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I definitely googled before posting, but I didn't find that page. Thanks!

Thanks - any idea where the reset button might be located after I take off the front?

I recently bought an open box rebadged IPC-HFW1831E (Amcrest) that does not have the default password, so I need to find the camera reset button to reset it. The problem is, this camera has no visible external ports or screws. See the attached picture. Any idea how I get to the camera reset...

Thanks. For some reason this camera's firmware will only allow a CBR bitrate up to 9984, but I'll take some screenshots at different values. Presumably I'd want to have some movement in the screenshots to see if there's ghosting, or would that be more a shutter speed issue than a bitrate issue...

Thanks. Yea I was getting horrible macroblocking with VBR. Aside from macroblocking, what kind of things are you looking for in the video when trying different CBR settings?

Hi all - How can I find the right bitrate for my IPC-HFW1831E camera running at 3840x2160 resolution with h265? The Dahua software defaulted to 3072 Kb/s CBR (VBR is a mess with this camera). How do I figure out what a good CBR setting is on h265? Thanks

Hi all - Is there a good successor or replacement for the IPC-HFW1831E mini bullet? I have one and would like another, but they don't seem to be available anymore. What I really like about this model is that it has a 1/1.8" sensor in a compact unit and good low light performance, so I'm hoping...

Thanks - I'm outside trying out these settings at night right now. 1/120 shutter speed is fairly dark. 1/100 is not bad. I tried adjusting the gain up to 60 and it didn't seem to add ghosting. That said, it seems I can adjust the shutter speed or the gain and get similar pictures. Of those two...

System Info System Version: 2.622.0000000.18.R, Build Date: 2019-01-09 Camera Conditions Picture settings: 50 for all of them Exposure: Anti-flicker: Outdoor Mode: Auto 3D NR: On Grade: 20 Backlight: Off WB: Auto Day and Night: Mode: Auto Sensitivity: Middle Delay: 6s IR Light: Auto...

I have a Dahua IPC-HFW1831E (EmpireTech) that I'm using a Synology Surveillance station to record with. Looking at the camera's live view, it seems fine, but looking through the recordings, at certain times of the day I'm seeing the picture starts to get artifacts and very grainy, then clear up...

Thanks for the response! Yep, the first thing I did was double check termination, redo it several times just to be sure, etc. I also used a network cable tester to confirm correctness. Data speeds are just very low when using PCs to test. There's no easy way for me to confirm EMI, but I do...

I have a current ip camera setup with cat 5e in my attic that is suffering from a lot of EMF interference, as it runs alongside power cables. I plan to replace these runs (there are no other location options) with shielded (S/UTP) cat 6 cable. I'm not sure how/where to ground the cable though. I...

Thanks - I got it working in IE. Any reason this camera would only work in IE but my Dahua mini dome from the same era works with any browser?

Any IPC-HFW1831E owners who can confirm whether live view in a web browser works for them? I have another Dahua mini camera where live view works fine, so I was surprised that this camera seems to be different. Thanks!

Mostly because the mounting size - I'm trying to mount to 3.5" pieces of trim on the corners of my house.

I have a few Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I bullet cameras which have always given me trouble, and I was hoping to replace them with Dahuas. I ordered an IPC-B5442E-ZE and was shocked at how huge it was when I opened the box. This would be way too conspicuous to have by my front door. Are there any...

The max bitrate is the highest setting, but I'm also using variable bitrate. Should I switch to constant?

It looks like the smoothing setting goes from 1 to 100. You're saying I should set it to 1?

Thanks for the response. I am using Synology's event detection, but I'm pretty sure it's the weird pixel shift every second since the non-event portions of the video don't have that pixel problem. Is that related to the I-Frame? My framerate is 15fps on the camera, 15fps in Synology (not sure if...

I have some DS-2CD2042WD-I bullet cameras that I upgraded from 5.4.5 to 5.5.82. I noticed 5.5.0 adds a new enable ONVIF section, which I enabled and added an admin account for, but when I try to connect via ONVIF I get an authorization error. Is this firmware just broken? Thanks

I have a pair of DS-2CD2042WD-I bullet cameras powered by PoE (cat 5e, ~50 feet). Occasionally, they will start to glitch, where the video looks like it flickers slightly and pixels seem to shift around, just enough to trigger an event on my recording software (Synology), causing my recording to...

Thanks, that got me on the right track. Since the cost of that one is a bit high for an indoor camera, these two look similar (albeit with smaller sensors): https://us.hikvision.com/en/products/cameras/network-camera/value-series/compact-dome/2-mp-outdoor-exir-fixed-mini-dome-camera...

Thanks again. It looks like that Dahua camera is not immediately available, but there are several Hikvision mini domes available. Any recommendations there?

Ah that's great, thanks! Any thoughts on how that might compare with the typical rectangular indoor cameras like https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/productDetail/11631 ?

Hi all - I'm having trouble finding a good, small indoor ONVIF capable IP camera. PoE would be nice since that's what I'm using for my outdoor cameras, but not necessary. Size is important since I plan to ceiling mount it in the corner of the room and want it to look unobtrusive (a typical...

Indeed that was the cause. Thanks for the pointer! Separately, any good resources on how to select/configure a proper I Frame Interval?

Sure - here's a screenshot. The field is simply not editable.

Thanks - I can get live view to work in Safari. I still cannot edit the I Frame interval though. Any suggestions?

I don't have a machine that supports IE. I normally browse live view via the video stream through an app.

I have a DS-2CD2042WD-I and the web admin will not allow me to edit the I Frame Interval. Does anyone know why? Thanks