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    Could use suggestions for a video trigger fault on 3 cams

    Thought I'd start with the settings for my CAM50 first and see if anything obvious jumps out because this is the camera I notice the issue on most of the time. If you need the other two after looking at this I can do it.
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    Could use suggestions for a video trigger fault on 3 cams

    Should I post the settings only for the 3 cameras I mentioned or BI general settings? Also, how to post them, a reg file or screen shots of a specific tab for each camera?. Thanks
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    Could use suggestions for a video trigger fault on 3 cams

    I have three "better" cameras in the front of my house. One on the left, one in the middle, one on the right. They all generally face forward with the two end cams "crisscrossing" each other's video paths. I did it this way to capture foot and car traffic coming from/to left/right and the...
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    Does BI allow you to use camera speaker to announce/talk?

    thanks. will try other cameras and support.
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    Does BI allow you to use camera speaker to announce/talk?

    So basically try different cams until I possibly find one that is compatible and the mic button works, correct?
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    Does BI allow you to use camera speaker to announce/talk?

    Well, I checked the app and see the mic icon but it doesn't seem to work. Other than that I scoured the BI Console settings and didn't see anything related to turning on a mic. Since I saw here that you can only use the mic via the BI app, I guess I'll try some other camera setups in BI console...
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    Does BI allow you to use camera speaker to announce/talk?

    I'm trying to make it work on an Ezviz CS-CV200, if anyone has any suggestions or something that works.
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    Does BI allow you to use camera speaker to announce/talk?

    I'm drawing a blank here remembering this. I have 3-4 cameras (Ezviz, Hikvision) that has an app and I can use the app to "talk" through the speaker of the camera. Does BI allow for that or is it only native through a camera's app? I can't find a setting for this if it's in BI.
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    Occasional blank video only on BI3 UI playback

    Made a discovery. I didn't mention in my original post that I have a GE Force 1030 video card installed. Here are my troubleshooting steps performed: 1) I did a create new database and regenerate, no change, still shows blank video on clips. 2) I changed the HW Decode on three cameras, that...
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    Occasional blank video only on BI3 UI playback

    I upgraded my computer in the last 2 days and followed BI instructions for deactivating key, exporting the BI registry, etc. Downloaded the most current/stable version of BI (5.5.9.6 x64), which I had on my 'old' pc, and installed it, reactivated the key and imported the registry. Everything...
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    What is causing the green on my cam?

    I noticed this issue in late July/early August. It only happened in my default browser (chrome). I did turn off HW acceleration in Chrome and that fixed it but caused issues in other places (ie: websites that use a 3d view like house sales with a "walkthrough"). So I read here that changing...
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    Ezviz CS-CV200 camera take HTML/RTSP commands?

    I have three of these cameras and one of them occasionally turns off it's IR light. I have to load the Ezviz studio app and turn the light back on. So, I know these are low end cameras and Ezviz appears to be a subsidiary of Hikvision, at least for this camera. But, they do what I want and they...
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    What doorbell camera in 2022?

    I've tried several Reolink products over the last 2-3 years, had to return them due to one issue or another. I don't feel like they're dependable enough, especially when it comes to wifi reception. They have nice looking products and great brochures, but, for me, I've never kept one longer...
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    What doorbell camera in 2022?

    Would appreciate some feedback from anyone that has one of the above models, or one that is known to work with Blue Iris. I have the LAView Halo One, for about 2+ years now, but it never keeps the same IP address and I can't seem to lock it into my router. Now I can't get it to talk to BI so I'm...
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    Possible to get snapshots on higher stream?

    More info... I just noticed when I look at snaps in the BI console, they are clear. When I view them on the UI3 under the clips (only the snapshot clips), the picture is blurry there. I use UI3 99% of the time to view clips so how can I make the clips viewed under UI3 as clear as they are when...
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    Possible to get snapshots on higher stream?

    Additional info. I was initially setting up my snaps under the Cameras, Record tab under JPEGS. I found a setting under the POST tab for JPEGS, but using that, even at 90% quality still produces a grainy, slightly blurry snap as the other setting.
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    Possible to get snapshots on higher stream?

    I've got all of my cameras set up with the main stream and sub stream video. I like to get an hourly snapshot from one of these cameras but the snap shot is always from the lower quality sub stream. How can I get the snapshots from the higher quality main stream on this camera?
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    macro to show preset

    I figured it out. I forgot there was a macro list in the documentation and to use the variables in that list (which included the &n for preset) and add that to the overlay under the video tab.
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    macro to show preset

    I'd like to add an overlay that shows the preset when video is recorded and live. How can I do this? I don't see any way to add such a variable to the overlay text list.
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    A good, free mail server to send BI notifications from?

    You use it for BI alerts? It allows "less secure apps" usage?
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    A good, free mail server to send BI notifications from?

    I guess I should rephrase my original post to specify that if anyone is reliably using a free public email service for BI notifications that is reliable and just works, that is what I'm asking. I know of many services but I'm hoping to skip the line of testing each one over weeks or months if...
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    A good, free mail server to send BI notifications from?

    Like I said, not reliable. I've tested spectrums mail forward in the past... sometimes it forwards mail quickly, other times it's minutes. I'm after something that doesn't require 2 mail services. One that just works.
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    A good, free mail server to send BI notifications from?

    I use spectrum. Their mail interface is junky and their email service, IMO, is questionable in regard to reliability. Prefer not to use them.
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    A good, free mail server to send BI notifications from?

    I use google and Yahoo email. Over the years I've set up BI to alert me via email on Yahoo and Gmail but occasionally both email services seems to 'forget' that I've turned on the "use less secure apps". It works for while then I start getting the message indicating Gmail has stopped a sign-in...
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    Hik? or Dahua 4MP turret, wide field of view with some type of e-zoom?

    I think my plan will be to use the middle Hikvision camera as a "zone trigger" of sorts to trigger the other two cameras to move position & record the zone that was triggered on my middle camera. My thinking is that if someone comes from the sidewalk into my front yard or driveway that they...
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    Hik? or Dahua 4MP turret, wide field of view with some type of e-zoom?

    I think my biggest challenge will be to set up 3 zones on my middle camera, left, middle area, and right without false triggers. The trick (during daytime profile) will be to not trigger on the tree shade shadows so I imagine a lot of tweaking will be needed for that. The night profile should...
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    Hik? or Dahua 4MP turret, wide field of view with some type of e-zoom?

    Thanks Wittaj, I've always known about cloning but never found a practical use for them until you described your scenario above, so many thanks for that. I will definitely look into cloning but couldn't I just set, say 2-3 zones up (on my middle of the house fixed Hikvision) and when something...
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    Hik? or Dahua 4MP turret, wide field of view with some type of e-zoom?

    I wouldn't actually consider a fisheye for this, but that is probably what I was confusing my original post with. I'm not actually using a digital zoom on the 4mm I have, it's just fixed at no zoom. I've not done anything with cloning cameras yet but I'm not quite following what you are saying...
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    Hik? or Dahua 4MP turret, wide field of view with some type of e-zoom?

    I believe I was confusing what I'm looking for with a fisheye type camera with dewarping capability. I just saw a Hikvision video demo of one where you can "zoom" into the part of the video for a closeup of something. I guess I was thinking I saw this on a standard fixed turret camera with a...
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    Hik? or Dahua 4MP turret, wide field of view with some type of e-zoom?

    It's not really auto tracking I'm after... I want a turret that has a larger FOV, like 2.8mm camera, maybe 6-8MP. If the camera triggers then the resolution would be good enough to zoom into the video without sacrificing quality so I could better see details of the triggered event. I'm sure...
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