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Axis Camera Companion is a new programme, available for free download from the Axis website.

Designed for small security applications (up to 16 cameras) and ideal for homes and small businesses, the Axis Camera Companion is the market’s easiest surveillance solution, allowing remote access without the use of a central PC, NVR or DVR.

This software allows the user to view video recorded to individual SD cards in each camera in superb HDTV quality. Please note that a suitable memory card for edge recording is displayed on each of our product pages under ‘Frequently Bought Together’.

With the new, more cost-effective, Axis  wireless IP camera models M1043-W and M1044-W (both available soon from use-IP) and the recent announcement from Axis regarding the upcoming M1013 and M1014 models, the range of compatible cameras is only set to grow further.

Axis Camera Companion currently supports the majority of Axis network cameras and video encoders with firmware 5.40 or later.

Supported Products:

Network Cameras:

• Axis M5013 Indoor PTZ Network Camera
• Axis M5014 Indoor PTZ Network Camera
• Axis P1343 IP Camera
• Axis P1343-E Outdoor- Ready IP Camera
• Axis P1344 HD IP Camera
• Axis P1344-E Outdoor-Ready HD IP Camera
• Axis P1346 3 Megapixel HD IP Camera
• Axis P1346-E Outdoor-Ready 3 Megapixel HD IP Camera
• Axis P1347 HDTV 5 Megapixel Network Camera
• Axis P1347-E Network Camera
• Axis P3301 Network Camera (no SD card slot, so requires a NAS box)
• Axis P3301-V Network Camera (no SD card slot, so requires a NAS box)
• Axis P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera (no SD card slot, so requires a NAS box)
• Axis P3304-V HDTV Vandal Resistant Fixed Dome Network Camera (no SD card slot, so requires a NAS box)
• Axis P3343 (6mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3343 (12mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3343-V (6mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3343-V (12mm) Fixed DomeNetwork Camera
• Axis P3343-VE (6mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3343-VE (12mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3344 (6mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3344 (12mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3344-V (6mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3344-V (12mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3344-VE (6mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3344-VE (12mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3346 (9mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3346-V (9mm) Fixed Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3346-VE (9mm) Fixed Dome with VR Casing Network Camera
• Axis P3367-V Dome Network Camera
• Axis P3367-VE Dome Network Camera
• Axis Q1602 Network Camera
• Axis Q1602-E Network Camera
• Axis Q1604 Network Camera
• Axis Q1604-E Network Camera

For more information, take a look at the other videos on our product page for Axis Camera Companion.

At use-IP we often blog about new products from Axis Communications and include what at first seem to be the meaningless Axis product codes in the product names, such as “Q6032-E” “M1031-W” etc. Well, in fact, the product codes can give you a good overview of the specifications and possible applications of each model. Each character of the product code denotes a certain aspect of the product:

Take the M1031-W for example:

• The “M” lets you know that it is a member of Axis’s affordable range
• The first number “1” indicates the product type, in this case “fixed camera”
• The second number “0” is the series number

All of the above then gives you the series name, in this case the “Axis M10 Series“

• The third number “3” indicates the running no.
• The final number “1” indicates the resolution/no. of channels
• And the letter at the end indicates any extra features the camera may have, in this case “W” for Wireless

There are many different possibilities for each character of the product name and Axis provide a breakdown of each of these on their website.

Please use the links below to access Axis product pages, datasheets and Axis’s full breakdown of product names:

• Axis Product Range
• Axis Communications Product Name Breakdown

A conversation in the local Co-Op between the vicar and a local resident led to IP cameras supplied by use-IP being used for a very different application than security.

As some elderly parishioners of St Peter and St Paul Church in Deddington began to find it difficult to attend the Sunday Service, the idea of a live audio stream was proposed. However, long pauses in the service (during communion, for example) revealed that both audio and video would be ideal. The brains behind the scheme, local resident David Rogers, used the church’s existing telephone line to establish a broadband connection, to which he connected a PC and IP cameras sourced from use-IP. He began with the Axis M1011 but found that the Axis M1054 was much more effective in producing the desired picture quality when viewed in full-screen. Recently, Mr Rogers has installed a second Axis M1054 facing the font at the rear of the Church to enable a second view, which is particularly useful during baptisms. A third IP camera (the Axis M1011-W) is used by the bell ringers of the church to alert them to the arrival of the bride during wedding services.

Using an application controlling Adobe Flash Live Media Encoder, the stream automatically switches on each morning and an operator can remotely adjust the volume to suit each service, whether it is solemn vows or a full choir and organ.

The project looks set to extend further into the UK, with interest from Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, St John’s in Carterton and Buckingham Parish Church. The use of IP cameras in churches has also been noted on a more worldwide scale, following a visit from the Curate of Deddington (armed with nothing more than a laptop, an Axis M1011 and some cables) to Sweden to stream the consecration of Bishop Elect Jan-Olof Johannson from Uppsala Cathedral.

Back in Deddington, the success of the project is undeniable. Services are streamed frequently in the local nursing home and hospital, much to the delight of loyal church-goers, with one broadcast reaching an audience of 160. The technology has even enabled new Godparents from as far as Kuala Lumpur and New Zealand to take their vows and actively partake in baptism services from thousands of miles away.

The possibilities seem endless. Future projects planned in the Parish include a communal reading of the St James’ Bible in honour of its 400^th anniversary conducted over Skype and a ‘Christianity in 15 Objects’ series planned for 2011-12.

This may be a far cry from the ‘normal’ applications of IP CCTV Cameras but the work in Deddington goes a long way to prove how dynamic the products at use-IP can be.

For more information, please visit www.deddingtonchurch.org and watch a service yourself!

Axis IP cameras have been leading the market for the past 15 years!

I can remember the Axis 2100 well.

Great to see that even after 15 years Axis aren’t slowing down at all, with recently announced new models that will have their competitors working hard to keep up! More on those new models to follow in the coming days and weeks, checkout the video below for a brief overview of their product history.

Visit our webshop for the full range of Axis IP Cameras.

IPCCTV is a complex technical subject and there are almost too many possible solutions to choose from.

We know that our customers like to do lots of research before selecting their network cameras and CCTV recording software so, we have put together a web page to collate all the IPCCTV Video Channels from our Partner manufacturers.

There is a growing trend to use video web services such as YouTube and Vimeo to deliver good promotional videos.

At the time of writing ACTi are obviously an early adopter with nearly two hundred videos on YouTube. Axis only set up an official channel yesterday, and Vivotek uploaded their first videos to Vimeo in the last 24 hrs.

Some of the videos adopt a formal instructive style.

Some are just for fun.

Some have rockin’ soundtracks!

Plainly this presentation medium is going to grow and grow …

Grab a cup of tea, pull up a comfy chair, make sure you’ve got a good broadband connection, switch your speakers on and …

Let the IP CCTV Camera Manufacturers entertain you!!!

We look forward to your comments and feedback below …