General Uvc Camera Manual
Jule Watkinson
Double-click the AXIS Camera Station 5 client icon to start the client. When you start the client for the first time, it attempts to log in to the AXIS Camera Station 5 server installed on the same computer as the client.
The Add devices page opens the first time you start AXIS Camera Station 5. AXIS Camera Station 5 searches the network for connected devices and shows a list of devices found. See Add devices.
When a NAT, firewall, or similar separates the client and the server, configure the NAT or firewall to ensure that the HTTP port, TCP port, and streaming port specified in AXIS Camera Station 5 Service Control can pass through the firewall or NAT. Contact the network administrator for instructions on configuring the NAT or firewall.
Install AXIS Camera Station 5 server, cameras, video encoders, and auxiliary devices on a secure network separate from the office network. You can install the AXIS Camera Station 5 client on a computer on another network, for example, a network with internet access.
Using the AXIS Camera Station 5 client, you can connect to multiple servers or a single server installed on the local computer or somewhere else on the network. You can connect to AXIS Camera Station 5 servers in different ways:
Clear Log in as current user and click Log in. Select Other user and provide another username and password to log in with a different username and password.
Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with: Enter the servers that you want to exclude from access by the proxy. Use semicolons to separate the entries. You can use wildcards in the addresses or hostnames, for example: "192.168.*" or "*.mydomain.com".
Always bypass proxy server for local addresses: Select this option to bypass the proxy when connecting to a server on the local computer. Local addresses don't have a domain name extension, for example, , , , or
The live view shows the views and cameras and live videos from the connected cameras, and it displays all the views and cameras of connected servers grouped by the server name when connecting to multiple AXIS Camera Station 5 servers.
Views provide access to all the cameras and devices added to AXIS Camera Station 5. A view can consist of one or several cameras, a sequence of items, a map, or a webpage. The live view updates the views automatically when you add or remove devices from the system.
A map is an imported image where you can place camera views, split views, sequences, webpages, other maps, and doors. The map gives a visual overview and a way to locate and access individual devices. You can create several maps and arrange them on an overview map for large installations.
From the Recordings tab you can handle recording searches, playback, and export. The tab consists of a view of the recording and two panels where you can find views, images, playback tools, and cameras of the connected servers grouped by the server name, see Live view.
Use the timeline to navigate in the playback and find when a recording occurred. A red line in the timeline symbolizes a motion detection recording. A blue line in the timeline symbolizes a recording triggered by an action rule. Hover over a recording in the timeline to show the recording type and time. To get a better view and find recordings, you can zoom in, zoom out, and drag the timeline. The playback pauses temporarily when you drag the timeline and resumes when you release. In a recording, move the timeline (scrubbing) to get an overview of the content and find specific occurrences.
Click the image and scroll up or down to zoom in and out of the image and move the view to see other parts of the image. To zoom in on an area, place the cursor in the desired area and scroll to zoom.
To adjust the recording start and end time, go to the timeline in the preview and adjust the start and end times. The timeline shows up to thirty minutes of recording before and after the selected recording.
For edited videos, you can set the video encoding format to Automatic, H.264, or M-JPEG under Edited video encoding. Choose Automatic to use M-JPEG for M-JPEG format and H.264 for other formats.
To export recordings or generate incident reports you need to have permission. You can have permission for one or both. When you click in the Recordings tab, the connected export tab opens.
Select multiple bounding boxes in the list, right-click and select Pixelate all but this. The selected bounding boxes turns Clear and the not selected turns Pixelated.
To improve video editing, install the application AXIS Video Content Stream 1.0 on cameras with firmware 5.50 to 9.60. AXIS Camera Station 5 starts the installation automatically when you add a camera to the system. See Install camera application.
To prevent image tampering, you can add a digital signature to the exported recordings with or without password. Use AXIS File Player to verify the digital signature and to check for changes of the recording.
To include notes of the recordings and snapshots, select Include notes. The notes are available both as a .txt file in the exported folder and as a bookmark in the recording in AXIS File Player.
When you turn on Smart search 2 for an Axis camera, AXIS Camera Station 5 starts recording metadata from that camera. Smart Search 2 uses the metadata to classify objects in the scene and lets you use filters to find things of interest.
Classification of object types and detection accuracy are negatively affected by low image quality due to high compression levels, weather conditions such as heavy rain or snow, and cameras with low resolution, heavy distortion, large field of view, or excessive vibrations.
Data search lets you find data from an external source. A source is a system or device that generates data that you can use to find out more about what happened in an event. See External data sources for more information. Here are a few examples:
In AXIS Camera Station 5, a device refers to a network product with an IP address. A camera refers to a video source, such as a network camera or a video port (with a connected analog camera) on a multi-port video encoder. For example, a 4-port video encoder is one device with four cameras.
Click Import. At import, AXIS Camera Station 5 tries to match the Site Designer project with the selected cameras by IP address or product name. You can select the correct camera from the drop-down menu if the match fails.
A stream profile is a group of settings that affect the video stream, such as resolution, video format, frame rate, and compression. Go to Configuration > Devices > Stream profiles to open the Stream profiles page. The page displays a list of all cameras.
To customize profile settings for resolution, frame rate, compression, video format and audio, select the camera to configure. For cameras of the same model that have the same configuration capabilities, multiple cameras can be configured at the same time. See Configuration settings.
You can limit the resolution and frame rate for Live view to reduce bandwidth consumption, for example, if the connection between the AXIS Camera Station 5 client and AXIS Camera Station 5 server is slow. See Bandwidth usage in Streaming.
Sharpness: Adjust the amount of sharpening applied to the image. Increasing sharpness might increase image noise, especially in low light situations. High sharpness might also introduce image artifacts around areas with high contrast, for example sharp edges. Lower sharpness reduces image noise, but makes the image less sharp.
White balance: Select the white balance option in the drop-down list. White balance is used to make colors in the image look the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. When selecting Automatic or Auto, the camera identifies the light source and compensates for its color automatically. If the result is not satisfactory, select an option corresponding to the type of light source. Available options depend on camera models.
Dynamic contrast (wide dynamic range): Turn on to use wide dynamic range to improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark areas in the image. Use the slider to adjust dynamic contrast. Enable dynamic contrast in intense backlight conditions. Disable dynamic contrast in low light conditions.
Custom dewarp settings: You can import a .dewarp file that contains the lens parameters, optical centers, and tilt orientation of the camera. Click Reset to reset the parameters to their original values.
Go to Configuration > Devices > PTZ presets, a list of cameras that can be used with PTZ is displayed. Click a camera to view all presets available for the camera. Click Refresh to update the preset list.
Digital PTZ is enabled from the camera's built-in configuration page. For more information, see the camera's User Manual. To open the configuration page, go to the device management page, select the camera and click the link in the Address column.
For cameras with mechanical PTZ, use the PTZ controls to move the camera view to the desired position. For cameras with digital PTZ, use the mouse wheel to zoom in and drag the camera view to the desired position.
If you have set up automatic check for new firmware versions in Firmware upgrade settings, a link displays when there are new firmware versions available for devices. Click the link to upgrade the firmware versions. See Upgrade firmware.
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