FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES ====================== Products affected: Q1755/-E Release date: 2014-05-28 Release type: Production Firmware version: 5.50.4 File name: Q1755_5_50_4.bin Preceding release: 5.50.2 AMC version: 6.3.10.0-1 Onvif support: Profile S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS ==================== The firmware can be upgraded using Axis Camera Management, HTTP or FTP. Please follow the instructions from the user's manual, the web page at http://www.axis.com/techsup/cam_servers/how_to_upgrade.htm or the file named howtoupgrade.txt. Corrections in 5.50.4 since 5.50.2 ================================== 5.50.4:C1 Support for Internet Explorer 11 added. 5.50.4:C2 The possibility to use dynamic text in text overlay is added. 5.50.4:C3 Daylight savings time now works properly for IDT. 5.50.4:C4 To avoid false triggering Audio detection level is raised to max. To use Audio detection this level has to be adjusted before creating an event that utilizes audio detection. 5.50.4:C5 The Axis Java Applet is now signed with a trusted certificate. For more information on supported Java versions, see http://www.axis.com/techsup/. Known Bugs/Limitations ====================== 5.50.4:L1 When the automatic IR cut filter enables/disables the IR cut filter, it may trigger motion detection. 5.50.4:L2 Automatic IR Cut Filter will not work if Auto Iris is off. 5.50.4:L3 To be able to use all parts of the image in a View Area use the 4:3 Aspect Ratio for the View Area. 5.50.4:L4 Recording streams to SD Card with a total bit rate above 12Mbit/sec may cause missing frames/sequences. 5.50.4:L5 90 and 270 rotation can cause a drop in frame rate. 5.50.4:L6 If the device has ongoing continuous recordings and the device is restarted using the restart option in web interface, the current part of recordings(block) can not be accessed or downloaded through the web interface. 5.50.4:L7 Sound from the mechanical shutter may be heard in the recorded audio clip when using the internal microphone. 5.50.4:L8 AXIS Media Control client may stop displaying the H.264 video stream after the PC has been locked. 5.50.4:L9 Live view does not work with QuickTime player using default settings. Workaround: Disable Direct3D acceleration in Quicktime. 5.50.4:L10 To avoid corrupt recordings, it is recommended to unmount the SD Card before ejecting it. 5.50.4:L11 For actions based on PTZ events, it is not possible to use the #P (PTZ preset name) and #p (PTZ preset number) modifiers in the file names for network share uploads. 5.50.4:L12 Video overlay text size is a global setting and can not be set for each stream profile. 5.50.4:L13 Private keys need to be in a PKCS#1 format in order to function when installing Certificates. 5.50.4:L14 For low contrast scenes, false positives or negatives may occur because there is not enough information for the Tampering alarm. 5.50.4:L15 If downgrading to previous firmware version, a factory default is recommended after performing the downgrade. 5.50.4:L16 On Windows shares, upload paths for events needs to be created on the share before use. 5.50.4:L17 The ipv6.class field will have the same value in all IPv6 packages. The class field value depends on the value of the DSCP setting. 5.50.4:L18 AMC with IE10 does not work when using IPv6. 5.50.4:L19 For scheduled action rules, a failing action due to temporarily down service can lead to no actions until the next time schedule gets active. 5.50.4:L20 Reboot is necessary after enabling SOCKS. 5.50.4:L21 When changing active https-certificate, the device needs to be restarted before it becomes active. 5.50.4:L22 Upgrading from firmware 5.40 and prior requires an upgrade of the recordings database. This can take up to five minutes and is conducted on first boot. Make sure to not remove power or SD card during the first five minutes after upgrading the device. Recordings made with firmware earlier than 5.20 will not be readable on the SD Card from firmware 5.40 and onward. Backup important recordings and reformat the SD Card after the firmware upgrade. 5.50.4:L23 Time modifiers used in the field "Create folder" is only used upon activation of the rule, hence no new folders are created with the current time during an active rule. To have new folders created with time modifiers you should add them in the "Base filename". Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for AXIS Q1755/-E ============================================================ Resolution Exceptions ========== ========== 1920x1080 1280x720 800x450 480x270 320x180 1280x960 1) 1024x768 1) 1024x576 1) 800x600 1) 768x576 1) 720x576 1) 704x576 1) 704x480 1) 640x480 1) 640x360 1) 704x288 1) 480x360 1) 704x240 1) 384x288 1) 352x288 1) 352x240 1) 320x240 1) 240x180 1) 240x135 1) 192x144 1) 176x144 1) 176x120 1) 160x120 1) 160x90 1) 1) Not visible in web user interface