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    Mounting above a light

    Still need to pull set up my test mount, but before wasting time pulling a wire, is a camera over a light bad? I thought I saw a post on this before but was having issues locating it. my plan is to mount at the corner of the garage, covering the driveway, but there is naturally a light at the...
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    Security code emails

    I realized mine was the result of enabling 2fa on the camera app login while it was connected to home assistant. every time ha tried to connect it made a new 2fa request. My options, disable 2fa or not have it connected to ha.
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    The TimeLapse Video thread...

    How does one make one of these. Is it complicated?
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    I made the Reolink mistake

    Guess after all it is YouTube so not everything should be taken as fact. Such as filling a pool with jello or giving away cars and cash like the videos I can’t stand when the kids watch them.
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    I made the Reolink mistake

    Yeah , his video was interesting. Seemed he had to reset the camera to get the update prompt to appear. Not sure if that’s the only way, but it seemed odd.
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    I made the Reolink mistake

    So does the hookup lie? I thought some of his videos are good, but never looked to him for security camera but advice.
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    I made the Reolink mistake

    How is the new firmware? Saw the hookup post a new video about the updated firmware that allegedly resolved a few of these issues.
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    Garage camera

    Ok. That makes sense. Thank you
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    Garage camera

    Oh yeah, that’s great. If a camera is in night mode with ir light, does it flip to color if you pop the lights on? Or is that auto vs the schedule mode
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    Garage camera

    @samplenhold Oh yeah. This is perfect. As you note and also some of the others below. It is the garage. It isnt perfect and doesn’t have to be. I need something that is good enough to capture some images. The space is well lit, so just add motion control to fire off the lights and boom, done...
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    Garage camera

    Lots of talk and the 5442 and how good it is. In this case though I just want a basic camera inside the garage. would this be a valid place for a cheaper revoking. Without being stuck on the 5442 in my main spots this cheaper yet quality camera seems like it’s a solid fit for a basic spot...
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    Blue iris mobile app

    Ah. Was not aware I’ll give it a loik
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    Blue iris mobile app

    Thanks. This helps. And I think what @Mike A. said too. Right now I need a pc and rdp to manage anything blue iris. Being able to check or make a quick edit from my phone would be nice. I also think the alerts layout as you presented it is 10x better. Appreciate the feedback
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    Blue iris mobile app

    Not really. There is a difference between stressing and asking if it is worth it. If the consensus is not really worth it, then why waste the money.
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    Blue iris mobile app

    Perhaps you are right and it is just my setup. I know I did not do a lot of customizing
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    Blue iris mobile app

    Don’t need talk and exploring home assistant notifications to telegram. So those items are not needed. maybe it is Firefox I am using vs chrome. Ui3 web interface works in a ping but it clunky. If anything I guess maybe just thinking a cleaner way to review alerts. But even then not sure how...
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    Blue iris mobile app

    Is it worth the 10$ in the App Store? The web access via mobile is pretty rough. Just wanted to ask before making the purchase. Wasn’t sure if there was a decent alternative or not or if this is one of those just buy the app moments.
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    Security code emails

    More strangeness. Trying from computer the site says the message channel is busy. I’m curious if the erroneous messages are from some sort of internal error. Would be awesome to hear if any other ezviz users are seeing this.
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    Security code emails

    Yeah super strange. Not sure how they have my account name, it is fairly unique Moreso, I tried logging in from a new phone and I was not receiving the verification emails. On my registered device I added phone verification and with that I got the verification to log in. I also changed the...
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    Security code emails

    I guess that's true, easy task is resetting the password and see if it continues
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    Security code emails

    I keep getting emails with a security code, just trying to figure if I should be worried or what not. They come from servicexxx@hicloudcam.com Xxx is a 3 digit number They have a 4 digit code and tell me it is good for 30 minutes. I have a ezviz doorbell camera and when I search on hicloudcam...
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    BI setup and image detection

    this is probably the bit I am missing with what is a proper-ish setup. right now I have my hour videos and in between, I have clips 10-30 sec or whatever length. From your setup it seems you only have the hour feeds and then a point in time is flagged for review as opposed to 2 separate videos...
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    BI setup and image detection

    I guess that is what prompted my question. I understand there is no right/wrong, good/bad and instead it is more about what works for you/me. In my case, I ventured down this path out of the gate. it is mostly OK, but yeah, not perfect as there are things missed, I think. My thought when I...
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    BI setup and image detection

    I wonder if this is where the AI tool comes in. In the AI tool, there is a call to BI URL to trigger the camera. So, if I speak to my basic setup, BI has a recording hourly frontdoor_SD. Then every now and then there is a trigger, this snaps a jpeg, the AI tool analyzes it and says "person"...
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    BI setup and image detection

    I think I like this line of thinking. As much of a flex as it is to tell your friends with nest or ring how you have 6 months of HD footage, does it actually mean anything if you are never reviewing it or using it. At that point, probably after a week, but call it 2-3, you probably do not need...
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    BI setup and image detection

    I think it makes sense. one camera as a catch all just in case. for the rest, rely on the camera technology to switch to the better quality. In the event of a failure, you still have the one stream to fall back on which is a solid strategy.
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    BI setup and image detection

    curious, what is your storage capacity and retention time? maybe my thoughts are skewed
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    BI setup and image detection

    so I guess I should asks as maybe I am missing the strategy. Is the strategy to always record the main stream and the point of the sub stream is simply for screen displaying? My thought was that regardless of having a display or not, that I 24/7 record the substream and then trigger the main...
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    BI setup and image detection

    I get it, but there is the flip side. What happens if detection fails and BI does not flip to higher quality on motion. Now you have low res footage of the event. Is this good enough, I am not sure. I know from my basic tests I was disappointed, but that could be simple user error. I...
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    BI setup and image detection

    sorry, 4k 8MP is more like it.
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