I got two cameras gifted and they say this warning.. BOTH of them.
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In the event you were not already aware eMMC is a reference to memory for storing videos and snapshots. It may be built-in, or their may be a memory card slot in the camera.
Is there a memory card in the memory card slot?
Wow, I didn't know some IP cameras even came with eMMC. eMMC is typically built in storage that is not user-replaceable, with performance characteristics about like a cheap micro SD card. It is the kind of storage you'd expect to find on something like a single-board computer or a cheap chromebook where they didn't have the space or budget for a proper SSD.
If the camera has a micro SD card slot then I bet you could still use that for local recordings.
Either way the camera should still be completely usable for streaming video to an external recording device (NVR, Blue Iris, or something else).
If the camera has a micro SD card slot then I bet you could still use that for local recordings.
Either way the camera should still be completely usable for streaming video to an external recording device (NVR, Blue Iris, or something else).
No i located where the card goes but both are empty.
It was my understanding that the internal emmc works much like a cell phone (Holds the operating system) in these cameras and it Can and Does go bad often. I hope i am wrong. My main concern is. is this an error im seeing or are these like default normal settings?
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Interesting, so it does in fact seem that your cameras were designed to record video directly to their built-in storage devices. I'd never heard of that before. Usually the built-in storage is only big enough to hold the firmware and configuration, and not much else.
The message about your eMMC having consumed 95% of its life is a warning, not an error. It doesn't mean something is wrong. It only means that something likely will go wrong if you turn off eMMC protection and allow the camera to record snapshots and video to the eMMC device.
If you want the camera to be able to record internally, then put in an SD card and configure the camera to record to the SD card. If you only care about recording to an NVR, then you don't need an SD card.
The message about your eMMC having consumed 95% of its life is a warning, not an error. It doesn't mean something is wrong. It only means that something likely will go wrong if you turn off eMMC protection and allow the camera to record snapshots and video to the eMMC device.
If you want the camera to be able to record internally, then put in an SD card and configure the camera to record to the SD card. If you only care about recording to an NVR, then you don't need an SD card.