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If you have a set-top box (eg Nvidia Shield) connected to your TV, you can get the same result by side loading Hik-Connect onto it - without using Chromecast. Smart Android TVs may even be able to side load Hik-Connect directly onto the TV.

For clarification, my experience is based on cameras which connect directly to my LAN via POE switches, ie without using any NVR. Recordings are saved only on the cameras' SD cards and downloaded to my HD if I want to archive any. Whether an NVR-based system works better with MacOs, I don't know...

The problem we face is setting up and configuring Hikvision (probably all) IP cameras in MacOs - either in Hikvision's iVMS-4200 client software or in a web browser as the required web plugin is pretty much outlawed (across all platforms), albeit Internet Explorer in Windows still works. So if...

Aesthetically, flush-mounted 8003 is infinitely superior to any other option if you care what your entrance looks like. But totally useless if you were hoping to record video of your visitors.

Handbrake is the best and the cheapest (free) video converter.

Having started myself from scratch a year ago, it is a bit of a minefield; but if efficient protection is what you want then definitely chose an ethernet wired system such as Hikvision. But I would counsel against putting the kit together yourself. Much better to give Phil or Dan a call at IP...

That's above my pay grade unfortunately: maybe someone else can help. FWIW, I'm not using the latest version of Handbrake so you might try downloading v1.2.2 from HandBrake: Nightly Builds which is the one working fine on my Hikvision MPEG-4 files, albeit in MacOs.

@busterboy, that's ugly but it's not a message I have ever encountered. How are you loading the Hik file? I simply drag and drop mine onto Handbrake's open window and they have never once failed to load - albeit mine are short event videos downloaded from iVMS' Playback window. Might be some...

All the clips I download via iVMS-4200 are annoyingly non-standard (annoying because anyone with half a clue can convert them to a standard format and then, if so inclined, doctor them) and so I convert them all manually using the indispensable free video utility, Handbrake. (It should be...

Hikvision cameras work fine without an NVR, ie recording to an SD card. I have 8 connected to my iMac and have had zero issues, albeit I have only been recording events. If you want to record continuously, an SD card will fill up more quickly and then start overwriting. But the problem with...

See if this tech note from Hikvision sounds relevant. But I had an old Bosch camera pointing into the sun for 2-3 hours every morning and it developed permanent burn-in on the plastic lens cover, discolouring it and making the images very fuzzy. I couldn't polish it out but was able to get a...

Your router should have a web config page which shows which devices are connected to it. There may be several you don't recognise so it will be trial and error. There are also free network scanning utilities you can download. It may be easier if you connect your cameras directly to a PC.

I think the clue is that you won't find many/any Ring/Nest devices being installed in commercial premises where robbery, pilfering, accidents, arson, skiving, Covid etc are everyday occurrences. I don't think Ring/Nest even offer an optical zoom - in which case they are a poor choice for most...

Good news. The consumer-level suppliers like Ring, Nest and Reolink are all about ease of set-up which is important for a lot of newbies. But they don't offer as many security features as Hikvision and their cameras are inferior (leaving aside the awful Hikvision video intercom). They also...

@David, don't get me started. I see that iVMS-4200 download is finally now flagged up as not supporting video intercom controls - which was not the case when I last downloaded it and bought the Gen2 video intercom. To be fair, the video intercom is almost useless on all platforms but Windows...

Thanks @Dan. I have nothing enabled on page 2 but I do use the Smart Zoom function on page 1 as I often need to zoom in on my 27in 5k iMac. Disabling Smart Zoom didn't improve the tab behaviour but did make the eMap less prone to downsizing unilaterally. I do have my tracking speed maxed out...

Why, oh why, did Hikvision obviously not test iVMS-4200 using a bluetooth Magic Mouse? The software jumps around like a demented chicken whenever and wherever the mouse scrolls. It's near impossible to hit the required tab - and 100% impossible to use the eMap function as the map scales down to...

SADPTool at least is worth downloading from Hikvision's support website. It's a small utility which, when opened, will list all your IP devices with their IP address, serial number and firmware (software) version , which are worth noting down and keeping safe. It can also be used to modify some...

Take your point but even basic networking stuff can look daunting and all CCTV cameras have to be wrapped in passwords to ensure that they can't be hacked. On top of that, there are lots of settings to configure for every camera if you want to record events. Even the most basic of consumer...

Did you grab the new version of Hik-Connect (v4.7.1 build 17:48:02 - Update at: 2020-08-18)?