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New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera
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You know I do feel for the First Timers that hit this Forum and go "200 Pages!!!" haha. for a Doorbell I think there were 30 pages when I started, I went back and read them all, that would be almost impossible now.
I think there were 30 pages when I started, I went back and read them all, that would be almost impossible now.
will it allow curl to adjust things.Very interesting. I know Hik App is no longer on Google Play Store, is Hik-Connect on Apple Store? Something is up here.
Thanks for the Info...
@David L any issues with a person being backlit since you have a covered porch?
TechBill
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Look like it saying that they don’t want us having both apps installed.
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Seems they want you to be logged in on only one apps. Not both at same.
maybe they are paying for per app logged on and want it stopped to restrict one app logged in?
just a thought
I can confirm that i bought an RCA branded cam last week and I never even bothered with their app, setup straight thru ezviz app on iOS
there was a small hiccup during setup when it asked me to set PIR detection zone and it would not let me move to next step, but i just force closed the app and after ward everything seems to work as it should
including being able to go and set the PIR zone as i want
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So I assume you mean during the day. Setting WDR helps with any washout. We face North and our sun is directly over the house, during the summer, or in the back of our house during the winter, so no direct sun light. I have played with WDR On/Off and brightness/contrast but ended up leaving WDR On most of the time.
Best way to think of these cameras is like a phone camera (or any camera), if you take pics/video of someone with sun or light at their back you will get washout and they will be dark. BLC and WDR help some in this...
What’s WDR, BLC or HLC in CCTV/IP Security Cameras - Reolink Blog
Find out what wide dynamic range, backlight compensation, and highlight compensation are in CCTV/IP cameras and how WDR vs BLC vs HLC.
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Hope this answers your question...
alexdelprete
Getting comfortable
Using stock RCA firmare it came with latest version, matcheS number in 101
I can try testing if alexa skill works later
Yep! Clears that up nicely. I'm just starting to really learn about all this, and it's cool to learn about all the tech that goes into it. Thanks for the help and input.So I assume you mean during the day. Setting WDR helps with any washout. We face North and our sun is directly over the house, during the summer, or in the back of our house during the winter, so no direct sun light. I have played with WDR On/Off and brightness/contrast but ended up leaving WDR On most of the time.
Best way to think of these cameras is like a phone camera (or any camera), if you take pics/video of someone with sun or light at their back you will get washout and they will be dark. BLC and WDR help some in this...
What’s WDR, BLC or HLC in CCTV/IP Security Cameras - Reolink Blog
Find out what wide dynamic range, backlight compensation, and highlight compensation are in CCTV/IP cameras and how WDR vs BLC vs HLC.reolink.com
Hope this answers your question...
Ok, I have been wanting to play with this for awhile now to see what it actually does but just have been too busy. So can anyone enlighten me? Thanks.
Is it like a Do Not Disturb we have on our Phones?
Also forgive me if it has already been posted, I lost a month of post, I do plan to one day catch up...
Is it like a Do Not Disturb we have on our Phones?
Also forgive me if it has already been posted, I lost a month of post, I do plan to one day catch up...
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Check to see if your SD Card needs to be reinitialized. Settings/Storage Status/Memory Card. One time last year my card had to be reformatted and reinitialized.
Sorry for late reply, busy morning. So question, when did you upgrade to LaView FW? If this issue just recently happened and you have had LaView FW installed for awhile, it may be a temporary cloud issue, we have all had those. I have had times that I was unable to view recorded videos, times where my doorbell calls to our phone, when the doorbell button was pressed, was delayed or even never happened. Strangely enough, they would start working again in a day or two, or I think 2 times it took almost a week. I have had my DB for almost a year now. Since we could not determine what causes these we just blamed the cloud. Guarding Vision App is an App designed differently, independently that is.
If you just recently upgraded to LaView FW and this problem started then, several here have found Resetting the DB after an upgrade helps in fixing several issues they were having. This is the present recommendation.
My experience is an older experience, where most of us older DB owners that upgraded/changed firmware did not Reset our DBs, I have tried 3 different FWs on my LaView DB without Resetting and have had no problems, BUT that is just my experience. It won't hurt anything if you Reset, just make sure you follow the new Reset procedures listed in the 101.
If it were me, I would give it some time and if in a week it does not fix itself, then try a Reset.
Oh one last thing, we use to have a warning that if you planned to do a Reset with a different firmware other than the brand DB you have, it was best to go back to your brand's firmware first then do the Reset, it just made it easier back at that time and you did not have the SSID changing issue.
Hope this helps.
alexdelprete
Getting comfortable
When upgrading to another vendor's firmware, a software reset is always mandatory. The data structure of the firmwares are different, you can have issues.