Axis Communications 0484-001, 0482-001 User manual

USER MANUAL

AXIS P3364–VE

About this Document

This manual is intended for administrato rs and users of the AXIS P3364–VE Fixed D ome Network Camera, and is applicable to ﬁ rmware

5.40 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. Later versions of this document will 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 purpose. 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 property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property r ights 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 third-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/pro jects/ bon jour/

Equipment Modiﬁcations

This equipment must be installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions given in the user documentation. This equipment contains no user-serviceabl e components. Unauthorized equipment 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 V is ta 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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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 throu ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the Internet, you can:

• download user documentation and software updates

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

by product, category, or phrase

• report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private

support are a

• chat with Axis support staff (selected countries only)

gh the appropriate channels to

• visit Axis Support at www.axis.com/techsup/

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

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

• Radio frequency emiss

instructions and used in its intended environment.

• Immunity to electrical and electromagnetic phen omena when

installed accor environment.

ion when installed according to the

ding to the instructions and used in its intended

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. The se limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfe rence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed 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 equipme nt does cause harmfu l interference to radio 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 relocate 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 apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. This product fulﬁlls the requirements for immunity according to

EN 61000-6-1 residential, commercial and light-industry 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 Class B limit of AS/NZS CISPR 22.

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。

Photobiological Safety

This product fulﬁlls the requirements for photobiological safety according to EN 62471.

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

AccessingtheProduct ....................................... 7

AccessfromaBrowser ........................................... 7

AccessfromtheInternet .......................................... 8

SettheRootPassword ........................................... 8

TheLiveViewPage .............................................. 9

MediaStreams ............................................. 12

HowtoStreamH.264 ............................................ 12

MJPEG ........................................................ 12

AXISMediaControl(AMC) ........................................ 12

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream .................... 13

AccessingAudioStreams ......................................... 14

SettingUptheProduct ...................................... 15

BasicSetup .................................................... 15

VideoandAudio ............................................ 16

VideoStream ................................................... 16

Stream Proﬁles ................................................. 17

CameraSettings ................................................ 17

ViewArea ..................................................... 19

Overlay ........................................................ 20

PrivacyMask ................................................... 21

Focus & Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

AudioSettings .................................................. 22

AudioClips .................................................... 23

Live View Conﬁg ............................................ 24

PTZ(PanTiltZoom) ......................................... 26

PresetPositions ................................................. 26

GuardTour ..................................................... 26

Advanced ...................................................... 27

Detectors .................................................. 28

CameraTampering .............................................. 28

MotionDetection ............................................... 28

AudioDetection ................................................ 30

Applications ............................................... 31

Events .................................................... 32

SettingUpanActionRule ........................................ 33

Recipients ..................................................... 34

Schedules ...................................................... 34

Recurrenc

Recordings ................................................. 36

RecordingList .................................................. 36

ContinuousRecording ............................................ 36

SystemOptions ............................................. 38

Security ....................................................... 38

Date&Time .................................................... 41

Network ....................................................... 42

Storage ....................................................... 46

Ports&Devices ................................................. 47

Maintenance ................................................... 48

Support ....................................................... 48

Advanced ...................................................... 49

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings ................................... 49

Troubleshooting ............................................ 51

CheckingtheFirmware ........................................... 51

UpgradingtheFirmware .......................................... 51

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure .................................... 51

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions ..................... 52

Technical Speciﬁcations ...................................... 56

PerformanceConsiderations ....................................... 58

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Hardware Overview

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Camera unit

Network connector (PoE)

Audio out

LED connectors

Audio in

I/O connector

Control button

Fan output connector

SD memory card slot

10.

Mounting bracket

11.

Network cable

12.

Unit casing

13.

Serial number

14.

Heater

8 9

10 11 12

CAUTION

The heater may be hot!

Connectors

For technical speciﬁcations, see

Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).

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Hardware Overview

NOTICE

Due to local regulations or the environmental a nd electrical conditions in which the product is to be used, a shielde d network cable (STP) may be appropriate or required. Any netw ork cables that are routed in o utdoor environments or similar shall be shielded (STP) and intended for their speciﬁc use. M ake sure that the network switch is properly grounded. See

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Audio in (pink) - 3.5 mm input for a mono microphone, or a line-in mono signal (left channel is used from a stereo signal).

Audio out (green) - 3.5 mm output for audio (line level) that can be connected to a public address (PA) system or a n active speaker

with a built-in ampliﬁer. A stereo connector must be used for audio out.

SD card slot - A standard or high-capacity SD card (not included) c an 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:

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

for regulatory requirements.

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. To connect, press and hold the button for about

• ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService. See about 3 seconds.

• Resetting the product to factory default settings. See

I/O terminal connector - Use in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notiﬁcations. In addition to an auxiliary power and a GND pin, the I/O terminal connector provides the interface to:

• Digital output — For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface, output buttons on the Live View page or by an Action Rule. The output will show as active (shown under System Options > Ports & Devices) if the ala rm device is activated.

• Digital input — An alarm input for connecting devices that can t og gle between an open and closed circuit, for example: PIRs, door/window contacts, glass break detectors, etc. When a signal is received the state changes and the input becomes active (shown under System Options > Ports & Devices).

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. To connect, press and hold the button for

LED Indicators

LED

Network

Status

Power

Color

Green

Amber

Unlit No network connecti

Green Steady green for normal operation.

Amber

Red

Green

Amber

Indication

Steady for connection to a 100 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity.

Steady for connection to a 10 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity.

on.

Steady during startup and when restoring settings.

ow ﬂash for failed upgrade.

Normal operation.

Flashes green/amber during ﬁrmware upgrade.

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Note

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to be unlit during normal operation. To conﬁgure, go to Setup > System Options >Ports & Devices >LED. See the online help for more information.

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to ﬂash while an e vent is active.

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to ﬂash for identifying the unit. This can be done under Setup > System Options >

Maintenance.

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Accessing the Product

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

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

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 and for audio.

Access from a Browser

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

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.

Technical Speciﬁcations, on page 56

.Toviewstreamingvideoin

If you do not know the IP address, use A XIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For more information 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 t im e the product is accessed, the root password must ﬁrst be conﬁgured; for instructions see

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

Note

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.

Set the Root Password, on page 8

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Access from the Internet

Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must conﬁgure your network router to allow incoming data trafﬁc to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal 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 Adva n c ed.

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 44

. 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-ente r to conﬁrm the spelling. 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 49

Reset to Factory Default

Set Power Line Frequency

Power line frequency is set the ﬁrst time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Conﬁg(see or by resetting the product to factory default.

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Select the power line frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz) used at the location of the Axis product. Selecting the wrong frequency may cause image ﬂickeriftheproductisusedinﬂuorescent light environments.

When using 50 Hz, the max imum frame rate is limited to 25 fps.

Note

Power line frequency is different in different geographic regions. In the Americas, 60 Hz is usually used; most other parts of the w orld use 50 Hz. Local variatio ns may apply, always check with the local authorities.

TheLiveViewPage

Controls on the Live View Page

Click View size to scale the image down to 800 pixels wide or to full scale. Only available in MJPEG.

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

Click Pulse to activate the output for a deﬁned period of time, such as switching on an external light for 20 seconds.

Click the Active/Inactive buttons to manually start and stop a connected device — e.g. switch an external light on and off.

The Manual Trigger button can trigger an event directly from the Live View page. The bu 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 for m at on your computer. This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Me d ia Control viewer toolbar is not available. Enable this button from Live View Conﬁg>ActionB

The Audio clip drop-down list allow clip and click the Play button.

Activate the product’s fan wit button is activated automatically. Press this button to activate it manually.

h this button. Enable this button from Live View Conﬁg > Action Buttons. The Fan

s you to play an audio clip from the Live View page. Select the audio

uttons.

Stream Proﬁles, on page 17

tton is conﬁgured under

Activate the product

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

AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar

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

AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 12

for more

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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 locationwheretheimageissavedcanbespeciﬁed in the AMC Control Pane l.

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.

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 Pane l.

AMC Audio Controls

AMC audio buttons control the speakers and microphone connected to the client computer. The buttons are only visible when audio is enabled.

Speaker button — Click to turn the speakers on or off.

Microphone button – Click to mute or unmute the microphone. In Simplex - Network Camera speaker only mode,

click this button to stop sending audio to the product.

Use the slider to control the volume of the speakers and the microphone.

Half-duplex mode

The Talk/Listen button is used to switch between sending and receiving audio. The button can be conﬁgured from the Audio tab in the AMC Control panel:

• Push-To-Talk mode: Click and hold the button to talk/send. Release the button to listen.

• Toggle mode: Click once to switch between talking and liste ning.

Simplex – Network Camera speaker only mode

To send audio, the Talk and Microphone buttons must both be enabled. Click either button to stop audio transmission.

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.

Note

These contro ls are ava ilable if digital PTZ is enabled in the selected view area, see

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

View Area, on page 19

Click the Center mode button and click in the image to center the c amer a view on that position. The center mode button could also be used to zoom in on a speciﬁc area. Click in the i m age 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 PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the saved position. See

on page 26

Controls, on page 27

Preset Positions,

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

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

Controls, on page 27

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Media Streams

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

The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams, audio streamsandtothelistofavailable stream pro ﬁles. Other applications and clients can access video and audio streams directly, without 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 a t 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 o ver UDP) should be used for live multicast video. The video stream is always up-to-date, even if some images are dropped. Multicasting provides 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 m ultica st 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 c onnects and requests the stream. Note that there are a maximum of 20 simultaneous unicast connections.

MJPEG

This form at 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 Control 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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TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtoconﬁgure various video an d audio settings. Please see the AXIS Media C ontrol 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:

• Windows Control Panel (from the Start menu)

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

Alternative Methods of Accessing the 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, F irefox, 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 can be used:

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

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

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Note

• <ip>= IP addess

• The Axis pro duct 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.

Accessing Audio Streams

The Live View page provides access to audio through AXIS Media Control; in addition audio can be accessed in the following ways:

• VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API) For more information, visit www.axis.com/developer

• Windows Media Player supports simplex audio. 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

•TheJava applet supports simplex audio with G.711 encoding.

supports G.711 and AAC audio encoding. The following paths can be used:

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

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

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Setting Up the Product

The Axis product can be conﬁgured by users with administrator or operator rights. Click Setup in the top right-hand corner of theLiveViewpage.

• 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:

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1. Users. See

2. TCP/IP. See

3. Date & T ime. See

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4. Video Stream. See

5. Focus & Zoom. See

6. Audio Settings. See

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

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Video and Audio

The video and aud io settings can be used to optim ize video a n d audio quality. You can conﬁgure the following:

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• Video stream settings. See

•Streamproﬁles. See

• Camera settings. See

•Viewarea.See

• Overlay image. See

•Privacymask.See

• Focus and zoom. See

• Audio settings. See

• Audio clips. See

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Video Stream

You c an deﬁne the following video stream settings from Video & Audio > Video Stream:

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•Image.See

• H.264. See

•MJPEG.See

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Image

You can modify the image resolution and compression, and rotate the image from the Image tab (Video & Audio > Video Stream).

The image can also be mirrored from the Image tab.

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Setting the compression level affects the image quality and bandwidth; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements.

To avoid bandwidth proble m s on the network, you can limit the frame rate allowed to each viewer. The maximum frame rate can be set to Unlimited, or you can limit the frame rate to a value.

An image or text can be superimposed over the image as overlay. See

Save your settings before they can take effect.

Overlay, on page 20

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 d ifferent types of frames such a s I-frames and P-frames. 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, b ut may also have an adverse affect on image quality.

The Axis product supports two H.264 proﬁles.TheMainproﬁle provides higher compression than the Baseline proﬁle with the same video quality, but requires more processing power to decode.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using up mo re bandwidth for increased a ctivity 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 th e bit rate would usually need to increase for increased image activity, but in this case cannot, frame rate and image qualityareaffectednegatively. Topartly compensate for this, it is possible t o prioritize either frame rate or image quality. Not setting a priority means that frame rate and image quality are equally affected. You must save you r settings before they can take effect.

The current bit rate can be set to appear as text overlay. To do this, select the Include text check box option under Overlay Settings and enter the modiﬁer#b in the ﬁeld.

MJPEG

Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the maximum frame size helps to c ontrol the bandwidth and storage used by the Motion JPEG video stream in these situations. Setting the frame size to the Default setting provides consistently good image quality at the expense of increased ba size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage, the maximum frame size should b e set to an optimal value.

ndwidth and storage u sage in low light. Limiting the frame

Stream Proﬁles

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

• When setting up recording using action rules, see

• When setting up a continuous recording, see

• In the Live View page — select the stream proﬁle 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 c a n be created .

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

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

Events, on page 32

Continuous Recording, on page 36

Camera Settings

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

AXIS P3364–VE

Video and Audio

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 increa se bandwidth usage. 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.

The Contrast changes the relative differe nce between light and dark. It can be a djusted using the slidebar.

White Balance

White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the same regardless of the color temperature of the lig ht 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 f rom the drop-down list. For a description of each available setting, see the online h elp

The white balance window is enabled for the Autom atic and Automatic outdoor options that appear in the White balance drop-down list. Select one of the options from the drop-down list to set the white balance window properties. Select Automatic to use the default settings for the Automatic and Autom atic outdoor options (in the White balance drop-down list). Select Custom to manually set a reference window for white balance in the view area.

Wide Dynamic Range

Wide dynamic range (Dynamic Contrast) can improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark areas in the image. Enable W DR in intense backlight conditions. Disable WDR in low light conditions for optimal exposure.

Note

This setting is only pos sible w hen using automatic exposure control.

Exposure Settings

Conﬁgure the e xpo sure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to l considerations.

Exposure value - Click in the bar to ﬁne-tune the expo sure.

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 spee d is a u tom a tically set to produce optimum image quality. Flicker-free 50 or 60 Hz is used to remove

ﬂicker which can be caused by ﬂuorescent and oth

Enable Backlight compensation - Enable t 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 used. For particular requirement, select a predeﬁned area.

Shutter & Gain

The shutter and gain settings affect the amount of motion blur and noise in the image. To adapt to different lighting, available storage space and bandwidth, it is often necessary to prioritize either low motion blur or low noise. The Axis product allows using differ

ent prioritization in normal light and in low light.

er light sources. The Hold current option locks the current exposure settings.

his option if a bright spot of light, for example a light bulb, causes other areas in

ighting, frame r ate and bandwidth

speed is related to the amount of time the shutter is opened and is measured in seconds (s). A slow shutter speed allows

Shutter

more light to reach the sensor and can help produce a brighter image in low light situations. On the other hand, a slow shutter speedcancausemovingobjects to appear blurry.

Set Shutter to

• Auto to set the shutter speed automatically. If required, use Max shutter to limit the shutter speed to prevent the frame rate from being reduced. For example, to get 30 fps, set Max shutter to 1/30.

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