FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTE
======================

Products affected: AXIS M3203/-V/M3204/-V

Release date:      2018-03-26

Release type:      Production

Firmware version:  5.51.5

File name:         M3204_5_51_5.bin

Preceding release: 5.50.3.10

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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.

NOTE
====================

For latest information about Axis Cybersecurity, see
https://www.axis.com/se/sv/support/product-security.


Corrections in 5.51.5 since 5.50.3.10
=====================================

5.51.5:C01
Updated R2 GlobalSign Root Certificate to version 20170717.

5.51.5:C02
Corrected an issue that let the camera become unresponsive in rare occasions when
connected to an AVHS system.

5.51.5:C03
Corrected critical vulnerability ACV-128401.


Known Bugs/Limitations
======================

5.51.5:L01
To be able to use all parts of the image in a View Area use the 4:3 Aspect Ratio
for the View Area.

5.51.5:L02
90 and 270 rotation can cause a drop in frame rate.

5.51.5:L03
Multiple simultaneous recordings to SD cards and network shares can degrade the
performance of the system.

5.51.5:L04
Windows Network Shares do not handle all modifiers e.g. %c, since modifiers are
UNIX standard.

5.51.5:L05
Frame Size Control does not affect the size of the snapshot taken with the upper
right control that can be added to the Live View.

5.51.5:L06
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.

5.51.5:L07
Stream profile names are limited to alphanumerical characters.

5.51.5:L08
The AXIS Media Control client may stop displaying the H.264 video stream after
the PC has been locked.

5.51.5:L09
Live view does not work with QuickTime player using default settings.
Workaround: Disable Direct3D acceleration in Quicktime.

5.51.5:L10
When using an action rule results in short recordings, it is recommended to
extend post-event time.

5.51.5: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.

5.51.5:L12
It's not recommended to downgrade to previous firmware when having HTTPS
enabled.

5.51.5:L13
Modifying a PTZ view area using API and afterwards clicking save in the web
interface, will cause the view area to revert to the old position.

5.51.5:L14
If text overlay is more than 460 characters long, no text will be displayed.

5.51.5:L15
Private keys need to be in a PKCS#1 format in order to function.

5.51.5:L16
A maximum of 100 installed certificates is allowed

5.51.5:L17
For low contrast scenes, false positives or negatives may occur because there is
not enough information for the Tampering alarm.

5.51.5:L18
If downgrading to previous firmware version, a factory default is recommended
after performing the downgrade.

5.51.5:L19
Using control queue with Java Applet may result in wrong queue positions if
switching between admin and viewer users.

5.51.5:L20
GOV values for stream profiles higher than 5000 are not supported.

5.51.5:L21
On Windows shares, upload paths for events needs to be created on the share
before use.

5.51.5:L22
Not possible to view live or recorded video in Internet Explorer 10 Modern UI in
Microsoft Windows 8.

5.51.5:L23
Time zone selection for Moscow Time is not correct according to the changes made
to this time zone.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for AXIS M3204
=========================================================

Resolution  Exceptions
==========  ==========

1280x800    2)
1280x720    2)
1024x768    2)
1024x640    2)
800x600
800x500
800x450
640x480
640x400
640x360
480x360
480x300
480x270
320x240
320x200
320x180
240x180
176x144
160x120
160x100
160x90

1440x900    1) 2)
768x576     1)
704x576     1)
704x480     1)
704x240     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1)
352x240     1)
192x144     1)
176x120     1)

1) Not visible in web user interface
2) 1MP