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Hikvison - H264+ Faulty continous recording
I am pretty happy with H.264+ For reference on my H.264+ cameras, as far as continuous storage needs, averaged over my std 30-day window, all at 10fps, H.264+ max quality, I get: Best case: 4MP indoor with typical home activity (BLC on 24h a day, IR at night): 4.3GB/day (0.4Mb/s average!)... -
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New shape of Hikvision bullet camera
Doing a Google image search (always your friend for this type of stuff), I get several interesting hits: * A whitebox Monoprice 3MP cam, which is in the same family as some whiteboxed Hiks (and non-Hiks)... -
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New shape of Hikvision bullet camera
Are you talking about this: http://www.nellyssecurity.com/cameras/hi-def-cameras/ip-cameras/4-mp/h-series-nsc-204-bt-outdoor-hd-4mp-ip-bullet-security-camera-4mm.html Good catch but it doesn't correspond to the picture in the datasheet they link to. Also, looking at the 2016 catalog which has a... -
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Hikvision Turret Camera
If your issue is that you'd like to see your lawn (and don't care about the roof being overexposed), turn on BLC and either choose center, or, better, choose custom and draw a rectangle on your lawn. That will make sure that it drivers the exposure so that the BLC area is properly exposed. Even... -
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Hikvision RTSP stream for H265 encoding
I don't know about H.265 (I believe that's only available on China cameras). For H.264+, I don't think you need to change the URL. You need to go to the Video tab and turn H.264+ ON. -
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What is safe to order? DS-7616NI-I2/16P DS-2CD2942F DS-2CD3345-I
Yes, WR is what you want. -
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DS-2CD2142FWD-IS camera How do I determine if firmware is upgradable
Yes you're good. WR is what you want. -
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Night settings for EXIR DS-2CD2342WD-I
I am I understand what problem you are having and the picture you attached does not show anything special. Are you having a noise or an exposure problem? For noise, it is better to use no exposure compensation or BLC only. WDR definitely adds noise. Now, for BLC, the idea is to tune the proper... -
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What is safe to order? DS-7616NI-I2/16P DS-2CD2942F DS-2CD3345-I
Which questions do you have left? The 2342 and 2542 you linked to are good cameras with all the latest Hik technology (in particular true WDR and H.264+). I have several 2342 and I am very happy with them. Provided the seller you picked on Amazon is not repackaging hacked Chinese versions... -
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Camera not working over POE? but works over LAN
The TP-Link linked by epcjay is a proper 802.3af (gigabit) injector and works fine with all the Hiks I have tried it with. -
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Think I am ok with this but not sure
It should work. You don't necessarily need a PoE outdoor AP, but that will work. You just need to put the AP in bridge mode and you should view your Hik camera. On your LAN. Note that the Hik camera will have its own IP address as if it is on the LAN, it won't be the AP (bridge) IP address. The... -
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Which camera should I get?
You pasted the 1st model (DS-2CD2342) twice, not sure if it is on purpose. The two models (2342, 2742) have the same 4MP electronics. Their IR seems to have the same claimed range. The 2742 has a f/1.4 lens vs a f/2.0 for the 2342, so that will give you better night vision (one stop, i.e. 2x the... -
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Vari Focus cameras Vs Exir ?
I agree that this is not a cost effective solution unless you basically need a no-IR solution that does reasonably well at night. In my case, I did purchase a 4026 with the (much more pedestrian) f/1.5 wide angle (I needed a wide angle and the f/0.95 wasn't wide enough) and ended up paying about... -
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Can't understand Hikvision camera resolution options
Del Boy, these have all different aspect ratios, so which are you saying: * The pixels will stay square but the coverage of the imager will be different (e.g. the 1920x1080 will cover less of the image vertically than the 2048*1536). * All resolutions cover 100% of the imager, which implies... -
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Vari Focus cameras Vs Exir ?
I wasn't suggesting you really considered those. They are much more expensive. But it gives a good idea of what Hik's best sensor and best lens perform in terms of Lux and f-stop. -
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Vari Focus cameras Vs Exir ?
To bring some clarity to the confusing Lux specs (as quoted from the EU site): * DS-2CD2742FWD (Varifocus 4MP dome): 0.01Lux @ f/1.2 and lens is 2.8mm-12mm @ f/1.4 * DS-2CD2342WD (EXIR 4MP Turret): 0.01Lux @ f/1.2 and lens is 2.8mm, 4mm or 6mm @ f/2.0 The Lux specs are good only to compare... -
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camera activation from shell ?
If you can compile curl, you can always use curl and one of the documented NSAPI commands from either inside the camera or outside. I am not sure what you mean by "activating" though. -
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5.4.0 feedback?
5.4.0 seems to have been added (back) for several platforms this morning on the Hik Europe new repository (but still no sign on the US website) http://www.hikvisioneurope.com/portal/index.php?dir=Product%20Firmware/Front-ends/01--IPC/ It seems to be dated from April, which means that it is the... -
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Mid-range IP residential system for indoor/outdoor Turret vs Dome. First time setup
Re: Mid-range IP residential system for indoor/outdoor Turret vs Dome. First time set Is all the discrepancy from the inexact (to be polite) "conventional size" way of measuring imagers or is there something else? Is there a link with lenses being aspherical and imager aspect ratios varying... -
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Mid-range IP residential system for indoor/outdoor Turret vs Dome. First time setup
Re: Mid-range IP residential system for indoor/outdoor Turret vs Dome. First time set Thanks John. I was actually going to post a question on IPVM, but why is there such a discrepancy between calculated FOV based on imager size + focal length and actual FOV? It took me some time to convince... -
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Mid-range IP residential system for indoor/outdoor Turret vs Dome. First time setup
Re: Mid-range IP residential system for indoor/outdoor Turret vs Dome. First time set Some pointers from my recent install: * The 3MP models are the worst performers in low light. They also tend to be older models. So I recommend getting the newer 2MP or 4MP, which may also have better features... -
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Hikvision Cameras Running Hot When Using POE
Checked this morning with a IR thermometer: Ambient: 24C 4026: 44C 2342: 34C - IR blaster off. No difference between Netgear PoE GbE switch and TP-Link GbE PoE injector. -
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Hikvision Cameras Running Hot When Using POE
Some use a Netgear GbE PoE switch, the others a "proper" TP-Link GbE injector. I can check the temps tonight. I believe my box cam is ~50C on top, which is quite hot. -
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Dual Hik Turret - questions and 2, 3, or 4 MP?
I have (had) the cubes and the turrets, some in 2, 3 and 4MP and the most noisy is by far the 3MP. That's also clear in the Lux spec of the cameras if you look at the datasheets. Finally, depending on the model you are after, the 4MP (and in some case the 2MP) are more recent than the 3MP. For... -
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Hikvision Cameras Running Hot When Using POE
I don't know if it's "normal", but I have the same cameras you have and a 4026 box camera, all running on PoE, and they are all hot (especially the 2342 and the 4026). Haven't tried to run them on DC. -
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Confused: camera storage vs. iVMS storage server vs. NVR box?
I currently use Synology Surveillance Station for my Hik cameras. Their current web client is a bit clunky and slow, and until they release a native Windows client (supposedly later this year), I find that iVMS-4200 is much nicer and more responsive for live viewing. Where I am confused is for... -
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Different Day/Night parameter sets (DS-2CD2142FWD-I)
No problem. I struggled quite a bit with this recently and through a lot of experimentation figured out how to best use BLC and WDR. "BLC" is atrociously named, as the feature does not do BLC at all, instead it is a pure exposure metering setting as you may find in a DSLR. I find that when you... -
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Different Day/Night parameter sets (DS-2CD2142FWD-I)
I use the turret version of that cam (2CD2342WD, also 4MP) and I also wish the setting switch could be trigger by the change between night and day mode. A few thoughts that may help: * If you have exposure issues across modes, you should start with the BLC setting. Pick a part of the scene that...