IP CAMERA LEARNING & RESOURCE CENTER

Axis have released a substantial firmware release for their 233D dome IP surveillance camera. The most important addition to this is the addition of Auto-tracking. This system, which can also be found in Panasonic’s i-Pro range, monitors moving images inside their view. Should a moving object start to move out of view, the camera will reposition its view, keeping the object in sight. The camera will then return to a pre-determined position after a set amount of time passes so that the camera does not remain pointing wherever the last movement was seen.

This system is perfect for areas where there is very little movement for most of the time and allows a single camera to cover a large area without the need for user intervention. It also acts as a strong deterrent as would-be intruders who enter the site and witnesses the lens of the camera following them as they move around are less likely to commit any infractions as they think they are being watched by a human security guard.

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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.

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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.

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