FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES ====================== Products affected: P7216 Release date: 2014-05-28 Release type: Production Firmware version: 5.51.2 File name: P7216_5_51_2.bin Preceding release: 5.51.1.1 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 5.51.2 since 5.51.1.1 ==================================== 5.51.2:C1 Support for Internet Explorer 11 added. 5.51.2:C2 The possibility to use dynamic text in text overlay is added. 5.51.2:C3 Daylight savings time now works properly for IDT. 5.51.2:C4 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 ====================== 5.51.2:L1 Recording streams to SD Card with a total bit rate above 12Mbit/sec may cause missing frames/sequences. 5.51.2:L2 90 and 270 rotation can cause a drop in frame rate. 5.51.2:L3 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. 5.51.2:L4 AXIS Media Control client may stop displaying the H.264 video stream after the PC has been locked. 5.51.2:L5 Live view does not work with QuickTime player using default settings. Workaround: Disable Direct3D acceleration in Quicktime. 5.51.2:L6 To avoid corrupt recordings, it is recommended to unmount the SD Card before ejecting it. 5.51.2:L7 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. 5.51.2:L8 Video overlay text size is a global setting and can not be set for each stream profile. 5.51.2:L9 Private keys need to be in a PKCS#1 format in order to function when installing Certificates. 5.51.2:L10 If downgrading to previous firmware version, a factory default is recommended after performing the downgrade. 5.51.2:L11 Using control queue with Java Applet may result in wrong queue positions if switching between admin and viewer users. 5.51.2:L12 On Windows shares, upload paths for events needs to be created on the share before use. 5.51.2:L13 AMC with IE10 does not work when using IPv6. 5.51.2:L14 Reboot is necessary after enabling SOCKS. 5.51.2:L15 When changing active https-certificate, the device needs to be restarted before it becomes active. 5.51.2:L16 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. 5.51.2:L17 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 P7216 ========================================================= Resolution Exceptions ========== ========== 16CIF 1536x1152 2) 4) 1280x960 3) 4) XGA 1024x768 4) D1 720x576 2) 720x480 3) 4CIF 704x576 2) 704x480 3) 2CIF 704x288 2) 704x240 3) CIF 352x288 2) 352x240 3) QCIF 176x144 2) 176x120 3) VGA 640x480 1) analyze 1) 1) Not visible in web user interface 2) PAL mode resolution 3) NTSC mode resolution 4) Available on Quad channel