View And Record Video - Axis M30 Series User Manual

AXIS M30 Network Camera Series
Additional settings
3. In the text field, type #x to show the pan position.
Type #y to show the tilt position.
4. Choose appearance, text size, and alignment.
5. Include the text overlay.
6. The current pan and tilt positions show up in the live view image and in the recording.

View and record video

To learn more about settings for viewing and recording video, see Streaming and storage on page 16.
Reduce bandwidth and storage
Important
If you reduce the bandwidth it can result in loss of details in the picture.
1. Go to live view and select H.264.
2. Go to Settings > Stream.
3. Do one or more of the following:
- Turn on the Zipstream functionality and select the desired level.
Note
The zipstream settings are used for both H.264 and H.265.
- Turn on dynamic GOP and set a high GOP length value.
- Increase the compression.
- Turn on dynamic FPS.
Note
Web browsers do not support H.265 decoding. Use a video management system or application supporting H.265 decoding.
Set up network storage
To store recordings on the network, you need to set up network storage:
1. Go to Settings > System > Storage.
2. Click Setup under Network storage.
3. Enter the IP address of the host server.
4. Enter the name of the shared location on the host server.
5. Move the switch if the share requires a login, and enter username and password.
6. Click Connect.
Record and watch video
To record video you must first set up network storage, see Set up network storage on page 13, or have an SD card installed.
Record video
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