![]() Time will heal this, just wondering how long. So we, the end user, have challenges due to security, depth of features working across different browsers, etc. I'd speculate that all these R&D teams have been spending their time building ONVIF support and now the direct browser access is outdated and not working well with current versions of IE, chrome, and firefox. (Well, the higher cost intuitively should also be getting higher end movable parts-longer life, faster PTZ speed.)Īll the ipCam options that I've seen seem to be deficient in a good browser UI experience. The feature set is on par and the performance and video quality of the camera is comparable, the $300+ additional cost is going towards a jump from 4x optical zoom to 20x or greater optical zoom. In summary, when I compare this ~$200 camera to the $500+ ipcams (starting to see many of these 'Megapixel' ipcams being used). I would have preferred a manual option to turn on/off the IR to view at night, to concern solar energy and not have an IR red beacon light visible all the time. I have to go into setup as admin to change this option. Their primary customer's access seems to be via iPad or Andriod apps and it appears they are not giving focus to supporting direct browser access.Ħ) IR mode: Many ipCams have an IR mode on/off buttons in the UI. I gave them a good rating for the support effort, but I saw this on 2 unique cameras and they should readily be able to produce in the lab. Support wanted to remote desktop to my computer to see this. The video disconnects after ~5 mins or so and you have to login to regain access. I assume some of these features are beyond the ONVIF specifications?ĥ) Timeout issue: During the last event and subsequent testing there is a timeout when watching the video via RTSP, chrome, (and probably firefox). The advanced features are only available in IE (sound, motion detect, access to SDcard saved video, etc.). I was able to access the camera and test out basic functionality with an ONVIF client, although not yet pan-tilt capability. The original instructions I bumped into, spelled out to put the card in the hardest to reach slot-thanks Murphy! Disregard the original instructions above, only take off the dome with 4 screws and look for a slot immediately available on the moving lens mother board.Ĥ) ONVIF: I upgraded to the ONVIF compatible firmware and tested. Audio now only exists in the IE browser or the Andriod/iPhone apps.ģ) SDcard: I found there were 2 slots to plug in SDcards. Give then a 9 out of 10.Ģ) Audio issues: After upgrading firmware, the vendor stopped supporting audio via VLC client, saying customers weren't looking to do this (lame.). Update on Sumpple ipCam after using it for events, upgrading firmware, and some mileage under the tires.ġ) Support: very responsive and eager to resolve issues. I'll post to that area of the forum after I receive the camera and have had some time to evaluate it. I'm encouraged by the cost, features, and reviews I've seen so I decided to take the plunge and order one. On a side note, elsewhere in the forum there is discussion about the Sunba PTZ cameras. Any ideas? We also have direct GUI access advertised on the nodes in case the Blue Iris server is unavailable, but some of our folks are “non-IE” users (Chrome, Linux, etc), so it would be nice to see all the cameras work with VLC. But the one fly in the ointment seems to be my inability to stream the new cameras with VLC. ![]() We use Blue Iris so we just changed the “live0” to “live1” in the video stream and all was well. Not a big problem though, since the secondary stream can be set to 720x480. We have been down-scaling to 720x480 to conserve bandwidth. I was disappointed to see some of the features of the previous models removed, but the only one that affected us was the primary stream was now fixed at 1280x720. Still a good picture, just a little different color balance, especially in lower light levels. Once powered up I noticed that they apparently changed the CCD sensor. The RJ45 connector was separate from the power plug and was round, unlike that previous bulky square plug. Interestingly, the last 2 we bought, which were marked with the same model number (1MB1W) had some noticeable differences. We also have a couple more for quick setup nodes for emergencies, special events, etc. Two of them are at 150 feet, one at 50 feet, one at 40 feet. We've been using several of the Hosafe 1MB1W cameras for a while now, the first one for nearly 2 years, for weather spotting. ![]()
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