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Hi Larebear, are you able to share how you opened the camera up ? My Imporx YC-110AR also died about 6 months after purchase, running off POE. EDIT: nevermind - I managed to get the front face plate off using a small screwdriver as a pin, which then allowed me to unscrew the face and get...

I just tried applying this firmware to my NVR (DS-7608NI-E2) but every time I get an error "Failed to get the upgrading process" so it remains on v3.3.4 that it shipped with.

Is there a "better" firmware version you would recommend (for a CH cam that shipped with 5.2.3) that will display EN language? Generally I prefer the latest firmware for my devices - but not if newer firmware loses useful features or introduces problems.. So I can download the latest 7608N...

Hi whoslooking, The 5.25 firmware you mentioned to someone else above is not listed in your signature - should it be used for all cameras currently running older than 5.3 firmware, while the 5.3 to 5.25 linked in your signature is only for cameras that already shipped or have been upgraded to...

Thank you. My most recently bought cameras (Chinese models, hacked to English, via AliExpress) are running 5.3.3. Even though that is too new for MDT hack, if I can get supplier to email me a copy (and share it!) of this firmware that works in English on a Chinese camera, would that be...

Yeah I am up to page 7 of the "Hikvision FIRMWARE TOOLS - change language, extract files and create own firmware" thread.. there is sooo much info. Even in the more useful threads that have been sticky'd there are pages and pages of text with a few nuggets of gold (new useful info) hidden...

Please advise... how is the firmware used by sellers (of Chinese NVR's hacked to English) different to the official firmware from the Hikvision site, then modified to show English using the MDT hack or Firmware Tools mod shown on this forum (unless I am confused and they dont achieve that)?

Apologies for all the questions.. just trying to wrap my head about the affect of using various different firmware versions (eg should I be trying to get the highest 2.x version, or should I try and get 3.x). And why we need to rely on firmware from sellers, rather than using (or using the...

This site is such a great resource. I have been searching for a list of pros and cons for the various firmware versions, to identify the best one for me to use. Ive seen lots of comments with pieces of info, but not one overall explanation of the differences and why choose 1 over another. I...