Axis Q6075-E User manual

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TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Accessthedevice...............................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................5
Additionalsettings..........................................7
Adjusttheimage................................................7
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ......................................12
Viewandrecordvideo............................................12
Setuprulesandalerts...........................................13
Learnmore................................................18
Cleaningrecommendations.......................................18
Bitratecontrol..................................................18
Capturemodes.................................................20
Privacymasks..................................................20
Overlays.......................................................20
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ..........................................20
Streamingandstorage...........................................21
Applications....................................................21
Security.......................................................22
Troubleshooting............................................23
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................23
Firmwareoptions...............................................23
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................23
Upgradethermware............................................23
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................24
Performanceconsiderations.......................................26
Needmorehelp?................................................26
Specications..............................................27
Productoverview................................................27
LEDindicators..................................................28
SDcardslot....................................................28
Buttons.......................................................28
Connectors....................................................28
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersuort
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®Edge®Safari®
Windows®recommendedxx
macOS®recommendedx
Otheroperatingsystemsxx
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage3.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Verifythatnoonehastameredwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage3.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setanewasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
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Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/58170#t10098905
Supporttip:Passwordsecurityconrmationcheck
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Secureasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
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Webageoverview
1Liveviewcontrolbar
Liveview
3Productname
4Userinformation,colorthemes,andhelp
5Videocontrolbar
6Settingstoggle
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7Settingstabs
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Additionalsettings
Additionalsettings
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsabouthowtocongureyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatures
function,gotoLearnmoreonpage18.
Adjustthefocusfasterwithfocusrecallareas
Tosavethefocussettingsataspecicpan/tiltrange,addafocusrecallarea.Eachtimethecameramovesintothatareaitrecallsthe
previouslysavedfocus.It’senoughtocoverhalfofthefocusrecallareaintheliveview.
Werecommendthefocusrecallfeatureinthefollowingscenarios:
•Whenthereisalotofmanualoperationinliveview,forexamplewithajoystick.
•WherePTZpresetpositionswithmanualfocusarenotefcient,forexamplemovementswherethefocussettingchanges
continuously.
•Inlow-lightscenarios,wheretheautofocusischallengedbythelightingconditions.
Important
•Thefocusrecalloverridesthecamera’sautofocusatthespecicpan/tiltrange.
•Apresetpositionoverridesthefocussettingsavedinthefocusrecallarea.
•Themaximumnumberoffocusrecallareasis20.
Createafocusrecallarea
1.Pan,tilt,andzoomintotheareawhereyouwouldliketohavefocus.
Aslongasthefocusrecallbuttonshowsaplus,youcanaddafocusrecallareainthatposition.
2.Adjustthefocus.
3.Clickthefocusrecallbutton.
Deleteafocusrecallarea
1.Pan,tilt,andzoomintothefocusrecallareayouwanttodelete.
Thefocusrecallbuttontogglestominuswhenthecameradetectsafocusrecallarea:.
2.Clickthefocusrecallbutton.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Astheavailablelightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticallyshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
2.Todetermineatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoshifttonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardright
orDark.
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Note
Ifyousettheshifttonightmodetooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperastherewillbelesslow-light
noise.Ifyousettheshifttooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimagecolorsaremaintainedforlonger,buttherewillbemore
imageblurduetolow-lightnoise.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandmovethelur-noise
trade-offslidertowardLownoise.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Opentheaperture.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDRmakesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
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Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.TosettheamountofWDR,selectLow,MediumorHighfromtheWDRlevellist.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Verifytheixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizelicenseplates,youcanusethepixel
counter.
AC 123
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientation.
2.Click.
3.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhereyou
expectlicenseplatestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides(XandY,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughfor
yourneeds.
Hideartsoftheimagewithrivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
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Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/58170#t1010690
Howtocreateaprivacymask
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
3.Adjustthesize,color,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/58170#t1010690
Howtochangetheappearanceofthemask
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.ClickImagelist.
3.UploadanimageandclickDone.
4.ClickCreateoverlay.
5.SelectImageandclickCreate.
6.Selecttheimagefromthedrop-downlist.
7.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
8.ClickCreate.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion.
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Additionalsettings
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/58170#t1010383
Howtoshowtextoverlaywhenthecameradetectsmotion
MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
5.SelectCreateoverlayandselectTextoverlay.
6.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
7.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
8.Topositionthetextoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
Createarule:
9.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
10.Typeanamefortherule.
11.Inthelistofconditions,selectAXISVideoMotionDetection.
12.Inthelistofactions,selectUseoverlaytext.
13.Selectaviewarea.
14.Type“Motiondetected”.
15.Settheduration.
16.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Showtheanortiltositionasatextoverlay
Youcanshowthepanortiltpositionasanoverlayintheimage.
1.GotoSettings>OverlayandclickCreateoverlay.
2.SelectTextandclickCreate.
3.Inthetexteld,type#xtoshowthepanposition.
Type#ytoshowthetiltposition.
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4.Chooseappearance,textsize,andalignment.
5.Thecurrentpanandtiltpositionsshowupintheliveviewimageandintherecording.
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)
Tolearnmoreaboutdifferentpan,tilt,andzoomsettings,seePan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)onpage0.
Limitthean,tilt,andzoommovements
Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratoreach,youcanlimitthepan,tilt,andzoommovements.For
example,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthatyouintend
tomonitor.Tolimitthemovements,gotoSettings>PTZ>Limits.
Createaguardtourwithresetositions
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.
1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Guardtours.
2.Click+.
3.Toedittheguardtour’sproperties,click.
4.Typeanamefortheguardtourandspecifythepauselengthinminutesbetweeneachtour.
5.Ifyouwanttheguardtourtogotothepresetpositionsinarandomorder,turnonShufe.
6.ClickDone.
7.ClickAddtoaddthepresetpositionsthatyouwantinyourguardtour.
8.ClickDonetoexittheguardtoursettings.
9.Toscheduletheguardtour,gotoSystem>Events.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/58170#t101 11157
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsabouthowtocongureyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage1.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Ifyoureducethebandwidthitcanresultinlossofdetailsinthepicture.
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Additionalsettings
1.GotoliveviewandselectH.264.
2.GotoSettings>Stream.
3.Dooneormoreofthefollowing:
Note
ThezipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnondynamicGOPandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.
-Increasethecompression.
-TurnondynamicFPS.
Note
WebbrowsersdonotsupportH.265decoding.UseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationsupportingH.265decoding.
Setunetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSettings>System>Storage.
2.ClickSetupunderNetworkstorage.
3.EntertheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.Enterthenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserver.
5.Movetheswitchifthesharerequiresalogin,andenterusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
Recordandwatchvideo
Torecordvideoyoumustrstsetupnetworkstorage,seeSetupnetworkstorageonpage13,orhaveanSDcardinstalled.
Recordvideo
1.Gototheliveview.
2.Tostartarecording,clickRecord.Clickagaintostoptherecording.
Watchvideo
1.ClickStorage>Gotorecordings.
2.Selectyourrecordinginthelistanditwillplayautomatically.
Seturulesandalerts
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventstosetuparule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Rules
canbesetupasscheduled,recurring,orforexample,triggeredbymotiondetection.
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2.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
3.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,youhavetorestarttheruleforthechangestotakeeffect.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsmotionandto
stoponeminuteafter.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/58170#t10106619
Howtorecordavideostreamwhenthecameradetectsmotion
MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.Ifyouneedhelp,seethe
usermanualforAXISVideoMotionDetection4.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectAXISVideoMotionDetection(VMD).
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
5.Selectanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSDcard.
9.ClickSave.
Directthecameratoaresetositionwhenthecameradetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratogotoapresetpositionwhenitdetectsmotionintheimage.
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Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
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MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.Ifyouneedhelp,seethe
usermanualforAXISVideoMotionDetection4.
Addapresetposition:
GotoSettings>PTZandsetwhereyouwantthecameratobedirectedbycreatingapresetposition.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectavideomotiondetectionconditionunderApplication.
4.Fromthelistofactions,selectGotopresetposition.
5.Selectthepresetpositionyouwantthecameratogoto.
6.ClickSave.
Zoominonasecicareaautomaticallywithgatekeeer
Thisexampleexplainshowtousethegatekeeperfunctionalitytomakethecamerazoominautomaticallyonthelicenseplateofa
carthatpassesthroughagate.Whenthecarhaspassed,thecamerazoomsouttothehomeposition.
Createthepresetpositions:
1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Presetpositions.
2.Createthehomepositionthatincludestheentranceofthegate.
3.Createthezoomed-inpresetpositionsothatitcoverstheareaintheimagewhereyouassumethatthelicenseplate
willappear.
Createamotiondetectionprole:
1.GotoSettings>AppsandopenAXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Createaprolethatcoverstheentranceofthegateandthensavetheprole.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Nametherule“Gatekeeper”.
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3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectthemotiondetectionprole.
4.Inthelistofactions,underPresetpositions,selectGotopresetposition.
5.SelectaVideochannel.
6.SelectthePresetposition.
7.Tomakethecamerawaitawhilebeforeitreturnstothehomeposition,selectHometimeout,andsetatime.
8.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsimact
Shockdetectionallowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationsorshock.Vibrationsduetotheenvironmentortoan
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraafterhoursandyouwouldliketogetavideoclipoftheevent.
Turnonshockdetection:
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors.
2.Turnonshockdetection,andsetavaluefortheshocksensitivity.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underDevicestatus,selectShockdetected.
4.Click+toaddasecondcondition.
5.Inthelistofconditions,underScheduledandrecurring,selectScheduledevent.
6.Inthelistofschedules,selectAfterhours.
7.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
8.SelectaCamera.
9.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
10.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
11.Selectwheretosavetherecordings.
12.ClickSave.
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Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonesrayaintsthelens
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/58170#t10106687
Howtosendanemailnoticationifsomeonespraypaintthelens
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors.
2.TurnonTriggerondarkimages.Thiswilltriggeranalarmifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
3.SetadurationforTriggerafter.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectTampering.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
5.SelectarecipientfromthelistorgotoRecipientstocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
6.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
7.ClickSave.
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Learnmore
Cleaningrecommendations
Ifthedevicegetsgreasestainsorbecomesheavilysoiled,youcancleanitwithmild,solvent-freesoapordetergent.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Neveruseharshdetergent,forexamplegasoline,benzene,oracetone.
1.Useacanofcompressedairtoremoveanydustorloosedirtfromthedevice.
2.Cleanthedevicewithasoftclothdampenedwithmilddetergentandlukewarmwater.
3.Wipecarefullywithadrycloth.
Note
Avoidcleaningindirectsunlightoratelevatedtemperatures,asthismaycausestainswhenthewaterdropletsdry.
Bitratecontrol
Withbitratecontrol,youcanmanagethebandwidthconsumptionofyourvideostream.
Variablebitrate(VR)
Withvariablebitrate,thebandwidthconsumptionvariesbasedonthelevelofactivityinthescene.Themoreactivityinthescene,
themorebandwidthyouneed.Youareguaranteedconstantimagequalitybutitrequiresstoragemargins.
Maximumbitrate(MR)
Withmaximumbitrate,youcansetatargetbitratetohandlebitratelimitationsinyoursystem.Youmayseeadeclineinimage
qualityorframeratewhentheinstantaneousbitrateiskeptbelowthespeciedtargetbitrate.Youcanchoosetoeitherprioritize
imagequalityorframerate.Werecommendthatyoucongurethetargetbitratetoahighervaluethantheexpectedbitrate.This
givesyouamarginforadditionalcomplexitythatneedstobecaptured.
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1Targetbitrate
Averagebitrate(AR)
Withaveragebitrate,thebitrateisautomaticallyadjustedoveralongertimescale.Thisissoyoucanmeetthespeciedtargetand
providethebestvideoqualitybasedonyouravailablestorage.Bitrateishigherinsceneswithalotofactivity,comparedtostatic
scenes.Youaremorelikelytogetbetterimagequalitywhenneededwhenusingtheaveragebitrateoption.Youcandenethetotal
storagerequiredtostorethevideostreamforaspeciedamountoftime(retentiontimewhenimagequalityisadjustedtomeetthe
speciedtargetbitrate.Specifytheaveragebitratesettingsinoneofthefollowingways:
•Tocalculatetheestimatedstorageneed,setthetargetbitrateandtheretentiontime.
•Tocalculatetheaveragebitrate,basedonavailablestorageandrequiredretentiontime,usethetargetbitratecalculator.
kbit/s
s
1
2
1Targetbitrate
Actualaveragebitrate
Youcanalsoturnonmaximumbitrateandspecifyatargetbitratewithintheaveragebitrateoption.
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kbit/s
s
1
2
1Targetbitrate
Actualaveragebitrate
Caturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheetataxis.com.
Privacymasks
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatcoversapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacymasksappeareitheras
blocksofsolidcolororwithamosaicpattern.
You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(APItoturnofftheprivacymasks.
Important
Ifyouusemultipleprivacymasksitmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Overlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.
Thevideostreamingindicatorisanothertypeofoverlay.Itshowsyouthattheliveviewvideostreamislive.
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)
Guardtours
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.Oncestarted,aguardtourcontinuestorununtilstopped,evenwhentherearenoclients(webbrowsersviewingthe
images.
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