View And Record Video - Axis M42 Series User Manual

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Configure your device
7. Select the image and a position. You can also drag the overlay image in the live view to change the position.
Show a text overlay
You can add a text field as an overlay in the video stream. This is useful for example when you want to display the date, time or a
company name in the video stream.
1. Go to Video > Overlays.
2. Select Text and click
3. Type the text you want to display in the video stream.
4. Select a position. You can also drag the overlay text field in the live view to change the position.
Record and watch video
Record video directly from the camera
1. Go to Video > Image.
2. To start a recording, click
If you haven't set up any storage, click
network storage on page 11
3. To stop recording, click
Watch video
1. Go to Recordings.
2. Click

View and record video

This section includes instructions about configuring your device. To learn more about how streaming and storage works, go to
Streaming and storage on page 46.
Reduce bandwidth and storage
Important
Reducing the bandwidth can lead to loss of detail in the image.
1. Go to Video > Stream.
2. Click
3. Select Video format H.264.
4. Go to Video > Stream > General and increase Compression.
5. Go to Video > Stream > Zipstream and do one or more of the following:
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again.
for your recording in the list.
in the live view.
and . For instructions on how to set up network storage, see Set up
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