

Providing sharp 12MP overviews in difficult light conditions, the vandal-resistant Axis M4318-PLVE is equipped with up to 15m of OptimisedIR and Forensic WDR. The compact unit also features intelligent Axis Object Analytics for accurate detection.
The Axis M4318-PLVE is designed to provide sharp 12MP resolution hemispheric and panoramic overviews 24 hours a day. Built on Axis’ in-house designed ARTPEC-8 chipset and featuring a deep learning processing unit (DLPU), the M4318-PLVE offers powerfully enhanced imaging, cybersecurity and analytics. The camera incorporates a range of cybersecurity features, based on Axis Edge Vault, to ensure it is protected against cybersecurity threats. Due to its compact size and weather-resistant casing, this robust camera can fit into almost any outdoor space, such as car parks, petrol stations and transport hubs.
This high-performance fisheye dome delivers crisp 12 megapixel resolution video at up to 30 frames per second. Thanks to its stereographic lens and Sharpdome 360 technology, the 180°/360° views produced by this camera are sharp to the very edges of the image. The camera also supports dewarped views such as quad, panorama, corner, and corridor modes, as well as digital PTZ, enabling you to easily navigate around the entire area under observation. If lighting is low, the camera can still capture full-colour footage due to Axis Lightfinder technology, and the built-in OptimisedIR illumination with individually controllable LEDs enables footage to be seen in complete darkness without any IR reflection. Forensic WDR to 120dB enhances image quality in areas with difficult light conditions, balancing out lighting to ensure a fully usuable image is produced.
Allowing you to define exactly what you want to detect, Axis Object Analytics provides highly intuitive and customisable object detection that intelligently analyses the scene to reduce irrelevant or false alerts. You can set up to ten simultaneous detection scenarios including line crossing, object in area and occupancy. Furthermore, the metadata gathered from the camera can be searched through based on humans, vehicles, vehicle colour and types of vehicle, making it easier to quickly find the CCTV footage you are after.
Additional Axis applications and third-party applications are available for purchase or download for more bespoke requirements you may have.
Recording and video management options for this camera:
Unobtrusive and repaintable, this compact dome is both IK10 and IP66 rated for outdoor use, protecting it from vandalism and wet weather conditions. Suitable to operate in temperatures from -40 °C to +50 °C (-40 °F to +122 °F) and humidity levels ranging 0-100% (condensing), this hemispheric camera can be installed in most global regions and can be used in frozen transport and warehousing. Designed for quick and easy setup, the camera is powered via PoE and features a range of installation aids such as digital roll, pixel counter, and level grid, enabling you to remotely adjust the camera’s view. Additionally, the camera features an I/O port that supports the connection of external devices. Axis Zipstream technology enables bandwidth control and helps to storage usage.
This dome camera can be wall or ceiling mounted out of the box. Optional accessories are available for further mounting methods, including:
Camera |
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Environment: | outdoor |
Type: | fixed dome |
Sensor: | 1/2.3” progressive scan RGB CMOS |
Lens: | 1.2 mm, F2.2, horizontal field of view: 182°, vertical field of view: 182°, fixed iris, IR corrected, fixed focus |
PTZ: | digital PTZ only |
Audio: | Audio features through portcast technology: two-way audio connectivity, voice enhancer |
Power: | Power over Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af/802.3at Type 1 Class 3 typical: 6.4 W, max: 12.95 W |
Imaging |
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Resolution: | 3840 x 2160 to 160 x 160 |
Frame rate: | up to 25/30 fps |
Video streaming: | Multiple, individually configurable streams in H.264, H.265 and motion JPEG, Axis Zipstream technology in H.264 and H.265, controllable frame rate and bandwidth VBR/ABR/MBR H.264/H.265, video streaming indicator |
Day/night: | automatically removable infrared-cut filter |
Minimum illumination: | with Lightfinder: Colour: 0.16 lux at 50 IRE F2.2 B/W: 0.03 lux at 50 IRE F2.2 |
Remote zoom / focus | not included |
Image settings: | Saturation, contrast, brightness, sharpness, local contrast, tone mapping, white balance, day/night threshold, exposure mode, exposure zones, compression, mirroring, dynamic text and image overlay, and polygon privacy mask, Forensic WDR |
Analytics |
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Application Programming Interface: | Open API for software integration, including VAPIX, metadata and AXIS Camera Application Platform |
Event triggers: | Device status: above operating temperature, above or below operating temperature, below operating temperature, casing open, IP address removed, live stream active, network lost, new IP address, system ready, within operating temperature Edge storage: recording ongoing, storage disruption, storage health issues detected I/O: digital input is active, digital output is active, manual trigger, virtual input is active MQTT: stateless Scheduled and recurring: schedule Video: average bitrate degradation, day-night mode, tampering |
Event action: | Day-night mode: use while the rule is active I/O: toggle once, toggle while the rule is active Illumination: use lights, use lights while the rule is active Images: FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP, email and network share MQTT: publish Notification: HTTP, HTTPS, TCP and email Overlay text: use, use while the rule is active Recordings: record video, record video while the rule is active SNMP trap messages: send, send while the rule is active Status LED: flash, flash while the rule is active Video clips: FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP, email and network share WDR mode: set, set while the rule is active |
Video Management |
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On-camera recording: | Support for microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC card Recording to network-attached storage (NAS) |
Network video recorders: | Axis NVRs, Milestone Husky NVRs, ONVIF support for 3rd party NVRs |
Video Management Software: | Axis Companion, Axis Camera Station, Milestone XProtect |
Cloud: | Morphean Cloud CCTV, CamStreamer Cloud |
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Alarm I/O connections: | terminal block for 1 supervised alarm input and 1 output (12 VDC output, max. load 25 mA), audio: Audio and I/O connectivity via portcast technology |
Dimensions: | Ø149mm x 70mm |
Weight: | 0.86kg |
Casing: | IP66-, NEMA 4X- and IK10-rated, polycarbonate hard-coated dome, aluminium, colour: white NCS S 1002-B, repaintable skin cover accessory |
Operating temperatures: | 0°C to 40°C |
Installation aids: | Pixel counter, level grid, digital roll |
Warranty: | 5-year |
Firmware support to: | 31-12-2031 |
Protocols supported: | IPv4, IPv6 USGv6, ICMPv4/ICMPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2, TLS, QoS Layer 3 DiffServ, FTP, SFTP, CIFS/SMB, SMTP, mDNS (Bonjour), UPnP, SNMP v1/v2c/v3 (MIB-II), DNS/DNSv6, DDNS, NTP, NTS, RTSP, RTP, SRTP/RTSPS, TCP, UDP, IGMPv1/v2/v3, RTCP, DHCPv4/v6, SSH, LLDP, CDP, MQTT v3.1.1, Syslog, Link-Local address (ZeroConf), IEEE 802.1X (EAP-TLS), IEEE 802.1AR |
Security: | Software: Signed firmware, brute force delay protection, digest authentication, password protection, AES-XTS-Plain64 256bit, SD card encryption, hardware: Axis Edge Vault cybersecurity platform, Secure element (CC EAL 6+), system-on-chip security (TEE), Axis device ID, secure keystore, signed video, secure boot, encrypted filesystem (AES-XTS-Plain64 256bit), Network security IEEE 802.1X (EAP-TLS), IEEE 802.1AR, HTTPS/HSTS, TLS v1.2/v1.3a, Network Time Security (NTS), X.509 Certificate PKI, IP address filtering |