IPC-HDW5231R-Z and BI questions..

[mclain1]

before i pull the trigger on the IPC-HDW5231R-Z cameras, Can someone please confirm for me if Blue Iris plays well with the IPC-HDW5231R-Z. I want it to be able to get notifications via(windows\android) and access live feed and recordings locally and externally.

any snags i could come across?


Thanks peeps..

 

[bp2008]

Blue Iris works with that camera just as well as most other cameras. No better and no worse.

 

[xdq]

Mine's working well.
The only issue I've had is that I was considering it as a ptz camera without the pt. ie I'd be able to save different focal lengths as presets and have BI switch between them.
It's still possible but you have to use the camera's api and trigger requests at different times (maybe with the help of ifttt)

 

[looney2ns]

No problems here.

 

[pls68]

I have been lurking around here for a little while now. I am thinking about getting a 5231r-z too.
@xdq: very intrigued by what you said. So zooming in on the r-z with blue iris is not possible? using the camera's api means sending htto requests? could you please expand on that? Thanks a lot!

 

[xdq]

You can zoom within bi and in the mobile app.
What I had hoped to do was store differing levels of zoom as presets. For example zoom in close to my car overnight and zoom out for an area view during the day.

Yes http requests work, you just have to give the zoom as a decimal number (iirc) between 0 and 1

 

[fenderman]

You can zoom within bi and in the mobile app.
What I had hoped to do was store differing levels of zoom as presets. For example zoom in close to my car overnight and zoom out for an area view during the day.

Yes http requests work, you just have to give the zoom as a decimal number (iirc) between 0 and 1

That is not what a varifocal is intended for ...

 

[xdq]

That is not what a varifocal is intended for ...

As I said, my mistake for considering it along the same lines as ptz

 

[pls68]

ok thank you @xdq for clarifying. I too didn't realize that.

 

[mclain1]

Thanks guys for clarifying. This is very helpful