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Ive just bought a hikvision 1005KI usb joystick and would like to upgrade the firmware. Reading the manual it says to use buttonboardemo softare. I cant seem to find this software or if it exists? Does anyone know how to upgrade the firmware on these PTZ joysticks? Thanks

Hi all, Is there a setting on the NVR (I-series) which will allow you to change the dwell time for a preset?. Ive looked but can't seem to find anything. I have a PTZ camera and currently have it set so that when one of my other cameras detects line crossing the PTZ flick to the preset i have...

Hi all. Im UK based so not sure if its different elsewhere but i have a soil stack pipe which run from my kitchen up and out the roof which is housed in a box section (2ft x 1ft). I have my NVR + POE switch located in the loft and would ideally like to run 4 x cat6 cables and an HDMI lead...

Ive just upgraded to a hikvision DS-7616NI-I2/16. Is it considered best to power my 9 cameras via the built in POE ports or a separate POE switch. I want to integrate my NVR with home assistant but this isn't possible using the built in ports as it need to be on the same network as my HA...

Hi all, On the front of my house i have 4 darkfighter cams. Im thinking of replacing one of them with a Gen2 colorvu camera. Will there be any issues from the IR leds on the non colorvu cameras affecting the image on the colorvu? Many thanks

I have a few hikvision indoor cube cameras spare at would like to use one outdoor. Does anyone know of any 3d printed housings or shields available for the cube series cameras to protect them from the elements? Thanks

I currently use a 16 port I series NVR and run all my cameras through POE . I'd like If possible to add 2 hikvision cube indoor cameras which have WiFi and use WiFi + power adapter rather than POE. Is it possible to use a WiFi camera and view it on a hikvision NVR? I'm using the NVR's buil in...

Hi all, Sorry if this is a simple thing which ive missed....... Ive bought a DS-2DE4A225IW-DE which is my first PTZ camera and ive set up 5 presets in the PTZ menu and all i want to do is switch between the presets but without seeing the camera panning from one to the other. Is this possible...

I'm looking for a PTZ joystick for with my 7716NI-I4 NVR. The NVR has RS232 serial, 485 and USB connections. Looking on Ebay I've found various joysticks like this. Mini PTZ Controller with 3D Has anyone got one of these or similar and do they work with Hikvision NVR's? Thanks

Hi all, I have a Hikvision DS-7608NI-K2 / 8P which has been working fine. Ive been using this with a HDMI over Cat6 conversion to allow me to view the camera feeds downstairs whilst the NVR is in the loft. This has worked fine for the past year or so with no issues. I noticed yesterday that...

Hi all, I've just replaced an older model 2.8mm lens hikvision camera (sorry can't remember model) with a new DS-2CD4D26FWD-IZS 2.8-12mm. I'm impressed with the quality of it with it being powered by darkfighter. Problem I have is it seems zoomed in compared to my previous 2.8 lens camera. With...

Using the hik connect app. I can't seem to get two way audio working with my hikvision cube cam model DS-2CD2432F-I which has a built in speaker. I have the camera setup correct (audio&video) and through the app I can hear what's happening it's just when I press the 2 way audio button nothing...

This maybe simple to do and I've just missed the setting. When I move the camera with either 3d positioning or the PTZ control I'd like the image to stay where I point the camera and not flick back to its home position. Is there anyway of doing this? Thanks

Hi all, Ive done a search of the forums but can't see anything with regards this. I have a HDMI over CAT6 with IR passthrough and a local monitor which I view my cameras on. Ive only just got round to setting up the IR blasters so I can control my NVR which is in the loft downstairs with the...

Hi all, I wanted to simplify my setup rather than having a NVR and 2 POE switches powering my cameras Ive gone down the route of upgrading from a DS-7608 without POE to a DS-7608NI-K2/8P which includes 8 POE ports allowing me to ditch the switches and simplifying my home setup. I have 8...

Hi all, Ive had my cctv setup which I self installed for over a year in my loft with no issues. Currently I have in my loft a Hikvison 8 camera NVR and a 8 port POE switch powering 7 various Hikvision cameras around my house. I have 7 feeds going from the POE switch located in the loft out...

Hi All, I Have a non-hacked chinese verion of one of these and im looking for the leatest firmware for this model but having a hard time finding out if im on the latest with all the different regions. Im currently on version V5.5.0 build 170724. Can anyone tell me if this is the latest or...

Hi all, The above cam seems like a well priced PTZ camera. Can anyone tell me if this supports auto tracking? Looking through the manual it doesant mention anything but checking youtube theres a few videos mentioning this but not sure if its correct. Can anyone confirm? Many thanks

Hi all, I have a few hickvision cameras all different connected to a hikvision NVR. ( Sorry don't know the model numbers as they are all different) I added my NVR to the ivms app using the QR code and it's setup using hik-connect. All the cams are h.264. Only 2 out of my 8 cameras show a...

Hi all, I have a various selection of Hikvision cameras all with built in mics which work fine and I can hear them through my hikvision NVR ( 7608N). 2 of them have built in speakers ( Sorry can't remember the model numbers but they are hikvisions) Id like to have a microphone connected to the...

Ive just bought a hikvision cube camera with its inbuilt microphone and PIR it seemed ideal. I have it connected to my 7608 NVR and audio from the white speaker comes out fine and works perfect. I want if this is possible to connect a mic to the red audio input on the NVR and be able to talk...

Ive a cheap foscam C1 camera which im pretty impressed with. Is it possible to get motion detection with the foscam camera with a Hikvision NVR (7608) over onvif? Thanks

Finally upgraded to a better decentish NVR for my home setup but have a few questions which I'm unsure of. 1.First is it possible to pass the audio through HDMI to a TV/Monitor or does it need to be connected to the RCA's audio out on the back? 2.The HDMI and VGA ports do these just mirror...

Ive bought a couple of these cheap mini NVR's to use around the house for local viewing. No matter what I can't get them to display anything even though they say connected. I also have a foscam FN3004 which looks pretty much identical just with a different GUI and that works fine with my 3...

I have a hickvision cam mounted over my front door which works fine but one issue I have is at night whenever the light is on in the hall way the camera auto switches to day mode due to the light behind it making it too dark to pick anything up. Id rather have it in auto mode rather than...

Ive a basic Hickvison NVR and 4 all different model cameras. With the NVR only allowing very basic motion detection am I best to configure it on the cam itself or the NVR? I have the cameras setup with face and line detection but everything seems to get picked up as face detection? Is it a...

Hi all, Im trying to get sound in to my hickvision cam and after looking through earlier threads and using a xbox mic was recommended I went and bought one. It arrived today and I've taken the arm off and I'm left with two wires , One all copper and the other white. Being a complete novice can...

Hi all, In my home I have 2 NVR's . Ones the main hickvision for recording and the others a very cheap foscam 4 (FN3004) channel basically used to view footage locally with a monitor connected. I have 4 hickvision cameras and all work fine on my hickvison NVR and I've had no problems viewing 3...