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AXIS P32 Network Camera Series
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Benefit from IR light in low-light conditions by using night mode
Your camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day. But as the visible light diminishes, color images become less
bright and clear. If you switch to night mode when this happens, the camera uses both visible and near-infrared light to deliver bright
and detailed black-and-white images instead. You can set the camera to switch to night mode automatically.
1. Go to Video > Image > Day-night mode, and make sure that the IR-cut filter is set to Auto.
2. To set at what light level you want the camera to switch to night mode, move the Threshold slider toward Bright or Dark.
3. To use the built-in IR light when the camera is in night mode, turn on Allow illumination and Synchronize illumination.
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If you set the switch to night mode to occur when it's brighter, the image remains sharper as there is less low-light noise. If
you set the switch to occur when it's darker, the image colors are maintained for longer, but there is more image blur due
to low-light noise.
Reduce noise in low-light conditions
To reduce noise in low-light conditions, you can adjust one or more of the following settings:
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Adjust the trade-off between noise and motion blur. Go to Video > Image > Exposure and move the Blur-noise trade-off
slider toward Low noise.
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Set the exposure mode to automatic.
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A high max shutter value can result in motion blur.
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To slow down the shutter speed, set max shutter to the highest possible value.
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When you reduce the max gain, the image can become darker.
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Set the max gain to a lower value.
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If possible, open the aperture.
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Reduce sharpness in the image, under Video > Image > Appearance.
Reduce motion blur in low-light conditions
To reduce motion blur in low-light conditions, adjust one or more of the following settings in Video > Image > Exposure:
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Set Exposure mode to Automatic and turn on Motion-adaptive exposure.
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Motion-adaptive exposure works best when you move the Blur-noise trade-off slider fully toward Low noise.
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Move the Blur-noise trade-off slider toward Low motion blur.
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When you increase the gain, image noise also increases.
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Set Max shutter to a shorter time, and Max gain to a higher value.
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When you open the aperture, the depth of field gets shallower.
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Move the Aperture slider toward Open.
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