automatic control of black/white and IR

jaydeel

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What API command did you use to query the camera's present state?
The same as used in post #7 above... specific to WDR, in my case
http://<ip>/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=getConfig&name=VideoInOptions[0]XXX with XXX=WideDynamicRange (for ‘Day’) or =NightOptions.WideDynamicRange (for ‘Night’)
 

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The same as used in post #7 above... specific to WDR, in my case
http://<ip>/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=getConfig&name=VideoInOptions[0]XXX with XXX=WideDynamicRange (for ‘Day’) or =NightOptions.WideDynamicRange (for ‘Night’)
Are you saying that the above API command failed to prove that the camera was auto-switching profiles based on brightness?
 

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what we're after simply isn't possible
I’m stubbornly coming to same conclusion...

Btw, I’ve sought out a more current API document to simplify discovery, but have been thwarted so far... ‘end users’ DENIED

When I’m feeling up to learning something (much) more complicated (WireShark), I’ll test out sniffing out commands used by the webUI.
 

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@jaydeel have you try to run the 2 command but using "normal" instead of "Nightoptions"?

My thinking is that the normal option is using light sensor to switch mode.
 

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@jaydeel have you try to run the 2 command but using "normal" instead of "Nightoptions"? My thinking is that the normal option is using light sensor to switch mode.
I did that by setting both Night and normal (SwitchMode & Profile) with this command...

Code:
http://192.168.33.203:80/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInOptions[0].NightOptions.SwitchMode=1&VideoInOptions[0].NightOptions.Profile=3&[0].NormalOptions.SwitchMode=1&VideoInOptions[0].NormalOptions.Profile=3
The commands completed successfully.
 
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