View Areas - Axis M3037-PVE User Manual

AXIS M3037-PVE Fixed Dome Network Camera
Video and Audio
Wide Dynamic Range
Wide dynamic range (Dynamic Contrast) can improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark
areas in the image. Enable WDR in intense backlight conditions. Disable WDR in low light conditions for optimal exposure.
Note
This setting is only possible when using automatic exposure control.
Exposure Settings
Configure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting, frame rate and bandwidth
considerations.
Exposure value - Use the Exposure value slider to adjust the overall brightness of the image.
Exposure control - This setting is used to adapt to the amount of light used. Automatic is the default setting and can be used in
most situations. The shutter speed is automatically set to produce optimum image quality. Flicker-free 50 or 60 Hz is used to remove
flicker which can be caused by fluorescent and other light sources. The Hold current option locks the current exposure settings.
Enable Backlight compensation - Enable this option if a bright spot of light, for example a light bulb, causes other areas in
the image to appear too dark.
Exposure zones - This setting determines which part of the image is used to calculate the exposure. For most situations, the Auto
setting can be used. For particular requirements, select a predefined area.
Shutter & Gain
Normal Light - Use the slider to set the Priority between Low motion blur and Low noise. When prioritizing low noise (slider
all the way to the left) the Axis product will automatically decrease shutter speed as brightness decreases. When the shutter
speed reaches 1/30 s the Axis product will increase gain until the set maximum gain for normal light is reached. Select the Max
gain value from the drop-down list. This defines the upper limit for gain in the context of normal light. Max fast shutter sets
shutter speed limit in normal light conditions. Depending on a scenario, the shutter speed limit may need to be defined. This is
done through System Options > Advanced > Plain Config.
Low Light - Use the slider to set the Priority between Low motion blur and Low noise. When prioritizing low motion blur (slider
all the way to the right) the camera will automatically increase gain as brightness decreases. When the gain reaches the set
maximum gain for low light, the camera will decrease shutter speed until the set maximum shutter for low light is reached.
This is the default priority setting for low light.
Day/Night
The IR cut filter prevents infrared (IR) light from reaching the image sensor. In poor lighting conditions, for example at night, or when
using an external IR lamp, set the IR cut filter to Off. This increases light sensitivity and allows the product to "see" infrared light. The
image is shown in black and white when the IR cut filter is off.
If using automatic Exposure control, set the IR cut filter to Auto to automatically switch between On and Off according to the
lighting conditions.
The Day/Night shift level bar helps determine when the camera will shift from day mode to night mode. Normally, the camera
automatically changes mode from day to night when very dark (level 100 in the slider). By setting Day/Night shift level to a
lower value, the camera will change to night mode earlier.

View Areas

A view area is a cropped part of the full view. It is treated as a video source in Live View and has its own video stream and PTZ
settings. See PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) on page 29. To view the list of view areas in your Axis product go to Video & Audio > View Areas.
Here you can define a name for the view area, choose the resolution, and enable PTZ in each of them.
To define the video stream settings for each view area click on the respective view area from Video & Audio > Video Stream.
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