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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    I’m currently trying the CamStreamer service on my P1468-LE for an upcoming project. I’m only using it for their Timelapse service but so far it’s working pretty well, I don’t have any complaints. I haven’t tried any of the other CamStreamer apps or the app that allows you to stream directly...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Let me know what happens. My white lights turned off at 6:30am this morning as per the schedule.
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    I just turned my schedule back on and it's turning on the white light as expected. I'm going to attach screenshots of my settings for the schedule, rule and the day-night settings I'm using. I'm also going to attach my NTP settings. If the camera has outbound internet access, I suggest...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    I suggest disabling the day-night rule if you're not going to be home when it gets dark outside. My camera went into a constant loop of turning on/off the IR cut filter when it got dark outside. I disabled it for now. I'm going to do more research and get back to you.
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    The rule should override it. It's been overriding it for me when I schedule the white light to come on and/or if I program it to come on for an AOA trigger. Previously, I had it setup to run in IR mode at night. I created a rule when someone enters my driveway, the rules activated the white...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    When the slider is closer to "dark" that just means the camera will stay in day mode (full color) longer while it's getting dark outside. When the slider is closer to "bright" it'll changeover to night mode (IR) quicker while there is more light outside. If you found a setting that's working for...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    I would leave it on auto. The idea is the rule we created will override the IR cut filter and turn on the white lights. Similar to how the it works with the schedule or activated based on an AOA trigger. Which specific firmware did you download and from which link? The only time I've gotten...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    See the attached JPEG for the White light rule. Those are the settings I would use for the rule. I'll test it tonight and let you know if it works on my camera. Edit: One more thing to take into consideration. Since you added more white light to the scene, you need to make sure the threshold to...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Maybe the code went to your spam folder? I recommend downloading Axis Device manager. If your computer is on the same subnet you can manage the camera and do software updates from the device manager. That way you don't have to search for the firmware on their website. My logic with the 24...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Click edit rule so I can see a screenshot of the actual settings.
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Post a screenshot of the settings for your "white light rule" There are three differences between mine and yours that I can find; 1. My Q1808-LE is synced to a local NTP server running on my VMS server 2. I'm running Axis OS 12.0.91 3. My clock is in 12 hour format where you have 24 hour...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    My white light activated and deactivated based on my schedule (turned on a little after 11:00pm and turned off at 12:02am. If the camera synced to your computer that's most likely a one time event unless you manually do it. The time on the camera will eventually drift unless you sync it with a...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    I just tested it on mine. Set the schedule to be active between 11:00pm and 11:02pm. Created the rule with the same settings as you and the light turned on at 11:00pm and turned off at 11:02pm. I'll test it again but this time I'll have the schedule end after midnight to verify there isn't a...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    The camera doesn't look like it's synced with anything. If the camera has internet access, I would check "automatic time and date (manual NTP servers)" and use time.windows.com. If it doesn't have internet access, do you have an NTP server on the hikvision NVR it can sync to? Was the time...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Go to System- Time and Location and post a picture of your settings.
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    If you add that additional light it might make a difference. The last video you posted looks a lot better, but still not there yet.
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Hmm the way you have it setup should turn off the white light at 6:30 in the morning. I'll try it on mine to see if I have the same issue. Just to confirm, you have the camera synced to an NTP server and the time is accurate, right?
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    In my opinion, the Q1808-LE is not a good representation of Axis cameras in both image quality and image processing. I'm hopeful that a software update will improve its performance. One of the main advantages to Axis cameras in regards to image quality is the really good image processing of...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    If you can, post a picture of the settings for the schedule you created and the settings for the rule created to turn on the white light
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Without knowing the rest of the settings on your camera and distance, I think the key here is going to be adding more white light or running it in IR. How does the image look if you zoom out all the way or only zoom it in about 10%?
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    If you didn’t already know, maximum bitrate is not like constant bitrate (CBR) in Dahua cameras. Maximum bitrate will just prevent the camera from exceeding the maximum bitrate you set. The bitrate itself will still be variable. Variable bitrate provides the best image quality. With...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    FYI changing the Zipstream to medium will decrease the bitrate and decrease the image quality. Are you using Maximum bitrate for your bitrate control? That max bitrate is too low. With those settings I recommend using variable bitrate.
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Go to image- exposure- and adjust the max gain to 63 (I'm pretty sure that's the default). That will brighten up the image a little but you will need to adjust additional settings. You can adjust the Blur-Noise tradeoff slider to less noise in small increments to see if that reduces the noise in...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    That threshold slider is for the IR Cut Filter. Notice if you disable the IR light or set the IR Cut filter to on the slider disappears. I suspect you manually activated the white light by clicking on the bulb icon in the image menu under the live preview. I don't think the white light...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    How do you have the white light set to activate? On a schedule or by rule activation? If by schedule, is the camera synced to an NTP server with the proper time zone selected?
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Np! It's even different from what I'm used to with other Axis cameras. I tested using the white LED's on my setup with WDR off and it actually works pretty well with the settings I mentioned in my previous post. Last time I tried full color at night I still had the WDR on with it in 4K mode and...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    I would recommend resetting to factory defaults and starting from there. You can reset all the values to default without losing the IP settings by going to maintenance and using the "restore" option. I run mine in IR mode at night because I don't have enough light in the field of view for color...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    No, it's not worth it for the average person for residential use. The price of these cameras aren't just for the image quality. These cameras come with 10 years of firmware updates to stay up to date with features and cybersecurity. They meet NDAA, TAA, FIPS 140-2 or 3 compliance, support zero...
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    Yeah, the settings on this camera are different, even when compared to other Axis cameras. I have my exposure set to 1/30 but the motion blur slider all the way to less blur. That seems to work for my field of view. What is your motion blur slider set to?
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    I Ordered an Axis Communications Axis Q1808-LE Camera

    I’m not a huge fan of the WDR on this camera at night. How does the image look while people/vehicles are moving. What are your current settings?
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