some brands work better than others, but make sure you have the doorbell reformat it again when you insert it.Hi all. I've been lurking for a while and I recently got one of these from a recent sale. Has anyone have experience with using it with a microSD card? I've tried several SD cards that were wiped and using FAT32 and none were detected by the doorbell.
are you sure you are putting the card in the correct way? (not upside down)Wow, that was quick.
The issue is that none of the SD cards I inserted were detected by the camera. The app just says "No memory card" and there is no option for initializing / formatting. I've tried SanDisk, Kingston, and Delkin cards. All passed basic file copy tests before formatting and inserting into the camera.
Sometimes we just have to do what we hate! lolI hate to have to put in an AP just for the doorbell, but at the same time I want solid connectivity.
The app update must be extremely slow. I waited and refreshed for ~5 mins each time prior and gave up. After a power cycle on the porch circuit this morning due to something else, suddenly it started showing my SD card. I can format it and it works. I think the SD card I left was the one I tried to delete all partitions with. For reference, this is a Delkin Utility 16GBnI wasn't sure what format brand new SD cards were actually formatted to. Google tells me that Fat32 is probably a good starting point. My card is 64GB so the bigger ones are normally more problematic than smaller ones.
I assume you went into Storage Status and selected card storage . ( I can't actually be sure what the original option was and if I had to it). Once I put the card in the right slot and powered it up the Ezviz App actually prompted me to format it before first use. Hopefully you can work it out. My DB1C is working fantastic. I'm really impressed with only being notified of "Humans", but fox, possum and cat events still being stored on the SD card for later review.
do you have cat 5/6 POE running to the doorbell.I've had the DB1C running for a few days now and see a number of drops happening, as in 15-20 per day. I checked the signal level and it's in the -45 to -50dbm range. Is that normal behavior with that signal level? I hate to have to put in an AP just for the doorbell, but at the same time I want solid connectivity. I hate WiFi for surveillance systems. It sucks.
I had that going on with my DB1C when I first installed it. There's an AP less than 10 feet away, but it was constantly dropping/reconnecting. It replaced an RCA DB2A, which was working fine. It seems that the DB1C needed more power, it stabilised after I upgraded to a 16VAC 30VA transformer.I've had the DB1C running for a few days now and see a number of drops happening, as in 15-20 per day. I checked the signal level and it's in the -45 to -50dbm range. Is that normal behavior with that signal level? I hate to have to put in an AP just for the doorbell, but at the same time I want solid connectivity. I hate WiFi for surveillance systems. It sucks.
This may be a problem, you want it on the 2.4ghz band. the 5ghz band doesn't have good range, especially through exterior walls, whereas 2.4ghz has better range and more than enough bandwidth to handle the DB1C's data.It is connected on the 5 GHz band which is probably an advantage speed wise.