Problem with FI9831W Picture?

crimsondr

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Hi all,

I have two FI9831Ws with the same configuration. I've been running both great for the past 3 weeks. One day one of the cameras starts to display a poor picture. The quality actually looks okay but for some reason there are weird colors along the shadows, green/blue/etc. Does anyone know why this would happen? I've checked the settings and both cameras are still the same.

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Can you post screenshots?

Sounds like the IR filter may be defective, though that usually results in red/orange/purple discoloration.
 

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Everything was fine until this past Sunday.

Here are before/after shots.

 

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Okay that is funky. Not likely to be related to the IR filter. I would try rebooting the camera (you've probably already done this), and maybe a reset to defaults + firmware upgrade. If those don't solve the problem I would ask for warranty replacement.
 

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Does it look this way when you connect to the camera directly via web browser?
 

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Originally I could install the plugin to see it directly from the camera but for some reason now all my browsers block it now. I've tried IE/Firefox/Chrome. Do you know how I can get the plugin to install?
 

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Okay with the help of google I unpacked the foscam plugin and got it installed in Chrome. The same picture appears from the camera directly via the web browser.
 

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I also checked my firmware version and it is 2.11.2.8 so I don't think I need an update.
 
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