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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera.

    Ah. I tried to order on EmpireTech's website (having read the FAQ that says they ship to anywhere), but I could only select USA or Canada. I might just stick with Amazon anyway since they've made the process frictionless (dealing with UK customs after the fact is a pain), which I guess I'd be OK...
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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera.

    I'm convinced! It's just that my inner Scrooge is wincing at paying $250 (including Amazon's international shipping + fees + customs) for my purposes.
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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera.

    'Worst case scenario' is my - somewhat unwieldy - middle name. Family tradition. Don't ask.
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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera.

    I was hoping I'd have more than one practicable option! Ah, you're right. I mixed it up with another EmpireTech I was looking at. Apologies, looney2ns. There is no BI or NVR; everything is piped into custom home automation software, hence why I needed an API and RTSP. As for buying cheap, I'm...
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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera.

    Dispute? You suggested a dome, and then two people mention problems with domes. Am I... not supposed to collate multiple opinions? For what it's worth, a dome is still in the running since the location is sheltered from direct sun and rain, and it will be far easier to build into the soffits...
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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera.

    Ah. I guess I'll be looking for a turret or bullet then.
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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera.

    Ah, thank you. That camera ticks a lot of boxes, and it uses Dahua firmware which I'm familiar with, and I can work around some of the issues. I'd still be paying for a lot of tech I'll never use, and there's the issue of trans-atlantic repairs, but it's definitely on the list. It'll be a new...
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    Recommendations for outdoor IP camera.

    Hi! Could I have a hand choosing a new camera? I'm a little overwhelmed by choice: brands and rebrands and firmwares, oh my! It's to fit above a doorway to monitor activity on the long straight path leading to that door, and not in a high-security area. My budget ceiling is $200/£150, but I'm...
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    Broken mp4s

    woe is me
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    Broken mp4s

    I currently have a IP4M-1051 (V2.620.00AC000.3.R, Build Date: 2019-09-19) which writes 1520p/20fps motion event videos to a Pi running NFS. For the most part, this works fine and I'm delighted with it. However, a small number of videos (about 5%) are corrupted, either obviously truncated (a few...
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    IP4M-1051. No audio in recordings.

    Audio stream needs to be encoded as AAC, not either of the G.711* codecs.
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    IP4M-1051. No audio in recordings.

    IP4M-1051; V2.620.00AC000.3.R, Build Date: 2019-09-19 When viewed via RTSP, an audio channel is present and correct on the main stream. Upon triggering due to a video event, and writing to the NFS server, the video files are missing an audio channel. I've checked both the manual and the API...
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    IP4M-1051 repeatedly flip-flops between day and night profile.

    Weeeeeellll humbug. I had just (literally, 2 minutes ago) finished my own bash script. With comments and everything. It looks like this might be the accepted direction... Thanks for the pointer. PS fluctuates! That's the word I was looking for!
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    IP4M-1051 repeatedly flip-flops between day and night profile.

    I think the camera is working perfectly. The problem lies in that the API document (I'm working from v2.13) is quite... terse. I was just wondering if anyone else had encountered, and solved, this (minor) issue. I'll have a fiddle, and if that fails, I'll email you. Thanks!
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    IP4M-1051 repeatedly flip-flops between day and night profile.

    TL,DR: How can I configure my camera to switch between day and night profile based on light level, but prevent it from continually switching between profiles at the day/night interface? IP4M-1051; V2.620.00AC000.3.R, Build Date: 2019-09-19 I've currently set my camera to automatically switch...
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