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AXIS M1055-L Box Camera
The device interface
P-frames: A P-frame is a predicted image that shows only the changes in the image from the previous frame. Enter the desired
number of P-frames. The higher the number, the less bandwidth is required. However, if there are network congestion, there could
be a noticeable deterioration in the video quality.
Bitrate control:
• Average: Select to automatically adjust the bitrate over a longer time period and provide the best possible image
quality based on the available storage.
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• Maximum: Select to set a maximum instant bitrate of the stream based on your network bandwidth.
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• Variable: Select to allow the bitrate to vary based on the level of activity in the scene. More activity requires more
bandwidth. We recommend this option for most situations.
Orientation
Mirror: Turn on to mirror the image.
Overlays
: Click to add an overlay. Select the type of overlay from the dropdown list:
• Text: Select to show a text that is integrated in the live view image and visible in all views, recordings and snapshots.
You can enter your own text, and you can also include pre-configured modifiers to automatically show for example
time, date, frame rate.
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• Image: Select to show a static image superimposed over the video stream. You can use .bmp, .png, .jpeg, or .svg files.
To upload an image, click Images. Before you upload an image, you can choose to:
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• Streaming indicator
indicates that the video stream is live, even if the scene doesn't contain any motion.
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Click to calculate the target bitrate based on available storage, retention time, and bitrate limit.
Target bitrate: Enter desired target bitrate.
Retention time: Enter the number of days to keep the recordings.
Storage: Shows the estimated storage that can be used for the stream.
Maximum bitrate: Turn on to set a bitrate limit.
Bitrate limit
: Enter a bitrate limit that is higher than the target bitrate.
Maximum: Enter the maximum bitrate.
: Click to add the date modifier %F to show yyyy-mm-dd.
: Click to add the time modifier %X to show hh:mm:ss (24-hour clock).
Modifiers: Click to select any of the modifiers shown in the list to add them to the text box. For example,
%a shows the day of the week.
Size: Select the desired font size.
Appearance: Select the text color and background color, for example, white text on a black background
(default).
: Select the position of the overlay in the image.
Scale with resolution: Select to automatically scale the overlay image to fit the video resolution.
Use transparency: Select and enter the RGB hexadecimal value for that color. Use the format RRGGBB.
Examples of hexadecimal values: FFFFFF for white, 000000 for black, FF00000 for red, 6633FF for blue, and
669900 for green. Only for .bmp images.
: Select to show an animation superimposed over the video stream. The animation
Appearance: Select the animation color and background color, for example, red animation on a transparent
background (default).
Size: Select the desired font size.
: Select the position of the overlay in the image.
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