Additional Settings; Adjust The Image - Axis M4206-LV User Manual

AXIS M42 Network Camera Series

Additional settings

Additional settings

Adjust the image

This section includes instructions about how to configure your device. If you want to learn more about how certain features
function, go to Learn more on page 19.
Adjust the zoom and focus
To adjust the zoom:
1. Go to Settings > Image > Zoom and use the slider to adjust the zoom.
To adjust the focus:
1. Go to Settings > Image > Focus and click Show AF area.
2. Adjust the autofocus area to cover the part of the image that you want to be in focus.
If you don't select an autofocus area, the camera focuses on the entire scene. We recommend that you focus on a
static object.
3. Click Autofocus.
4. To fine tune the focus, use the focus slider.
Optimize IR illumination
In most cases, the exposure of the image is automatically adjusted to obtain optimal image quality. If the camera is placed close to a
wall or a corner, it can sometimes result in saturation of parts of the image. When this happens, the LED's closest to the wall or
corner are automatically dimmed to avoid saturating the image.
Depending on the installation environment and the conditions around the camera, for example external light sources in the scene,
you can sometimes improve the IR illumination if you manually adjust the intensity of the LED's.
1. Go to Settings > Image > Day and night, and turn on Allow illumination.
2. Turn on Live view control.
3. Minimize Settings.
4. In the live view control bar, click the Illumination button, turn on IR light and select Manual.
5. Adjust the intensity.
Benefit from IR light in low-light conditions using night mode
Your camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day. As the available light diminishes, you can set the camera to
automatically shift to night mode, in which the camera uses both visible light and near-infrared light to deliver black-and-white
images. Since the camera uses more of the available light it can deliver brighter, more detailed, images.
1. Go to Settings > Image > Day and night, and make sure that the IR cut filter is set to Auto.
2. To determine at what light level you want the camera to shift to night mode, move the Threshold slider toward Bright
or Dark.
3. Enable Allow IR illumination and Synchronize IR illumination to use the camera's IR light when night mode is activated.
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