AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series
Configure your device
1. Go to
Video > Image
.
2. To start a recording, click
.
If you haven’t set up any storage, click
and
. For instructions on how to set up network storage, see
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 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.
Set up network storage
To store recordings on the network, you need to set up your network storage.
1. Go to
System > Storage
.
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