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H.264 720p megapixel IP camera  
H.264 720p megapixel IP camera  


Available here:
Available here (though getting phased out):
[http://foscam.co.uk/products/foscam-fi9805w-outdoor-wireless-ip-camera.html Foscam UK] .
[http://foscam.co.uk/products/foscam-fi9805w-outdoor-wireless-ip-camera.html Foscam UK] .
[http://www.foscamwa.com.au/fi9805w-wireless-outdoor-ip-camera-waterproof-wpa Foscam Western Australia]
[http://www.foscamwa.com.au/fi9805w-wireless-outdoor-ip-camera-waterproof-wpa Foscam Western Australia]
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:Capture Width (pixels) : 1280
:Capture Width (pixels) : 1280
:Capture Height (pixels) : 960
:Capture Height (pixels) : 960
== Notes ==
9805W cameras run at resolution 1280x720 by default with no password. Do not put on WAN. Some 9805W are slower than equivalent 9805E. 1 vs. 3 daytime FPS respectively. It may be that these are older 9805W models, or it may be that when wireless is enabled they go slower, I haven't looked into it yet. Wireless is not best practice for cctv. Too much bandwidth.
These cameras are generally OK, however occasionally drop out, and are not 100% perfect. For large installations, I recommend you get a different model or brand, as it's not easily possible to buy these new online. Acceptable but not the best cameras available.

Revision as of 20:50, 5 August 2017

H.264 720p megapixel IP camera

Available here (though getting phased out): Foscam UK . Foscam Western Australia

The camera I have working successfully with Zoneminder is running the following firmware:

Software Firmware Version 1.4.1.7
Application Firmware Version 1.14.1.21

There are known issues with RTSP streaming on earlier firmwares than the above, with the RTSP connection become unavailable after a few hours when used with Zoneminder (or VLC, for that matter). This often requires a soft or hard reboot of the camera to get it working again. Indeed, even with this firmware, RTSP generates errors, but I've found the following camera settings to be reliable:

Stream Type 0
Resolution 720P
Bit Rate 512K
Frame Rate 10

You may get away with a higher Bit and Frame Rate but, using Zoneminder 1.26.3, I find I get smearing with anything much above what's listed here.

It's also worth noting that the camera halves the Frame Rate when it switches to night view, so the above will give 5fps when it gets dark.

Using the FI9805W with Zoneminder :

Videostream:

Default settings, with the exception of:

General

Source Type : Ffmpeg

Source

Source Path : rtsp://<username>:<password>@<ip_address>:<port>/videoMain
Target Colorspace : 32 bit colour
Capture Width (pixels) : 1280
Capture Height (pixels) : 720

Note: Using the Camera Webinterface I changed "Main strem video settings"

Resolution 960P
Bit Rate 512K Frame Rate: 8
Key Frame Interval: 10
This is resulting in a more stable stream--Elmargol (talk) 09:33, 20 February 2015 (GMT)



i have found this stream better and showing very little to no lag. i have not reduced the frame rate and the night vision is refreshing correctly.

Default settings, with the exception of:

General

Source Type : Ffmpeg

Source

Source Path : rtsp://<username>:<password>@<ip_address>:<port>/videoSub
Target Colorspace : 32 bit colour
Capture Width (pixels) : 1280
Capture Height (pixels) : 960

M-JPEG:

I got better result using JPEG snapshots. Here I have set up my camera with a resolution of 1280x960.

Default settings, with the exception of:

General

Source Type : remote

Source

Remote host name: <ip_address>
Remote host port: 88 (default for my camera)
Remote host path: /cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=snapPicture2&usr=admin&pwd=password
Target Colorspace : 24 bit colour OR 32 bit colour
Capture Width (pixels) : 1280
Capture Height (pixels) : 960


Notes

9805W cameras run at resolution 1280x720 by default with no password. Do not put on WAN. Some 9805W are slower than equivalent 9805E. 1 vs. 3 daytime FPS respectively. It may be that these are older 9805W models, or it may be that when wireless is enabled they go slower, I haven't looked into it yet. Wireless is not best practice for cctv. Too much bandwidth.

These cameras are generally OK, however occasionally drop out, and are not 100% perfect. For large installations, I recommend you get a different model or brand, as it's not easily possible to buy these new online. Acceptable but not the best cameras available.