User's Manual
AXIS P1343-E Network Camera
Video and Au dio
• Video & Audio > Video Stream.UnderPreview, click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the
rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to mo ve and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width
and Height fields and click Apply.
• Video & Audio > Focus.SelecttheShow pixel counter op tion 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 in Windo ws . Ri ght-click in the image and select Pixel counter.Usethemouse
to move and resize the rectangle.
Image
You can modify the image resolution and compression, and rotate the image from the Image tab (Video & Audio > Video Stream).
The image can also be mirrore d fro m the Image tab.
Setting the compression level affects the image quality and bandwidth; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality
with higher bandwidth requirements.
To avoid bandwidth problems on the network, you can limit the frame rate allowe d to each viewe r. The maximum frame rate can be
set to Unlimited, or you ca n limit the frame rate to a value.
An image or text can be superimposed over the image as overlay. See Overlay, on page 23.
Save yo ur settings before they can take effect.
H.264
H.264, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC, is a video compression standard that provides high quality video streams at low bit rates.
An H.264 video stream consists of different type s of frames such as I-frames, P-frame s and B-frames. An I-frame is a complete image
whereas P-frames and B-frames only contain the differences from previous/future fram
es.
The GOV length is the number of f rames between two consecutive I-frames. Increa
sing the GOV length may save considerably on
bandwidth requirements in some cases, but may also have an adverse affect on image quality.
ThebitratecanbesetasVariable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image
complexity, using up more bandwidth for increased activity in the image, and less for lower image activity. CBR allows you to set a
fixed Target bit rate that consumes a predictable amount of band w
idth. As the bit rate would usually need to increase for increased
image activity, but in this case cannot, frame rate and image quality are affected negatively. To partly compensate for this, it is
possible to prioritize either frame rate or image quality. Not setting a priority means that frame rate and image quality are equally
affected. You must save your settings befo
re they can take effect.
The current bit rate can be set to a ppe
ar as text overlay. To do this, select the Include text check box option under Overlay Settings
and enter the code #b in the field.
MJPEG
Sometimes the ima ge size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the ma ximum frame size helps to control the
bandwidth and stor
age used by the Motion JPEG video stream in these situations. Setting the frame size to the Default setting
provides consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage in low light. Limiting the frame
size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage,
the maximum fr
ame size should be set to an optimal value.
Stream Profiles
There are four pre-programmed stream profiles availab le for quick se t up . The settings for these can be adjusted. New cus tomized
profiles can also be created. Each profile has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose.
•Thestreamprofiles can be accessed from the Stream profile drop-down list in the Live View page.
• To add, copy, modify, and remove stream profiles go to Video & Audio > Stream Profiles.
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