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The camera's web interface provided real-time adjustments while viewing:

Surprisingly good for its age. Directly on a LAN, the live view delay was barely perceptible. Over broadband internet (using port forwarding or Axis' free "AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service"), latency could climb to 1-2 seconds.

The Axis 206M was a workhorse. It delivered MJPEG streams (Motion JPEG) rather than the modern H.264 or H.265 video compression we use today.

The "live view" on the Axis 206M was not an afterthought; it was the product's raison d'être. Here is how it functioned in practice:

: Users typically find the camera on a local network using the AXIS IP Utility , which automatically discovers Axis devices. Axis Communications Security and Privacy Note