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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series

Additional settings

Additional settings

Adjust the image

To find out more about what you can do with the image, see

Learn more on page 13

.

Select capture mode

Which capture mode to choose depends on the requirements of frame rate and resolution for the specific surveillance setup. For
specifications about available capture modes, see the product’s datasheet. To find the latest version of the datasheet, go to

axis.com

.

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

.

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

Flicker-reduced

.

To lock the current exposure settings, select

Hold current

.

Hide parts of the image with privacy masks

You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image.

1. Go to

Settings > Privacy mask

.

2. Click

New

.

3. Adjust the size, color, and name of the privacy mask according to your needs.

Improve facial recognition

To better recognize the face of a person passing by the camera, you can set the optimal pixel resolution with the camera’s pixel
counter.

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Summary of Contents for M30 Series

Page 1: ...AXIS M30 Network Camera Series AXIS M3044 V Network Camera AXIS M3045 V Network Camera AXIS M3046 V Network Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...Set up rules and alerts 10 Learn more 13 View area 13 Capture modes 13 Overlays 13 Streaming and storage 13 Applications 15 Troubleshooting 16 Reset to factory default settings 16 Firmware options 16 Check the current firmware 16 Upgrade the firmware 17 Technical issues clues and solutions 17 Performance considerations 19 Specifications 20 Product overview 20 LED Indicators 21 SD card slot 21 Butt...

Page 3: ...AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Solution overview Solution overview 3 ...

Page 4: ...erences If you do not know the IP address use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to find the device on the network 2 Enter the username and password If you access the device for the first time you must set the root password See Set a new password for the root account on page 4 3 The live view page opens in your browser Set a new password for the root account Important The default administrator...

Page 5: ...s 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 Live view 3 Product name 4 User information color themes and help 5 Video control bar 6 Settings toggle 5 ...

Page 6: ...AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Get started 7 Settings tabs 6 ...

Page 7: ...ings 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 For environments with certain artificial light and bright light for example outdoors with fluorescent lighting at night and sun during daytime select Flicker reduced To lock the curren...

Page 8: ...r 270 2 If the device doesn t rotate the view automatically log in to the webpage and go to Settings System Orientation 3 Click 4 Rotate the view 90 or 270 Find out more at axis com axis corridor format Reduce noise in low light conditions To reduce noise in low light conditions you can adjust one or more of the following settings Set the exposure mode to automatic Note A high max shutter value ca...

Page 9: ... 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 Set the compression as low as possible Select MJPEG streaming Turn off Zipstream functionality View and record video To learn more about settings for viewing and recording video see Streaming and storage on page 13 Reduce bandwidth and storage ...

Page 10: ... network you need to set up network storage 1 Go to Settings System Storage 2 Click Setup under Network storage 3 Enter the IP address of the host server 4 Enter the name of the shared location on the host server 5 Move the switch if the share requires a login and enter username and password 6 Click Connect Record and watch video To record video you must first set up network storage see Set up net...

Page 11: ...tion Detection is running 1 Go to Settings Apps AXIS Video Motion Detection 2 Start the application if it is not already running 3 Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs Add the overlay text 4 Go to Settings Overlay 5 Enter D in the text field 6 Choose text size and appearance Create a rule 7 Go to System Events Rules and add a rule 8 Type a name for the rule 9 In the li...

Page 12: ...tions 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 12 ...

Page 13: ... in the product The capture mode setting affects the camera s field of view and aspect ratio The lower resolution capture mode is cropped out from the highest resolution The image shows how the field of view and aspect ratio can change between two different capture modes Which capture mode to choose depends on the requirements of frame rate and resolution for the specific surveillance setup For sp...

Page 14: ...this tab it immediately affects all video streams and recordings The Stream tab contains settings for video streams You get these settings if you request a video stream from the product and don t specify for example resolution or frame rate When you change the settings in the Stream tab it doesn t affect ongoing streams but it will take effect when you start a new stream The Stream profiles settin...

Page 15: ...an run at the same time but some applications might not be compatible with each other Certain combinations of applications might require too much processing power or memory resources when run in parallel Verify that the applications work together before deployment AXIS People Counter AXIS People Counter is an analytic application that can be installed on a network camera The counter is embedded in...

Page 16: ...o factory default through the web interface Go to Settings System Maintenance and click Default Firmware options Axis offers product firmware management according to either the active track or the long term support LTS tracks Being on the active track means continuously getting access to all the latest product features while the LTS tracks provide a fixed platform with periodic releases focused ma...

Page 17: ... been uploaded Check that the name of the firmware file corresponds to your device and try again Problems setting the IP address The device is located on a different subnet If the IP address intended for the device and the IP address of the computer used to access the device are located on different subnets you cannot set the IP address Contact your network administrator to obtain an IP address Th...

Page 18: ... H 264 and Motion JPEG Modify the settings for your graphics adapter Go to the adapter s documentation for more information Lower frame rate than expected See Performance considerations on page 19 Reduce the number of applications running on the client computer Limit the number of simultaneous viewers Check with the network administrator that there is enough bandwidth available Lower the image res...

Page 19: ...he bandwidth Rotating the image in the GUI will increase the product s CPU load Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG or unicast H 264 clients affects the bandwidth Simultaneous viewing of different streams resolution compression by different clients affects both frame rate and bandwidth Use identical streams wherever possible to maintain a high frame rate Stream profiles can be used to ensure th...

Page 20: ...et go to the product page at axis com and locate Support Documentation Product overview AXIS M3044 V 1 Dome cover 2 Status LED 3 microSD card slot 4 Control button 5 Network connector PoE 6 Focus ring AXIS M3045 V and AXIS M3046 V 1 Dome cover 2 HDMI connector 3 Status LED 4 microSD card slot 5 Control button 20 ...

Page 21: ...hese colors depending on viewing angle 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 card while the product is running Unmount the SD card from the product s webpage before remov...

Page 22: ...AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Specifications Network connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet PoE 22 ...

Page 23: ...User Manual Ver M11 2 AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Date February 2020 Axis Communications AB 2017 2020 Part No T10106753 ...

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