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AXIS M5525–E PTZ Network Camera

Setup

Setup

About the product's built-in help

You can access the built-in help through your product’s web page. The help provides more detailed information on the product’s
features and their settings.

Image quality

How to select exposure mode

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

Image

tab, select between the following options:

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

.

How to benefit from IR light in low-light conditions using night mode

Your camera delivers color images during the day. As light diminishes, you can set the camera to automatically shift to night mode.
With this setting enabled, the camera delivers black-and-white images with the help of IR light.

1. Go to

Settings > Image > Day and night

, and make sure that the

IR cut filter

is set to

Auto

.

How to handle scenes with strong backlight

Use WDR to make both dark and bright areas of the image visible.

1. Go to

Settings > Image

.

2. Turn on WDR under

Wide dynamic range

.

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Summary of Contents for M5525-E

Page 1: ...AXIS M5525 E PTZ Network Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...n help 6 Image quality 6 Privacy masks 8 Overlays 8 PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom 9 Streaming and storage 9 Events 10 Applications 14 Troubleshooting 15 How to reset to factory default settings 15 How to check the current firmware 15 How to upgrade the firmware 15 Technical issues clues and solutions 16 Performance considerations 17 Specifications 18 LED indicators 18 SD card slot 18 Buttons 18 Connectors 18 ...

Page 3: ...AXIS M5525 E PTZ Network Camera Product overview Product overview 1 SD card slot microSD 2 Control button 3 Status LED 4 RJ45 connector 5 Audio in 6 Audio out 7 I O connector 8 Power connector 3 ...

Page 4: ... Video Stream on Axis Support web at axis com support 3 Enter your username and password If this is the first time the product is accessed the root password must first be configured 4 The product s live view page opens in your browser About secure passwords Important When setting the initial password the password is sent in clear text over the network If there is a risk of network sniffing first s...

Page 5: ... access the product 1 Make sure to follow the instructions about secure passwords see About secure passwords on page 4 2 Type a password and then retype it to confirm the spelling 3 Click Create login The password has now been configured 5 ...

Page 6: ... 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 How to benefit from IR light in low light conditions using night mode Your camera delivers co...

Page 7: ...you may experience some WDR artifacts in the image Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis com web articles wdr How to enhance 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 7 ...

Page 8: ...less of the angle and zoom the privacy mask covers the same place or object Privacy masks are present on all snapshots recorded video and requested streams They can not be bypassed through the VAPIX application programming interface API Important If you add many privacy masks this may affect the product s performance How to create a privacy mask To create or edit a privacy mask go to Settings Priv...

Page 9: ...e How to choose video compression format Decide which compression method to use based on your viewing requirements and on the properties of your network The available options are Motion JPEG Motion JPEG or MJPEG is a digital video sequence that is made up of a series of individual JPEG images These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly ...

Page 10: ...ic FPS How to set up network storage To store recordings on the 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 How to add audio to your rec...

Page 11: ... triggers select Applications and then select AXIS Video Motion Detection VMD 8 From the list of actions select PTZ Control and then select Preset Position 9 Select the preset position you want the camera to go to 10 Click Ok How to record video when a PIR detector senses motion This example explains how to connect an Axis PIR detector to the camera and set up the camera to start recording when th...

Page 12: ...le explains how to connect a speaker to the camera and set it up to play a warning message when the camera detects motion in a restricted area Required hardware Speaker with connecting wires NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Make sure the camera is disconnected from power before making the connections Reconnect to power after connecting the wires Physical connection 1 Connect the audio wire from the speaker ...

Page 13: ...tor on page 19 2 Connect the wires from the switch to the output pin see I O connector on page 19 Configure I O ports You need to connect the switch relay to the camera in the camera s webpage First configure the I O ports Set the PIR detector to an input port 1 Go to System I O ports 2 Select Input in the Port 1 drop down list 3 Give the input module a descriptive name for example PIR detector 4 ...

Page 14: ...rect the camera to the gate 11 Select the same input signal as before but as action select the previously created Gate entrance preset position 12 Click Ok Applications About 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 an...

Page 15: ...rt How to 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 may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem To check the current firmware 1 Go to the product s webpage 2 Click on the help menu 3 Click About Ho...

Page 16: ...this means that the IP address is available for use with the Axis product Check all cabling and reinstall the product Possible IP address conflict with another device on the same subnet The static IP address in the Axis product is used before the DHCP server sets a dynamic address This means that if the same default static IP address is also used by another device there may be problems accessing t...

Page 17: ...tion depending on the product used and capture modes available 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 maximum this also affects the frame rate ...

Page 18: ...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 removal This product supports microSD microSDHC microSDXC cards not included For SD card recommendations see axis com Buttons Control button The control button is used for Resetting the product to factory default settings...

Page 19: ...erface or in the product s webpage 6 pin terminal block See Product overview on page 3 Function Pin Notes Specifications 0 V DC GND DC ground 0 V DC DC output 12 V Can be used to power auxiliary equipment Note This pin can only be used as power out 12 V DC Max load 50 mA Digital input Connect to pin GND to activate or leave floating unconnected to deactivate 0 to max 30 V DC Configurable Input or ...

Page 20: ...User Manual Ver M1 9 AXIS M5525 E PTZ Network Camera Date September 2017 Axis Communications AB 2017 Part No 1741662 ...

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