Evaluation: Axis 211M Static Megapixel IP Camera, Now Supplied With New Megapixel Lens
It can be quite a challenge to find a suitable lens for megapixel cameras. It seems that the technology in an average IP camera progresses at a much faster rate than lens manufacture. After all, crafting lenses is a highly skilled industry with very traditional roots while the electronics industry tends to move faster than a freight train.
So when we heard that Axis had began to replace the lens that ships with their popular 211M camera with a brand new megapixel lens to improve picture quality, we had to take a look. Any improvement in megapixel image quality is very welcome and of great benefit to the IP CCTV industry.
HOWTO: Set up Axis Camera Station One IP camera recording software
If you have purchased an Axis IP Security camera for your home or business, you will most likely be looking for a robust and easy to use recording suite. For this, Axis offer their Axis Camera Station software. This is a premium application which provides a way of monitoring and recording from your Axis IP CCTV camera and will work with up to 50 cameras simultaneously.
For those, however, who are on a tight budget or are looking to test the software before they buy the full version, Axis also offer Axis Cam Read more >>
HOWTO: Adjust Motion Detection Settings in an Axis IP Camera
The majority of IP cameras available today support a feature known as ‘Motion Detection’ or ‘Video Motion Detection’ (VMD). This is a very useful feature for security applications as it will detect when something has moved in a scene and can notify the user in a number of ways including email or activating external alarms or lights etc.
Sometimes though you might find that it triggers when there is very little movement or it triggers when other objects move in the scene such as traffic or plant-life outside a visible window or pets indoors.
Fortunately most IP cameras come with ways to help reduce the number of false alarms such as masking, multi-window detection or sensitivity settings.
What this guide will show is various ways we can configure motion detection in an Axis camera.
This guide will be suitable for all Axis IP camera models with the exception of the Axis 206.
HOWTO: Have your Axis IP camera send you an email when motion is detected
This guide explains one of the more popular security features found in IP cameras and that is how to have your camera send you an email when it detects motion. I know it’s a question we get asked a lot and it’s very simple so follow this guide for the complete low-down.
This guide is suitable for all Axis cameras except the Axis 206. The Axis 207/W/MW will also look slightly different as it has a basic interface for configuring events. The theory should remain the same but should be a little simpler when setting up.
