Reolink RLC-423 PTZ not working...

I have an RLC-423 and I have no issues with PTZ in BI.
The camera FW version is: 787_16030308_v1.0.0.30
My BI version is 4.3.7.1 X64
PTZ configured as OXML.

The only issue I remember is making sure the BI login for the camera had PTZ enabled in the camera settings.
 
stevestrunk said:
I have an RLC-423 and I have no issues with PTZ in BI.
The camera FW version is: 787_16030308_v1.0.0.30
My BI version is 4.3.7.1 X64
PTZ configured as OXML.

The only issue I remember is making sure the BI login for the camera had PTZ enabled in the camera settings.
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The issue is not with ptz..its with the image and ghosting..its known and documented. There are several threads here discussing it and the developer noted it in a recent release note.
 
Steve,

Are you happy with the camera in general? Would you mind posting a photo at regular mode & 100% zoom? I am curious how the image quality looks.

It is the right price point & with amazon prime (easy returns) I am tempted to try it out.

THanks,
Rich

stevestrunk said:
I have an RLC-423 and I have no issues with PTZ in BI.
The camera FW version is: 787_16030308_v1.0.0.30
My BI version is 4.3.7.1 X64
PTZ configured as OXML.

The only issue I remember is making sure the BI login for the camera had PTZ enabled in the camera settings.
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So just thought this might be helpful for people still looking....
I did all this using the RLC-410
When logging into a ReoLink which chrome you can press ctrl+shift+i -> to get the inspector. Then click the network tab.
When you are interacting with settings on the camera (or I assume PTZ stuff) you can see the commands being sent to the camera.
Something like this:
api.cgi?cmd=SetIsp&token=17d15df75be25e3
If you expand out the details on the "Request Payload" (view source) you can see the JSON... something like this (here I was changing the irmode to auto):
[{"cmd":"SetIsp","action":0,"param":{"Isp":{"channel":0,"antiFlicker":"Off","exposure":"Auto","gain":{"min":1,"max":62},"shutter":{"min":0,"max":125},"blueGain":128,"redGain":128,"whiteBalance":"Auto","dayNight":"Auto","backLight":"Off","blc":128,"drc":128,"rotation":0,"mirroring":0,"nr3d":1}}}]

Combining information from these links:
Control Reolink RLC-423 with API
Zoneminder Darknet yolov2 tiny Hack - ZoneMinder Forums

You can then get a token through login and send commands with scripts.
Here is my bash script that sets the ir mode to "Color" or day:
#!/bin/bash
vartoken=`curl -i -s -k -X $'POST' --data-binary $'[{\"cmd\":\"Login\",\"action\":0,\"param\":{\"User\":{\"userName\":\"myusername\",\"password\":\"mypassword\"}}}]' $'http://192.168.1.XXX/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Login&token=null' | grep name |sed -r 's/(.*: \")(.*)(\".*)/\2/g'`
echo $vartoken
curl -g -v -k -X $'POST' --data-binary $'[{"cmd":"SetIsp","action":0,"param":{"Isp":{"channel":0,"antiFlicker":"Off","exposure":"Auto","gain":{"min":1,"max":62},"shutter":{"min":0,"max":125},"blueGain":128,"redGain":128,"whiteBalance":"Auto","dayNight":"Color","backLight":"Off","blc":128,"drc":128,"rotation":0,"mirroring":0,"nr3d":1}}}]' $"http://192.168.1.XXX/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=SetIsp&token=${vartoken}"

I imagine you can use blue iris with a script to do ptz commands this way.
 
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FatherTime said:
So just thought this might be helpful for people still looking....
I did all this using the RLC-410
When logging into a ReoLink which chrome you can press ctrl+shift+i -> to get the inspector. Then click the network tab.
When you are interacting with settings on the camera (or I assume PTZ stuff) you can see the commands being sent to the camera.
Something like this:
api.cgi?cmd=SetIsp&token=17d15df75be25e3
If you expand out the details on the "Request Payload" (view source) you can see the JSON... something like this (here I was changing the irmode to auto):
[{"cmd":"SetIsp","action":0,"param":{"Isp":{"channel":0,"antiFlicker":"Off","exposure":"Auto","gain":{"min":1,"max":62},"shutter":{"min":0,"max":125},"blueGain":128,"redGain":128,"whiteBalance":"Auto","dayNight":"Auto","backLight":"Off","blc":128,"drc":128,"rotation":0,"mirroring":0,"nr3d":1}}}]

Combining information from these links:
Control Reolink RLC-423 with API
Zoneminder Darknet yolov2 tiny Hack - ZoneMinder Forums

You can then get a token through login and send commands with scripts.
Here is my bash script that sets the ir mode to "Color" or day:
#!/bin/bash
vartoken=`curl -i -s -k -X $'POST' --data-binary $'[{\"cmd\":\"Login\",\"action\":0,\"param\":{\"User\":{\"userName\":\"myusername\",\"password\":\"mypassword\"}}}]' $'http://192.168.1.XXX/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Login&token=null' | grep name |sed -r 's/(.*: \")(.*)(\".*)/\2/g'`
echo $vartoken
curl -g -v -k -X $'POST' --data-binary $'[{"cmd":"SetIsp","action":0,"param":{"Isp":{"channel":0,"antiFlicker":"Off","exposure":"Auto","gain":{"min":1,"max":62},"shutter":{"min":0,"max":125},"blueGain":128,"redGain":128,"whiteBalance":"Auto","dayNight":"Color","backLight":"Off","blc":128,"drc":128,"rotation":0,"mirroring":0,"nr3d":1}}}]' $"http://192.168.1.XXX/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=SetIsp&token=${vartoken}"

I imagine you can use blue iris with a script to do ptz commands this way.
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Dear FatherTime,
Some years after, I found your post to solve my questions about reolink camera API
I can extract the token with your command, it works well, but, when I try to post an action like ptzctrl, an error appear : curl: no URL specified!
This is the command I try to send:

Code: 
#!/bin/bash
curl -g -v -k -X $'POST' --data-binary $'[{\"cmd\":\"PtzCtrl\",\"action\":0,\"param\":{\"channel\":0,\"op\":\"ToPos\",\"speed\":32,\"id\":2}}]'$"http://192.168.2.xxx:yyyy/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=PtzCtrl&token=89977dc75992fcb"
or
Code: 
#!/bin/bash
curl -g -v -k -X $'POST' --data-binary $'[{\"cmd\":\"PtzCtrl\",\"action\":0,\"param\":{\"channel\":0,\"op\":\"ToPos\",\"speed\":32,\"id\":2}}]'$"http://192.168.2.xxx:yyyy/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=PtzCtrl&token=${vartoken}"
Everytime the same problem

Can you help me please?

Thanks a lot,
cheers,

Djo
 
It seems you do not have a space here (noted by a red underscore):
:2}}]'_$"http://192.168.2.xxx:yyyy
Therefore everything is going into the --data-binary option.

Technically the $ just after the space shouldn't be there either... but its not doing any harm.
 
FatherTime,

Impressive, thanks a lot! A typo like another and my ignorance in this type of script!

Thanks again,

Cheers,
Djo.
 
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