Axis P1455-LE Network Camera User manual

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Security cameras
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User manual
AXISP1455-LENetworkCamera
UserManual
AXISP1455-LENetworkCamera
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Accessthedevice...............................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................4
Additionalsettings..........................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................10
Setuprulesandalerts...........................................11
Addaudio.....................................................16
Cleaningrecommendations...................................17
Learnmore................................................18
Viewarea......................................................18
Capturemodes.................................................18
Remotefocusandzoom..........................................18
Privacymasks..................................................18
Overlays.......................................................19
Streamingandstorage...........................................19
Security.......................................................21
Troubleshooting............................................22
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................22
Firmwareoptions...............................................22
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................
22
Upgradethermware............................................22
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................
23
Performanceconsiderations.......................................
24
Contactsupport.................................................25
Specications..............................................26
Productoverview................................................
26
LEDindicators..................................................
26
SDcardslot....................................................
27
Buttons.......................................................
27
Connectors....................................................
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
Chrome
TM
Firefox
®
Edge
®
Safari
®
Windows
®
recommended
xx
OSX
®
recommended
x
Otheroperatingsystems
xx
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage3.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage22.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
Don’texposethepassword.
Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
1
Liveviewcontrolbar
2
Liveview
3
Productname
4
Userinformation,colorthemes,andhelp
5
Videocontrolbar
6
Settingstoggle
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Getstarted
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Settingstabs
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Additionalsettings
Additionalsettings
Adjusttheimage
Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutdifferentimagesettings,seeLearnmoreonpage18.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaorobject,usethelevelingguideincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick
.
2.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaorobject,isalignedwiththelevelingguide.
Adjustthefocus
1.GotoSettings>Image>FocusandclickShowAFarea.
2.Adjusttheautofocusareatocoverthepartoftheimagethatyouwanttobeinfocus.
Ifyoudon’tselectanautofocusarea,thecamerafocusesontheentirescene.Werecommendthatyoufocusona
staticobject.
3.ClickAutofocus.
4.Tonetunethefocus,usethefocusslider.
Selectexposuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
OptimizeIRillumination
Dependingontheinstallationenvironmentandtheconditionsaroundthecamera,forexampleexternallightsourcesinthescene,
youcansometimesimprovetheIRilluminationifyoumanuallyadjusttheintensityoftheLED’s.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andturnonAllowillumination.
2.TurnonLiveviewcontrol.
3.MinimizeSettings.
4.Intheliveviewcontrolbar,clicktheIlluminationbutton,turnonIRlightandselectManual.
5.Adjusttheintensity.
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Additionalsettings
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Astheavailablelightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticallyshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
2.Todetermineatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoshifttonightmode,settheDay-nightshiftprioritytoDay,
NightorNone.
3.EnableAllowIRilluminationandSynchronizeIRilluminationtousethecamera’sIRlightwhennightmodeisactivated.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Reducesharpnessintheimage.
Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinSettings>Image>Exposure:
SetExposuremodetoAutomaticandturnonMotion-adaptiveexposure.
Note
Motion-adaptiveexposureworksbestwhenyoumovetheBlur-noisetrade-offsliderfullytowardLownoise.
MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
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Additionalsettings
ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
Note
WDRmightcauseartifactsintheimage.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.UsetheTonemappingslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
5.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Compensateforbarreldistortion
Barreldistortionisaphenomenonwherestraightlinesappearincreasinglybentclosertotheedgesoftheframe.Awideeldofview
oftencreatesbarreldistortioninanimage.Barreldistortioncorrectioncompensatesforthisdistortion.
Note
Barreldistortioncorrectionaffectstheimageresolutionandeldofview.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonBarreldistortioncorrection(BDC).
3.Usetheslidertoimprovetheimage.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
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Additionalsettings
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
Note
MakesuretoaimIRLEDsawayfromwallsorweathershields.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,logintothewebpageandgotoSettings>System>Orientation.
3.Click
.
4.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Improvelicenseplaterecognition
Tobetterrecognizethelicenseplateofacarpassingbythecamera,youcanapplyandadjustanumberofthings.
Oneoptionistousethepixelcounterinyourcameratosettheoptimalpixelresolution:
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick
.
2.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectangleinthecamera’sliveviewaroundtheareaofinterest,forexample
wherethelicenseplatesofpassingcarsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedby
thesidesoftherectangle.
Note
Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.
Inaddition,youcantrytoadjustthefollowingtooptimizelicenseplaterecognition:
Shutterspeed
Gain
Zoom
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
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Additionalsettings
3.Adjustthesize,color,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
Showanimageoverlay
Toaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream:
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.ClickImagelist.
3.UploadanimageandclickDone.
4.ClickCreateoverlay.
5.SelectImageandclickCreate.
6.SelectImageandclickOk.
7.SelectImportanduploadanimage.
8.Selecttheimagefromthedrop-downlist.
9.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
10.ClickCreate.
Viewandrecordvideo
Tolearnmoreaboutsettingsforviewingandrecordingvideo,seeStreamingandstorageonpage19.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Ifyoureducethebandwidthitcanresultinlossofdetailsinthepicture.
1.GotoliveviewandselectH.264.
2.GotoSettings>Stream.
3.Dooneormoreofthefollowing:
-TurnontheZipstreamfunctionalityandselectthedesiredlevel.
Note
ThezipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnondynamicGOPandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.
-Increasethecompression.
-TurnondynamicFPS.
Note
WebbrowsersdonotsupportH.265decoding.UseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationsupportingH.265decoding.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupnetworkstorage:
1.GotoSettings>System>Storage.
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Additionalsettings
2.ClickSetupunderNetworkstorage.
3.EntertheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.Enterthenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserver.
5.Movetheswitchifthesharerequiresalogin,andenterusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
Recordandwatchvideo
Torecordvideoyoumustrstsetupnetworkstorage,seeSetupnetworkstorageonpage10,orhaveanSDcardinstalled.
Recordvideo
1.Gotothecamera’sliveview.
2.Tostartarecording,clickRecord.Clickagaintostoptherecording.
Watchvideo
1.ClickStorage>Gotorecordings.
2.Selectyourrecordinginthelistanditwillplayautomatically.
Setuprulesandalerts
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhenitrecords.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventstosetuparule.Theruledeneswhenthecamerawillperformcertainactions.Rules
canbesetupasscheduled,recurring,orforexample,triggeredbymotiondetection.
2.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
3.SelectwhichActionthecamerashouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,thentheruleneedstoberestartedforthechangestotakeeffect.
Note
Ifyouchangethedenitionofastreamprolethatisusedinarule,thenyouneedtorestartalltherulesthatusethat
streamprole.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsmotionandto
stoponeminuteafter.
MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
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Additionalsettings
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.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion:
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.
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Additionalsettings
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsloudnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseandto
stoponeminuteafter.
Note
Thefollowinginstructionsrequirethatamicrophoneisconnectedtoaudio-in.
Turnonaudio:
1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage16.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors>Audiodetection.
2.Adjustthealarmlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
5.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSDcard.
9.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsimpact
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.
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8.SelectaCamera.
9.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
10.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
11.Selectwheretosavetherecordings.
12.ClickSave.
Providevisualindicationofanongoingevent
YouhavetheoptiontoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoyournetworkcamera.ThisLEDcanbeconguredtoturnonwhenever
certaineventsoccurinthecamera.Forexample,toletpeopleknowthatvideorecordingisinprogress.
Requiredhardware
AXISI/OIndicationLED
AnAxisnetworkvideocamera
Note
AXISI/OIndicationLEDshouldbeconnectedtoanoutputport.
Note
ForinstructionsonhowtoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLED,seetheinstallationguideprovidedwiththeproduct.
ThefollowingexampleshowshowtocongurearulethatturnsontheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoindicatethatcameraisrecording.
1.GotoSettings>System>I/OPorts.
2.MakesurethattheportyouconnectedtheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoissettoOutput.SetthenormalstatetoOpen
circuit(NO).
3.GotoSettings>System>Events.
4.Createanewrule.
5.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggerthecameratostartrecording.Itcan,forexample,beatimescheduleor
motiondetection.
6.Inthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.Selectastreamproleorcreateanew.AlsosetthePrebufferandPostbuffer
asrequired.
7.Savetherule.
8.CreateasecondruleandselectthesameConditionasintherstrule.
9.Inthelistofactions,selectToggleI/Owhiletheruleisactive,andthenselecttheporttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDis
connectedto.SetthestatetoActive.
10.Savetherule.
OtherscenarioswhereAXISI/OIndicationLEDcanbeusedareforexample:
ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenthecamerastarts,toindicatethepresenceofthecamera.SelectSystemreadyas
acondition.
ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenlivestreamisactivetoindicatethatapersonoraprogramisaccessingastreamfrom
thecamera.SelectLivestreamaccessedasacondition.
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Additionalsettings
Setupintrusionalarm
Beforeyoustart
Connecttheintrusionalarmswitchtopin1(ground)andpin3(digitalinput)ofthecamera’sI/Oconnector.
Conguretheinputport
1.GotoSettings>System>I/Oports.
2.ForPort1:
2.1SelectClosedcircuit(NC)inthedrop-downmenu.
Createarule
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectDigitalinput.
4.Inthelistofports,selectInput1.
5.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
6.SelectarecipientfromthelistorgotoRecipientstocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click
.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
7.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
8.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintsthelens
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.
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7.ClickSave.
Addaudio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoSettings>AudioandturnonAllowaudio.
2.GotoInput>Typeandselectyouraudiosource.
Editthestreamprolewhichisusedfortherecording:
3.GotoSettings>StreamandclickStreamproles.
4.SelectthestreamproleandclickAudio.
5.SelectthecheckboxandselectInclude.
6.ClickSave.
7.ClickClose.
Connecttoanetworkspeaker
NetworkspeakerpairingallowsyoutouseacompatibleAxisnetworkspeakerasifitisconnecteddirectlytothecamera.Once
paired,thespeakeractsasanaudiooutdevicewhereyoucanplayaudioclipsandtransmitsoundthroughthecamera.
Important
Forthisfeaturetoworkwithavideomanagementsoftware(VMS),youmustrstpairthecamerawiththenetworkspeaker,
thenaddthecameratoyourVMS.
Paircamerawithnetworkspeaker
1.GotoSettings>System>Accessories>Networkspeakerpairing.
2.Typethenetworkspeaker’sIPaddress,usernameandpassword.
3.ClickConnect.AconrmationmessageappearsandUsespeakerpairingisturnedon.
4.GotoSettings>Audio.
5.TurnonAllowaudio.
6.MakesurethataudiomodeissettoHalfduplexorSimplex-NetworkCameraspeakeronly.Otherwise,thecamerawill
notcommunicatewiththenetworkspeaker.
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Cleaningrecommendations
Cleaningrecommendations
NO NO
NO
TICE TICE
TICE
Neveruseharshdetergent,forexamplegasoline,benzene,oracetone.
1.Useacanofcompressedairtoremoveanydustorloosedirtfromthedevice.
2.Ifnecessary,cleanthelenswithasoftclothdampenedwithlukewarmwater.
Note
Avoidcleaningindirectsunlightoratelevatedtemperatures,asthismaycausestainswhenthewaterdropletsdry.
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Learnmore
Learnmore
Viewarea
Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.Youcanstreamandstoreviewareasinsteadofthefullviewtominimizebandwidth
andstorageneeds.IfyouenablePTZforaviewarea,youcanpan,tiltandzoomwithinit.Byusingviewareasyoucanremoveparts
ofthefullview,forexample,thesky.
Whenyousetupaviewarea,werecommendyoutosetthevideostreamresolutiontothesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Ifyousetthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeitimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
whichrequiresmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.
Capturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumresolutionandmaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Ifusingacapturemodewith
asmallerresolutionthanthemaximumresolution,theangleofviewisreduced.Thecapturemodealsoaffectslightsensitivity.A
capturemodewithahighmaximumframeratehasreducedlightsensitivityandviceversa.
Thelowerresolutioncapturemodeiscroppedoutfromthehighestresolution.
Theimageshowshowtheeldofviewandaspectratiocanchangebetweentwodifferentcapturemodes.
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheetataxis.com.
Remotefocusandzoom
Theremotefocusandzoomfunctionalityallowsyoutomakefocusandzoomadjustmentstoyourcamerafromacomputer.Itisa
convenientwaytoensurethatthescene’sfocus,viewingangleandresolutionareoptimizedwithouthavingtovisitthecamera’s
installationlocation.
Privacymasks
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatcoversapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacymasksappeareitheras
blocksofsolidcolororwithamosaicpattern.
You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.
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Important
Ifyouusemultipleprivacymasksitmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Important
Setthezoomandfocusbeforeyoucreateaprivacymask.
Overlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.
Thevideostreamingindicatorisanothertypeofoverlay.Itshowsyouthattheliveviewvideostreamislive.
Streamingandstorage
Videocompressionformats
Decidewhichcompressionmethodtousebasedonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesofyournetwork.The
availableoptionsare:
MotionJPEG
Note
ToensuresupportfortheOpusaudiocodec,theMotionJPEGstreamisalwayssentoverRTP.
MotionJPEG,orMJPEG,isadigitalvideosequencethatismadeupofaseriesofindividualJPEGimages.Theseimagesarethen
displayedandupdatedataratesufcienttocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.Fortheviewertoperceivemotion
videotheratemustbeatleast16imageframespersecond.Fullmotionvideoisperceivedat30(NTSC)or25(PAL)framespersecond.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.
H.264orMPEG-4Part10/AVC
Note
H.264isalicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Toinstalladditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedtotheMotion
JPEGformatandbyasmuchas50%comparedtotheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,highervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
H.265orMPEG-HPart2/HEVC
Note
H.265islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.265viewingclientlicense.Toinstalladditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
HowdoImage,Stream,andStreamprolesettingsrelatetoeachother?
TheImagetabcontainscamerasettingsthataffectallvideostreamsfromtheproduct.Ifyouchangesomethinginthistab,it
immediatelyaffectsallvideostreamsandrecordings.
TheStreamtabcontainssettingsforvideostreams.Yougetthesesettingsifyourequestavideostreamfromtheproductanddon’t
specifyforexampleresolution,orframerate.WhenyouchangethesettingsintheStreamtab,itdoesn’taffectongoingstreams,but
itwilltakeeffectwhenyoustartanewstream.
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TheStreamprolessettingsoverridethesettingsfromtheStreamtab.Ifyourequestastreamwithaspecicstreamprole,the
streamcontainsthesettingsofthatprole.Ifyourequestastreamwithoutspecifyingastreamprole,orrequestastreamprole
thatdoesn'texistintheproduct,thestreamcontainsthesettingsfromtheStreamtab.
Bitratecontrol
Withbitratecontrol,youcanmanagethebandwidthconsumptionofyourvideostream.
Variablebitrate(VBR)
Withvariablebitrate,thebandwidthconsumptionvariesbasedonthelevelofactivityinthescene.Themoreactivityinthescene,
themorebandwidthyouneed.Youareguaranteedconstantimagequalitybutitrequiresstoragemargins.
Maximumbitrate(MBR)
Withmaximumbitrate,youcansetatargetbitratetohandlebitratelimitationsinyoursystem.Youmayseeadeclineinimage
qualityorframeratewhentheinstantaneousbitrateiskeptbelowthespeciedtargetbitrate.Youcanchoosetoeitherprioritize
imagequalityorframerate.Werecommendthatyoucongurethetargetbitratetoahighervaluethantheexpectedbitrate.This
givesyouamarginforadditionalcomplexitythatneedstobecaptured.
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Targetbitrate
Averagebitrate(ABR)
Withaveragebitrate,thebitrateisautomaticallyadjustedoveralongertimescale.Thisissoyoucanmeetthespeciedtargetand
providethebestvideoqualitybasedonyouravailablestorage.Bitrateishigherinsceneswithalotofactivity,comparedtostatic
scenes.Youaremorelikelytogetbetterimagequalitywhenneededwhenusingtheaveragebitrateoption.Youcandenethetotal
storagerequiredtostorethevideostreamforaspeciedamountoftime(retentiontime)whenimagequalityisadjustedtomeetthe
speciedtargetbitrate.Specifytheaveragebitratesettingsinoneofthefollowingways:
Tocalculatetheestimatedstorageneed,setthetargetbitrateandtheretentiontime.
Tocalculatetheaveragebitrate,basedonavailablestorageandrequiredretentiontime,usethetargetbitratecalculator.
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Axis P1455-LE Network Camera User manual

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