Find/Inspect... Camera Make/Model

[davej]

I have used the BI "Find/Inspect" button to configure most of my cameras and it identifies them as "Generic/ONVIF" Is there any advantage to try to adjust this setting to a more specific Dahua or Hikvision model identification? Thanks.

 

[Walrus]

Thanks for asking this, I was just wondering the same thing with my new setup.

 

[lcam]

I'm using generic with my Dahua 4 series cameras. I tried the specific version and the zoom function wouldn't work.

 

[looney2ns]

In the majority of cases, find/inspect is adequate.

 

[fenderman]

I have used the BI "Find/Inspect" button to configure most of my cameras and it identifies them as "Generic/ONVIF" Is there any advantage to try to adjust this setting to a more specific Dahua or Hikvision model identification? Thanks.

The find inspect option will in most instances use onvif. This will allow you to trigger blue iris using the cameras motion detection if you so desire. You may lose camera specific functions like talk audio or day/night toggle via blue iris.