Axis Q6034-E User Manual

USER MANUAL

AXIS Q6034-E PTZ Dome Network Camera

About this Document

This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS Q6034-E PTZ Dome N etwork Camera, and is applicable to ﬁrmware 5.41 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the product on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneﬁcial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Laterversionsofthisdocumentwill be posted to the Axis website, as required. See also the product’s online help, available via the web-based interface.

Liability

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Please inform your local Axis ofﬁce of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and ﬁtness for a particular purpo se. Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material. This product is only to be used for its intended purpose.

Intellectual Property Rights

Axis AB has intellectual pro perty rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http://www.axis.com/patent.htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries.

This product contains licensed t hird-party software. See the menu item “About” in the product’s user interface for more information.

This product contains source code copyright Apple Computer, Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl). The source code is available from http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/bonjour/

Equipment Modiﬁcations

This equipment must be installed and used in strict accordance with th e instructions given in the user documentation. This equipment contains no user-serviceable components. Unauthorized equipmen t changes or modiﬁcations will invalidate all applicable regulatory certiﬁcations and approvals.

Trademark Acknowledgments

Apple, Boa, Bonjour, Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux , Microso Mozilla, Real, SMPTE, QuickTime, UNIX, Windows, Windows Vista and WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders. Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registe trademarks of Oracle and/or its afﬁliates. UPnP mark of the UPnP

Implementers Corporation.

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Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

This equipment has been designed and tested to fulﬁll applicable standards for:

• Radio frequ ency emission when installed according to t he

instructions and used in its intended environment.

• Immunity to electrical and electrom agnet ic phenomena when

installed according to the instructions and used in its intended environment.

USA

This equipment has been tested using a shielded network cable (STP) and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installe d and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to rad io or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relo cate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Canada

This Class B digital apparatu s complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Europe

This digital equipment fulﬁlls the requirements for RF emission

according to the Class B limit of EN 55022. This product fulﬁlls the requirements for immunity according

to EN 61000-6-1 residential, commercial and light-industrial environments.

This product fulﬁlls the requirements for immunity according to EN 61000-6-2 industrial environments.

This product fulﬁlls the requirements for immunity according to EN 55024 ofﬁce and commercial environments.

Australia/New Zealand

This digital equipment fulﬁlls the requirements for RF emission according to the C lass B limit of AS/NZS CISPR 22.

Korea

이 기기는 가정용(B급) 전자파적합기기로서 주로 가정에서 사 용하는 것을 목적으로 하며, 모든 지역에서 사용할 수 있습니다.

Japan

この装置は、クラスB 情報技術装置です。この装置は、家庭環境で使用することを目的としていますが、この装置がラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使用されると、受信障害を引き起こすことがあります。取扱説明書に従って正しい取り扱いをして下さい。

Safety

This product complies with EN/IEC 60950-1 and EN/IEC 60950-22, Safety of Information Techno

The power supply used with this product shall fulﬁll the requirements for Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) and Limited Power Source (LPS) according to EN/IEC/UL 60950-1.

logy Equipment.

Support

Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the Internet, you can:

• download use

• ﬁnd answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search

by product, categ o ry, or phrase

• report pr

support area

• chat with Axis support staff (selected countries only)

t Axis Support at www.axis.com/techsup/

• visi

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Visit Axis learning center w ww.axi s.c om /academy for useful trainings, webinars, tutorials and guides.

r documentation and software updates

oblems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private

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Table of Contents

HardwareOverview .......................................... 4

Connectors .................................................... 4

LEDIndicators .................................................. 5

MidspanLEDIndicators .......................................... 5

AccessingtheProduct ....................................... 6

AccessfromaBrowser ........................................... 6

AccessfromtheInternet .......................................... 7

SettheRootPassword ........................................... 7

TheLiveViewPage .............................................. 8

MediaStreams ............................................. 10

HowtoStreamH.264 ............................................ 10

MJPEG ........................................................ 10

AXISMediaControl(AMC) ........................................ 10

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream .................... 11

SettingUptheProduct ...................................... 13

BasicSetup .................................................... 13

Video ..................................................... 14

VideoStream ................................................... 14

Stream Proﬁles ................................................. 15

CameraSettings ................................................ 16

Overlay ........................................................ 17

PrivacyMask ................................................... 18

Live View Conﬁg ............................................ 19

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) ......................................... 22

PresetPositions ................................................. 22

Autotracking ................................................... 22

Gatekeeper .................................................... 24

GuardTour ..................................................... 24

OSDIZones .................................................... 25

Advanced ...................................................... 25

ControlQueue .................................................. 26

Detectors .................................................. 27

MotionDetection ............................................... 27

Applications . .............................................. 29

Events .................................................... 30

ConvertEventTypestoActionRules ................................ 31

SettingUpanActionRule ........................................ 31

Recipients ..................................................... 32

Schedules ...................................................... 32

Recurrences .................................................... 33

Recordings ................................................. 34

RecordingList .................................................. 34

ContinuousRecording ............................................ 34

SystemOptions ............................................. 36

Security ....................................................... 36

Date&Time .................................................... 37

Network ....................................................... 38

Storage ....................................................... 42

Maintenance ................................................... 43

Support ....................................................... 44

Advanced ...................................................... 44

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings ................................... 45

Troubleshooting ............................................ 46

CheckingtheFirmware ........................................... 46

UpgradingtheFirmware .......................................... 46

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure .................................... 46

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions ..................... 47

Technical Speciﬁcations ...................................... 51

PerformanceConsiderations ....................................... 53

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Hardware Overview

Network connector (High PoE)

Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N)

Heater

Power button

SD card slot (SDHC)

Status LED indicator

Control button

Connectors

4 5 6 7

For technical speciﬁcations, see

Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Supports High Power over Ethernet (H igh PoE). Use the supplied midspan.

NOTICE

Due to local regulations or the environmental and electrical conditions in which the product is to be used, a shielded network cable (STP) may be appropriate or required. Any network cables that are routed in outdoor environments or similar shall be

ded (STP) and intended for their speciﬁc use. Make sure that the midspan is properly grounded. See

shiel

Compatibility (EMC)

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for regulato ry requirements.

Electromagnetic

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Hardware Overview

SD card slot - A standard or high-capacity SD card (not included) can be used for local recording with removable storage.

NOTICE

To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should be unmounted before removal. To unmount, go to Setup > System

Options > Storage > SD Card and click Unmount.

Control button - The control button is used for:

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• ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.See 1 second until the Status LED ﬂashes green.

. To connect, press and hold the button for about

• ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService. See about 3 seconds.

• R esetting the product to factory default settings. See

Power button - Press the power button to temporarily p ower the product when the dome cover is removed. The power button is also used with the control button to reset the camera to factory default settings. See

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. To connect, press and hold the button for

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LED Indicators

Color

Unlit

Amber

Amber/red Flashes amber/red if network connection is unavailable or lost.

Red Flashes red for ﬁrmware upgrade failure.

Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after restart.

Indication

Connection a nd normal operation

Steady during startup. Flashes during ﬁrmware upgrade.

Midspan LED Indicators

LED

Port

AC input Green Steady when AC power connected.

Color

Unlit No camera connected.

Green Steady when camera connected, normal operation.

Green, ﬂashing Slow ﬂashwhenoverc

Green, ﬂashing

Indication

urrent or short circuit condition on the port.

Fast ﬂash when input voltage is out of range or other internal error.

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Accessing the Product

To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the product.

The product can be used with most operating systems and bro wsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Internet Explore r, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted.

The Axis product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams. The license is automaticall y installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders, to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.

Note

• QuickTime

• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the product can be conﬁgured to use a Java applet for viewing Motion JPEG.

is also supported for viewing H.264 streams.

Access from a Browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).

Technical Speciﬁcations, on page 51

.Toviewstreamingvideoin

2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser’s Location/Address ﬁeld. To access the product from a Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop-down list.

If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For more inf orma t ion on how to discover and assign an IP address, refer to the Installation Guide.

3. Enter your user name and password. If this is the ﬁrst time the product is accessed, the root passw ord must ﬁrst be conﬁgured; for instructions see

4. The product’s Live View page appears in your browser.

Note

Set the Root Password, on page 7

atured here may differ from those displayed in

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Accessing the Product

Access from the Internet

Once connected, the Axis product is accessible o n your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you m ust conﬁgure your network router to allow incoming data trafﬁc to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-travers al feature, which will attempt to automatically conﬁgure the router to allow access to the product. This is enabled from Setup > System Options >

Network > TCP/IP Advanced.

For more information, please see www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 40

. See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at

Set the Root Password

To gain access to the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user root. This is done in the Conﬁgure Root Password dialog, which appears when the product is accessed for the ﬁrst time.

To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS certiﬁcate. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt trafﬁc between web browsers and servers. The HTTPS certiﬁcate ensures encrypted exchange of information.

To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the ﬁrst dialog.

To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:

1. Click Create self-signed certiﬁcate.

2. Provide the requested information and click OK.Thecertiﬁcate is created and the password can now be set securely. All trafﬁc to and from the product is encrypted from this point on.

3. Enter a password and then re-enter to c onﬁrm the s pe lling. Click OK. The password has now been conﬁgured.

Note

• The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted.

• If the password for root is lost, the product must be reset to the factory default settings. See

Settings, on page 45

Reset to Factory Default

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Accessing the Product

The Live View Page

The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet speciﬁc installation requirements and user preferences. Consequently, some of the examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed in your own Live View page. The following provides an overview of each available control.

Controls on the Live View Page

The Stream Proﬁle drop-down list allows you to select a customized or pre-programmed stream proﬁle. Stream proﬁles are conﬁgured under Video > Stream Proﬁles.See

The Manual Trigger button is used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page; see . Enable this button from Live View Conﬁg > Action Buttons.

Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. Right-click the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is not available. Enable this button from Live View Conﬁg > Action Buttons.

Stream Proﬁles, on page 15

Activate the product’s fans with this button. Enable this button from Live View Conﬁg > Action Buttons. The Fan button is activated automatically. Press this button to activate it manually.

Activate the product’s heater with this button. Enable this button from Live View Conﬁg > Action Buttons.

Enable or disable the Gatekeeper by selecting On or Off from the drop-down list. See about Gatekeeper.

AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar

The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Ex plorer only. See information. The toolbar displays the following buttons:

The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.

The Stop button stops the media stream.

The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the video image. The location where the image is saved can be speciﬁed in the AMC Control Panel.

Click the View Full Screen button and the video image will ﬁll the entire screen. Press ESC (Escape) on the computer keyboard to cancel full screen view.

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AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 10

for more information

for more

The Record button is used to record the current video stream. The location where the recording is saved can be speciﬁed in the AMC Control Panel.

PTZ Controls

The Live View page also displays Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) controls. The administrator can enable/disable controls for speciﬁed users under System Options > Security > Users.

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Accessing the Product

With the PTZ Control Queue enabled the time each user is in control of the PTZ settings is limited. Click the buttons to request or release control of the P TZ controls. The PTZ Control Queue is set up under PTZ > Control Queue.

Click the Emulate joystick mode button and click in the image to move the camera view in the direction of the mouse pointer.

Click the Center mode button and click in the image to center the camera view on that position. The center mode button could also be used to zoom in on a speciﬁc area. Click in the image and drag to draw a rectangle surrounding theareatobemagniﬁed. To zoom out, rotate the mouse wheel.

Click the Ctrl panel button to open the PTZ control panel which provides additional PTZ controls. User-deﬁned buttons can also appear in the Control panel. See

Select a recorded tour and click to play a previously recorded tour and click to stop. See

Tour Recording, on page 25

Select a PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the s ave d position. See

on page 22

Click the Start Auto Track button to start autotracking directly from the Live View page. See

Autotracking, on page 22

Controls, on page 26

Preset Positions,

Pan and Tilt bars – Use the arrows to pan and tilt the camera view, or click on a position on the bar to steer the camera view to that position.

Zoom bar – Use the arrows to zoom in and out, or click on a position on the bar to zoom to that position.

Focus bar – Use the arrows to focus the camera, or click on a position on the bar to set the focus position. Using the

focus bar will disable the product’s autofocus. To re-enable, use the PTZ control panel which is opened by clicking the Ctrl panel button (see above).

Iris bar – Click on a position on the iris ba r to change the degree to which the iris is opened. This product’s auto iris. To re-enable, use the PTZ control panel which is opened by clicking the Ctrl panel button (see above).

The PTZ controls can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls,see

Controls, on page 26

will disable the

AXIS Q6034-E PTZ Dome Network Camera

Media Streams

The Axis product provides several video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network will determine the type you use.

The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and M otion JPEG video streams, and to the lis t of available stream proﬁles. Other applications and clients can access video streams directly, w ithout going via the Live View page.

How to Stream H.264

The video compression standard H.264 makes good use of bandwidth, and can p rovide high quality video streams at less than 1 Mbit/s.

Deciding which combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network. The available options in AXIS Media Control are:

Unicast RTP

RTP over RTSP

RTP over RTSP over HTTP

Multicast RTP

AXIS Media Control negotiates with the Axis product to determine the transport protocol to use. The order of priority, listed in the AMC Control Panel, can be changed and the options disabled, to suit speciﬁc requirements.

Note

H.264 is licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.264 viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the client is prohibited. To

This unicast method (RTP over UDP) is used for live unicast video, especially when it is important to always have an up-to-date video stream, even if some images are dropped.

This unicast method (RTP tunneled over RTSP) is useful as it is relatively simple to conﬁgure ﬁrewallstoallowRTSPtrafﬁc.

This unicast method can be used to traverse ﬁrewalls. Firewalls are commonly conﬁgured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

This method (RTP over UDP) should be used for live multicast video. The video stream is always up-to-date, e ven if some images are dropped. Multicasting provi des the most efﬁcient usage of bandwidth when there are large numbers of clients viewing simultaneously. A multicast cannot however, pass a network router unless the router is conﬁgured to allow this. It is not possible to multicast over the Internet, for example. Note also that all multicast viewers count as one unicast viewer in the maximum total of 20 simultaneous connections.

purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.

Unicasting is used for video-on-demand transmission so that there is no video trafﬁc on the network until a client connects and requests the stream. Note that there are a m aximum of 20 simultaneous unicast connections.

MJPEG

This format uses standard JPEG still images for the video stream. These images are then displayedandupdatedataratesufﬁcient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion.

The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth, but provides excellent image qualityandaccesstoeveryimage contained in the stream. The recommended method of accessing Motion JPEG live video from the Axis product is to use the AXIS Media C ontrol in Internet Explorer in Windows.

AXIS Media Control (AMC)

AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Internet Explorer in Windows is the recommended method of accessing live video from the Axis product.

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Media Streams

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtoconﬁgure various video settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information.

The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on ﬁrst use, after which it can be conﬁgured. Open the AMC Control Panel from:

• W indows Control Panel (from the Start menu)

• Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer and click Settings.

Alternative Methods of Accessing t he Video Stream

You can also access video and images from the Axis product in the following ways:

• Motion JPEG server push (if supported by the client, Firefox, for example). This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required.

• Still JPEG images in a browser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi

• Windows Media Player. This requires AXIS Media Control and the H.264 decoder to be installed. The following paths can be used:

- Unicast via RTP: axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

- Unicast via RTSP: axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

- Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTP: axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

• QuickTime

. The following paths c an be used:

- rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

- rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp

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Media Streams

Note

• <ip>= IP addess

• The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later.

• QuickTime adds latency to the video stream.

• It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this.

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Setting Up the Product

The Axis product can be conﬁgured by users with administrator or operator rights. To open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page.

• Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings.

• Operators have access to all settings except System Options

See also the online help

Basic Setup

Basic Setup provides shortcuts to the settings thatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1. Users. See

2. TCP/IP. See

3. Date & Time. See

4. Video Stream. See

The Basic Setup menu can be disabled from System Options > Security > Users.

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Video

It is possible to conﬁgure the following video features in your Axis product:

• Video stream. See

•Streamproﬁles. See

• Camera settings. See

• Overlay image. See

•Privacymask.See

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Video Stream

You can deﬁne the following video stream settings from Video > Video Stream:

•Image.See

• H .264. See

•MJPEG.See

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Pixel Counter

The pixel cou requirement tha t the image is a certain size, for example in face recognition.

The pixel counter can be accessed from:

nter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image. The pixel counter is useful in situations where there is a

• Video > Video Stream.UnderPreview,clickOpen and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height ﬁelds and click Apply.

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Video

Image

The default image settings can be conﬁgured under Video> Video Stream. Select the Image tab.

The following settings are available:

• Resolution. Select the default resolution.

• Compression. The compression level affects the image quality, bandwidth and ﬁle size of saved images; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements and larger ﬁle sizes.

• Rotate image. If required, the image can be rotated.

• Maximum frame rate. To avoid bandwidth problems, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be limited.

• Overlay settings.See

Click Save to apply the new settings.

Overlay, on page 17

H.264

H.264, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC, is a video compression standard that provides high quality video streams at low bit rates. An H.264 video stream consists of different types of frames such as I-frames and P-frame s. An I-frame is a complete image whereas P-frames only contain the differences from previous frames.

The GOV length is the number of frames between two consecutive I-frames. Increasing the GOV length may save considerably on bandwidth requirements in some cases, but may also have an adverse affect on image quality.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using up more bandwidth for increased activity in the image, and less for lower image activity. CBR allows you to set a ﬁxed Target bit rate that consumes a predictable amount of bandwidth. As the bit rate would usually need to increase for increa image activity, but in this case cannot, frame rate and image quality are affected negatively. To partly compensate for this, it is possible to prioritize either frame rate or image quality. Not setting a priority means that frame rate and image quality are equally affected. You must save your settings before they can take effect.

The current bit rate can be set to appear as text overlay. To do this, s Settings and enter the modiﬁer #b in the ﬁeld.

elect the Include text check box option under Overlay

sed

MJPEG

Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the maximum frame size helps to control the bandwidth and storage used by the Motio provides consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage in low light. Limiting the frame size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage, the maximum frame size should be s

n JPEG video stream in these situations. Setting the frame size to the Default setting

et to an optimal value.

Stream Proﬁles

Astreamproﬁle is a set of pre-conﬁgured stream settings including resolution, compression, frame rate and overlay settings. Stream proﬁles can be used:

• W hen setting up recording using action rules, see

• W hen setting up a continuous recording, see

• In the Live View page — select the stream pro ﬁle from the Stream proﬁle drop-down list.

Four pre-programmed stream proﬁles are available for quick set up. Each pre-programmed proﬁle has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose. If required, the pre-programmed stream proﬁles can be modiﬁed and new customized stream proﬁles can be created.

To create a new proﬁle or modify an existing proﬁle, go to Setup > Video > Stream Proﬁles.

To select a default stream pro ﬁle for the Live View page, go to Setup > Live View Conﬁg.

Events, on page 30

Continuous Recording, on page 34

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Video

Camera Settings

The Video > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product.

Image Appearance

Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a black and white image.

The image Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–100, where a higher value produces a brighter image.

Increasing the Sharpness can increase bandwidth usa ge. A sharper image might increase image noise especially in low light conditions. A lower setting reduces image noise, but the whole image will appear less sharp.

White Balance

White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the sa m e regardless of the color temperature of the light source. The Axis product can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Alternatively, select the type of light

source from the drop-down list. For a description of each available setting, see the online help

Wide Dynamic Range

Wide dynamic range can improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark areas in the image. Enable WDR in intense backlight conditions. The different WDR settings adjust for various amounts of contrast in the image. Use a higher WDR number for a higher contrast. Disable WDR in low light cond itions for optimal exposure.

Exposure Settings

Conﬁgure the exposure settings to suit the image quality require ments in relation to lighting, frame rate and bandwidth considerations.

Exposure control - These settings is used to adapt to the amount of light used. Automatic is the default settings can be used in most situations. The shutter speed is automatically set to produce optimum image quality.

Maxexposuretime-Select the maximum exposure time from the drop-down list. Increasing the exposure time will improve image quality, but decrease the frame rate. There may also be an increa se in motion blur. Checking Allow slow shutter decreases the shutter speed in low light to improve image brightness.

Enable Backlight compensation - Enable this option if a bright spot of light, for example a light bulb, causes other areas in the image to appear too dark.

Exposure zones - This settings determines which part of the image is used to calculate the exposure. For most situations, the Auto setting can be u sed. For particular requirement, select a predeﬁned area.

Max gain - Measured in decibels (dB), gain describes the amount of ampliﬁcation applied to a signal, in this case the visual information in the image. A high level of ampliﬁcation may provide a better image in very low light situations. A high gain will also increasetheamountofimagenoise.

Day/Night

The IR cut ﬁlter prevents infrared (IR) light from reaching the image sensor. In poor lighting conditions, for example at night, or when using an IR lamp, set the IR cut ﬁlter to Off. This increases light sensitivity and allows the product to “see” infrared light. The image is shown in black and white when the IR cut ﬁlter is off.

If using automatic Exposure control,settheIRcutﬁlter to Auto to automatically switch between On and Off accordingtothe lighting conditions.

AXIS Q6034-E PTZ Dome Network Camera

Video

Image Settings

Autofocus enabled - Automatic focusing is enabled by default. If the focus position is changed manually using the focus bar, autofocus will be disabled even if enabled here. In this case, use the PTZ control panel to enable autofocus, see

. If required, the focus control can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls.

ImagefreezeonPTZ-Select All move m ents to freeze the image w hile the camera is moving dur ing a pan, tilt or zoom operation. Once the camera reaches its new position, the view from that position is shown. Presets freezes the image only when the camera moves between preset positions.

Overlay

Overlays are used to provide extra information, for example for forensic video analysis or during product installation a n d conﬁguration. Overlays are superimposed over the video stream.

An overlay text can display the current date and time, or a text string. When using a text string, modiﬁers can be used to display information such as the current bit rate or the current frame rate. For information about available modiﬁers, see

Date/Time Formats

To enable over lays:

in the online help .

PTZ Controls, on page

File Naming &

1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab.

2. To include an overlay image, select Include overlay image at the coordinates. The overlay image must ﬁrst be uploaded to the Axis product, see

3. To include date and time, select Include date and Include time.

4. To include a text string, select Include text and enter the text in the ﬁeld. Modiﬁers can be used, see

Date/Time Formats

5. Select the text color, the text background color and the position of the overlay.

6. Click Save.

Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystem Options > Date & Time.See

Overlay Image

in the online help .

Date & Time, on page 37

File Naming &

Overlay Image

An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example company logo, is used to provide extra information or to mask a part of the image.

Since it is static, the position and size of an overlay image will remain the same regardless of resolution and Pan/Tilt/Zoom movements. To set up a dynamic mask, which will always mask the speciﬁed part of monitored area, see

To use an over lay image, the image must ﬁrst be uploaded to the Axis prod uct:

1. Go to Video > Overlay Image.

2. Click Browse andbrowsetotheﬁle.

Privacy Mask

3. Click Upload.

4. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list.

5. Click Save.

To display the overlay image:

1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab.

2. Under Overlay Settings,selectInclude overlay image at the coordinates and enter the X and Y coordinates.

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