Axis Communications has started the new year with new product announcements that spotlight the power of edge intelligence to deliver clearer video in challenging conditions, safer monitoring in high-risk environments and video evidence that retains image integrity.
“As security operations become more data-driven and environments more complex, Axis latest innovations bring edge intelligence into everyday security workflows,” Linn Storäng, Regional Director for Northern & Eastern Europe, Axis Communications, commented. “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.”
Cost-efficient AI-powered PTZ with outstanding image quality in all light conditions
Axis has announced 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 combines a light-sensitive 0.5 inch sensor, Lightfinder 2.0, Forensic WDR and OptimisedIR, 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 includes Axis Edge Vault for hardware-based cybersecurity, and offers FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certified secure key storage and operations.
Next-generation impact-resistant, anti-ligature corner camera for high-security installations
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 delivers 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 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.
AV1 innovation: togglable overlays in a single stream
Axis has also introduced an AV1 feature that enables 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 designed to make day-to-day monitoring simpler and more reliable. Operators can 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 results in a smoother workflow, reduced bandwidth and storage overheads, and greater confidence because the overlay information is generated and managed at the edge.
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