Axis Q3515-LVE User manual

AXISQ35NetworkCameraSeries
AXISQ3515-LVNetworkCamera
AXISQ3515-LVENetworkCamera
Usermanual

AXISQ35NetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
Aboutthismanual..........................................3
Solutionoverview...........................................4
Installation................................................5
Previewmode..................................................5
Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................6
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................6
Securepasswords...............................................6
Congureyourdevice........................................7
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................7
Imageuality...................................................7
Overlays.......................................................11
Streamingandstorage...........................................12
Setuprulesforevents...........................................15
Applications....................................................17
Troubleshooting............................................19
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................19
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................19
Upgradethermware............................................19
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................20
Performanceconsiderations.......................................21
Thewebinterface...........................................23
Status........................................................23
Video.........................................................24
Audio.........................................................34
Recordings.....................................................36
Apps..........................................................37
System........................................................37
Maintenance...................................................56
Specications..............................................58
Productoverview................................................58
LEDindicators..................................................59
SDcardslot....................................................60
Buttons.......................................................60
Connectors....................................................60
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Aboutthismanual
Aboutthismanual
Thisusermanualdescribesseveralproducts.Thismeansyoumayndinstructionsthataren’tapplicabletoyourproduct.
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Solutionoverview
Solutionoverview
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Installation
Installation
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
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Installationvideofortheproduct.
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisreuiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
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hisvideodemonstratehowtousepreviewmode.
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Findthedeviceonthenetwork
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Opethedevice'swebiterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpage6.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Createaadmiistratoraccout
Thersttimeyoulogintoyourdevice,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.
1.Enterausername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage6.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.ClickAdduser.
Important
Thedevicehasnodefaultaccount.Ifyoulosethepasswordforyouradministratoraccount,youmustresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage19.
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Congureyourdevice
Congureyourdevice
Webiterfaceoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
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Axisdevicewebinterface
Imagequality
Capturemodes
Acapturemodeisapresetcongurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimages.Thecapturemodesettingcanaffectthe
camera’seldofviewandaspectratio.Theshutterspeedcanalsobeaffected,whichinturnaffectsthelightsensitivity.
Thelowerresolutioncapturemodemightbesampledfromtheoriginalresolution,oritmightbecroppedoutfromtheoriginal,in
whichcasetheeldofviewcouldalsobeaffected.
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heimageshowshowtheeldofviewandaspectratiocanchangebetweentwodifferentcapturemodes.
Whatcapturemodetochoosedependsonthereuirementsfortheframerateandresolutionofthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheetataxis.com.
Remotefocusadzoom
Theremotefocusandzoomfunctionalityallowsyoutomakefocusandzoomadjustmentstoyourcamerafromacomputer.Itisa
convenientwaytoensurethatthescene’sfocus,viewingangleandresolutionareoptimizedwithouthavingtovisitthecamera’s
installationlocation.
Straighteaskewedimage
Youcanstraightenaskewedimagebyrotatingandcroppingitdigitally.Duetothecropping,apartoftheoriginalimageislost.
Thefunctionalityisusefulduringinstallation.
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heillustrationshowsbeforeandafteranimagehasbeenstraightened.
1.GotoVideoInstallationImagecorrection.
2.TurnonStraightenimage.
3.Usethecontrolstoadjusttheimage.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideoPrivacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
5.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
Seealso
Reduceoiseilow-lightcoditios
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideoImageExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage,underVideoImageAppearance.
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BeetfromIRlightilow-lightcoditiosbyusigightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideoImageDay-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimageualityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideoImageExposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefreuencyasthepowerlinefreuency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefreuencyasthepowerlinefreuency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
Stabilizeashakyimagewithelectroicimagestabilizatio(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.
EISmakestheimagesmoother,steadierandlessblurry.Italsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthe
bitrateofthevideostream.
Note
TheimageiscroppedslightlywhenEISisenabled,loweringthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoVideoInstallationImagecorrection.
2.TurnonImagestabilization.
Hadlesceeswithstrogbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewithoutWDR.
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