Axis Communications 61339 User manual

Axis Communications
Brand
Axis Communications
Model
61339
Category
Software
Type
User manual
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
UserManual
AboutThisDocument
Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersoftheapplication
AXISVideoMotionDetectionversion3.0.Laterversionsofthis
documentwillbepostedtoAxiswebsite,asrequired.Seealsothe
onlinehelp,availablefromtheapplication’sweb-basedinterface.
LegalConsiderations
Videoandaudiosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
countrytocountry.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusing
thisproductforsurveillancepurposes.
Liability
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis
CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.
IntellectualPropertyRights
AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout
limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore
additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother
countries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
TrademarkAcknowledgments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnP
TM
isa
certicationmarkoftheUPnP
TM
ImplementersCorporation.
ContactInformation
AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden
Tel:+46462721800
Fax:+4646136130
www.axis.com
Support
Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:
•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates
•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproduct,category,orphrase
•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
•chatwithAxissupportstaff(selectedcountriesonly)
•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
LearnMore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
webinars,tutorialsandguides.
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
TableofContents
ApplicationOverview........................................4
Requirements..................................................4
Considerations..................................................4
InstallApplication..........................................5
StartandStoptheApplication.....................................5
CongureApplication.......................................6
MultichannelProducts...........................................6
IncludeArea...................................................6
ExcludeArea...................................................7
VisualConrmation..............................................7
IgnoreFilters...................................................7
UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule.........................10
3
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
ApplicationOverview
ApplicationOverview
AXISVideoMotionDetection3isanapplicationthatdetectsmovingobjectsinthecamera’seldofview.Whenamovingobjectis
detected,AXISVideoMotionDetection3sendsanalarmthatcanbeusedbyAxisnetworkcamerasandvideoencoders,andby
third-partysoftware,to,forexample,recordvideoorsendanotication.
TouseAXISVideoMotionDetection3,theapplicationmustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisproductanditmustbestarted.Toavoid
detectingunwantedobjects,theapplicationshouldbecongured.Includeandexcludeareasareusedtodenethepartsofthescene
inwhichmovingobjectsshouldbedetected.Ignorelterscanbeusedtoavoiddetectingobjectssuchasshadowsofswayingtrees,
lightsfrompassingcarsandsmallanimalsregardlessofwhereinthescenetheobjectsappear.
Duringconguration,visualconrmationcanbeusedtohelpunderstandtheeffectofthedifferentlters.Whenvisualconrmation
isenabled,redpolygonsshowwhichobjectstheapplicationdetectsandgreenpolygonsshowwhichobjectstheapplicationignores.
Requirements
AXISVideoMotionDetection3canbeinstalledinAxisnetworkcamerasandvideoencodersthatsupportAXISCameraApplication
Platform.Theapplicationisintendedforxedcamerasandxeddomes.Acompletelistofcompatibleproductsandrmware
versionsisavailableatwww.axis.com/applications
Theapplicationdoesnotrequireanylicense.
Forfullfunctionality,InternetExplorerandAXISMediaControl(AMC)arerequiredwhenconguringtheapplication.
Considerations
BeforeusingAXISVideoMotionDetection3,takethefollowingintoconsideration:
•Smallanddistantobjectsmightnotbedetected.
•Detectionaccuracymaybeaffectedbyweatherconditionssuchasheavyrainorsnow.
•MakesurethatthelightingconditionsarewithintheAxisproduct’sspecication.Addadditionallightingifneeded.
•Makesurethatthecameraisnotsubjecttoexcessivevibrations.Vibrationsmightcausefalsedetections.
4
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
InstallApplication
InstallApplication
ToinstalltheapplicationinanAxisnetworkcameraorvideoencoder,followthesesteps:
1.Downloadtheapplicationfromwww.axis.com/applications
2.GotoSetup>ApplicationsintheAxisproduct’swebpages.
3.UnderUploadApplication,clickBrowse,locatetheapplicationleandthenclickUploadPackage.
TheapplicationwillappearunderInstalledApplicationsontheApplicationspageandunderOverviewinthemenu.
Note
Applicationscanbeuploadedbyproductadministrators.
StartandStoptheApplication
Tostarttheapplication,selectitintheInstalledApplicationslistontheApplicationspageandclickStart.
Tostoptheapplication,selectitinthelistandclickStop.
5
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
ConfigureApplication
ConfigureApplication
Onceinstalled,theapplicationisavailablefromSetup>Applications>MotionDetection3intheAxisproduct’swebpages.Goto
SettingsandthenclickAXIS AXIS
AXIS
Video Video
Video
Motion Motion
Motion
Detection Detection
Detection
settings settings
settings
toopentheapplication’swebpage.
TocongureAXISVideoMotionDetection3,followthesesteps:
1.Modifythesizeandpositionoftheincludearea.Thisistheareainwhichmovingobjectswillbedetected.SeeInclude
Areaonpage6.
2.Optionally,addoneormoreexcludeareas.Objectsinanexcludeareawillbeignored.SeeExcludeAreaonpage7.
3.ClickSavetoapplythechanges.
4.Usevisualconrmationtoverifythesettings.SeeVisualConrmationonpage7.
5.Iftoomanyunwantedobjectsaredetected,enableandcongureoneormoreoftheignorelters.SeeIgnoreFilters
onpage7.
Aftermodifyingasetting,clickSavetoapplythechanges.Thevideostreamwillberestartedanditmaytakeafewseconds
beforethechangeisapplied.
MultichannelProducts
Formultichannelproducts,theapplicationcanbeusedonallchannelssimultaneously.Eachvideochannelhasitsowninclude
area,excludeareasandignorerules.
Tousetheapplicationonmultiplechannels,theapplicationmustbeenabledandconguredforeachchannel.
•Toswitchbetweenchannels,clickonthetabsbelowthevideoimage.
•Toenabletheapplicationonachannel,switchtothatchannelandclickEnable.
Itisrecommendedtoonlyenablevisualconrmationforonechannelatatime.Makesuretodisablevisualconrmationbefore
startingconguringanotherchannel.
ClickingSavewillsavechangesonallchannels.
IncludeArea
Theincludeareaistheareainwhichmovingobjectswillbedetected.Objectsmovingoutsidetheincludeareawillbeignored.
Theobjectwillbedetectedalsoifonlyapartoftheobjectisinsidetheincludearea.
Note
Tomodifytheincludearea,InternetExplorerandAXISMediaControl(AMC)mustbeused.
Thedefaultincludeareaisasquarethatcoversthewholeimage.Clickontheicontohighlightthearea.
Usethemousetoreshapeandresizetheareasothatitonlycoversthepartoftheimageinwhichmovingobjectsshouldbedetected.
Thedefaultsquarecanbechangedtoapolygonwithupto20points(corners).
•Toaddanewpoint,clickontheincludeareaborder.Dragthepointtothedesiredposition.
•Toremoveapoint,right-clickonthepoint.
•Tomoveapoint,dragthepointtothenewposition.
•Tomovetheentireincludearea,placethemousepointerinsidethearea.Whenthepointerbecomesacross,dragthe
areatothenewposition.
6
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
ConfigureApplication
•Toselecttheincludearea,clickontheborder.
Toresettheincludeareatoitsdefaultsize,clickReset.
ExcludeArea
Anexcludeareaisanareainwhichmovingobjectswillbeignored.Useexcludeareasifthereareareasinsidetheincludearea
thattriggeralotofunwanteddetectedobjects.Upto10excludeareascanbeused.
Note
Toaddandmodifyexcludeareas,InternetExplorerandAXISMediaControl(AMC)mustbeused.
Toaddanexcludearea,clickAdd.Thedefaultexcludeareaisarectangleplacedinthecenteroftheimage.Usethemouse
tomove,reshapeandresizetheareasothatitcoversthedesiredpartoftheimage.Thedefaultsquarecanbechangedtoa
polygonwithupto20points(corners).
•Tomovetheexcludearea,placethemousepointerinsidethearea.Whenthepointerbecomesacross,dragthearea
tothenewposition.
•Toaddanewpoint,clickontheexcludeareaborder.Dragthepointtothedesiredposition.
•Toremoveapoint,right-clickonthepoint.
•Tomoveapoint,dragthepointtothenewposition.
•Toselectanexcludearea,clickontheborder.
Toremoveanexcludearea,selecttheareaandthenclickRemove.
Tohighlighttheexcludeareas,clickonthe
icon.
VisualConrmation
Visualconrmationisusedtovalidatethatthesettingsarecorrect,thatis,thatallobjectsthatshouldbedetectedaredetected.
Note
Tousevisualconrmation,InternetExplorerandAXISMediaControl(AMC)mustbeused.
Whenvisualconrmationisenabled,allmovingobjectsfoundbytheapplicationwillbeencircledandfollowedbypolygons.Ared
polygonindicatesthattheobjectisfoundandisdetectedasamovingobject.Agreenpolygonindicatesthattheobjectisfoundbut
isignoredbecauseitisnotintheincludeareaorbecauseofoneoftheignorelters.
Toenablevisualconrmation:
1.SelecttheEnablevisualconrmationoption.
2.ClickSave.
Note
•Visualconrmationisdisabledafter15minutes.
•Aftermodifyingasetting,clickSavetoapplythechange.Thevideostreamwillberestartedanditmaytakeafewseconds
beforethechangeisapplied.
•Enablingvisualconrmationmayintroducevideolatency.
IgnoreFilters
IfAXISVideoMotionDetection3detectstoomanyunwantedobjects,startbymodifyingtheincludeandexcludeareas.Ifstilltoo
manyobjectsaredetected,useoneormoreoftheignorelters.
7
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
ConfigureApplication
Supportedignorelters:
•Swayingobjects—Usedtoignoreobjectsthatonlymoveashortdistance
•Short-livedobjects—Usedtoignoreobjectsthatonlyappearintheimageforashortperiodoftime
•Smallobjects—Usedtoignoresmallobjects
Ignoreltersareappliedtoallmovingobjectsfoundbytheapplicationandshouldbeconguredwithcaretoensurethatno
importantobjectsareignored.
Onlyuseignoreltersifneededanduseasfewltersaspossible.Enableandcongureonelteratatimeandusevisualconrmation
toverifythesettingsbeforeenablinganotherlter.Whenconguringalter,startwithasmallltersize,clickSaveandusevisual
conrmationtoverifythesettings.Ifrequired,increasetheltersizeinsmallstepsuntilthenumberofunwantedobjectsisreduced.
SwayingObjectIgnoreFilter
Theswayingobjectlterisusedtoavoiddetectingobjectsthatonlymoveashortdistance,forexamplemovingtrees,agsandtheir
shadows.Usethelterifsuchobjectscausealotoffalsedetections.Iftheswayingobjectsinthescenearelarge,forexamplelarge
pondsorlargetrees,useexcludeareasinsteadofthelter.Thelterwillbeappliedtoallmovingobjectsinsceneand,ifsetto
avaluetoolarge,importantobjectsmightnotbedetected.
Whentheswayingobjectlterisenabledandtheapplicationndsamovingobject,theobjectwillnotbereportedasdetected(red
polygoninvisualconrmation)untilithastravelledadistancelargerthanthesetltersize.Thealarmsentbytheapplicationwillbe
sentwhentheobjectisdetected.Ifthealarmisusedtostartarecording,congurethepre-triggertimesothattherecordingalso
includesthetimetheobjectmovedinthescenebeforebeingdetected.
Toenablethelter:
1.SelecttheSwayingobjectsoption.
2.Clickonthe
icontoshowtheltersizeintheimage.
3.Usethemousetoadjusttheltersize.Startwithasmallsize.Objectsmovingadistanceshorterthanthedistancefrom
thecenterofthecrosstooneofthearrowheadswillbeignored.Theltercanbemovedtothelocationofaswaying
objecttomakeiteasiertoadjustthesize.Notethatthelterwillbeappliedtoallobjectsintheimage,notonlytothe
onesatthelocationwherethelterisplaced.
4.ClickSavetoapplythelter.
5.Usevisualconrmationtoverifythesettings.
6.Iftheresultisnotsatisfactory,increasetheltersizeinsmallsteps.
Theltersizecanalsobesetbyenteringavaluebetween10and50intheeld.Thevaluecorrespondstothedistancefromthe
centerofthecrosstooneofthearrowheads.Thevalue100impliesthatanobjectmusttravelfromitsinitialpointtoonethirdofthe
imagewidthorheightbeforebeingdetected.Thevalue50implieshalfthatdistance,thatis,theobjectmusttraveladistanceof
onesixthoftheimagewidthorheightbeforebeingdetected.
Short-LivedObjectIgnoreFilter
Theshort-livedobjectlterisusedtoavoiddetectingobjectsthatonlyappearforashortperiodoftime,suchaslightbeamsfroma
passingcarandquicklymovingshadows.Usethelterifsuchobjectscausealotoffalsedetections.
Whentheshort-livedobjectlterisenabledandtheapplicationndsamovingobject,theobjectwillnotbereportedasdetected
(redpolygoninvisualconrmation)untilthesettimeaspassed.Thealarmsentbytheapplicationwillbesentwhentheobjectis
detected.Ifthealarmisusedtostartarecording,congurethepre-triggertimesothattherecordingalsoincludesthetimethe
objectmovedinthescenebeforebeingdetected.
Toenablethelter:
1.SelecttheShort-livedobjectsoption.
8
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
ConfigureApplication
2.Enterthenumberofsecondsintheeld.Thenumberofsecondsistheminimumtimethatmustpassbeforetheobjectis
detected.Startwithasmallnumber.
3.ClickSavetoapplythelter.
4.Usevisualconrmationtoverifythesettings.
5.Iftheresultisnotsatisfactory,increasetheltersizeinsmallsteps.
SmallObjectIgnoreFilter
Thesmallobjectlterisusedtoavoiddetectingobjectsthataretoosmall.Forexample,ifonlymovingcarsshouldbedetected,the
smallobjectltercanbeusedtoavoiddetectingpeopleandanimals.
Ifusingthesmallobjectlter,takeintoconsiderationthatanobjectfarfromthecameraappearssmallerthananobjectclosetothe
camera.Ifthelterissettoignoreobjectsthesizeofaperson,peoplethatareclosetobecameracanstillbedetectedbecause
theyarelargerthantheltersize.
Toenablethelter:
1.SelecttheSmallobjectsoption.
2.Clickonthe
icontoshowtheltersizeintheimage.
3.Usethemousetoadjusttheltersize.Startwithasmallsize.Movingobjectsthattinsidetherectanglewillbeignored.
Thelterdisplayedintheimagecanbemovedtomakeiteasiertocomparetheltersizewiththesizeofobjects
intheimage.Notethatthelterwillbeappliedtoallobjectsintheimage,alsotoobjectsthatarenotlocatedat
thepositionofthedisplayedlter.
4.ClickSavetoapplythelter.
5.Usevisualconrmationtoverifythesettings.
6.Iftheresultisnotsatisfactory,increasetheltersizeinsmallsteps.
Theltersizecanalsobesetbyenteringthewidthandheightintheelds.Thewidthandheightarethemaximumwidthand
maximumheightoftheobjectstoignoreandaremeasuredinpercentoftheimagewidthandheight.Valuesbetween5and100
canbeused.
9
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule
UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule
Usingactionrules,Axisnetworkcamerasandvideoencoderscanbeconguredto,forexample,recordvideoorsendanotication
whenAXISVideoMotionDetection3detectsamovingobject.
ThefollowingexampleshowshowtoconguretheAxisproducttorecordvideotoanSDcardornetworksharewhen
AXISVideoMotionDetection3detectsmotion.Fordetailedinformationaboutthedifferentsettings,seetheAxisproduct’sonline
helporUserManual.
1.InsertanSDcardintheAxisproduct,orgotoSetup>SystemOptions>StorageintheAxisproduct’swebpagesand
conguretheproducttouseanetworkshare.
2.InstallandcongureAXISVideoMotionDetection3.
3.Optionally,gotoSetup>Video&Audio>StreamProlesandcreateastreamproletouseforrecording.
4.GotoSetup>Events>ActionRulesandclickAddtocreateanewactionrule.
5.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectApplicationsandthenselectVMD3.
6.Congureothersettingsasrequired.Forexample,toonlyrecordvideoduringcertaintimeperiods,selectaSchedule.
7.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.
8.Selectthestreamproleandstoragedevicetouseandcongurethepre-andpost-triggertimes.
9.MakesurethattheruleisenabledandthenclickOK.
Note
ToappearintheTriggerlist,theapplicationmustbestartedanditsstatusmustbeIdleorRunning.
10
UserManualVer.M3.4
AXISVideoMotionDetection3
Date:December2014
©AxisCommunicationsAB,2014
PartNo.61339
  • Page 1 1
  • Page 2 2
  • Page 3 3
  • Page 4 4
  • Page 5 5
  • Page 6 6
  • Page 7 7
  • Page 8 8
  • Page 9 9
  • Page 10 10
  • Page 11 11

Axis Communications 61339 User manual

Axis Communications
Brand
Axis Communications
Model
61339
Category
Software
Type
User manual
Download PDF
report

Ask a question and I''ll find the answer in the document

Finding information in a document is now easier with AI

Related papers

Other documents