AXIS Q7401 review

[thewireguys 3]

I got one today to play around with and to use for a rental/temp setup.

 

If you don't know anything about the new AXIS one channel video server here are some of the highlights.

 

 

 

POE, with power out to power a 12volt camera.

 

4 configurable I/O ports

 

audio in/out

 

RS-485 port for PTZ control

 

 

H.264 and Motion JPEG with multiple streams

 

SD slot for local storage ( I found 32gig SD cards)

 

it is very small

 

 

 

cut sheet

 

http://www.axis.com/files/datasheet/ds_q7401_32464_en_0807_lo.pdf

 

Using a 32gig card with H.264 I can get 11 days of storage, recording 24/7 at 6fps

 

 

 

My only complaint so far is you can only view the recorded video using the Q7401. You can not insert the SD card into a computer and view the files. I called Axis tech support and they told me if use mjpeg I should be able to view the files using a computer and they are working on a player for H.264 to view the files without using the Q7401 GUI.

 

AXIS is new to the on board storage so I don't think they figured out the best way to utilize it yet.

[C7 in CA 0]

Looks good!

 

I'd love to see that mounted in a NEMA enclosure with a wireless bridge or 3G...

 

Fun stuff.

[thewireguys 3]

That would be a nice setup

 

 

I wish I knew how to write code and use the custom scripting option. I would write something that says : when SD disk is full FTP all files to a server and delete contents of disk then resume recording.

 

 

Does anyone know where I could take a crash course in programing to write something like this?????

[jhonovich 0]

Thanks. Axis is claiming 50% storage reduction for H.264 over their MPEG-4. Do you know what improvement you are seeing?

[thewireguys 3]

Thanks. Axis is claiming 50% storage reduction for H.264 over their MPEG-4. Do you know what improvement you are seeing?

 

The Q4701 does not have MPEG-4 only MJPEG and Q.264 so there is no way for me to compare.