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Hi. I found a shop selling rebranded Dahua cameras and the original ones. The rebranded are 4€ cheaper. I'm guessing the firmware will be a problem so are the original ones better. I'm not 100% it is same camera but they seem to have identical specs. Which one is better? Are these cameras...

Hi. I set up 2 cameras to a new NAS. They worked very well until I tried to configure motion detection. Now the cameras have "Connecting" status even though the surveillance station gets a screenshot from the cameras. + The cameras are working normally with web interface. And I tested them...

Hi. How to setup recording on Hiwatch cameras? So far I have setupped a working FTP Connection and tested it. Recording trigger is set to "send to nas/ftp/email" but nothing happens even if the camera see movement. I checked the FTP folder and there is only 1 test file from the camera. I have...

Hi. We today installed P3363-VE and had it up and running but when we were configuring the recording settings we noticed that none of our old recordings were visible. We figured it out that it was about the SD card and opened the camera to check it. It was physically fine and not locked but it...

Hi. I have tried many ways of connecting to my Hiwatch (Hikvision) camera but none of them seem to work. According to the manual I need SADP software or something but that is not an option due to linux. The camera doesn't get ip from router or anything. Only pingtools found that the camera has...

Hi. Anybody use Shinobi? Shinobi - Simple CCTV and NVR Solution - Home Look cool and better than ZM so I'm going to give it a try when the cameras arrive.

I'm thinking of buying IPC-HFW4431R-Z. Any good or bad sides for this camera? Seems that it has metal casing but not vandal proof. Currently found from Ebay around 80$ or 72€. EDIT: one concern about the model is that naming rule tells it isn't really vari focal. + The description says that...

Hi. I bought a camera from Ebay and did a bit of research and found that there is almost no information of this camera on the official hikvision website. It is "Original" but how? I only could find few PDF datasheets for it but nothing else. What to do? Camera model: DS-2CD1331-I

Hi. We are setting up few cameras outdoors. Dahua or Hikvision? Currently thinking to choose Hikvision because better support of browsers and the plugin is less mandatory. Which one of these is the best choice? Hikvision 4MP DS-2CD3145F-I SD Slot IR 30m Full HD Dome IP Security Camera H.265...

Hi. Does Hikvision require some kind of browser plugin that can't be used on Linux?

Hi. I still can't understand the pricing of Axis accessories. I don't want to pay as much for the camera for microphone. Could these possibly work outdoor? Mini Microphone Handsfree Clip 3.5mm Microphone PC For PC | eBay or New Mini 3.5mm Microphone Outdoor Stereo Microphone Notebook Notebook...

Hi! All cameras I have seen require ActiveX or some kind of plugin at some point. Does anybody know what brand cameras doesn't need those?