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AXIS 213 - Configuring the PTZ Network Camera
Overlay image limitations:
Please use the online help files for more information.
Advanced
Camera - To optimize the lighting settings according to your requirements, modify
the following settings under Lighting Conditions:
• White balance - the white balancing system in the AXIS 213 can
automatically detect white in the image and intelligently use this as a
reference for other colors.
• Exposure control - this setting is used to adapt to the amount/type of light
being used. If set to Manual, select the desired Shutter speed from the
drop-down list.
• Night vision - set the IR filter to on or off and click the Use IR Lamp button
to light up the IR lamp on the front of the camera. The lamp will
automatically switch off after 8 hours.
• Backlight compensation - this setting is used to make the subject appear
clearer against e.g. a bright background.
Notes: •If configured by the administrator under Live View Config | Layout | IR Buttons the viewer is able to
switch the IR lamp and IR filter on and off, directly from the Live View page.
•In certain situations, the white balancing system will not operate effectively. Problems may occur if the
image contains no white color at all, or if the dominant color is not white. In these circumstances, the
white balance may incorrectly be based on another visible color in the image, and colors may become
distorted. A pale background picture with reddish or blue foreground objects is very symptomatic of
this condition. In such cases it is recommended that a fixed white balance setting is selected.
• If the image overlay and text overlay are larger than the video image, no overlay will be displayed. When also using a
text overlay, this will occupy 16 pixels in height and as many in width as the video image. Please consider this when
configuring the overlay image.
• If the overlay is initially positioned so that part of it is outside the video image, it will be relocated so that it appears
over the video image, i.e. the entire image is always displayed.
• The maximum overlay image size supported by the AXIS 213 is the same as the maximum imag e resolution. See Tech-
nical Specifications, on page 46.