Operation Manual

AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries
Setup
Tobetterrecognizethelicenseplateofacarpassingbythecamera,youcanapplyandadjustanumberofthings.
Oneoptionistousethepixelcounterinyourcameratosettheoptimalpixelresolution:
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick
.
2.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectangleinthecamera’sliveviewaroundtheareaofinterest,forexample
wherethelicenseplatesofpassingcarsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedby
thesidesoftherectangle.
Note
Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.
Inaddition,youcantrytoadjustthefollowingtooptimizelicenseplaterecognition:
Shutterspeed
Gain
Zoom
Howtooptimizetheimagefortrafcsurveillance
Togetthebestpossibleimagefortrafcsurveillance,usetheAXISTrafcWizardincombinationwiththeTrafcoverviewscene
prole.
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISTrafcWizard.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Tosetuptheapplication,clickOpen.
4.Selectunits(metricorimperial).
5.EnterthevaluesforRoaddistance,Cameraheight,VehicledistanceandMaxspeed.
6.Tomakebothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible,turnonWDR.
7.Settheleveloflow-lightgaindependingonthelightconditions.
8.IfexternalIRilluminationisavailable,selecttheSupplementalIRilluminationcheckbox.
9.ClickSave.
10.GotoSystem>Orientation.
11.SelectTrafcoverviewunderSceneprole.
12.ClickDone.
Aboutviewarea
Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.Youcanstreamandstoreviewareasinsteadofthefullviewtominimizebandwidth
andstorageneeds.IfyouenablePTZforaviewarea,youcanpan,tiltandzoomwithinit.Byusingviewareasyoucanremoveparts
ofthefullview,forexample,thesky.
Whenyousetupaviewarea,werecommendyoutosetthevideostreamresolutiontothesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Ifyousetthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeitimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
whichrequiresmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.
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