Review-EmpireTech 8MP 45x PTZ SD8C845FG-HNF

For anyone wanting to set the Day/Night schedule under customized scene, I finally found the proper api command after much trial and error.

"http://<ip>/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].TimeSectionV2[0][0]=10:00:00-16:00:00 Day"

which will set a new block in the schedule as Day time from 10 am to 4 pm in the month of January.

The first [ ] after "TimeSectionV2" is the month integer where January is 0 and so on.
The second [ ] denotes a new block on the schedule. I found they don't have to be in any order.

I noticed that you must have Night set as well in order for the camera to switch over correctly, so you need to issue these two commands as well to make it work:

"http://<ip>/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].TimeSectionV2[0][1]=00:00:00-09:59:59 Night"
"http://<ip>/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].TimeSectionV2[0][2]=10:00:01-24:00:00 Night"

Unfortunately, I had no success authenticating with the usual username : password option in the API call. If I sign on to the cam from a browser and keep it signed in before it times out, the above commands work. Othewise it doesnt work even when adding the username and password options. I guess Web5.0 is using a new authentication protocol.

I found a work around using a vb.net script that is run locally on my BlueIris computer. I borrowed some code from around here and tweaked it to work with HomeSeer. I run the script daily and adjust the schedule according to sunrise and sunset. It works well but it is not a simple solution.



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prsmith777 said:
For anyone wanting to set the Day/Night schedule under customized scene, I finally found the proper api command after much trial and error.

"http://<ip>/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].TimeSectionV2[0][0]=10:00:00-16:00:00 Day"

which will set a new block in the schedule as Day time from 10 am to 4 pm in the month of January.

The first [ ] after "TimeSectionV2" is the month integer where January is 0 and so on.
The second [ ] denotes a new block on the schedule. I found they don't have to be in any order.

I noticed that you must have Night set as well in order for the camera to switch over correctly, so you need to issue these two commands as well to make it work:

"http://<ip>/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].TimeSectionV2[0][1]=00:00:00-09:59:59 Night"
"http://<ip>/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoInMode[0].TimeSectionV2[0][2]=10:00:01-24:00:00 Night"

Unfortunately, I had no success authenticating with the usual username : password option in the API call. If I sign on to the cam from a browser and keep it signed in before it times out, the above commands work. Othewise it doesnt work even when adding the username and password options. I guess Web5.0 is using a new authentication protocol.

I found a work around using a vb.net script that is run locally on my BlueIris computer. I borrowed some code from around here and tweaked it to work with HomeSeer. I run the script daily and adjust the schedule according to sunrise and sunset. It works well but it is not a simple solution.



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Is the "Time Plan Settings" screen the config panel for this PTZ camera?

Having Day / Night / General + Front Light / Backlight / Strong Backlight / Low Illuminance / Custom1 / Custom2, gives me the impression the config could dynamically change to accomdate such scenarios.

Are you able to switch the camera config based on circumstance such as "strong backlight"?

How do you control detection for these varied scenes?
 
I would love to have the API Command for this to turn on and off the manual IR. I can do this with other Dahua cams changing from ZoomPrio to Manual settings etc. Works amazing with the laser camera. But this has so many light settings Im unsure of the API
 
Hey guys

We figure out the API words for this camera, so will be good now to controal the light easily. Camera is working real good with these API.

Have to use this one firstly to start then use the other 6 codes to do it
http:// 10.0.0.8/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&Lighting[0][0].Mode=Manual







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can anyone who might have this post up more night time vision inc showing tracking + various object % of view size please :)
 
Hey all, resurrecting this thread. I just got one of these without realizing that it's discontinued, and I stupidly put on the latest FW from the Dahua web site: SD8C845FG-HNF - Dahua International

that FW is missing a pile of features most notably SMD. For the life of me, I cannot find an older version of the FW on Dahua website.

Can someone help who knows how to get an older version of the FW on the camera? Does factory default reset do it?

The reason I want SMD is that in the latest FW, the IVS works great to identify people, but the auto tracking is completely drunk. So I just want to have a PTZ linkage to when a person is detected to change the PTZ preset without auto tracking. But the IVS rules do not allow for a simple PTZ linkage or patrolling/scanning in the latest FW (Dahua are dumbasses) and SMD feature is missing (Dahua are real dumbasses).
 
I don’t know what the detailed version came with the camera but it had a time stamp of 2022. Im guessing same as the one in the very first post of this thread - but that’s a guess
 
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