AXIS Camera Station - Safeguarding privacy while using surveillance
Channel: Axis Technical Support Videos
Date: 2023-05-03

Surveillance solutions must be installed and used in a responsible manner.  This video higlights how AXIS Camera Station and Axis products can help you meet both the demands of providing a surveillance solution that protect property and people whilst also respecting privacy.
The video demonstrates how privacy masks can be used in both fixed and PTZ camera technologies to mask areas of the camera view where you have no need or right to monitor, such as a neighboring property.
Within Axis Camera Station, actions buttons can be created to control privacy masks and can also be automatically activated (using Vapix commands) by timers or via external triggers such as the setting or unsetting of an alarm panel. Allowing masks can be applied when staff are present and removed out of hours.
Dynamic masking using the edge-based AXIS Live Privacy Shield application allows you to see movements or activities while safeguarding privacy. The license-free application installed on an Axis  camera offers two methods of dynamic masking: motion-based for masking all moving objects in indoor scenes with good, stable lighting, and AI-based for masking humans or face classifications. 
Within ACS you can also choose to have the application simultaneously deliver a separate video stream with no masking, so authorized viewers such as a manager can access details for forensic purposes in case of an incident.
Another requirement is the need to mask individuals and areas in the recorded video that is not of interest to an investigation Before exporting and sharing video material. The video redaction function included in the AXIS Camera Station video management software allows you do this in an easy and intuitive way. You can, for example, mask only selected moving objects or mask all still and moving objects except persons of interest Before exporting and sharing video material.
Finally user permissions can be applied within AXIS Camera Station to limit a users functionality. A user configured as an operator will have access to both live and recorded functionality where as an user configured as an viewer will be limited to viewing live video only. Further restrictions can also be applied such removing access to specific cameras and views and removing functionality such a taking snap shots and exporting video. Finally a feature within the incident report function allows an operator to export video to a network directory path that a manager has access to and they do not. This can be used as part of a procedure that ensures that all exported footage is authorized by a manager of the system and not the operator exporting the footage. All of these features can ensure a solution is used responsibly, respects privacy whilst still providing surveillance functionally.

For more information, related to privacy, please visit: 
https://www.axis.com/solutions/privacy-in-surveillance

For information about AXIS Live Privacy Shield: 
https://www.axis.com/products/axis-live-privacy-shield

For more information on VAPIX:
https://www.axis.com/vapix-library/

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https://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station 

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