Camera settings

Video

Action Definition
Quality Determines the camera’s recording quality.
Aspect Ratio Determines the camera’s video width-to-height ratio. A 4:3 video will capture more video in the vertical direction.

Pre-Event Buffer and Video Recall

Action Definition
Pre-Event Buffer Determines the buffer duration included in the final video.
Buffering Frame Rate Determines the frame rate that is captured during the Pre-Event Buffer. A higher frame rate captures greater motion detail, while lower frame rates reduce power consumption and extend battery life.

Watermark

Action Definition
Watermark Adds a permanent watermark with date, time, and camera serial number to the upper-right corner of videos.
Watermark Time Sets the time standard/zone displayed in the recording watermark as either UTC, Agency time zone (default), or User time zone.
Watermark Audio Mute When enabled, MUTED appears in the watermark when recording audio is muted by the user. The Users Can Mute During Recording permission must be enabled to configure this setting.

Audio

Action Definition
Record Audio Enables audio along with the video.
Pre-Event Buffer Audio Enables audio in the pre-event buffer.

Lights

Action Definition
Front LED Display Light When enabled, the front-facing LED display will provide a visual indication of the current camera state. Illuminates the front-facing Triad camera lights to provide a visible indication of recording status. The lights blink green during pre-event buffering, red when recording.

Location

Action Definition
Location in Video Enables gathering of location data from GNSS/GPS and embedding in video recordings.
Wi-Fi / Cell Tower Positioning Enables gathering of location information from Wi-Fi access points and cell towers to improve location performance.

Axon Respond

Configure permissions for using Respond features such as Livestreaming and Bi-directional Voice Communications in Roles & Permissions.

Action Definition
Livestreaming Determines when cameras can livestream audio and video to authorized organization users in Respond.
Camera Location on Axon Respond Map

Configures when camera location information is made available to the Axon Respond map.
Panic Activation When enabled, double pressing the panic button will begin a recording and can send a panic alert to designated users.
Silent Panic When enabled, double pressing the panic button will not play the panic audio alert or the panic animation on the front LED display. A panic indicator will still be displayed on the top display.

Evidence upload

Action Definition
Priority Evidence Upload Allows users to select recordings for prioritized upload over LTE.
Automatic Wi-Fi Upload Lets cameras upload video through a connection with nearby organization-trusted Wi-Fi access points. Set trusted Wi-Fi access points on the Body Camera Wi-Fi Networks page.
Wi-Fi Evidence Upload and Firmware Updates Determines if cameras can upload recordings, download firmware, and sync organization-wide settings through a connection with nearby organization-trusted Wi-Fi Access Points. Organization-trusted Wi-Fi Access Points are set on the Body Camera Wi-Fi Networks page.
Rate-limited Camera Upload Speed Sets the maximum upload speed in megabits per second for each individual camera.

Axon Signal

Configure assigned personnel activation in Axon Evidence under Admin > Signal.

Action Definition
Signal Activation Lets camera recording be activated by Axon Signal.
False Signal Cancelation Lets Signal alerts be canceled on the camera by pressing Select.
False Signal Cancelation Default Category The selected category is automatically applied to recordings canceled as false activations.

 

 

Battery

Action Definition
Optimized Battery Capacity Limits the camera charge to approximately 90% of full capacity. While this reduces runtime, it improves long-term battery health and reduces degradation.

Evaluate your battery needs in the initial weeks of deployment. For maximum runtime, disable this setting. If employees typically finish their shift with >25% battery life, enable this setting to increase the overall life of your batteries.
Optimized Charging Slows camera charging. While this increases charge time, it improves long-term battery health and reduces degradation. To charge the camera at the fastest rate, disable this setting.

Registration

Action Definition
Automatic Camera Registration When enabled, unregistered Body 4 cameras will automatically register to the same agency as the dock they are placed in. Requires the dock to be registered. Only applies to unregistered cameras. Will not affect cameras already registered. Generally, disable this setting once done registering cameras.

Firmware download

Action Definition
Firmware Download Timeframe Adjusts the timeframe in which cameras download a firmware update. A shorter timeframe means cameras download firmware sooner but may result in congestion on your network.

User permissions and mute configuration

Action Definition
Users Can Mute During Recording Lets users mute audio when recording an event.
Users Can Use Stealth Mode Lets users enable Stealth mode on their camera, which disables all lights, audio, and haptic feedback.
Users Can Use Privacy Mode Lets users put their camera in Privacy Mode. Users starting a recording from privacy mode will lose the pre-event buffer. Signal products will not start a recording when a user is in privacy mode. A camera in sleep mode provides a haptic reminder every 15 minutes.
Privacy Mode Reminders for Users Adjusts the frequency the camera provides reminders while users are in Privacy mode. Select from Off or 2, 5, 10, or 15 minutes.

Device management

Action Definition
Settings return to default in dock User settings return to default settings when the camera is docked.
On Camera Categorization When enabled, a user will be prompted to add one or more Categories at the end of a recording and can select from the list of pre-configured Retention Categories configured by the agency.
High Resolution Photo Capture When enabled, a user can capture high resolution photo captures while recording or buffering by pressing Select. Choose between Off, Recording only, and Recording and buffering.
Mount Based Assignment When enabled, the camera will change ownership based on which mount is attached. Device sharing can be enabled via Kiosk or Mount, but not both simultaneously.

Button confirmation

Action Definition
End Recording Confirmation Prevents unintentional ending of recordings. With Always, ending a recording requires a secondary confirmation press of Select after every recording. Auto only requires a secondary confirmation after recordings where Event was pressed in the middle of the recording.