AXIS Live Privacy Shield, the market’s only edge analytics camera software that masks people in real time in video streams at up to full frame rate, will now support a face blur feature. This latest addition enables different levels of masking efficiency, whether masking entire individuals, faces or the inverse. It adds even more value and possibilities to Axis Live Privacy Shield, which today offers motion-based dynamic masking and AI-based dynamic masking.
With AI-based masking – supported in selected Axis cameras with a deep-learning processing unit (DLPU) – the application analyzes live video for human forms and gives users the choice of masking humans, faces or the background in restricted places. It enables users to schedule when the privacy application should be applied and removed, such as using the new functionality on weekdays and removing it during weekends.
AXIS Live Privacy Shield compares a live camera view to a set background scene and applies dynamic masking to areas of change—essentially, moving people and objects. Users can choose between transparent color or mosaic masking, the level of masking required, and how often the background automatically updates. Color masking provides the greatest privacy protection, effectively eliminating the collection of personal data while enabling movements to be seen. Mosaic masking shows moving objects in very low resolution and allows users to better distinguish forms by seeing an object’s colors.
AXIS Live Privacy Shield is suitable for remote video monitoring or recording in indoor areas where surveillance is otherwise problematic due to privacy regulations. With dynamic masking functionality, it is ideal for near-range indoor and outdoor scenes in places like hospitals, elderly care homes, hotels, schools, offices, and stores.
Key benefits:
- Safeguards privacy
- Reliable, real-time dynamic masking at high frame rates
- Cost effective, high-performance edge-based solution
- Easy to install, configure and manage
- Choice of color or mosaic masking
AXIS Live Privacy Shield is available globally. The new face blur feature is included in the latest firmware update 10.11, as well as in the latest version of AXIS Live Privacy Shield available through Axis.com in Q2 2022.
