AXIS M31 Network Camera Series
Configure your device
Benefit from IR light in low-light conditions by using night mode
Your camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day. As the available light diminishes, you can set the camera to
automatically shift to night mode, in which the camera uses both visible light and near-infrared light to deliver black-and-white
images. Since the camera uses more of the available light, it can deliver brighter, more detailed images.
1. Go to
Video > Image > Day-night mode
, and make sure that the
IR-cut filter
is set to
Auto
.
2. To set the light level at which the camera will shift to night mode, move the
Threshold
slider toward
Bright
or
Dark
.
3. To use the camera’s IR light when night mode is activated, turn on
Allow IR illumination
and
Synchronize IR illumination
.
Reduce noise in low-light conditions
To reduce noise in low-light conditions, you can adjust one or more of the following settings:
•
Adjust the trade-off between noise and motion blur. Go to
Image > Exposure
and move the
Blur-noise trade-off
slider toward
Low noise
.
•
Set the exposure mode to automatic.
Note
A high max shutter value can result in motion blur.
•
To slow down the shutter speed, set max shutter to the highest possible value.
•
Reduce sharpness in the image.
•
Open the aperture.
Reduce motion blur in low-light conditions
To reduce motion blur in low-light conditions, adjust one or more of the following settings in
Video > Image > Exposure
:
•
Move the
Blur-noise trade-off
slider toward
Low motion blur
.
Note
When you increase the gain, image noise also increases.
•
Set
Max shutter
to a shorter time, and
Max gain
to a higher value.
If you still have problems with motion blur:
•
Increase the light level in the scene.
•
Mount the camera so that objects move toward it or away from it rather than sideways.
Maximize the details in an image
Important
If you maximize the details in an image, the bitrate will probably increase and you might get a reduced frame rate.
•
Make sure to select the capture mode that has the highest resolution.
•
Go to
Video > Stream > General
and set the compression as low as possible.
•
Below the live view image, click
and in
Video format
, select
MJPEG
.
•
Go to
H.264 and H.265 encoding
and turn off Zipstream functionality.
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