Recent content by Bret Sanders

Well, they did issue an RMA, but told me they were "unable to offer a replacement at this time." So, I returned it to Amazon and got a replacement. It has the same issue of course. As soon as the Reolink Wifi is in stock I am returning this second Amazon doorbell and getting the Reolink.

There are important differences for me. The AD410 suits my use case better. I have no easy way to run CAT6/POE to the doorbell. I have 24VAC at the doorbell already. I like my existing mechanical chime The AD410 integrates easily into Home Assistant and Surveillance Station. The Reolink may...

I've joined the AD410 IR lens flare club I'm afraid, so I opened a support case with Amcrest. I'm hoping to get a good replacement. I can still return to Amazon, or should I do an RMA with Amcrest?

Cool, thanks I'll check those out!

I use Surveillance Station and several Hikvision cameras, and overall I like the setup. The main problem I have is with motion detection. I have trees that cast shadows (changing direction all day), that blow in the wind, causing "motion". I've tried playing with the sensitivity with no luck...

To follow up and hopefully help someone else. I did get the Chinese 5.3.0 firmware to work, once I downloaded the right one (I don't read Chinese). It probably wasn't necessary, but it felt good to have the cam operational again, even if the wrong language. The trick in my case was using the...

I just got a couple DS-2CD2032F-I cams yesterday from an Amazon seller (Ctronics) with 5.3.0-150513, manufactured 10/2015. Cannot seem to get any version of firmware loaded successfully including the downgrade. On the downgrade firmware, I see the file transfer "Completed" but I never get the...