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Hikvision

Hikvision Cameras

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2 reports: 1 says it works, 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Camera UI.

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What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Scrypted (Hikvision, rebroadcast, HomeKit plugins)WorksWork really well in Scrypted with 1080p H264 AAC settings
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I just finished setting up my Hikvision camera with Scryped. They are amazing. Work really well. Follow the recommended settings and you’ll be fine. I used 1080p H264 AAC Audio VBR 2048 max Key Frame every 120 (30 frames /s x 4 seconds) I used the Hikvision, rebroadcast and HomeKit plugins. Good luck

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Connection not statedReddit comment · 2022-08
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homebridge-camera-ui		Not workingHSV recording did not work on three cameras after restarts
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It is the same problem here: 1x foscam (works) 3x Hikvision (does not work). Restarting Hub (HomePod) does not help, switching recording setting does not work, removing and re-adding cameras (does not work) - I do not know what to try next. Setup is for all cameras the same I take the rtsp stream from my Synology DS918+. Switching to the native (Hikvision) camera stream does not help either. I am having the same exact problem. 4x Hikvision. It started to work, then after 2 days no more HKSV recordings. Tried deleting the videos on all the cams from the cam settings in Home app and now I have …

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Local + cloudIssue #347 · 2022-01

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BrandHikvision
CategoryCameras

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