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    Converting HikVision MP4 to standard MP4 or other format

    I use handbrake, it's open source and free with a gui, I had CCTV to send to the police in a format they can read easily and also to upload onto facebook etc , it has batch convert. I would reccomend handbrake. It also comes with pre set templates for file, bit rate and format Depending on your...
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    Finally got around to integrating my DSC 1832 w/Envisalink & Bosch outdoor PIR to Home Assistant

    must get an IP card installed for my texecom alarm system, - but only when i have sorted out running blacksheer/ frigate for person detection off my hikvison NVR & cameras - there's add-in now for that as well, uses a google coral TPU..seems highly rated...
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    DS-2DE4A425IW-DE are these still a highly rated PTZ for low light ?

    many thanks for the feedback, time to buy one , think it will have to be the 4mp as thats i all i can find listed at the mo, same light sensitivity though , and i do need that optical zoom
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    Converting HikVision MP4 to standard MP4 or other format

    im sure i have edited converted using VS player, but it was basically crap to use, no investment by hikvision... how often does an end user in a professional CCTV control room have to edit / convert videos into another format, thats DVD , Gmail, facebook, media player friendly at work. that...
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    DS-2DE4A425IW-DE are these still a highly rated PTZ for low light ?

    Hi im getting ready to pull the trigger and buy one of these DS-2DE4A425IW-DE , 25x zoom PTZ, its for a low light , where i do need a decent zoom along with intrusion detection 1/2.8" progressive scan CMOS  Up to 2560 × 1440 resolution  Min. illumination: Color: 0.005 Lux @(F1.6, AGC ON)...
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    Converting HikVision MP4 to standard MP4 or other format

    never tried it , its free , and pretty versatile there are a few Open source video editing packages try openshot based on the FFmpeg library another is Blender
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    Converting HikVision MP4 to standard MP4 or other format

    i just use handbrake, its free opensource and generally works very well with hikvsion, files u can convert it to any standard /format you can drag and drop, choose the preset, name the output file and location, add to the queue, and encode i now use the vimeo/ youtube HQ1080p60 preset, as it...
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    hikvision NVR and Hikvision IP camera - smart events

    its at this link Hikvision Uk FW
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    Enable motion events in the playback timeline

    i have a hik nvr, so dont record on the cam, but i had my NVR gui open when i saw this message have u set the arming schedule, set the linkage method, eg tick notify surveillance centre and under storage, set how it records
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    hikvision NVR and Hikvision IP camera - smart events

    and thank you alastair stevenson , helping to suss that it proberly firmware, he saves the day again
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    hikvision NVR and Hikvision IP camera - smart events

    looks like V4.21.005 build 190509, has a bug, was recording the smart events, but not all camera playing back via a web browser, downgraded the FW , and its working again
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    Smart Event Settings on NVR vs Camera

    interested to hear the reply just posted something similar myself
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    Outdoor night vision cameras and rodents ASAP

    ive used a hik cube camera to resolve a mouse infestation, in my garage nothing like using intrusion detection, along with 5 mouse traps, 15 trapped over a week, infestation gone
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    hikvision NVR and Hikvision IP camera - smart events

    Hi i have a HIK NVR DS-7608NI-K2 / 8P just upgraded its firmware, to V4.21.005 build 190509, on some cameras the smart events are not working on 3 cameras, fine on the others what the best way to set up smart events, is it just via the front end of NVR , or set it up in the back end...
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    Configuring "Ebay" IP Camera

    there ok cameras for the price point, still trying to suss some of the settings out for night time usage
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    Configuring "Ebay" IP Camera

    did you use Internet explorer rather than edge or chrome?
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    Configuring "Ebay" IP Camera

    i have a similar poe cam, you can configure them by going to its ip address via IE, without using the supplied disk, i managed to change the options, and get it to save and survive a reboot, i have also got it to work with a HIkvison NVR under HIK plug and play, just cannot figure out how i get...
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    DS-2CD2122FWD-IS improve night illumination

    i would lower the height of the cam. either drop in an ir lamp higher up, or put in a couple of 10w daylight leds and see if you get colour at night , non of them need to be higher than the 1st floor
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    DS-2CD2363G0-I Hikvision Set-up

    hi what do you get when u set them to day mode at night, 1/25 , up the gain to 80 - anything or just blackness ?
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    50mm lense for imx293 Sony starvis sensor

    i buy my lenses from treeye and fulekan on aliexpress - not gone to 50mm as yet up at 25mm on el cheapo starvis cams, for the price its awesome for my purpose. i just plug my 2mp cameras into a cheap hik hiwatch nvr and use onvif for them i have a seperate hik k2 nvr for my main cameras, so...
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    Options for fixed zoom 12mm+ cameras?

    im just thinking of disassembling a hik 2335 turret myself, stick on a large 25mm lens and put it in another case, finding a decent case is the hard part US $35.8 |5Megapixel Varifocal M12 Mount CCTV Lens 5 50mm Long Distance View 1/2.7 inch Manual Focus and Zoom For 1080P/5MP IP/AHD Camera-in...
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    smart events -again

    deleted post - issue resolved - could a mod remove this - issue wioth sensitivity level resolved
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    What dash cam are you using?

    still using a mobius dashcam hardwired in
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    Willing to pay for help with my cameras

    what you need is VPN - most routers support it, and you are then secure, vpn is very common now , its not complex - any IT tech can set it up for you
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    IP camera which saves files in portable format?

    why don't you just go with a hikvision or dahua turret, the hikvision DS-2CD2335FWD-I is a decent camera, decent night vision , Supports microSD/SDHC/SDXC card (128G). you will need ethernet for it though. there's not that many decent wifi based cameras about.
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    aliexpress cheap starvis buy

    the lighting in that street although led lighting is pretty poor, my hikvison DS-2CD2755FWD-IZS DS-2CD2755FWD-IZS dome really struggles at night in colour, attached is a vid from the same night - with hik zoom at its limit
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    aliexpress cheap starvis buy

    here u go, no changes to settings - recorded on a cheap hik nvr - may have to adjust settings as handbrake doesnt work with the file, vlc plays ot fine though - typical sat night after the pubs have closed, its using a 22mm zoom lens - so the ppl in the video are approx 35 metres away from the...
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    aliexpress cheap starvis buy

    hi tbh i have no idea - i havent taken it apart as yet... but it may go into a old hikvision turret , where the cam has given up its this one US $25.08 12% OFF|HD 2MP Sony 1/2.8 will upload a vid,
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    aliexpress cheap starvis buy

    sure will do - let me see what i can grab overnight,
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