Axis 4K P37 Series AXIS P3738-PLE Panoramic Camera with Deep Learning Analytics, 3.18–8.12mm Lens, 360° IR

Product SKU: P3738-PLE

Product Overview

The AXIS P3738-PLE is a high-performance 4 x 4K multidirectional panoramic camera designed to provide wide-area surveillance with detailed coverage from a single professional device. It features four individually adjustable camera heads, each delivering 4K video at up to 15 fps, allowing installers to monitor multiple directions while using one camera, one network cable, one IP address, and typically one VMS licence. With 360° IR illumination, individually controlled LEDs, Lightfinder, Forensic WDR, Axis Zipstream, H.264/H.265 compression, deep learning analytics, IP66/IP67 weather protection, IK09 vandal resistance, and Axis Edge Vault cybersecurity, this camera is ideal for transport, retail, campuses, warehouses, public spaces, car parks, and large commercial sites.

Why Choose the AXIS P3738-PLE

The AXIS P3738-PLE is ideal for customers who need premium multi-angle surveillance with high-resolution detail across several directions. Its four 4K camera heads can be adjusted individually, giving installers the flexibility to cover four separate scenes or position sensors closer together where one captures a wide overview and another zooms in on the same target area. Built-in 360° IR supports night monitoring, while Lightfinder and Forensic WDR help maintain useful detail in challenging lighting. With deep learning analytics on the edge, AXIS Object Analytics can detect and classify people and vehicles, helping operators reduce irrelevant alerts and search recorded footage more efficiently.

Key Capabilities

Key Features

• 4 x 4K Multidirectional Imaging: The AXIS P3738-PLE provides four 4K channels, each capable of delivering up to 3840 × 2160 resolution. This gives users detailed wide-area coverage from one device while still allowing each view to focus on a different direction, entrance, corridor, public area, or activity zone.

• 360° Coverage from One Installation Point: The four adjustable camera heads can provide complete 360° combined horizontal coverage or customised directional views. This makes the camera useful for large and complex spaces where multiple areas need to be monitored without the cost and installation effort of several separate cameras.

• 3.18–8.12mm Varifocal Lens System: Each camera head uses a 3.18–8.12mm varifocal lens with remote zoom and remote focus. This allows installers to fine-tune the field of view per channel without hands-on lens adjustment, improving setup efficiency and helping match each view to the site’s surveillance requirements.

• 360° IR with Individually Controlled LEDs: Built-in IR illumination supports clear footage in low light or complete darkness. Individually controlled LEDs help optimise illumination across the monitored scenes, improving night-time visibility for outdoor entrances, platforms, car parks, public areas, walkways, and building perimeters.

• Lightfinder and Forensic WDR: Lightfinder helps maintain useful colour and detail in poor light, while Forensic WDR improves visibility in scenes with strong contrast. These technologies help capture more usable footage in real-world environments affected by shadows, sunlight, headlights, entrances, and mixed lighting.

• Deep Learning Analytics: Built on ARTPEC-8 with a deep learning processing unit, the camera supports AI analytics on the edge. AXIS Object Analytics can detect and classify people and vehicles, helping improve alert relevance, support object counting, and make forensic review more efficient for security teams.

• Zipstream with H.264 and H.265: Axis Zipstream works with H.264 and H.265 compression to reduce bandwidth and storage requirements while preserving important forensic detail. This is especially valuable for multidirectional cameras, where several high-resolution video channels can otherwise increase storage and network load.

• Rugged and Secure Construction: With IP66/IP67 weather protection, IK09 vandal resistance, signed OS, secure boot, and Axis Edge Vault, the camera is suitable for demanding professional surveillance installations where environmental durability, device integrity, and cybersecurity protection are important.

Specifications Summary

Ideal Use Cases

• Transport Stations – Suitable for platforms, concourses, ticketing areas, entrances, pedestrian flows, and rail or bus environments where four detailed 4K views can monitor several directions from one installation point.
• Retail and Shopping Centres – Ideal for wide retail areas, shop entrances, escalators, corridors, food courts, service counters, and shared public spaces where multi-angle coverage can reduce the number of cameras required.
• Schools and Campuses – Useful for courtyards, building entries, hallways, common areas, covered outdoor spaces, and pedestrian pathways requiring durable wide-area surveillance with analytics support.
• Warehouses and Industrial Sites – A strong option for loading docks, storage zones, internal intersections, outdoor yards, and production environments where one camera position must cover several viewing directions.
• Building Perimeters and Corners – Suitable for exterior corners, car park entries, gated areas, approach paths, and perimeter zones where weather resistance, IR, and multidirectional coverage support around-the-clock monitoring.

Understanding the Multidirectional Varifocal Lens System

The AXIS P3738-PLE uses four individually adjustable camera heads, each with a 3.18–8.12mm varifocal lens, instead of a single fisheye panoramic lens. This allows installers to aim each sensor in a different direction and adjust zoom and focus remotely for each view. Compared with a fisheye camera, this multidirectional design can provide more targeted detail in selected directions while still delivering broad overall coverage from one device.

Tip:
Use the four camera heads to cover separate directions when overall situational awareness is the priority. Position two sensors closer together when one view needs to provide the wider context and another needs to zoom in on a specific target area, such as a gate, doorway, platform edge, vehicle entry, service counter, or loading dock.

FAQs

1. What is the AXIS P3738-PLE best suited for?
   The AXIS P3738-PLE is best suited for wide-area surveillance where several high-resolution viewing directions need to be covered from one installation point. It is ideal for transport stations, shopping centres, warehouses, schools, campuses, car parks, public areas, building corners, and outdoor perimeters where installing multiple separate 4K cameras would increase cabling, hardware, licensing, and maintenance.
2. How many camera sensors does the AXIS P3738-PLE have?
   The AXIS P3738-PLE includes four 4K camera heads in one multidirectional unit. Each camera head can be positioned, moved, rotated, zoomed, and focused individually, allowing installers to cover four separate directions or customise the layout for complex environments where different areas require different fields of view.
3. Does the AXIS P3738-PLE have built-in IR?
   Yes, the AXIS P3738-PLE includes 360° IR illumination with individually controlled LEDs. This supports clear black-and-white footage in complete darkness and helps deliver around-the-clock surveillance across multiple viewing directions. Individually controlled LEDs help optimise illumination and reduce reflections across the monitored scenes.
4. Does this camera support AI analytics?
   Yes, the AXIS P3738-PLE is built on ARTPEC-8 with a deep learning processing unit and supports analytics on the edge. AXIS Object Analytics can detect and classify people and vehicles, support object counting in defined areas, and help trigger alarms when selected thresholds are exceeded, improving monitoring efficiency.
5. Is the AXIS P3738-PLE suitable for outdoor use?
   Yes, the AXIS P3738-PLE is outdoor ready with IP66 and IP67 weather protection and IK09 vandal resistance. It operates from -30 °C to 50 °C, making it suitable for exposed commercial, transport, industrial, public-space, and perimeter installations where weather resistance and reliable multidirectional coverage are required.
6. What is the benefit of one multidirectional camera instead of multiple separate cameras?
   A multidirectional camera can reduce installation complexity because it provides four camera views from one device. This can reduce cabling, switch ports, mounting hardware, IP addresses, power infrastructure, and VMS licensing compared with installing multiple separate cameras, while also simplifying maintenance because several views are managed from one physical location.

Additional Information

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