# Review the Axis stitching restore scope before resetting a sensor > Review what the Axis stitching restore operation resets before using it on a seam problem. Preserve blending, parallax and sensor-alignment decisions and verify the resulting view separately. - Canonical URL: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/review-the-axis-stitching-restore-scope-before-resetting-a-sensor/ - Publisher: Detection Systems & Engineering (DSE Security) - Author: DSE Security Editorial Team - Published: 2026-10-29T20:33:20+00:00 - Modified: 2026-10-29T20:33:34+00:00 - Last reviewed by DSE: 2026-10-29 - Resource type: Guide - DSE priority: Advisory - Topics: IT, Video Surveillance - Reading time: 3 minutes ## What you need to know Review what the Axis stitching restore operation resets before using it on a seam problem. Preserve blending, parallax and sensor-alignment decisions and verify the resulting view separately. ## Potentially affected Axis products exposing the documented Stitching interface; confirm actual device, hardware and software applicability before applying the proposed checks. ## DSE recommendation DSE recommends a stitching-change record that identifies the restore target and every documented adjustment that must be reviewed afterward. ## Article Bottom line: Identify the changes that a restore would discard before requesting it. Keep a targeted seam investigation separate from resetting several documented stitching adjustments without a restoration plan. ## Source fact: documented behavior Axis’s [Stitching](https://developer.axis.com/vapix/network-video/stitching/) exposes capabilities for the actual device through getCapabilities. The restore method resets alignment, parallax-compensation distance or blending amount to device-specific defaults. The method overview describes restoring a sensor identifier and removing changes made through setBlendingAmount, setParallaxCompensationDistance and rotateAngle. ## What the source does not establish Do not infer a complete factory reset or a universal numeric default from the stitching restore operation. Confirm the exact supported method and sensor identity. This article does not qualify an optical installation, guarantee seamless imagery or approve every related horizon-straightening setting. ## Applicability questions - Which actual seam or image requirement is being investigated? - What stitching capabilities and sensor identifiers does this device report? - Which existing blending, distance and alignment settings must be preserved? - Who can accept the resulting view and authorize restoration if it is unsuitable? ## DSE recommendation: controlled next steps The following steps are DSE recommendations based on the cited source. DSE recommends a stitching-change record that identifies the restore target and every documented adjustment that must be reviewed afterward. - Read the supported capabilities and current relevant settings using the actual device’s documented operations. Identify the target sensor and permitted comparison view. Have the operator explain the visible issue and the intended scene requirement before selecting a reset, rather than assuming a generic default will reproduce the installed arrangement. - Preserve the existing blending, parallax-distance and alignment information through supported records. Review which settings the proposed restore is intended to discard and how the approved configuration would be recovered. Avoid copying the API’s example limits or distances into the plan as if they described this camera and scene. - Perform an expressly approved isolated restore or representative rehearsal, then inspect the resulting configuration and imagery. Review near and farther permitted reference objects at the relevant seam if those conditions are part of the requirement. Retain an unexplained result and stop acceptance instead of repeatedly restoring different sensor identifiers until the preview looks less obvious. ## Verification and evidence Retain the capabilities, target identity, initial settings, restore request and outcome, subsequent readback and allowed image observations. Ask a second reviewer to distinguish a documented reset from measured scene improvement. Keep any recorded-view requirement under its own normal retrieval and observation method. Use a proposed desk case where a seam correction has a recorded distance adjustment and the requester suggests restore without preserving it. Require the reviewer to identify the discarded adjustment and recovery decision first. A real scene comparison must be recorded only after the approved exercise. This article reports no sensor reset, calibration test or measured stitching quality. ## Official references - [Stitching](https://developer.axis.com/vapix/network-video/stitching/) — Axis Communications; official VAPIX documentation. Source review completed October 29, 2026. Recheck the official documentation and the deployed device’s capabilities before changing production settings. ## Primary reference - Name: Axis Communications — Stitching - Authority: Axis Communications - URL: https://developer.axis.com/vapix/network-video/stitching/ - Source publication date: Not stated by the source ## Citation and use Preferred citation: “Review the Axis stitching restore scope before resetting a sensor,” DSE Security, https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/review-the-axis-stitching-restore-scope-before-resetting-a-sensor/ Publishing principles: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/dse-updates-editorial-methodology/ Usage and citation policy: https://update.dsesecurity.com/usage/ Copyright © 2026 Detection Systems & Engineering. All rights reserved.