FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES
          ======================

Products affected: AXIS P1353/-E/P1354/-E Network Camera

Release date:      2012-12-07

Release type:      Production

Firmware version:  5.40.18

File name:         P1353_5_40_18.bin or P1354_5_40_18.bin

Preceding release: 5.40.14

AMC version:       6.2.10.8

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UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
====================

The firmware can be upgraded using Axis Camera Management 3.0, 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.

Release 5.40.18
===============

This is the first published release for the AXIS P1353/-E/P1354/-E Network Cameras.


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

5.40.18:L01 When requesting a videostream using video.cgi, the parameter color=0 
	    will not result in a black&white image.

5.40.18:L02 To be able to use all parts of the image in a View Area use the 4:3 
	    Aspect Ratio for the View Area.

5.40.18:L03 Cannot record audio clip with no wait time. You must wait at least 
	    1 second.

5.40.18:L04 When active Guard Tour does not give possibility to a Viewer for PTZ
	    control.

5.40.18: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.

5.40.18:L06 Info about focus assistant 15min timeout is not logged even though
	    the timeout works as expected.

5.40.18:L07 It is not possible to select starting point when playing back a recording 
	    while using multicast and h264.

5.40.18:L08 Date&Time gets defaulted when performing a Restore.

5.40.18:L09 The Axis Video Motion Detection application will trigger a motion event
	    if the camera performs any PTZ movements.

5.40.18:L10 Event trigger data is sent even though user data is disabled.



APPLICATION DEVELOPER Information
=================================

The AXIS VAPIX Application Programming Interface version 3 is supported by this product.
For more information please refer to the AXIS VAPIX HTTP API specification 
version 3 part of the AXIS VAPIX API available at www.axis.com.

Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions


AXIS P1353/-E

Resolution  Exceptions
==========  ==========
800x600
800x450
640x480
640x360
480x360
480x270
320x240
320x180
240x180
176x144
160x120
160x90

768x576     1)
720x576     1)
704x576     1)        
704x480     1) 
704x288     1)
704x240     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1) 
352x240     1) 
240x135     1)
192x144     1)
176x120     1)

1) Not visible in the web user interface


AXIS P1354/-E

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

1280x960
1280x800
1280x720
1024x768
800x600
800x450
640x480
640x360
480x360
480x270
320x240
320x180
240x180
176x144
160x120
160x90

1400x1050   1)
768x576     1)
720x576     1)
704x576     1)
704x480     1)
704x288     1)
704x240     1)
384x288     1)
352x288     1)
352x240     1)
240x135     1)
192x144     1)
176x120     1)
80x50       1)

1) Not visible in web user interface