Axis Communications P3215-V user manual Video Stream, Pixel Counter, Image

AXIS P3215-V Network Camera

Video

Video

It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product:

•Video stream. See page 16.

•Stream profiles. See page 17.

•Camera settings. See page 18.

•View areas. See page 20.

•Overlay image. See page 20.

•Privacy mask. See page 22.

•Focus and zoom. See page 15.

Video Stream

You can define the following video stream settings from Video > Video Stream:

•Image. See page 16.

•H.264. See page 17.

•MJPEG. See page 17.

Pixel Counter

The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image. The pixel counter is useful in situations where there is a requirement that the image is a certain size, for example in face recognition.

The pixel counter can be accessed from:

•Video > Video Stream. Under Preview, click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fields and click Apply.

•Video & Audio > Focus & Zoom. Select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fields and click Apply.

•The Live View page in Internet Explorer with AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Windows. Right-click in the image and select Pixel counter. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle.

Image

The default image settings can be configured under Video> Video Stream. Select the Image tab.

The following settings are available:

•Resolution. Select the default resolution.

•Compression. The compression level affects the image quality, bandwidth and file size of saved images; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements and larger file sizes.

•Mirror image. If required, the image can be mirrored.

•Rotate image. If required, the image can be rotated.

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