient.
6.Enterasubjectandamessagefortheemai.
7.CickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoAudio>DevicesettingsandturnonAllowaudio.
2.GotoInput>Typeandseectyouraudiosource.
3.Editthestreamproewhichisusedfortherecording:
3.1GotoSystem>Streamprolesandseectthestreamproe.
3.2SeectIncludeaudiotoaowaudiotobeincudedinthestream.
3.3CickSave.
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Thedevieinterfae
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accesstheproducthep.
Changetheanguage.
Setightthemeordarktheme.
Seeinformationabouttheuserwhoisoggedin.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personabrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohepusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,incudingrmwareversionandserianumber.
Status
NTPsync
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,incudingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremainingunti
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:CicktogototheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Deviceinfo
Showsdeviceinformation,incudingrmwareversionandserianumber.
Upgradermware:CicktogototheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmwareupgrade.
Video
Cicktopaytheivevideostream.
Cicktofreezetheivevideostream.
Cicktotakeasnapshotoftheivevideostream.Theeissavedinthe‘Downoads’foderonyourcomputer.Theimage
enameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatisappied
fromthespecicweb-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceived,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactua
compressionsettingthatisconguredinthedevice.
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CicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorcosethecircuitofaport,forexampetotestexternadevices.
CicktomanuayturnonorturnofftheIRiumination.
Cicktoturnonorturnofftheavaiabeon-screencontros.
Cicktomanuayturnontheheaterforaseectedperiodoftime.
Cicktostartacontinuousrecordingoftheivevideostream.Cickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
wiresumeautomaticayafterareboot.
Cicktoshowthestoragethatisconguredforthedevice.Tocongurethestorageyouneedtobeoggedinasan
administrator.
Cicktoaccessmoresettings:
•Videoformat:Seecttheencodingformattouseintheiveview.Ifyouseectaformatwithvideocompression,it
resutsinahigherCPUandmemoryusage.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showstheivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoveray,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateinthecientstreaminformationisthebitrateoftheastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverayistheaveragebitrateoftheast5seconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvauescoveronytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionabandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroughUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimageresoutiontotheviewingcient’sactuadispayresoution,toincrease
theuserexperienceandheppreventapossibeoveroadofthecient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisony
appiedwhenyouviewtheivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhieadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwiusetheimage
resoutionseectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Cicktoshowtheevegrid.Thegridhepsyoudecideiftheimageishorizontayaigned.Cick
tohideit.
•Refresh:Cicktorefreshthestiimageintheiveview.
Cicktoshowtheiveviewatfuresoution.Ifthefuresoutionisargerthanyourscreensize,usethesmaerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Cicktoshowtheivevideostreaminfuscreen.PressESCtoexitfuscreenmode.
Installation
Capturemode:Acapturemodeisapresetcongurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimages.Whenyouchangethe
capturemode,itcanaffectmanyothersettings,suchasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimagecanchangedependingonhowthecameraismounted.
Powerlinefrequency:Seectthefrequencythatisusedinyourregiontominimizeimageicker.TheAmericanregions
usuayuse60Hz.Therestofthewordmostyuses50Hz.Ifyou'renotsureofyourregion'spowerinefrequency,check
withtheocaauthorities.
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Rotate:Seectthepreferredimageorientation.
Zoom:Usethesidertoadjustthezoomeve.
Autofocusarea:Cicktoshowtheautofocusarea.Thisareashoudincudetheareaofinterest.
Autofocus:Cicktomakethecamerafocusontheseectedarea.Ifyoudon’tseectanautofocusarea,thecamerafocuses
ontheentirescene.
Resetfocus:Cicktomakethefocusreturntoitsoriginaposition.
Focus:Usethesidertosetthefocusmanuay.
Image
Appearance
Saturation:Usethesidertoadjustthecoorintensity.Youcanforexampegetagrayscaeimage.
Contrast:Usethesidertoadjustthedifferencebetweenightanddark.
Brightness:Usethesidertoadjusttheightintensity.Thiscanmakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessisappiedafterimage
capture,anddoesn’taffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetaisfromadarkarea,it’susuaybettertoincrease
gainorexposuretime.
Sharpness:Usethesidertomakeobjectsintheimageappearsharperbyadjustingtheedgecontrast.Ifyouincreasethe
sharpness,itmayincreasethebitrateandtheamountofstoragespaceneededaswe.
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Widedynamicrange
WDR:Turnontomakebothbrightanddarkareasoftheimagevisibe.
Localcontrast:Usethesidertoadjustthecontrastoftheimage.Ahighervauemakesthecontrasthigherbetweendark
andightareas.
Tonemapping:Usethesidertoadjusttheamountoftonemappingthatisappiedtotheimage.Ifthevaueissettozeroony
thestandardgammacorrectionisappied,whieahighervaueincreasesthevisibiityintheimage.
Whitebalance
Whenthecameradetectsthecoortemperatureoftheincomingight,itcanadjusttheimagetomakethecoorsookmore
natura.Ifthisisnotsufcient,youcanseectasuitabeightsourcefromtheist.
Theautomaticwhitebaancesettingreducestheriskofcoorickerbyadaptingtochangesgraduay.Iftheightingchanges,or
whenthecameraisrststarted,itcantakeupto30secondstoadapttothenewightsource.Ifthereismorethanonetype
ofightsourceinascene,thatistheydifferincoortemperature,thedominatingightsourceactsasareferenceforthe
automaticwhitebaanceagorithm.Thisbehaviorcanbeoverriddenbychoosingaxedwhitebaancesettingthatmatches
theightsourceyouwanttouseasareference.
Lightenvironment:
•Automatic:Automaticidenticationandcompensationfortheightsourcecoor.Thisistherecommendedsetting
whichcanbeusedinmostsituations.
•Automatic–outdoors:Automaticidenticationandcompensationfortheightsourcecoor.Thisistherecommended
settingwhichcanbeusedinmostoutdoorsituations.
•Custom–indoors:Fixedcooradjustmentforaroomwithsomearticiaightotherthanuorescentightingand
goodforanormacoortemperaturearound2800K.
•Custom–outdoors:Fixedcooradjustmentforsunnyweatherconditionswithacoortemperaturearound5500K.
•Fied–uorescent1:Fixedcooradjustmentforuorescentightingwithacoortemperaturearound4000K.
•Fied–uorescent2:Fixedcooradjustmentforuorescentightingwithacoortemperaturearound3000K.
•Fied–indoors:Fixedcooradjustmentforaroomwithsomearticiaightotherthanuorescentightingand
goodforanormacoortemperaturearound2800K.
•Fied–outdoors1:Fixedcooradjustmentforsunnyweatherconditionswithacoortemperaturearound5500K.
•Fied–outdoors2:Fixedcooradjustmentforcoudyweatherconditionwithacoortemperaturearound6500K.
•Streetlight–mercury:Fixedcooradjustmentforutravioetemissioninmercuryvaporightscommon
instreetighting.
•Streetlight–sodium:Fixedcooradjustmentthatcompensatesfortheyeoworangecoorofsodiumvapor
ightscommoninstreetighting.
•Holdcurrent:Keepthecurrentsettingsanddonotcompensateforightchanges.
•Manual:Fixthewhitebaancewiththehepofawhiteobject.Dragthecircetoanobjectthatyouwantthe
cameratointerpretaswhiteintheiveviewimage.UsetheRedbalanceandBluebalancesiderstoadjustthe
whitebaancemanuay.
Day-nightmode
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IR-cutlter:
•Auto:SeecttoautomaticayturnonandofftheIR-cutter.Whenthecameraisindaymode,theIR-cutter
isturnedonandbocksincominginfraredight,andwheninnightmode,theIR-cutteristurnedoffandthe
camera’sightsensitivityincreases.
•On:SeecttoturnontheIR-cutter.Theimageisincoor,butwithreducedightsensitivity.
•Off:SeecttoturnofftheIR-cutter.Theimageisinbackandwhiteforincreasedightsensitivity.
Threshold:Usethesidertoadjusttheightthreshodwherethecamerachangesfromdaymodetonightmode.
•MovethesidertowardsBrighttodecreasethethreshodfortheIR-cutter.Thecamerachangestonightmode
earier.
•MovethesidertowardsDarktoincreasethethreshodfortheIR-cutter.Thecamerachangestonightmodeater.
IRlight
Ifyourdevicedoesn’thavebuit-iniumination,thesecontrosareonyavaiabewhenyouhaveconnectedasupportingAxis
accessory.
Allowillumination:Turnontoetthecamerausethebuit-inightinnightmode.
Synchronizeillumination:Turnontoautomaticaysynchronizetheiuminationwiththesurroundingight.Thesynchronization
betweendayandnightonyworksiftheIR-cutterissettoAutoorOff.
Automaticilluminationangle:Turnontousetheautomaticiuminationange.
Illuminationangle:Usethesidertomanuaysettheiuminationange,forexampeiftheangeneedstobedifferent
fromthecamera’sangeofview.Ifthecamerahasawideangeofview,youcansettheiuminationangetoanarrowerange,
whichequasagreaterteeposition.Thiswiresutindarkcornersintheimage.
IRwavelength:SeectthedesiredwaveengthfortheIRight.
Whitelight
Allowillumination:Turnontoetthecamerausewhiteightinnightmode.
Synchronizeillumination:Turnontoautomaticaysynchronizethewhiteightwiththesurroundingight.
Eposure
Eposuremode:Seectanexposuremodetoreducerapidychangingirreguareffectsintheimage,forexampeickerproduced
bydifferenttypesofightsources.Werecommendyoutousetheautomaticexposuremode,orthesamefrequencyasyour
powernetwork.
•Automatic:Thecameraadjuststheaperture,gainandshutterautomaticay.
•Automaticaperture:Thecameraadjuststheapertureandgainautomaticay.Theshutterisxed.
•Automaticshutter:Thecameraadjuststheshutterandgainautomaticay.Theapertureisxed.
•Holdcurrent:Locksthecurrentexposuresettings.
•Flicker-free:Thecameraadjuststheapertureandgainautomaticay,andusesonythefoowingshutter
speeds:1/50s(50Hz)and1/60s(60Hz).
•Flicker-free50Hz:Thecameraadjuststheapertureandgainautomaticay,andusestheshutterspeed1/50s.
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•Flicker-free60Hz:Thecameraadjuststheapertureandgainautomaticay,andusestheshutterspeed1/60s.
•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.
Eposurezone:Theexposurezonetesthecameratoprioritizeimagequaityinthemostimportantpartofthescene.Seectthe
partofthesceneofgreatestinteresttocacuatetheautomaticexposureeves,forexampetheareainfrontofanentrancedoor.
Note
Theexposurezonesarereatedtotheoriginaimage(un-rotated),andthenamesofthezonesappytotheoriginaimage.
Thismeans,forexampe,thatifthevideostreamisrotated90°,thentheUpperzonebecomestheRightzoneinthe
stream,andLeftbecomesLower.
•Automatic:Suitabeformostsituations.
•Center:Usesaxedareainthecenteroftheimagetocacuatetheexposure.Theareahasaxedsizeand
positionintheiveview.
•Full:Usestheentireiveviewtocacuatetheexposure.
•Upper:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintheupperpartoftheimagetocacuatetheexposure.
•Lower:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintheowerpartoftheimagetocacuatetheexposure.
•Left:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintheeftpartoftheimagetocacuatetheexposure.
•Right:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintherightpartoftheimagetocacuatetheexposure.
•Spot:Usesanareawithaxedsizeandpositionintheiveviewtocacuatetheexposure.
•Custom:Usesanareaintheiveviewtocacuatetheexposure.Youcanadjustthesizeandpositionofthearea.
Mashutter:Seecttheshutterspeedtoprovidethebestimage.Lowshutterspeeds(ongerexposure)mightcausemotionbur
whenthereismovement,andatoohighshutterspeedmightaffecttheimagequaity.Maxshutterworkswithmaxgainto
improvetheimage.
Magain:Seectthesuitabemaxgain.Ifyouincreasethemaxgain,itimprovesthevisibeeveofdetaiindarkimages,but
asoincreasesthenoiseeve.Morenoisecanasoresutinincreaseduseofbandwidthandstorage.Ifyousetthemaxgain
toahighvaue,imagescandifferaotiftheightconditionsareverydifferentfromdaytonight.Maxgainworkswithmax
shuttertoimprovetheimage.
P-Irisupload:Seecttheinstaedandsupportedens.Restartthecameraforthechangestotakeeffect.
Blur-noisetrade-off:Usethesidertoadjusttheprioritybetweenmotionburandnoise.Ifyouwanttoprioritizeowbandwidth
andhaveessnoiseattheexpenseofdetaisinmovingobjects,movethesidertowardsLownoise.Ifyouwanttoprioritizethe
preservationofdetaisinmovingobjectsattheexpenseofnoiseandbandwidth,movethesidertowardsLowmotionblur.
Note
Youcanchangetheexposureeitherbyadjustingtheexposureorbyadjustingthegain.Ifyouincreasetheexposuretime,
itresutsinmoremotionbur,andifyouincreasethegainitresutsinmorenoise.IfyouadjusttheBlur-noisetrade-off
towardsLownoise,theexposurewipreferongerexposuretimesoversensorgainwhentheexposureisincreased,and
theoppositeifyouadjustthetrade-offtowardsLowmotionblur.Boththegainandexposuretimewieventuayreach
theirmaximumvauesinow-ightconditions,regardessofthepriorityset.
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Lockaperture:TurnontokeeptheaperturesizesetbytheAperturesider.Turnofftoaowthecameratoautomaticayadjust
theaperturesize.Youcan,forexampe,ocktheapertureforsceneswithpermanentightconditions.
Aperture:Usethesidertoadjusttheaperturesize,thatis,howmuchightpassesthroughtheens.Toaowmoreighttoenter
thesensorandtherebyproduceabrighterimageinow-ightconditions,movethesidertowardsOpen.Anopenapertureaso
reducesthedepthofed,whichmeansthatobjectscosetoorfarfromthecameracanappearunfocused.Toaowmoreof
theimagetobeinfocus,movethesidertowardsClosed.
Eposurelevel:Usethesidertoadjusttheimageexposure.
Defog:Turnontodetecttheeffectsoffoggyweatherandautomaticayremovethemforacearerimage.
Note
WerecommendyounottoturnonDefoginsceneswithowcontrast,argeightevevariations,orwhentheautofocusis
sightyoff.Thiscanaffecttheimagequaity,forexampe,byincreasingthecontrast.Furthermore,toomuchightcan
negativeyimpacttheimagequaitywhendefogisactive.
Imagecorrection
Important
Werecommendyounottousemutipeimagecorrectionfeaturesatthesametime,sinceitcaneadtoperformanceissues.
Barreldistortioncorrection(BDC):Turnontogetastraighterimageifitsuffersfrombarredistortion.Barredistortion
isaenseffectthatmakestheimageappearcurvedandbentoutwards.Theconditionisseenmorecearywhentheimageis
zoomedout.
Crop:Usethesidertoadjustthecorrectioneve.Aowerevemeansthattheimagewidthiskeptattheexpenseofimage
heightandresoution.Ahigherevemeansthatimageheightandresoutionarekeptattheexpenseofimagewidth.
Removedistortion:Usethesidertoadjustthecorrectioneve.Puckermeansthattheimagewidthiskeptattheexpenseof
imageheightandresoution.Boatmeansthatimageheightandresoutionarekeptattheexpenseofimagewidth.
Electronicimagestabilization(EIS):Turnontogetasmootherandsteadierimagewithessbur.Werecommendyoutouse
EISinenvironmentswherethedeviceismountedinanexposedocationandsubjecttovibrationsdueto,forexampe,windor
passingtrafc.
Focallength:Usethesidertoadjustthefocaength.Ahighervaueeadstohighermagnicationandanarrowerangeof
view,whieaowervaueeadstoaowermagnicationandawiderangeofview.
Stabilizermargin:Usethesidertoadjustthesizeofthestabiizermargin,whichdeterminestheeveofvibrationtostabiize.If
theproductismountedinanenvironmentwithaotofvibration,movethesidertowardsMa.Asaresut,asmaerscene
iscaptured.Iftheenvironmenthasessvibration,movethesidertowardsMin.
Straightenimage:Turnonandusethesidertostraightentheimagehorizontaybyrotatingandcroppingitdigitay.The
functionaityisusefuwhenit’snotpossibetomountthecameraexactyeve.Ideay,straightentheimageduringinstaation.
:Cicktoshowasupportinggridintheimage.
:Cicktohidethegrid.
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