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AXIS FA51-B Main Unit

Additional settings

Additional settings

Adjust the image

This section includes instructions about how to configure your device. If you want to learn more about how certain features
function, go to

Learn more on page 14

.

Level the camera

To adjust the view in relation to a reference area or an object, use the leveling guide in combination with a mechanical adjustment
of the camera.

1. Go to

Settings > System > Orientation

and click

.

2. Adjust the camera mechanically until the position of the reference area or the object is aligned with the leveling guide.

Select exposure mode

There are different exposure mode options in the camera that adjusts aperture, shutter speed, and gain to improve image quality for
specific surveillance scenes. Go to

Settings > Image > Exposure

and select between the following exposure modes:

For most use cases, select

Automatic

exposure.

For environments with certain artificial lighting, for example fluorescent lighting, select

Flicker-free

.

Select the same frequency as the power line frequency.

For environments with certain artificial light and bright light, for example outdoors with fluorescent lighting at night and
sun during daytime, select

Flicker-reduced

.

Select the same frequency as the power line frequency.

To lock the current exposure settings, select

Hold current

.

Reduce motion blur in low-light conditions

To reduce motion blur in low-light conditions, adjust one or more of the following settings in

Settings > 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.

Handle scenes with strong backlight

Dynamic range is the difference in light levels in an image. In some cases the difference between the darkest and the brightest
areas can be significant. The result is often an image where either the dark or the bright areas are visible. Wide dynamic range
(WDR) makes both dark and bright areas of the image visible.

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Summary of Contents for FA51-B

Page 1: ...AXIS FA51 B Main Unit User Manual ...

Page 2: ... rules and alerts 11 Learn more 14 Privacy masks 14 Overlays 14 Streaming and storage 14 Applications 15 Troubleshooting 17 Reset to factory default settings 17 Firmware options 17 Check the current firmware 17 Upgrade the firmware 17 Technical issues clues and solutions 18 Performance considerations 19 Contact support 20 Specifications 21 Product overview 21 LED indicators 21 SD card slot 21 Butt...

Page 3: ...stic outer coating from the end of the cable 3 Peel back the shield 4 Flatten the colored wires in the order described below 1 Brown 2 White brown 3 Not used 4 Not used 5 White blue 6 Blue 5 Insert the wires all the way into a shielded 6P6C RJ12 connector NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Make sure that the wires stay in the correct order and that the cable shield makes good contact with the connector shield...

Page 4: ...owser Verify that no one has tampered with the firmware To make sure that the device has its original Axis firmware or to take full control of the device after a security attack 1 Reset to factory default settings See Reset to factory default settings on page 17 After the reset secure boot guarantees the state of the device 2 Configure and install the device Set a new password for the root account...

Page 5: ...n for your data and services Axis devices do not impose a password policy as they may be used in various types of installations To protect your data we strongly recommend that you Use a password with at least 8 characters preferably created by a password generator Don t expose the password Change the password at a recurring interval at least once a year Webpage overview 1 Live view control bar 2 L...

Page 6: ...AXIS FA51 B Main Unit Get started 7 Settings tabs 6 ...

Page 7: ...he same frequency as the power line frequency For environments with certain artificial light and bright light for example outdoors with fluorescent lighting at night and sun during daytime select Flicker reduced Select the same frequency as the power line frequency To lock the current exposure settings select Hold current Reduce motion blur in low light conditions To reduce motion blur in low ligh...

Page 8: ...urn on WDR 3 Use the Local contrast slider to adjust the amount of WDR 4 If you still have problems go to Exposure and adjust the Exposure zone to cover the area of interest Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis com web articles wdr Monitor long and narrow areas Use corridor format to better utilize the full field of view in a long and narrow area for example a staircase hallway road o...

Page 9: ...ick 4 Rotate the view 90 or 270 Find out more at axis com axis corridor format Hide parts of the image with privacy masks You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image To watch this video go to the web version of this document www axis com products online manual 71903 t10106902 How to create a privacy mask 1 Go to Settings Privacy mask 2 Click New 3 Adjust the size color a...

Page 10: ...eo This section includes instructions about how to configure your device To learn more about how streaming and storage works go to Streaming and storage on page 14 Reduce bandwidth and storage Important If you reduce the bandwidth it can result in loss of details in the picture 1 Go to live view and select H 264 2 Go to Settings Stream 3 Do one or more of the following Turn on dynamic GOP and set ...

Page 11: ... rules to make your device perform an action when certain events occur A rule consists of conditions and actions The conditions can be used to trigger the actions For example the device can start a recording or send an email when it detects motion or show an overlay text while the device is recording Trigger an action 1 Go to Settings System Events to set up a rule The rule defines when the device...

Page 12: ...e a name for the rule 3 In the list of conditions under Application select AXIS Video Motion Detection VMD 4 In the list of actions under Recordings select Record video while the rule is active 5 Select an existing stream profile or create a new one 6 Set the prebuffer time to 5 seconds 7 Set the postbuffer time to 60 seconds 8 In the list of storage options select SD card 9 Click Save Show a text...

Page 13: ...Enter D in the text field 7 Choose text size and appearance 8 To position the text overlay choose Custom or one of the presets Create a rule 9 Go to System Events Rules and add a rule 10 Type a name for the rule 11 In the list of conditions select AXIS Video Motion Detection 12 In the list of actions select Use overlay text 13 Select a view area 14 Type Motion detected 15 Set the duration 16 Click...

Page 14: ...at and by as much as 50 compared to the MPEG 4 standard This means that less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video file Or seen another way higher video quality can be achieved for a given bitrate How do Image Stream and Stream profile settings relate to each other The Image tab contains camera settings that affect all video streams from the product If you change something i...

Page 15: ...lue than the expected bitrate This gives you a margin for additional complexity that needs to be captured 1 Target bitrate Applications AXIS Camera Application Platform ACAP is an open platform that enables third parties to develop analytics and other applications for Axis products To find out more about available applications downloads trials and licenses go to axis com applications To find the u...

Page 16: ...e manual 71903 t10001688 How to activate an application licence code on a device AXIS Face Detector AXIS Face Detector is an application that detects faces in a predefined area of the live video The detected faces are marked within boxes To find out more about the application see axis com products axis face detector 16 ...

Page 17: ...ny significant functional changes or affecting any existing integrations For more detailed information about Axis product firmware strategy go to axis com support firmware Check the current firmware Firmware is the software that determines the functionality of network devices One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the current firmware version The latest version...

Page 18: ... type ping and the IP address of the device If you receive Reply from IP address bytes 32 time 10 this means that the IP address may already be in use by another device on the network Obtain a new IP address from the network administrator and reinstall the device If you receive Request timed out this means that the IP address is available for use with the Axis device Check all cabling and reinstal...

Page 19: ...eck with the network administrator that there is enough bandwidth available Lower the image resolution Performance considerations When setting up your system it is important to consider how various settings and situations affect the performance Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth the bitrate required others can affect the frame rate and some affect both If the load on the CPU reaches its m...

Page 20: ...AXIS FA51 B Main Unit Troubleshooting Contact support Contact support at axis com support 20 ...

Page 21: ...shes during firmware upgrade or reset to factory default Amber Red Flashes amber red if network connection is unavailable or lost SD card slot NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Risk of damage to SD card Do not use sharp tools metal objects or excessive force when inserting or removing the SD card Use your fingers to insert and remove the card Risk of data loss and corrupted recordings Do not remove the SD ca...

Page 22: ...vides the interface to Digital input For connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit for example PIR sensors door window contacts and glass break detectors Digital output For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX Application Programming Interface trough an event or from the product s webpage 4 pin terminal bloc...

Page 23: ...t 12 V max 50mA 3 I O configured as input 4 I O configured as output RJ12 connector The RJ12 connector is used for connecting the sensor unit to the main unit For information on how to shorten the sensor unit cable see Shorten the sensor unit cable on page 3 23 ...

Page 24: ...User Manual Ver M1 8 AXIS FA51 B Main Unit Date May 2021 Axis Communications AB 2021 Part No T10166227 ...

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