Axis M1137 User Manual

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AXIS M11 SeriesConfigure your deviceConfigure your deviceAdjust the imageThis section includes instructions about configuring your device. If you want to learn more about how certain features work, goto Learn more on page 40.Level the cameraTo adjust the view in relation to a reference area or an object, use the level grid in combination with a mechanical adjustmentof the camera.1. Go to Video > Image > and click .2. Click to show the level grid.3. Adjust the camera mechanically until the position of the reference area or the object is aligned with the level grid.Select exposure modeTo improve image quality for specific surveillance scenes, use exposure modes. Exposure modes lets you control aperture, shutterspeed, and gain. Go to Video > Image > Exposure and select between the following exposure modes:• For most use cases, select Automatic exposure.• For environments with certain artificial lighting, for example fluorescent lighting, select Flicker-free.Select the same frequency as the power line frequency.• For environments with certain artificial light and bright light, for example outdoors with fluorescent lighting at night andsun during daytime, select Flicker-reduced.Select the same frequency as the power line frequency.• To lock the current exposure settings, select Hold current.Benefit from IR light in low-light conditions by using night modeYour camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day. As the available light diminishes, you can set the camera toautomatically shift to night mode, in which the camera uses both visible light and near-infrared light to deliver black-and-whiteimages. Since the camera uses more of the available light, it can deliver brighter, more detailed images.1. Go to Video > Image > Day-night mode, and make sure that the IR-cut filter is set to Auto.2. To set the light level at which the camera will shift to night mode, move the Threshold slider toward Bright or Dark.NoteIf you set the shift to night mode to occur when it’s brighter, the image remains sharper as there will be less low-lightnoise. If you set the shift to occur when it’s darker, the image colors are maintained for longer, but there will be moreimage blur due to low-light noise.Reduce noise in low-light conditionsTo reduce noise in low-light conditions, you can adjust one or more of the following settings:• Adjust the trade-off between noise and motion blur. Go to Image > Exposure and move the Blur-noise trade-offslider toward Low noise.6