FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES
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Products affected: AXIS F44 Main Unit

Release date:      2017-04-19

Release type:      Production

Firmware version:  6.50.1.1

File name:         F44_6_50_1_1.bin

Preceding release: 6.50.1

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UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
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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.

New features in 6.50.1 since 6.40.1.2
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6.50.1:F1
AXIS VMD 4 is preinstalled.

6.50.1:F2
OpenSSL version updated to 1.0.2j.

6.50.1:F3
Support for recordings with G711 µ-law audio encoding.


Corrections in 6.50.1.1 since 6.50.1
====================================

6.50.1.1:C01
Improved stability for TCP notifications.

6.50.1.1:C02
Improved HTTP image upload stability in unstable networks.

6.50.1.1:C03
Improved camera stability when metadata is used.

6.50.1.1:C04
Optimized privacy mask positioning.

6.50.1.1:C05
Corrected Turkey/Istanbul timezone from GMT+2 to GMT+3.

6.50.1.1:C06
Improved camera stability when TriggerData is used.

6.50.1.1:C07
Improved loading of the web interface in unstable networks.

6.50.1.1:C08
Support for recordings with G711 µ-law audio encoding.

6.50.1.1:C09
Corrected a bug that prevented from saving an action rule with a mail recipient
that had SSL enabled.

6.50.1.1:C10
PTZ presetposall returns correct preset name.

6.50.1.1:C11
Fixed a bug that let HTTP notification action rules stop retrying from
contacting the receiving server after a failed attempt.

6.50.1.1:C12
Corrected a bug in the event system that prevented the camera from re-sending
the SMTP notification every 10 seconds in case the receiving server reported an
error.

6.50.1.1:C13
Extended audio frequency range from 8 to 16kHz.


Known Bugs/Limitations
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6.50.1.1:L1
It's recommended to factory default the unit before making a downgrade if
needed.

6.50.1.1:L2
Recording streams to SD card with a total bit rate above 12Mbit/sec may cause
missing frames/sequences.

6.50.1.1:L3
When changing an active https-certificate, the product needs to be restarted for
the new certificate to be applied.

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

6.50.1.1: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.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for AXIS F44 Main Unit
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Resolution  Exceptions
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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