AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series About this manual About this manual This user manual describes several products. This means you may find instructions that aren’t applicable to your product.
AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Product overview Product overview AXIS Q3517-LV Network connector Control button I/O connector Audio out Audio in DC connector SD card slot Status LED (2x) Function button 10 IR LED (2x) AXIS Q3517-LVE, AXIS Q3527-LVE Network connector...
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AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Product overview DC connector SD card slot Status LED (2x) Function button 10 Heater 11 IR LED (2x) CAUTION The heater may be hot.
Additional settings Find the device on the network To find Axis devices on the network and assign them IP addresses in Windows®, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from axis.com/support.
Image quality Capture modes Capture mode defines the maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. Depending on which capture mode you select, you may not be able to use WDR. A capture mode consists of a resolution and the corresponding frame rate available in the product. The capture mode setting affects the camera’s field of view and aspect ratio.
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AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Additional settings Straighten a skew image You can straighten a skew image by rotating and cropping it digitally. Due to the cropping, a part of the original image is lost. The functionality is ideally used to straighten the image during installation.
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AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Additional settings Select exposure mode There are different exposure mode options in the camera that adjusts aperture, shutter speed, and gain to improve image quality for specific surveillance scenes. Go to Settings > Image > Exposure and select between the following exposure modes: •...
Note WDR may cause artifacts in the image. Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr. Overlays Overlays are superimposed over the video stream. They are used to provide extra information during recordings, such as a timestamp, or during product installation and configuration.
H.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC Note H.264 is a licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.264 viewing client license. To install additional unlicensed copies of the client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller. H.264 can, without compromising image quality, reduce the size of a digital video file by more than 80% compared to the Motion JPEG format and by as much as 50% compared to the MPEG-4 standard.
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AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Additional settings image quality or frame rate. We recommend that you configure the target bitrate to a higher value than the expected bitrate. This gives you a margin for additional complexity that needs to be captured.
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AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Additional settings kbit/s Target bitrate Actual average bitrate 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.
1. Go to Settings > System > Events and add a rule. 2. Type a name for the rule. 3. In the list of conditions, under Application, select AXIS Video Motion Detection (VMD). 4. In the list of actions, under Recordings, select Record video while the rule is active.
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AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Additional settings 9. Click Save. Detect tampering with input signal This example explains how to trigger an alarm when the input signal has been cut or short-circuited. For more information about the I/O connector, see page 22.
Applications Applications AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) is an open platform that enables third parties to develop analytics and other applications for Axis products. To find out more about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to axis.com/applications. To find the user manuals for Axis applications, go to axis.com.
AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, try the troubleshooting section at axis.com/support. Reset to factory default settings Important Reset to factory default should be used with caution. A reset to factory default resets all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values.
Axis device. Check all cabling and reinstall the device. Possible IP address conflict The static IP address in the Axis device is used before the DHCP server sets a dynamic address. with another device on the...
Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure affects the bandwidth. • Viewing on poorly performing client computers lowers perceived performance and affects frame rate. • Running multiple AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) applications simultaneously may affect the frame rate and the general performance.
AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Specifications Specifications To find the latest version of the product’s datasheet, go to the product page at axis.com and locate Support & Documentation. LED Indicators Note • The Status LED can be configured to flash while an event is active.
AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Specifications Function Button The function button has multiple functions: • As leveling Assistant – This function helps to ensure the image is level. Press the button for about 2 seconds to start the leveling assistant and press again to stop. The status LED (see ) and buzzer signal assist leveling of the image. The image is level when the buzzer beeps continuously.
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AXIS Q35 Network Camera Series Specifications Function Notes Specifications DC ground 0 V DC DC output Can be used to power auxiliary equipment. 12 V DC Note: This pin can only be used as power out. Max load = 50 mA Configurable 3–4...