Axis Communications P3384VE Camera Settings, Image Appearance, White Balance, Wide Dynamic Range

AXIS P3384–VE Fixed Dome

Video and Audio

•When setting up continuous recording. See Continuous Recording on page 44.

•In the Live View page – select the stream profile from the Stream profile drop-down list.

For quick setup, use one of the predefined stream profiles. Each predefined profile has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose. If required, the predefined stream profiles can be modified and new customized stream profiles can be created.

To create a new profile or modify an existing profile, go to Setup > Video & Audio > Stream Profiles.

To select a default stream profile for the Live View page, go to Setup > Live View Config .

Camera Settings

The Video & Audio > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product.

Image Appearance

Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a black and white image.

The image Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–100, where a higher value produces a brighter image.

Increasing the Sharpness can increase bandwidth usage. A sharper image might increase image noise especially in low light conditions. A lower setting reduces image noise, but the whole image will appear less sharp.

The Contrast changes the relative difference between light and dark. It can be adjusted using the slidebar.

White Balance

White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. The Axis product can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Alternatively, select the type of light

source from the drop-down list. For a description of each available setting, see the online help.

The white balance window is enabled for the Automatic and Automatic outdoor options that appear in the White balance drop-down list. Select one of the options from the drop-down list to set the white balance window properties. Select Automatic to use the default settings for the Automatic and Automatic outdoor options (in the White balance drop-down list). Select Custom to manually set a reference window for white balance in the view area.

Wide Dynamic Range

Wide dynamic range (WDR - Dynamic Capture) can improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark areas in the image. Enable WDR in intense backlight conditions. Disable WDR in low light conditions for optimal exposure.

Important

Use WDR in combination with automatic exposure control. Other exposure settings could give undesirable results.

Use the Highlights recovery slider to improve the image appearance by decreasing brightness in the bright parts of the image.

Use the Shadows recovery slider to improve the image appearance by increasing brightness in the dark parts of the image.

Lightfinder Mode

Select the Lightfinder Mode option from the drop-down list from Camera Settings > Wide Dynamic Range. This mode enables heightened visibility in the product, and better image quality in low light conditions such as in parking lots, city surveillance and construction sites.

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