AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera User Manual
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Table of Contents Get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find the device on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Webpage overview . . .
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Get started Get started Installation To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.com/products/online-manual/71813#t10162017 Installation tutorial AXIS M4308-PLE, AXIS M3077-PLVE, AXIS M3057-PLVE Mk II Find the device on the network To find Axis devices on the network and assign them IP addresses in Windows®, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from axis.com/support.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Get started After the reset, secure boot guarantees the state of the device. 2. Configure and install the device. Set a new password for the root account Important The default administrator username is root. If the password for root is lost, reset the device to factory default settings. See Reset to factory default settings on page 28 To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Get started Webpage overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 Live view control bar Live view Product name User information, color themes, and help Video control bar Settings toggle 5
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Get started 7 Settings tabs 6
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera 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 22. Rotate the image with digital roll Note If you rotate the image, all views will be affected. To rotate the 360° view, go to System > Orientation and use the slider. You can also use the text field to change the roll angle.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings View Areas 1-4 Corner Left/Right Double Corner Corridor Select capture mode Which capture mode to choose depends on the requirements of frame rate and resolution for the specific surveillance setup. For specifications about available capture modes, see the product’s datasheet. To find the latest version of the datasheet, go to axis.com.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional 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.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings Handle scenes with strong backlight Dynamic range is the difference in light levels in an image. In some cases the difference between the darkest and the brightest areas can be significant. The result is often an image where either the dark or the bright areas are visible. Wide dynamic range (WDR) makes both dark and bright areas of the image visible. Image without WDR. Image with WDR. Note • WDR can cause artifacts in the image.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.com/products/online-manual/71813#t10106902 How to create a privacy mask 1. Go to Settings > Privacy mask. 2. Click New. 3. Adjust the size, color, and name of the privacy mask according to your needs. To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.com/products/online-manual/71813#t10103832 How to show text overlay when the camera detects motion Make sure that AXIS Video Motion Detection is running: 1. Go to Settings > Apps > AXIS Video Motion Detection. 2. Start the application if it is not already running. 3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs. Add the overlay text: 4. Go to Settings > Overlay. 5.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings Reduce bandwidth and storage Important If you reduce the bandwidth it can result in loss of details in the picture. 1. Go to live view and select H.264. 2. Go to Settings > Stream. 3. Do one or more of the following: Note The zipstream settings are used for both H.264 and H.265. - Turn on dynamic GOP and set a high GOP length value. - Increase the compression. - Turn on dynamic FPS. Note Web browsers do not support H.265 decoding.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings To learn more, check out our guide Get started with rules for events. Trigger an action 1. Go to Settings > System > Events to set up a rule. The rule defines when the device will perform certain actions. Rules can be setup as scheduled, recurring, or for example, triggered by motion detection. 2. Select the Condition that must be met to trigger the action.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings 9. Click Save. Record video when the camera detects loud noises This example explains how to set up the camera to start recording to the SD card five seconds before it detects loud noise and to stop one minute after. Turn on audio: 1. Set up the stream profile to include audio, see Add audio to your recording on page 19. Turn on audio detection: 1. Go to Settings > System > Detectors > Audio detection. 2. Adjust the alarm level according to your needs.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings 4. Create a new rule. 5. Select the Condition that must be met to trigger the camera to start recording. It can, for example, be a time schedule or motion detection. 6. In the list of actions, select Record video. Select a stream profile or create a new. Also set the Prebuffer and Postbuffer as required. 7. Save the rule. 8. Create a second rule and select the same Condition as in the first rule. 9.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings 4. To open the gate whenever an event is triggered, select Closed circuit in the drop-down list. Create rules For the camera to open the gate when the PIR detector senses someone nearby, you need to create a rule in the camera: 1. Go to Settings > System > Events and add a rule. 2. Type a name for the rule, for example “Open gate”. 3. In the list of conditions, select PIR detector. 4. In the list of actions, select Toggle I/O once. 5.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings 6. Select a recipient from the list or go to Recipients to create a new recipient. To create a new recipient, click . To copy an existing recipient, click . 7. Type a subject and a message for the email. 8. Click Save. Detect tampering with input signal This example explains how to trigger an alarm when the input signal has been cut or short-circuited. For more information about the I/O connector, see page 34.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings Send an email automatically if someone spray paints the lens To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.com/products/online-manual/71813#t10106687 How to send an email notification if someone spray paint the lens 1. Go to Settings > System > Detectors. 2. Turn on Trigger on dark images. This will trigger an alarm if the lens is sprayed, covered, or rendered severely out of focus. 3. Set a duration for Trigger after.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Additional settings 7. Click Close. Enhance voices Turn on Voice enhancement: 1. Go to Settings > Audio. 2. Turn on Voice enhancement. Less voice enhancement means that voices are enhanced while ambient sound is still present. More voice enhancement prioritizes recording of speech, at the expense of ambient sound.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Cleaning recommendations Cleaning recommendations NOTICE TICE NO Never use harsh detergent, for example gasoline, benzene, or acetone. 1. Use a can of compressed air to remove any dust or loose dirt from the device. 2. If necessary, clean the lens with a soft cloth dampened with lukewarm water. Note Avoid cleaning in direct sunlight or at elevated temperatures, as this may cause stains when the water droplets dry.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Learn more Learn more View area A view area is a cropped part of the full view. You can stream and store view areas instead of the full view to minimize bandwidth and storage needs. If you enable PTZ for a view area, you can pan, tilt and zoom within it. By using view areas you can remove parts of the full view, for example, the sky. Capture modes Which capture mode to choose depends on the requirements of frame rate and resolution for the specific surveillance setup.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Learn more H.264 can, without compromising image quality, reduce the size of a digital video file by more than 80% compared to the Motion JPEG format and by as much as 50% compared to the MPEG-4 standard. This means that less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video file. Or seen another way, higher video quality can be achieved for a given bitrate. H.265 or MPEG-H Part 2/HEVC Note H.265 is licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Learn more 1 Target bitrate Average bitrate (ABR) With average bitrate, the bitrate is automatically adjusted over a longer timescale. This is so you can meet the specified target and provide the best video quality based on your available storage. Bitrate is higher in scenes with a lot of activity, compared to static scenes. You are more likely to get better image quality when needed when using the average bitrate option.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Learn more kbit/s 1 2 s 1 2 Target bitrate Actual average bitrate Applications AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) is an open platform that enables third parties to develop analytics and other applications for Axis products. To find out more about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to axis.com/applications. To find the user manuals for Axis applications, go to axis.com.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Learn more To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.com/products/online-manual/71813#t10001688 How to activate an application licence code on a device AXIS People Counter AXIS People Counter is an analytic application that you can install on a network camera. You can use the application to count how many people pass through an entrance, in what direction they pass, and if more than one person passes during a predefined interval.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Learn more Autotracking AXIS Object Analytics AXIS Object Analytics is an analytic application that comes preinstalled on the camera. It detects objects that move in the scene and classifies them as, for example, humans or vehicles. You can set up the application to send alarms for different types of objects. To find out more about how the application works, see the user manual.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Reset to factory default settings Important Reset to factory default should be used with caution. A reset to factory default resets all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. To reset the product to the factory default settings: 1. Disconnect power from the product. 2. Press and hold the control button while reconnecting power. See Product overview on page 33. 3.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Troubleshooting Check the current firmware Firmware is the software that determines the functionality of network devices. One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the current firmware version. The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. To check the current firmware: 1. Go to the product’s webpage. 2. Click the help menu . 3. Click About.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Troubleshooting Problems upgrading the firmware Firmware upgrade failure If the firmware upgrade fails, the device reloads the previous firmware. The most common reason is that the wrong firmware file has been uploaded. Check that the name of the firmware file corresponds to your device and try again.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Troubleshooting Color saturation is different in H.264 and Motion JPEG Lower frame rate than expected Can't select H.265 encoding in live view Modify the settings for your graphics adapter. Go to the adapter’s documentation for more information. • • • • • • See Performance considerations on page 31. Reduce the number of applications running on the client computer. Limit the number of simultaneous viewers.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Troubleshooting Contact support Contact support at axis.com/support.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Specifications Specifications Product overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Microphone IR illumination Lid I/O connector Status LED indicator Control button SD card slot Network connector (PoE) LED indicators Note The Status LED can be configured to flash while an event is active. Status LED Indication Unlit Connection and normal operation. Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup completed. Amber Steady during startup.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Specifications For SD card recommendations, see axis.com. microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C LLC. microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC are trademarks or registered trademarks of SD-3C, LLC in the United States, other countries or both. Buttons Control button The control button is used for: • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See Reset to factory default settings on page 28.
AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera Specifications Digital Input or Supervised Input 3 Connect to pin 1 to activate, or leave floating (unconnected) to deactivate. To use supervised input, install end-of-line resistors. See connection diagram for information about how to connect the resistors. 0 to max 30 V DC Digital Output 4 Internally connected to pin 1 (DC ground) when active, and floating (unconnected) when inactive. If used with an inductive load, e.g.
User Manual AXIS M4308-PLE Panoramic Camera © Axis Communications AB, 2021 Ver. M2.2 Date: May 2021 Part No.
