Security Camera User Manual
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AXIS 241QA/AXIS 241SA - Video & image settings
Upload and use an overlay image
1. Select Uploaded image as overlay in the drop-down list against Overlay/Mask 
Type. 
2. In the field Upload own image, click the Browse button and locate the image file 
on your computer or server. 
3. Click the Upload button and follow the on-screen instructions.
To use an already uploaded image:
1. Select an uploaded image from the Use
 image drop-down list.
2. Place the image at the required location by entering the x and y coordinates.
3. Click Save.
Overlay image requirements:
Overlay image limitations:
• The maximum overlay image size 
supported by the AXIS 241QA/AXIS 241SA is 
the same as the maximum image resolution. See the Technical Specifications, on 
page 66.
• When a text overlay is also used, this reduces the amount 
of space available to 
the overlay image. To keep the text readable at lower resolutions, the text overlay 
occupies proportionally more of the image at lower resolutions. 
• If the overlay is initially positioned so that p
art of it is outside the video image, it 
is relocated so that it appears over the video image. It is always the entire image 
that is displayed.
Please see the online help for more information.
Image Formats Image Size
• Windows 24-bit BMP (full color)
• Windows 4-bit BMP (16 colors)
The height and width of the overlay image in 
pixels must be divisible by 4.










