Kamakzie
Pulling my weight
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I will try those settings. Apparently you do need the sub stream for using it on the phone or iPad etc.What are you using the sub stream for ? if you are not using it turn it off.
Set the frame rate and key frame interval to 15 you are not shooting a holiday movie. Set Bit rate type to VBR.
When using blue iris you dont use the substream at all. Blue iris sends to the ipad/phone.I will try those settings. Apparently you do need the sub stream for using it on the phone or iPad etc.
I mean that I can't disable the sub stream and use the app that the company makes. I was disabling it through their software. Hopefully I didn't get ripped off because I paid 199 for that camera. It does do 5X zoom.When using blue iris you dont use the substream at all. Blue iris sends to the ipad/phone.
Though disabling it should not make any difference as a stream is not being pulled.
You can also disable hardware acceleration and test. Some of these cams, particularly cheap foscam clones like yours, have issues with HA.
If you are using blue iris you should not need the app the company makes.I mean that I can't disable the sub stream and use the app that the company makes. I was disabling it through their software. Hopefully I didn't get ripped off because I paid 199 for that camera. It does do 5X zoom.
This is the camera if you want to check it out they've actually increased the price since I've ordered it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K4F75VN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1If you are using blue iris you should not need the app the company makes.
You likely did get ripped off, I dont know the model, but that company looks like it sells similar cameras to bottom barrel foscam.
unfortunately, yes you did. If the specs are correct 1/3 sensor 8mp is going to do poorly at night...not to mention the fact that its a low end no name brand. If you can return to amazon you should.This is the camera if you want to check it out they've actually increased the price since I've ordered it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K4F75VN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yes it does do terrible at night. Do you have a recommendation of a camera like that, That would do 4K and look good at night?unfortunately, yes you did. If the specs are correct 1/3 sensor 8mp is going to do poorly at night...not to mention the fact that its a low end no name brand. If you can return to amazon you should.
With 4k you will always be compromising low light but there are new dahua 4k cameras with much larger 1/1.8 sensors that do well. Depending on what you need to accomplish you may be better off with a 5231 starlight 2mp.Yes it does do terrible at night. Do you have a recommendation of a camera like that that would do better at 4K?
You can feed the cam with 12 volt DC power, but I don't understand why you think POE is a problem in wintertime.I wonder if I could use a AC adapter as I don't really want to put POE out there because of cold temperatures in the wintertime.
You can feed the cam with 12 volt DC power, but I don't understand why you think POE is a problem in wintertime.
Well up here in Michigan it gets to -10°F sometimes in the winter and most POE switches/inverters only operate at 32°. I figure that it would not operate that far below operating temperature. It's impractical for me to run another ethernet out to the garage as I have one line feeding a switch with 3 cameras on it in the garage. It was some industrial switch that can handle up to 40 below zero. It's not a powered POE switch just a regular network switch.As BP noted, poe comes for a poe switch inside your house via ethernet to the camera. That way you only need to router a single ethernet cable to power the cam. Dont mess with the 12v.