Axis 212 PTZ 10 Pack 0257-024 Manuale Utente

PRODUCT REVIEW GUIDE   

 

AXIS 212 PTZ Network Camera  

1  Preface 

This product review guide helps reviewers to evaluate, test and use the AXIS 212 PTZ Network 
Camera. It incorporates a product introduction, features and benefits, and how to install the 
camera. For further information, please see the AXIS 212 PTZ Installation Guide provided in 
the product box or at 

2  Product brief 

The AXIS 212 PTZ Network Camera is the first-ever PTZ network camera that enables full 
overview and instant, one-click pan/tilt/zoom with maintained image resolution – yet no moving 
parts. Key features and benefits: 
 

•  Full overview. A full 140° field of vision provides video of the entire monitored area. 

Conventional PTZ cameras can view only one part of the whole video scene at a time. 

•  Instant pan/tilt/zoom. Zooming in from full overview to close-up is instant, in one-

step clicks. There is no delayed reaction. Pan and tilt work in the same instant way. 

•  No moving parts. The AXIS 212 PTZ is also unique in using a wide-angle lens and a 3 

Megapixel sensor to achieve PTZ functionality. No moving parts are needed, which 
means no wear and tear. 

•  Maintained resolution. Many cameras cannot deliver an overview with sharp 

resolution, or maintain resolution when zooming. The AXIS 212 PTZ maintains sharp 
images at all times. 

•  Perfect for indoor video surveillance. 

3  Typical applications 

The AXIS 212 PTZ is perfect for indoor surveillance of premises up to 150 m²/1600 ft², such as 
shops, reception areas, banks, server rooms and other places where you need to see the whole 
area and have the possibility to zoom in for detailed inspection and monitoring. Add powerful 
event management functionalities such as pre- and post-alarm image buffering, and you have a 
highly efficient video surveillance solution. 

4  Theory of operation 

The AXIS 212 PTZ Network Camera transmits images to a standard Web browser when 
requested. The camera contains its own Web server, with its own unique IP address (or 
associated URL) that is used by the browser to access the camera. The camera can be 
made available locally on a LAN, or it can be made available from any other location, 
via e.g. the Internet. 
The built-in event functionality allows the camera to automatically perform certain 
actions when an alarm/event occurs. These actions are e.g.,  

•  sending images through e-mail 

•  alarm notification via HTTP 
•  the activation of an external device connected to the camera’s output 

 
When using Internet Explorer in Windows, the camera uses AXIS Media Control 
(AMC) to display moving images in the browser. AMC handles both Motion JPEG and