AXIS Q1961-TE Thermal Camera
Configure your device
1. Depending on your device, turn the camera or the 3-axis lens in the camera 90° or 270°.
2. If the device doesn’t have automatic rotation of the view, go to
Video > Installation
.
3. Rotate the view 90° or 270°.
Show an image overlay
You can add an image as an overlay in the video stream.
1. Go to
Video > Overlays
.
2. Select
Image
and click
.
3. Go to the
Images
tab.
4. Drag and drop an image.
5. Click
Upload
.
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. Type 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.
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:
-
Select the
Zipstream
level that you want to use.
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