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

Products affected:        AXIS Q7436

Release date:             2016-07-07

Release type:             Production

Firmware version:         6.30.1

File name:                Q7436_6.30.1.bin

Preceding release:        5.90.1

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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 5.90.1
===================================

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

6.30.1:F4
Improved Zipstream using dynamic frame rate.

6.30.1:F5
Support for ONVIF Profile G.


Corrections in 6.30.1 since 5.90.1
==================================

6.30.1:C1
Fixed a critical security vulnerability.

6.30.1:C2
Access to Zipstream settings is now available to Operators.

6.30.1:C3
PullMessages now follow the ONVIF specification 9.1.2.

6.30.1:C4
From the web gui the rule is now triggered on startevent/"signal raise" and not
on condition.

6.30.1:C5
Camera is reached through HTTPS when NAT traversal is enabled.

6.30.1:C6
Fixed issue with image switching between black & white and color mode.

6.30.1:C7
Fixed issues with output buttons only working once in IE.

6.30.1:C8
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:C9
Led pulse button can now be turned on in Internet Explorer.

6.30.1:C10
Corrected image corruption issue seen in corridor format.

6.30.1:C11
Fixed script error when naming a privacy mask with åäö.

6.30.1:C12
Added ACAP support for NV12 format.

6.30.1:C13
Improved performance in MOTE and ACAP’s when converting from UYVY to
GRAY8(Y800).

6.30.1:C14
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:C15
Fixed issues with stopped events for manual triggered recording.

6.30.1:C16
Date format now displayed correctly in ACM.

6.30.1:C17
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 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:L5
When downgrading to an older firmware, the root password might be changed back
to its default password.

6.30.1:L6
Capture mode change might require a camera restart to get full FoV.

6.30.1:L7
Using identical start and stop time for a scheduled event will never trigger an
event.

6.30.1:L8
Some special UTF-8 characters can not be used for privacy mask names.


Supported AXIS VAPIX API Image Resolutions for AXIS Q7436
=========================================================

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

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)

analyze     1)
VGA
640x480     1)

1) Not visible in web user interface
2) PAL mode resolution
3) NTSC mode resolution
4) Available for Overview view