Release notes: Ava cameras 3.3.4 beta

Last modified: Monday January 18, 2021.

Learn about new features, fixes and any issues found in testing for the Avigilon Ava cameras beta software.

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About this release

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This software forms part of the Ava cameras releases.

Table 1 – Software release details

Release labelRelease dateSoftware build number
Ava cameras software version 3.3.4 beta
(Released to the Beta Upgrade channels)
January 14, 2020

Avigilon Ava cameras: 3_3_210112_11522

This release of the Avigilon Ava cameras software should be used in-conjunction with the released versions (3.3.4 or later) of the Alta Video video management system.

What's new

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This release includes the new features for the on-board camera software for Avigilon Ava cameras. See Cameras for Alta Video for more information about the Avigilon Alta range of cameras.

Table 2 – New features — Ava cameras software release

FeatureDescriptionAdded in
Improvements to audio analytics modelsThe audio analytics models in the Avigilon Ava camera have been updated to improve audio detections.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.1 beta
Avigilon Ava cameras audio levels

You can now view the Avigilon Ava cameras Microphone audio levels from within the Alta Video user interface.

See:
Change camera settings in Alta Video

Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.0 beta
Improvements to autofocusIf an Avigilon Ava Dome camera is configured to autofocus, each time it is rebooted, the camera initiates its autofocus routine.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.0 beta

Resolved issues

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These issues have been resolved:

Table 3 – Resolved issues

ReferenceResolutionResolved in
General stability and cloud connectivity improvements.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.4 beta
5017An issue where, under some lighting conditions, Avigilon Ava cameras displayed excessive noise when HDR was enabled has been resolved.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.4 beta
7544 An issue where, on Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras, the storage was not correctly pruned, which allowed the storage to fill up and caused recording to stop, has been resolved.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.3 beta
7533An issue where, on Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras, the storage might have frequently restarted, leading to a few seconds of recording being lost with each restart, has been resolved. Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.3 beta
7519An issue where, when attempting to stream live video from Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras, an error prevented the live stream has been resolved.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.3 beta
7516An issue with the 5MP version of the Dome Cloud cameras where the image was cropped has been resolved.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.3 beta
Ava—349

A vulnerability has been resolved in Alta Video and Avigilon Ava cameras.

Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.2 beta
Ava—345 A vulnerability has been resolved in Avigilon Ava cameras. Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.0 beta
6380An issue on the Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras where bookmarks were deleted by the regular storage maintenance has been resolved.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.3.0 beta
General improvements to camera performance, including improvements to colors in HDR mode.Avigilon Ava cameras 3.2.2 beta
Ava—322 A vulnerability has been resolved in Avigilon Ava cameras. Avigilon Ava cameras 3.2.1 beta

Software releases might include minor bug fixes that are not listed in the Resolved issues table.

Known issues

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During testing, we have found the following issues in these releases.

These software versions have been extensively tested on the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, using the Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers.

Table 4 – Known issues — Avigilon Ava camera software

ReferenceIssue
6242Issue: When attempting to view live or playback video recorded from Avigilon Ava cloud-native cameras, the playback sometimes stutters and does not progress smoothly.
5253

Issue: The storing of audio from the Avigilon Ava cameras microphone arrays is enabled by default.

Workaround: You can disable the recording and storing of audio for the Avigilon Ava camera and from the Alta Video user interfaces.
See:
Set Alta camera settings locally and
Change camera settings in Alta Video

2930Issue: When upgrading the software on your Avigilon Ava cameras, the Alta Video video management system reports a video error, rather than that the device is being upgraded.
2910Issue: On occasion, Avigilon 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.