Release notes: Ava cameras 3.0.3 beta
Last modified: Wednesday September 30, 2020.
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About this release
(back to top)This software forms part of the Ava cameras releases.
| Release label | Release date | Software build number |
|---|---|---|
| Ava cameras software version 3.0.3 (Released to the | September 30, 2020 | Ava cameras: 3_0_200930_10388 |
This release of the Ava cameras software should be used in-conjunction with the released versions (3.0.3 or later) of the Ava Aware video management system.
What's new
(back to top)This release includes the new features for the on-board camera software for the Avigilon Ava cameras. See Cameras for Alta Video and our for more information about the Avigilon Alta range of cameras.
| Feature | Description | Added in |
|---|---|---|
| Ava cloud-native cameras | The Ava cameras range has been expanded to include cloud versions of both the Dome and Avigilon Ava 360 cameras. These cameras are viewable from the Ava Aware deployments. See: | Ava cameras 3.0.0 |
| Dome alignment LEDs now enabled | The Dome cameras include LEDs to help align the camera during installation. These alignment LEDs have now been enabled. | Ava cameras 3.0.0 |
| General stability improvements | Improvements and a bugfix have been made to HDR mode. | Ava cameras 1.5.1 |
| Ava re-branding | The Ava cameras have been re-branded to become Ava cameras. The Dome becomes Ava Dome, and the Avigilon Ava 360 is now the Ava 360. | Ava cameras 1.5.0 |
Resolved issues
(back to top)These issues have been resolved:
| Reference | Resolution | Resolved in |
|---|---|---|
| 6559 | An issue where free space on the internal storage was not correctly reclaimed has been resolved. | Ava cameras 3.0.3 |
| — | Stability improvements for the Ava cloud-native cameras. | Ava cameras 3.0.2 |
| 6435 | An issue where errors in the local storage for Ava cloud-native cameras led to the cameras not being able to store data has been resolved. | Ava cameras 3.0.1 |
| 6419 | An issue where, on some pre-production Ava cloud-native cameras, upgrading to 3.0.0 led to the cameras not recording any video has been resolved. | Ava cameras 3.0.1 |
| 2950 | An issue: If you repeatedly use the Ava cameras auto-focus feature, either from the Ava camera software, or from the Ava Awarevideo management system user interfaces, the focus achieved might be blurred has been resolved. | Ava cameras 3.0.0 |
Known issues
(back to top)During testing, we have found the following issues in these releases.
These Beta feature software versions have been extensively tested on the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, using the Chrome browser.
| Reference | Issue |
|---|---|
| 6537 | Issue: Ava cloud-native cameras require NTP access to synchronize their internal clocks. Failure to access NTP could lead to recording being unreliable when the camera is power-cycled. |
| 6380 | Issue: On the Ava cloud-native cameras, bookmarks are deleted by the regular storage maintenance. For example, on a camera with 30 day retention, any bookmarks from 31 days ago are deleted. Workaround: Regularly export any bookmarks, in .mp4 format, and store them locally. |
| 6242 | Issue: When attempting to view live or playback video recorded from Ava cloud-native cameras, the playback sometimes stutters and does not progress smoothly. |
| 5253 | Issue: The storing of audio from the Ava cameras microphone arrays is enabled by default. Workaround: You can disable the recording and storing of audio for the Ava camera and from the Ava Aware user interfaces. |
| 5017 | Issue: In the current Ava cameras software, under some lighting conditions Ava cameras that have HDR enabled might display excessive visible noise. Workaround: Disable HDR if this symptom is observed. |
| 5013 | Issue: Attempting to upgrade your Ava camera by manually installing a local copy of the upgrade package leads to the upgrade being unsuccessful and the "This file is too big" error notice being displayed. Workaround: Upgrade your Ava cameras using the automatic prompts from within Ava Aware, or by using the |
| 3779 | Issue: By design, Ava cameras ship without default credentials. For versions of Ava Aware prior to Ava Aware 1.4, if you do not manually configure a username and password during the camera installation, you cannot add the Ava camera to Ava Aware. Workaround: Either ensure that Ava Aware is at version 1.4 or later, or manually add a username and password to your Ava camera and use these credentials when connecting to Ava Aware. See Set Alta camera system settings locally |
| 2930 | Issue: When upgrading the software on your Ava cameras, the Ava Aware video management system reports a video error, rather than that the device is being upgraded. |
| 2910 | Issue: On occasion, Ava cameras enter IR mode too early. |
| 2151 | Issue: If you manually change the IP address of your Dome camera, you are not given any warnings that this will break contact with the camera, and you are not redirected to the new address. Workaround: After changing the IP address of your camera, manually browse to the new IP address after the camera has rebooted. |
