Recent content by Jan J

Finding same on USA firmware site. Whereas the note at top shows many, many cameras, the firmware site doesn’t. And regarding firmwares being ‘eventually’ released……… Anyone remember the last warning HiKvision mentioned—2-3 years ago? Same thing then: “Eventually” will be released…. I finally...

A year ago. I had a HikVision camera with 16MM lens die. It was 1920x1080/30 (NTSC) POE, placed at end of 250’ cable as POE. It was working with Synology’s Surveillance Station (SS). Finding no camera with 16MM lens, ended up with Ali Express cameras (bought 2, one 4K, one 1920x1080). It worked...

Final update on this.... 2x Different Cameras from AliExpress with 16MM lenses, each are focused about 40-50' from the camera.... I had to open up each camera and re-focus them for the required distance!

They do not have a 4K ONVIF camera to test upon, so, support is reluctant to bump the issue upstairs, even though DS CAM Diagnostics, Surveillance Station reports that camera is 4096x2060...... and DS CAM Acts this way on multiple iPhones, and SS reports all is 4096x2160 on multiple NAS's...

Whereas DS CAM App works relatively fine, be aware that on cameras at 4096x2160 whereas DS CAM Processes and displays images properly, if you use the Camera Info display, that 4096x2160 video is erroneously displayed as 3840x2160.. video seems to be processed correctly, just the Camera Info...

And one more dig at No-name Chinese camera! Yes, it has a 16MM lens! But after install, I realize the lens is focused about 60’ in front of camera. I will have to un-install it, disassemble and clean the extra silicon glue I added to front access, place on tripod disassembled and adjust the...

Final update I hope! Given access to cam. Done via English plug-in that came up in Chinese and had to guess how to make English. After that had to give admin account access to setup. THEN I could access camera settings! OSD Repaired. Not anywhere as nice as HiKVision config! But 16MM! Router...

I actually talked with company sales team on west coast, who said they had nothing at this time. Why, with only one cam available, and me needing 16MM, I went the way I did! Still looking for ONVIF Software to set OSD.

Thought you folks deserved an update.... on my dead 16MM camera... I have a 4MM Camera there now, temporary, but you gotta zoom in all the way on pics, and image just isn't close enough to work! Seeing that 16MM fixed cams are no longer sold (Contacted multiple MFG's)...... And Camera is 75'...

Thanks for suggestion. The need for 16MM is great, even with camera mounted on fence 75’ from house facing downhill toward the road below ~300’ or so away. Obviously night vision with this lens & distance is non-existent. I did come up with novel way of ant prevention in the pvc pipe &...

Today totally Disassembled camera. Verified that No humidity ever got in. No heat damage on any of 3 boards. Fuses good. Caps good. No apparent short on boards. But dead anyway. If I had a spare would shotgun bottom board as a WAG. NO Spare. Kept for parts Looking for another camera. Not...

Examined camera now that all bugs are dead..... Connected to POE or external Power, after cleaning (no Copper Sulfate, just ant parts!) Stuck in Boot IR Lights, will not boot... Opened up.... It's dry inside.... re-seated connections.... Tried boot again.. ending up with both ext 12V and...

Opened up mount. ANTS! Used ant @ termite spray to clean out mount. Will have to address this later. On second cleaning of Ethernet cable (ant @ termite spray - will hit with Cramolin red later) the spare camera finally booted off POE Cable. Removed camera residing in plastic bag with spray...

DS2CD2042-WD1 camera.... (It's the one where the front glass cracked and Glass replaced, a couple years ago....) 1 of 6 cameras Outside.. Smokey Mountains of USA.... High Humidity area... No Network connection... (Raining now) I had replaced glass on this camera, and waterproofed All of them...

Thanks. What you just posted: Some older cameras not involved with that 2021 report, is new info to me. I’m OK with that, as traps set in firewall have never tripped even once. That settles that! Thanks again.