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

Products affected:        AXIS F44

Release date:             2016-07-07

Release type:             Production

Firmware version:         6.30.1

File name:                F44_6.30.1.bin

Preceding release:        5.85.3

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Upgrade instructions
====================

Upgrade the firmware with AXIS Camera Management, HTTP, or FTP.
Follow the instructions given in the User Manual, at
http://www.axis.com/support/tecnical-notes/how-to-upgrade,
or howtoupgrade.txt, which is included in the firmware folder.


New Features in 6.30.1 since 5.85.3
===================================

6.30.1:F1
If Network Share is setup to use DNS host name as host and if the IP address
changes after mount, the host name is resolved to current IP address.

6.30.1:F2
Added support for ONVIF standardised I/O events.

6.30.1:F3
Edge storage recording robustness is improved with an automatic database repair
feature.

6.30.1:F4
Improved info in server report from software and hardware PoE
detection/negotiation.

6.30.1:F5
Max exposure time parameter is now available in the Camera Settings. It can be
used in LPR installations when setting Max exposure time shorter than default
Max shutter time.

6.30.1:F6
SNMP MIB r/w OID values are saved after reboot.

6.30.1:F7
Stream synchronization between same type of sensor units,
that use the same capture mode and FPS, i.e. images from two or more
sensor units gets the same timestamp.

6.30.1:F8
WDR on at least one sensor unit with 720p and 15 fps.

6.30.1:F9
WDR is supported on multichannel products

6.30.1:F10
Improved start-up time.

6.30.1:F11
Removed predefined stream profiles: Quality, HDTV, Balanced, Bandwidth, Mobile.

6.30.1:F12
Upgrade OpenSSL to version 1.0.2d. This version also provides support for TLS
1.2.

6.30.1:F13
Improved Zipstream using dynamic frame rate.

6.30.1:F14
Support for ONVIF Profile G.


Corrections in 6.30.1 since 5.85.3
==================================

6.30.1:C1
Fixed a critical security vulnerability.

6.30.1:C2
Video loss bit set in trigger data when sensor unit is disconnected.

6.30.1:C3
Access to Zipstream settings is now available to Operators.

6.30.1:C4
PullMessages now follow the ONVIF specification 9.1.2.

6.30.1:C5
Possible to use custom stream profile as default in Live View

6.30.1:C6
From the web gui the rule is now triggered on startevent/"signal raise" and not
on condition.

6.30.1:C7
Camera is reached through HTTPS when NAT traversal is enabled.

6.30.1:C8
Rectified pulsing of the image in very bright environment.

6.30.1:C9
Improved Privacy mask alignment.

6.30.1:C10
Fixed issue with image switching between black & white and color mode.

6.30.1:C11
Fixed issues with output buttons only working once in IE.

6.30.1:C12
Corrected H264 payloader behaviour to now insert PPS/SPS frames before every
I-frame. This will improve behavior, especially with clients that uses
multicast.

6.30.1:C13
Led pulse button can now be turned on in Internet Explorer.

6.30.1:C14
Corrected image corruption issue seen in corridor format.

6.30.1:C15
Fixed script error when naming a privacy mask with åäö.

6.30.1:C16
Added ACAP support for NV12 format.

6.30.1:C17
Improved performance in MOTE and ACAP’s when converting from UYVY to
GRAY8(Y800).

6.30.1:C18
If the total bandwidth received from the camera is greater than 90 Mbps all
streams might not get an equal share of the network cards maximum throughput.

6.30.1:C19
Fixed issues with stopped events for manual triggered recording.

6.30.1:C20
Date format now displayed correctly in ACM.

6.30.1:C21
Corrected issue with drifting over/under exposed images


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

6.30.1:L1
The status LED is unlit during the boot-up sequence and then goes steady green
when system is ready.

6.30.1:L2
RTSP over TCP may cause choppy video if block size is not optimized or set
during video connection.

6.30.1:L3
Recording streams to SD card with a total bit rate above 12Mbit/sec may cause
missing frames/sequences.

6.30.1:L4
Text overlays with video data in each stream will not be correct in quad view

6.30.1:L5
Setting a fixed shutter time on a channel to a high value, for instance 2s, the
other streams in the quad channel are limited by this setting regardless what
they are set to.

6.30.1:L6
Text modifiers #x #y #z #Z #L do not work for upload file/folder names,
TCP/HTTP notification text or e-mail  subject/message.

6.30.1:L7
When downgrading to an older firmware, the root password might be changed back
to its default password.

6.30.1:L8
Capture mode change might require a camera restart to get full FoV.

6.30.1:L9
Using identical start and stop time for a scheduled event will never trigger an
event.

6.30.1:L10
WDR button is not present on the Live View if a sensor unit without WDR
capability is used in port one.

6.30.1:L11
Some special UTF-8 characters can not be used for privacy mask names.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for AXIS F44
=======================================================

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

1920x1080
1280x720
1024x768
1024x640
800x600
854x480
800x500
800x450
640x480
640x400
640x360
480x360
480x300
480x270

1400x1050   1) 3)
960x540     1)
768x576     1)
720x576     1)
704x576     1)
704x480     1)
704x288     1)
704x240     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1)
352x240     1)
320x240     1)
320x200     1)
320x180     1)
240x180     1)
240x135     1)
192x144     1)
176x144     1)
176x120     1)
160x120     1)
160x100     1)
160x90      1)
80x50       1)

1) Not visible in web user interface
2) Available on Quad channel
3) 1080p 1920x1080 (16:9) @ 15/12.5fps