AXIS M1075-L Box Camera
Configure your device
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.
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 47
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.
Note
The
Zipstream
settings are used for both H.264 and H.265.
-
Turn on
Dynamic FPS
.
-
Turn on
Dynamic GOP
and set a high
Upper limit
GOP length value.
Note
Most web browsers don’t support H.265 decoding and because of this the device doesn’t support it in its web interface.
Instead you can use a video management system or application that supports H.265 decoding.
View a live video stream on a monitor
Your camera can transmit a live video stream to an HDMI monitor even without a network connection. Use the monitor for
surveillance purposes or for public viewing, for example in a store.
1. Connect an external monitor using the HDMI connector.
2. Go to
System > Video out
and turn on
HDMI
.
3. Select a
Source
. Rotate the image if needed.
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