I pulled the plug AND rebooted from the web interface. No other devices showed signs of a power failure. I also installed a new camera shortly after it happened to keep an eye on the PTZ and haven't had issues since.
Format is important to me. I’m rarely on my home PC, so I need a mobile-friendly format that allows me to quickly scrub the videos. I tried it with Dahua, and it just didn’t suit my needs, even though it’s clearly a better camera.
Ok -- thanks for the advice. And that this point, my wife has topped my paranoia, buying two new cameras and a microphone to keep an eye on our property.
I know, and I tried duplicating it with a re-boot. I understand there could be more than one explanation, but I have not ruled out that someone simply jostled it. The first position had been facing directly away from my neighbor's house. It would have been easy to lean over our porch and tap the...