Axis Communications has started the new year with new product announcements, including two cameras and an AV1 video overlay feature, highlighting the power of edge intelligence.
The products are said to deliver clearer video in challenging conditions, safer monitoring in high-risk environments and video evidence that retains image integrity.
Linn Storäng, Regional Director for Northern & Eastern Europe, Axis Communications commented: “As security operations become more data-driven and environments more complex, Axis’ latest innovations bring edge intelligence into everyday security workflows.
“Processing key details in the camera and presenting them clearly as actionable insights delivers many powerful user benefits from faster access to relevant footage, lower bandwidth and storage overheads and stronger trust in what they see and share.”
Axis has announced the release of the AXIS Q6325-LE, an AI-powered, outdoor-ready PTZ camera designed to deliver outstanding image quality in challenging light conditions while supporting analytics at the edge.
The camera reportedly combines a light-sensitive 0.5 inch sensor, Lightfinder 2.0, Forensic WDR and OptimizedIR, alongside Zipstream with support for AV1, H.264 and H.265 to reduce bandwidth and storage requirements.
Built on ARTPEC-9, the latest Axis system-on-chip, AXIS Q6325-LE comes with AXIS Object Analytics preinstalled (detect, classify, track and count people and vehicles) and supports Autotracking 2 for active tracking.
It also said to include Axis Edge Vault for hardware-based cybersecurity and offers FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certified secure key storage and operations.
For custodial and clinical environments, Axis has launched the AXIS Q9227-SLV Corner Camera, a compact, robust anti-ligature corner camera designed for installation in settings such as prison cells and psychiatric wards.
It is said to deliver 5 MP resolution with a wide field-of-view designed to remove blind spots and includes AI-powered video and audio analytics plus a hidden speaker and microphone for two-way communication.
The device reportedly supports unobtrusive monitoring in low/no light using 940nm invisible IR (with an additional white LED to ensure colour detail when required) and includes edge-based analytics via a deep learning processing unit (DLPU).
AXIS Object Analytics, AXIS Audio Analytics and AXIS Live Privacy Shield (dynamic masking) are preinstalled, alongside Axis Edge Vault for hardware-based cybersecurity.
Axis has also introduced an AV1 feature that is said to enable togglable overlays that allows users to switch between an operational view (with overlays such as bounding boxes and text) and a clean forensic view, across both live and recorded video.
This approach is designed to eliminate the need for two separate streams and help preserve evidence integrity because the overlays originate from the camera itself.
The feature is said to make day-to-day monitoring simpler and more reliable.
Operators can reportedly keep overlays switched on to speed up decision-making, but then switch them off instantly to review or share a clean evidential view without managing multiple video feeds.
This is said to result in a smoother workflow, reduced bandwidth and storage overheads and greater confidence because the overlay information is generated and managed at the edge.
