Axis M5000 User Manual page 9

AXIS M5000 PTZ Camera
Configure your device
Handle scenes with strong backlight
Dynamic range is the difference in light levels in an image. In some cases the difference between the darkest and the brightest
areas can be significant. The result is often an image where either the dark or the bright areas are visible. Wide dynamic range
(WDR) makes both dark and bright areas of the image visible.
1. Go to Video > Image > Wide dynamic range.
2. Use the Local contrast slider to adjust the amount of WDR.
3. If you still have problems, go to Exposure and adjust the Exposure zone to cover the area of interest.
Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Verify the pixel resolution
To verify that a defined part of the image contains enough pixels to, for example, recognize the face of a person, you can use the
pixel counter.
1. Go to Video > Image and click
2. Click
3. In the camera's live view, adjust the size and position of the rectangle around the area of interest, for example where
you expect faces to appear.
You can see the number of pixels for each of the rectangle's sides, and decide if the values are enough for your needs.
Hide parts of the image with privacy masks
You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image.
1. Go to Video > Privacy masks.
2. Click
3. Click the new mask and type a name.
4. Adjust the size and placement of the privacy mask according to your needs.
5. To change the color for all privacy masks, click Privacy masks and select a color.
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for Pixel counter.
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