AXIS M4216-V Dome Camera
Configure your device
6. Go to the
Manage overlay
tab.
7. Select the image and a position. You can also drag the overlay image in the live view to change the position.
Show a text overlay
You can add a text field as an overlay in the video stream. This is useful for example when you want to display the date, time or a
company name in the video stream.
1. Go to
Video > Overlays
.
2. Select
Text
and click
.
3. Enter the text you want to display in the video stream.
4.
Select a position. You can also drag the overlay text field in the live view to change the position.
Record and watch video
Record video directly from the camera
1. Go to
Video > Image
.
2. To start a recording, click
.
If you haven’t set up any storage, click
Set up
. You can use an SD card or network storage.
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See
Set up network storage on page 11
3. To stop recording, click
again.
Watch video
1. Go to
Recordings
.
2. Click
for your recording in the list.
View and record video
This section includes instructions about configuring your device. To learn more about how streaming and storage works, go to
Streaming and storage on page 40
Reduce bandwidth and storage
Important
Reducing the bandwidth can result in loss of details in the image.
1. Go to
Video > Stream
.
2. Click
in the live view.
3. Select
Video format H.264
.
4. Go to
Video > Stream > General
and increase
Compression
.
5. Go to
Video > Stream > H.264 and H.265 encoding
and do one or more of the following:
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