About Focus - Axis P1357-E User Manual

AXIS P1357-E Network Camera
Video and Audio
Important
Adding many privacy masks may affect the product's performance.

About focus

You can focus the Axis product under Video & Audio > Focus. The same settings can be found under Basic Setup > Focus.
For most applications, the adjustments on the Basic tab are sufficient. If required, additional adjustments can be made on the
Advanced tab.
Basic
Always open the iris before focusing and enable it when finished focusing. Opening the iris gives the smallest depth of field and
thus best conditions for correct focusing. The pixel counter is used to determine the number of pixels in an area of the image, for
example to ensure that the image size fulfills specific requirements. To position the pixel counter, click on the text and drag
the window to the desired position.
Advanced
Use the tools on this page to find the optimal focus position. Focus is measured in the part of the image covered by the Focus window.
If the camera is not focused after completing the above instructions, try the Full range focus scan. The scan, which can take
several minutes, transforms the focus position bar to a graph where peaks indicate the best focus positions. Click in the graph
to set focus to the desired position.
How to adjust focus and zoom
If the camera is mounted so that you cannot look at the image and access the lens at the same time, use the Focus Assistant,
see How to adjust focus with the Focus Assistant.
1. Open the product's home page and go to Setup > Basic Setup > Focus.
2. Under the Basic tab, click Open iris. If the button is inactive the iris is already open.
3. If focus has been set before, click Reset to reset the back focus.
4. Loosen the zoom and focus pullers on the lens by turning them counter-clockwise. See Hardware overview on page 7 .
5. Move the pullers to set zoom and focus and check the quality of the image in the image window.
6. Re-tighten the zoom and focus pullers.
7. On the Focus page, click Fine-tune focus automatically and wait until automatic fine tuning is completed.
8. Click Enable iris. If the button is inactive the iris is already enabled.
If needed, make further adjustments under the Advanced tab:
1. Always open the iris before focusing and enable it when finished focusing.
2. Use the mouse to move and resize the window and then click Fine-tune focus automatically.
3. If needed, click in the Focus position bar, or on the arrows at the ends of the bar, to further adjust the focus.
4. Click Enable iris. If the button is inactive the iris is already enabled.
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