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AXIS P3224-LVE Network Camera

Video

Video

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

Video stream. See

page 18

.

Stream profiles. See

page 20

.

Camera settings. See

page 20

.

View areas. See

page 23

.

Overlay image. See

page 23

.

Privacy mask. See

page 25

.

Set Up Video Streams

To set up the product’s video streams, go to

Video

>

Video Stream

.

The video stream settings are divided into the following tabs:

Image. See

page 18

.

H.264. See

page 19

.

Zipstream. See

page 19

MJPEG. See

page 20

.

Pixel Counter

The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image. The pixel counter is useful in situations where there is a
requirement that the image is a certain size, for example in face recognition.

The pixel counter can be accessed from:

Video > Video Stream

. Under

Preview

, click

Open

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

.

The Live View page in Internet Explorer with AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Windows. Right-click in the image and select

Pixel counter

. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle.

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.

Mirror image

. If required, the image can be mirrored.

Rotate image

. If required, the image can be rotated.

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Summary of Contents for AXIS P3224-LVE Mk II

Page 1: ...AXIS P3224 LVE Network Camera User Manual...

Page 2: ...mpatibility EMC Directive 2004 108 EC See Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC on page 2 Low Voltage LVD Directive 2006 95 EC See Safety on page 3 Restrictions of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive 2011...

Page 3: ...penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste Europe This symbol means that the product shall not be disposed of together with household or commercial waste Directive 2012 19 EU on...

Page 4: ...result in death or serious injury CAUTION Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Indicates a situation which if not avoid...

Page 5: ...p 17 Focus Zoom 17 Video 18 Set Up Video Streams 18 Stream Profiles 20 Camera Settings 20 View Area 23 Overlay 23 Privacy Mask 25 Configure the Live View Page 27 PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom 29 Preset Positions...

Page 6: ...of Contents Advanced 56 Reset to Factory Default Settings 56 Troubleshooting 57 Check the Firmware 57 Upgrade the Firmware 57 Symptoms Possible Causes and Remedial Actions 57 Technical Specifications...

Page 7: ...emanding electrical environments shall be intended for their specific use Make sure that the network devices are installed in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions For information about regu...

Page 8: ...e Status LED flashes green Connecting to AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service See page 49 To connect press and hold the button for about 3 seconds LED Indicators Status LED Indication Unlit Connection an...

Page 9: ...om the drop down list If you do not know the IP address use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network For information about how to discover and assign an IP address see the document Assign...

Page 10: ...assword via a standard HTTP connection enter it directly in the dialog To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection follow these steps 1 Click Use HTTPS A temporary certificate valid for one...

Page 11: ...ditions Click WDR off to disable WDR in low light conditions for optimal exposure Select a stream profile for the Live View page from the Stream Profile drop down list For information about how to con...

Page 12: ...to cancel full screen view The Record button is used to record the current video stream on your computer The location where the recording is saved can be specified in the AMC Control Panel Enable thi...

Page 13: ...nd 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 positio...

Page 14: ...affic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream Note that there are a maximum of 10 simultaneous unicast connections Multicast RTP This method RTP over UDP should be used for live...

Page 15: ...xis product in the following ways Motion JPEG server push if supported by the client Chrome or Firefox for example This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and wh...

Page 16: ...Note ip IP addess The Axis product supports QuickTime 6 5 1 and later QuickTime may add latency to the video stream It may be possible to use other players to view the H 264 stream using the paths abo...

Page 17: ...as described in the Installation Guide 2 Go to Video Focus Zoom 3 On the Basic tab set the zoom level using the slider The buttons and move the zoom position one step in either direction The buttons a...

Page 18: ...can be accessed from Video Video Stream Under Preview click Open 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 t...

Page 19: ...ell If there is a surplus in bandwidth this may not be an issue and selecting Variable bit rate VBR will be sufficient But if bandwidth is limited it is recommended to control the bit rate by selectin...

Page 20: ...d 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 shoul...

Page 21: ...Use the slider to adjust the contrast where a higher value produces an image with high contrast between the dark and light areas White Balance To change this setting go to Setup Video Camera Settings...

Page 22: ...nced Plain Config Low Light Use the slider to set the Priority between Low motion blur and Low noise When prioritizing low motion blur slider all the way to the right the camera will automatically inc...

Page 23: ...ped part of the full view Each view area is treated as a video source in Live View and has its own video stream and PTZ settings When setting up a view area it is recommended that the video stream res...

Page 24: ...of an overlay image will remain the same regardless of resolution and Pan Tilt Zoom movements Use a privacy mask to set up a dynamic mask which will always mask the specified part of monitored area Fo...

Page 25: ...Video Video Stream and select the Image tab 2 Under Overlay Settings select Include text 3 Enter the modifier D and optionally additional text which will be displayed also when the action rule is not...

Page 26: ...AXIS P3224 LVE Network Camera Video Important Adding many privacy masks may affect the product s performance 26...

Page 27: ...2 or higher JRE J2SE 5 0 or higher Windows Internet Explorer Still image Displays still images only Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image Server Push Recommended viewer for othe...

Page 28: ...ined Links To display user defined links in the Live View page select the Show custom link option give the link a name and then enter the URL to link to When defining a web link do not remove the http...

Page 29: ...ion field 4 Click Add to save the preset position To include the preset position name in the overlay text go to Video select Include overlay text and enter the modifier P in the field For more informa...

Page 30: ...the options under Enable Disable controls If using multiple view areas deselecting a control will only disable the control in the selected view area Note Disabling PTZ controls will not affect preset...

Page 31: ...strator is in control 3 Operator Same as administrator but with lower priority 4 Guard Tour A guard tour see page 29 has PTZ control for an indefinite period of time It may be overridden by an operato...

Page 32: ...send an email select Send Notification and select a Recipient from the list of defined recipients Note The While the rule is active option under Duration cannot be used with camera tampering since ca...

Page 33: ...eaks in the Activity window 6 Click Save To exclude parts of the include window select the Configure Excluded Windows and position the exclude window within the include window To delete an include or...

Page 34: ...a low object size To avoid triggering on small objects select a high object size While monitoring an area where moving objects are not expected select a high history level This will cause motion dete...

Page 35: ...Upload Package 3 Install the license if applicable For instructions see the documentation provided by the application vendor 4 Start the application Go to page Applications select the application in t...

Page 36: ...VE Network Camera Applications If the Axis product is reset to factory default installed applications and their settings are removed For information about factory default see Reset to Factory Default...

Page 37: ...dditional conditions and click Add to add additional triggers When using additional conditions all conditions must be met to trigger the action To prevent an action from being triggered repeatedly a W...

Page 38: ...ule if storage problems are detected for example if the storage device is unavailable removed full locked or if other read or write problems occur This can for example be used to send maintenance noti...

Page 39: ...lect a recipient Type 4 Enter the information needed for the recipient type 5 Click Test to test the connection to the recipient 6 Click OK Recipient Types The following recipients are available Recip...

Page 40: ...Go to Events Recipients and click Add 2 Enter a Name and select Email from the Type list 3 Enter the email addresses to send emails to in the To field Use commas to separate multiple addresses 4 Selec...

Page 41: ...Events Recurrences and click Add 2 Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern 3 Click OK To use the recurrence in an action rule first select Time from the Trigger drop down list in the Action R...

Page 42: ...gured under System Options Date Time see Date Time on page 47 To find a recording follow these steps 1 Go to Recordings List 2 To reduce the number of recordings displayed select the desired options u...

Page 43: ...42 3 Select the recording and click Export The Export Recording dialog opens 4 By default the complete recording is selected To export a part of the recording modify the start and stop times 5 Optiona...

Page 44: ...g the product to factory default settings will erase any uploaded language files and reset the product language to English Clicking the Restore button on the Maintenance page will not affect the langu...

Page 45: ...erface Forum is a global interface standard that makes it easier for end users integrators consultants and manufacturers to take advantage of the possibilities offered by network video technology ONVI...

Page 46: ...tication server a CA signed client certificate to authenticate the Axis product To create and install certificates go to System Options Security Certificates See Certificates on page 46 Many CA certif...

Page 47: ...product s date and time settings are configured under System Options Date Time Current Server Time displays the current date and time 24h clock The time can be displayed in 12h clock in the text over...

Page 48: ...ARP and Ping For instructions see Assign IP Address Using ARP Ping on page 48 The ARP Ping service is enabled by default but is automatically disabled two minutes after the product is started or as s...

Page 49: ...The Axis product will constantly attempt to connect to the AVHS service over the Internet Once registered the product will stay connected to the service This option can be used when the product is al...

Page 50: ...twork TCP IP Advanced In addition to the default setting which is 80 any port in the range 1024 65535 can be used HTTPS The HTTPS port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options Netw...

Page 51: ...Network TCP IP Advanced The default port is 554 Note H 264 video streams will not be available if the RTSP server is disabled SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol The Axis product can be configu...

Page 52: ...d To use SNMP v3 HTTPS must be enabled see HTTPS on page 45 To enable SNMP v3 check the box and provide the initial user password Note The initial password can only be set once If the password is lost...

Page 53: ...ove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks To stop writing to the card and protect recordings from being removed select Lock under General Settings Mount and Unmount SD Card NO N...

Page 54: ...are supported htm Note For NAS recommendations see www axis com To add a network share 1 Go to System Options Storage 2 Click Network Share 3 Enter the IP address DNS or Bonjour name to the host serve...

Page 55: ...image settings and recent log items Many of the captions are links to the proper Setup page Logs Reports The System Options Support Logs Reports page generates logs and reports useful for system analy...

Page 56: ...iguration Most parameters can be set and modified from this page To open Plain Config go to System Options Advanced Plain Config Axis Support does not provide assistance Reset to Factory Default Setti...

Page 57: ...t functionality available Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release before upgrading the firmware To upgrade the product s firmware 1 Save the firmware fil...

Page 58: ...Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www axis com techsup Certificate error when using IEEE 802 1X For authentication to work properly the date and time settings in the Axis pro...

Page 59: ...Capture Mode on page 20 The maximum frames per second is dependent on the utility frequency 60 50 Hz of the Axis product See Technical Specifications on page 60 Video and image problems general Image...

Page 60: ...ic gain control Exposure zones Backlight compensation Fine tuning of behavior at low light WDR Forensic Capture Up to 120 dB depending on scene Local contrast Text and image overlay Mirroring of image...

Page 61: ...HC microSDXC card Support for recording to dedicated network attached storage NAS For SD card and NAS recommendations see www axis com Operating conditions 30 C to 50 C 22 F to 122 F Humidity 10 to 10...

Page 62: ...o consider High image resolution and or lower compression levels result in images containing more data Bandwidth affected Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and or unicast H 264 clients Bandwidth...

Page 63: ...User Manual Ver M2 2 AXIS P3224 LVE Network Camera Date July 2015 Axis Communications AB 2015 Part No 1493506...

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