AXIS Q3538-SLVE 8MP Stainless Steel Outdoor Dome Camera, 02463-001
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Description
AXIS Q3538-SLVE Dome Camera – 4K Stainless Steel AI Dome for Corrosive Areas
The AXIS Q3538-SLVE is an 8 MP (4K) dome enclosed in a marine-grade, electropolished SS 316L stainless steel casing that resists sea water and cleaning chemicals. DNV- and NSF-certified and rated IP66, IP67, IP68, IP6K9K, NEMA 4X and IK11 (50 J), it runs from -50 °C to 55 °C. Lightfinder 2.0, Forensic WDR and OptimizedIR (40 m or more) deliver detail in any light, a deep learning processing unit runs AXIS Object Analytics on the edge, and Axis Edge Vault safeguards the device.
Key Specifications
| Max video resolution | 3840x2160 (8 MP, 4K) |
| Max frames per second | Up to 50/60 fps (no WDR) |
| Lens | Varifocal 6.2–12.9 mm, F1.6–2.9, remote zoom and focus |
| Horizontal field of view | 103°–49° |
| Wide dynamic range | Forensic WDR, up to 120 dB |
| Min illumination (color) | 0.07 lux at 50 IRE, F1.6 |
| Lightfinder | Lightfinder 2.0 |
| Built-in IR | OptimizedIR 850 nm, 40 m (130 ft) or more |
| Onboard analytics | AXIS Object Analytics on ARTPEC-8 DLPU |
| Casing | Electropolished SS 316L stainless steel, DNV- and NSF-certified |
| IP rating | IP66, IP67, IP68, IP6K9K, NEMA 4X |
| Vandal rating | IK11 (50 J) |
| PoE class | IEEE 802.3at Type 2 Class 4 |
| Operating temperature | -50 °C to 55 °C (-58 °F to 131 °F) |
Full specifications are listed in the Detailed Specifications tab.
Why Choose the AXIS Q3538-SLVE?
- 8 MP (4K) resolution at up to 50/60 fps without WDR
- Varifocal 6.2–12.9 mm lens with remote zoom and focus
- Electropolished SS 316L stainless steel with captive stainless screws
- DNV and NSF certified; IP66/IP67/IP68, IP6K9K, NEMA 4X and IK11 (50 J)
- Lightfinder 2.0, Forensic WDR and OptimizedIR up to 40 m (130 ft)
- AXIS Object Analytics on a deep learning processing unit
- Axis Edge Vault with TPM 2.0 (FIPS 140-2 Level 2) and secure element
Built for Corrosive Environments
The marine-grade SS 316L casing is electropolished, has encapsulated electronics, captive stainless steel screws and dehumidifying membranes, and is certified by DNV (EMC B, enclosure C, humidity B, temperature D, vibration A) and NSF. It withstands high-pressure washdowns (IP6K9K) and immersion (IP68).
4K Detail in Any Light
Lightfinder 2.0 and Forensic WDR (up to 120 dB depending on scene) deliver true colors and detail in challenging light, and OptimizedIR with 850 nm LEDs lights the scene up to 40 m (130 ft) or more in complete darkness. Electronic image stabilization keeps video steady on masts and walls exposed to vibration.
AI Analytics on the Edge
AXIS Object Analytics detects and classifies humans and vehicles (cars, buses, trucks, bikes, other) with line crossing, object in area, time in area, crossline counting, occupancy and motion scenarios. AXIS Image Health Analytics and AXIS Scene Metadata are included and AXIS License Plate Verifier is supported.
Built-In Cybersecurity
Axis Edge Vault provides TPM 2.0 (CC EAL4+, FIPS 140-2 Level 2), a secure element (CC EAL 6+), secure boot, signed OS, signed video and an encrypted filesystem, with IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec) and HTTPS/TLS network security.
Typical Applications
- Ports, harbors and offshore sites
- Food and beverage processing plants
- Chemical and wastewater facilities
- Washdown areas and car washes
Compatible Accessories
Compatible accessories for the AXIS Q3538-SLVE, available at Affinitech Store:
- AXIS TQ3807-E Dome Smoked
- AXIS TQ3807-E Dome Clear (5-pack)
- AXIS T91F61 Stainless Steel Wall Mount
- AXIS T91F67 Stainless Steel Pole Mount
- AXIS T94U02D Pendant Kit with Weathershield
- AXIS T94U01D Pendant Kit
- AXIS Multicable B I/O Audio Power 2.5 m
- AXIS T8415 Wireless Installation Tool
- AXIS Surveillance Card 256 GB (microSDXC)
- AXIS Surveillance Card 512 GB
Compare AXIS Q35 Dome Cameras
| Model | Max resolution | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXIS Q3546-LVE (10 mm) | 2688x1512 (4 MP) | Outdoor AI IR dome, 4.7–10 mm | Wide coverage, 4 MP |
| AXIS Q3546-LVE (51 mm) | 2688x1512 (4 MP) | Outdoor AI IR dome, 13–51 mm tele | Long-range detail, 4 MP |
| AXIS Q3556-LVE (10 mm) | 2688x1512 (4 MP) | AI IR dome + audio analytics, 4.7–10 mm | Wide coverage with audio alerts |
| AXIS Q3556-LVE (51 mm) | 2688x1512 (4 MP) | AI IR dome + audio analytics, 13–51 mm | Long range with audio alerts |
| AXIS Q3548-LVE | 3840x2160 (8 MP (4K)) | Outdoor 4K AI IR dome | Maximum detail, 4K |
| AXIS Q3558-LVE | 3840x2160 (8 MP (4K)) | 4K AI IR dome + audio analytics | 4K detail with audio alerts |
| AXIS Q3538-SLVE (this camera) | 3840x2160 (8 MP (4K)) | Stainless steel 4K AI IR dome | Corrosive and washdown sites |
Standard aluminum 4K model: AXIS Q3548-LVE (02973-001).
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Frequently Asked Questions About AXIS Q3538-SLVE
What resolution does the AXIS Q3538-SLVE capture?
Up to 3840x2160 (8 MP, 4K) at 50/60 fps without WDR, or 25/30 fps with WDR.
What is the casing made of?
Electropolished SS 316L marine-grade stainless steel with a polycarbonate hard-coated dome, encapsulated electronics and captive stainless steel screws.
What certifications does it have?
DNV (certificate TAA00003C6) and NSF (certificate C0759806), plus IP66, IP67, IP68, IP6K9K, NEMA 4X and IK11 (50 J).
What lens does it have?
A varifocal 6.2–12.9 mm, F1.6–2.9 P-Iris lens with remote zoom and focus and a 103°–49° horizontal field of view.
How far does the built-in IR reach?
OptimizedIR reaches 40 m (130 ft) or more depending on the scene.
Which analytics are included?
AXIS Object Analytics, AXIS Scene Metadata, AXIS Image Health Analytics, AXIS Live Privacy Shield (available for download), AXIS Video Motion Detection, active tampering alarm and audio detection.
How is it powered?
Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3at Type 2 Class 4), typical 9 W, max 23 W, or 10–28 V DC.
What temperatures can it handle?
-50 °C to 55 °C (-58 °F to 131 °F), with start-up at -40 °C.
Does it support audio?
Yes. It has a 3.5 mm mic/line input and line output, with two-way full duplex audio.
Does it support local storage?
Yes, microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC cards with SD card encryption, plus recording to network-attached storage (NAS).
What warranty does it have?
A 5-year Axis warranty.
Detailed Specifications
AXIS Q3538-SLVE Dome Camera Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Camera | |
| Image sensor | 1/1.2" progressive scan RGB CMOS, pixel size 2.9 µm |
| Lens | Varifocal 6.2–12.9 mm, F1.6–2.9; horizontal field of view 103°–49°, vertical field of view 56°–28°; remote focus and zoom, P-Iris control, IR corrected |
| Day and night | Automatically removable infrared-cut filter |
| Minimum illumination | Color: 0.07 lux at 50 IRE, F1.6 · B/W: 0 lux at 50 IRE, F1.6 |
| Shutter speed | 1/66500 s to 2 s |
| Camera adjustment | Pan ±180°, tilt -43 to +80°, rotation ±175° |
| System on Chip (SoC) | |
| Model | ARTPEC-8 |
| Memory | 2048 MB RAM, 8194 MB Flash |
| Compute capabilities | Deep learning processing unit (DLPU) |
| Video | |
| Video compression | H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC) Baseline, Main and High Profiles; H.265 (MPEG-H Part 2/HEVC) Main Profile; Motion JPEG |
| Resolution | 16:9: 3840x2160 to 160x90 · 16:10: 1280x800 to 160x100 · 4:3: 2880x2160 to 160x120 |
| Frame rate | With WDR: 25/30 fps with power line frequency 50/60 Hz · Without WDR: 50/60 fps with power line frequency 50/60 Hz |
| Video streaming | Multiple, individually configurable streams in H.264, H.265 and Motion JPEG; Axis Zipstream in H.264 and H.265; controllable frame rate and bandwidth; VBR/ABR/MBR H.264/H.265; low latency mode; video streaming indicator |
| WDR | Forensic WDR: up to 120 dB depending on scene |
| Multi-view streaming | Up to 8 individually cropped out view areas |
| Image settings | Saturation, contrast, brightness, sharpness, white balance, day/night threshold, tone mapping, exposure mode, exposure zones, defogging, barrel distortion correction, electronic image stabilization, compression, rotation 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° including Corridor Format, mirroring, text and image overlay, dynamic text and image overlay, privacy masks, polygon privacy mask |
| Image processing | Axis Zipstream, Forensic WDR, Lightfinder 2.0, OptimizedIR |
| Pan/Tilt/Zoom | Digital PTZ, 2x optical zoom, preset positions; limited guard tour, control queue, on-screen directional indicator; tour recording (max 10, max duration 16 minutes each), guard tour (max 100) |
| Audio | |
| Features | Automatic gain control, speaker pairing |
| Streaming | Configurable duplex: two-way (full duplex) |
| Encoding | 24-bit LPCM, AAC-LC 8/16/48 kHz, G.711 PCM 8 kHz, G.726 ADPCM 8 kHz, Opus 8/16/48 kHz; configurable bit rate |
| Input/output | External microphone input or line input (balanced or unbalanced), line output, digital audio input; microphone power 5 V on tip, ring power 12 V on ring, phantom power 12 V on tip/ring |
| Network | |
| Network protocols | 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, PTP, RTSP, RTCP, RTP, SRTP/RTSPS, TCP, UDP, IGMPv1/v2/v3, DHCPv4/v6, ARP, SSH, SIP, LLDP, CDP, MQTT v3.1.1, Secure syslog (RFC 3164/5424, UDP/TCP/TLS), Link-Local address (ZeroConf) |
| System Integration | |
| Application Programming Interface | Open API for software integration, including VAPIX®, metadata and AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP); one-click cloud connection; ONVIF® Profile G, M, S and T |
| Video management systems | Compatible with AXIS Camera Station Edge, AXIS Camera Station Pro, and video management software from Axis’ partners |
| Event conditions | Analytics, external input, supervised external input, edge storage events, virtual inputs through API; audio: audio detection, audio clip playing; call: state, state change; device status: above/below/within operating temperature, IP address removed, network lost, new IP address, shock detected, casing open, storage failure, system ready; digital audio; edge storage; I/O; MQTT subscribe, stateless; scheduled and recurring; video: tampering, average bitrate degradation, day-night mode, live stream open |
| Event actions | I/O toggle; record video: SD card and network share; upload of images or video clips: FTP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, network share and email; pre- and post-alarm buffering; notification: email, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP and SNMP trap; calls: end, make, answer SIP call; MQTT publish; overlay text, external output activation, play audio clip, zoom preset, day/night mode, flash status LED, use lights, set defog mode, set WDR mode |
| Built-in installation aids | Leveling assistant, straighten image, image grid, pixel counter |
| Analytics | |
| Applications included | AXIS Object Analytics, AXIS Scene Metadata, AXIS Image Health Analytics, AXIS Live Privacy Shield (available for download), AXIS Video Motion Detection, active tampering alarm, audio detection |
| Applications supported | AXIS License Plate Verifier; AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) third-party applications |
| AXIS Object Analytics | Object classes: humans, vehicles (cars, buses, trucks, bikes, other) · Scenarios: line crossing, object in area, time in area, crossline counting, occupancy in area, motion in area, motion line crossing · Up to 10 scenarios · Trajectories, color-coded bounding boxes and tables · Polygon include/exclude areas · Perspective configuration · ONVIF Motion Alarm event |
| AXIS Image Health Analytics | Tampering: blocked image, redirected image · Image degradation: blurred image, underexposed image · Other features: sensitivity, validation period |
| AXIS Scene Metadata | Object classes: humans, faces, vehicles (cars, buses, trucks, bikes), license plates · Object attributes: vehicle color, upper/lower clothing color, confidence, position |
| Approvals | |
| Product markings | BIS, CE, DNV, NSF, KC, RCM, UL/cUL, UKCA, VCCI, WEEE |
| Supply chain | TAA compliant |
| EMC | CISPR 35, EN 50121-4, EN 55032 Class A, EN 55035, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2; Australia/New Zealand: RCM AS/NZS CISPR 32 Class A; Canada: ICES-3(A)/NMB-3(A); Japan: VCCI Class A; USA: FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A; Railway: IEC 62236-4 |
| Safety | CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-22, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1, IEC/EN/UL 62368-1, IEC/EN/UL 60950-22, IEC 62471, IS 13252 |
| Environment | IEC 60068-2-1, -2-2, -2-6, -2-14, -2-27, -2-78, IEC/EN 60529 IP66, IP67, IP68, ISO 20653 IP6K9K, IEC/EN 62262 IK11 (50 J), NEMA 250 Type 4X, NEMA TS 2 (2.2.7-2.2.9) |
| Network | NIST SP500-267 |
| Cybersecurity | ETSI EN 303 645, BSI IT Security Label, FIPS 140 |
| Certifications | DNV: EMC B, enclosure C, humidity B, temperature D, vibration A (certificate TAA00003C6) · NSF: certificate C0759806 |
| Cybersecurity | |
| Edge security | Software: signed OS, brute force delay protection, digest authentication and OAuth 2.0 RFC6749 Client Credential Flow/OpenID Authorization Code Flow for centralized ADFS account management, password protection, Axis Cryptographic Module (FIPS 140-2 level 1), AES-XTS-Plain64 256-bit SD card encryption · Hardware: Axis Edge Vault cybersecurity platform; TPM 2.0 (CC EAL4+, FIPS 140-2 Level 2), secure element (CC EAL 6+), system-on-chip security (TEE), Axis device ID, secure keystore, signed video, secure boot, encrypted filesystem (AES-XTS-Plain64 256-bit) |
| Network security | IEEE 802.1X (EAP-TLS, PEAP-MSCHAPv2), IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec PSK/EAP-TLS), IEEE 802.1AR, HTTPS/HSTS, TLS v1.2/v1.3, Network Time Security (NTS), X.509 Certificate PKI, host-based firewall |
| General | |
| Casing | IP6K9K-, IP66-, IP67-, IP68- and NEMA 4X-rated, IK11 (50 joules) impact-resistant stainless steel casing; polycarbonate hard-coated dome and dehumidifying membranes; electropolished SS 316L stainless steel; encapsulated electronics; captive stainless steel screws |
| Mounting | Mounting bracket with junction box holes (double-gang, single-gang, 4" square and 4" octagon); ¾" (M25) conduit side entry |
| Power | Power over Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3at Type 2 Class 4, typical 9 W, max 23 W; 10–28 V DC, typical 9 W, max 24 W |
| Connectors | Audio: 3.5 mm mic/line in, 3.5 mm line out · I/O: terminal block for two configurable supervised inputs/digital outputs (12 V DC output, max load 50 mA) · Network: shielded RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T PoE · Power: DC input |
| IR illumination | OptimizedIR with power-efficient, long-life 850 nm IR LEDs; range of reach 40 m (130 ft) or more depending on the scene |
| Storage | microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC card with SD card encryption (AES-XTS-Plain64 256-bit); recording to network-attached storage (NAS) |
| Operating conditions | -50 °C to 55 °C (-58 °F to 131 °F); maximum 74 °C (165 °F) per NEMA TS 2 (2.2.7); start-up temperature -40 °C (-40 °F); humidity 10–100% RH (condensing) |
| Storage conditions | -40 °C to 65 °C (-40 °F to 149 °F); humidity 5–95% RH (non-condensing) |
| Dimensions | Height 125 mm (4.9 in), ø 195 mm (7.7 in) |
| Weight | 2.2 kg (4.9 lb) |
| Box content | Installation guide, Windows® decoder 1-user license, drill template, terminal block connectors for DC and I/O, RESISTORX® L-key, connector guard, ø 5–15 mm cable gaskets, ø 3–5 mm cable gasket, mounting bracket, plugs |
| Optional accessories | AXIS TQ3807-E Dome Smoked, AXIS TQ3807-E Dome Clear, AXIS T91F61 Wall Mount, AXIS T91F67 Pole Mount, AXIS T94U02D Pendant Kit with weathershield, AXIS T94U01D Pendant Kit, AXIS Multicable B I/O Audio Power, AXIS T8415 Wireless Installation Tool, AXIS Surveillance Cards |
| Languages | English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Czech, Swedish, Finnish, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese |
| Warranty | 5-year warranty |
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