Axis M4317-PLVE - Image and Exposure Settings

AXISM43SeriesPanoramicCamera
Configureyourdevice
4.Tochangethevieworder,draganddroptheyellowboxes.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelgridincombinationwiththedigitalrollsliderinthecamera.
1.GotoVideo>Installationandclick
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2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.AdjustthecamerausingtheRollslideruntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
Straightenthehorizon
Asheyelensisawide-anglelensthathasacurvedprotrudingfront,whichmakestheimagecircular.Tocompensatefortheimage
distortion,youcanuseHorizonstraighteningtogetanimagethatisperceivedasstraightandinlinewiththehorizon.
1.GotoVideo>InstallationandclickChange.
2.SetCapturemodetoadewarpedview.
3.SetMountingpositiontoWallmounted.
4.ClickSaveandrestart.
5.GotoVideo>StreamandsettheviewtoPanorama.
6.ClickHorizonstraighteningandusetheHorizonlineslidertoadjustthehorizon.
7.UsetheTiltslidertotilttheimage.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideo>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbyusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tousethebuilt-inIRlightwhenthecameraisinnightmode,turnonAllowilluminationandSynchronizeillumination.
OptimizeIRillumination
Dependingontheinstallationenvironmentandtheconditionsaroundthecamera,forexampleexternallightsourcesinthescene,
youcansometimesimprovetheimagequalityifyoumanuallyadjusttheintensityoftheLEDs.Ifyouhaveproblemswithreections
fromtheLEDs,youcantrytoreducetheintensity.
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