Axis P12 Series User Manual

AXISP12ThermalNetworkCameraSeries
Setup
1.Dependingonyourproduct,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifyourproductdoesn’trotatetheviewautomatically,logintotheproduct’swebpageandgotoSettings>Stream>
Orientation.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format
Aboutcolorpalettes
Colorpalettesappliedtothermalimageshelpthehumaneyedistinguishimagedetails.Thecolorsinthepalettearearticially
createdpseudocolorsthatemphasizetemperaturedifferences.
Colorpaletterecommendation
Theproducthasseveralcolorpalettestochoosefrom.Ifanoperatorwatchesthevideostream,chooseanyofthepalettes.Ifthe
videostreamisonlyusedbyapplications,selectthewhite-hotpalette.
Privacymasks
Howtohidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Whatisaprivacymask?
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventsusersfromviewingapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacy
masksappearasblocksofsolidcolor.
You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.
Important
Usingmultipleprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Howtocreateaprivacymask
Tocreateaprivacymask,gotoSettings>Privacymask.
Overlays
Aboutoverlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.
10

Axis P12 Series Specifications

General

Camera Type	Network Camera
Day/Night Functionality	Yes
Power over Ethernet	Yes
Video Compression	H.264
Ethernet	10/100 Mbps
Power over Ethernet Standard	IEEE 802.3af