Software capable of recording a 1920*1080 stream

[electroaus 0]

Bought this camera on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Array-IR-Led-Waterproof-1920-1080P-2MP-HD-Onvif-H-264-Security-Network-IP-Camera-/400507633132?pt=US_Security_Cameras&hash=item5d401d7dec

 

Features look quite good for the price. I am looking for some suggestions for PC software that might be capable of recording at this resolution. It's for a home installation, so not looking at anything too expensive, if this is possible!

 

The camera stream is H.264 and apparently supports Onvif.

 

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[Dontheo 0]

H264 is a video codec standard and is 640x480 and Onviff is just a standard by companies trying to give the industry some standardization to this crazy product line.

 

Typically, the camera specs that get as high definition mean they can ce viewed on a nomitor at those specs. There are some HD NVR recorders but you sacrafice a lot of staorage space.

 

When we have a need for true high def recording we do this at the edge, or on an SD card in the camera. Its not a lot of storage but it is true high def. One can download to the NVR for good video and when the HD is needed, one can go right to the camera and view it in true HD. You just have to be aware of the alarm to tell you to view as you will capture about two hours on the card.

 

It works great for a camera that is activated by motion only, during a set time period, when there should be no motion.

 

I have herd they are developing better camera engines that will accomodate very large cards and we should see this by the end of the year.

[buellwinkle 0]

You'll need to experiment with different software to see if it works or not, the challenge of buying unbranded cameras from China. If you want free, consider Axxon, Milestone XProtect Go, Zoneminder (Linux). If you want low price, BlueIris is popular. Odds are you'll need to the get the RTSP URL from the vendor. Onvif is hit or miss. For example, I'm using Onvif on Dahua and it's hit or miss, works with some models, not others, when it works it has quirks like the password is different then for browser access. Also the vendor may be able to share experiences with various NVR software products he's used.

[cricket 0]

Netcamcenter supports ONVIF

 

http://www.webcamsoft.com/en/netcamctr.html

 

you can try ONVIF first. It is easier to setup then RTSP. Many cameras have poor ONVIF implementation, so don't count on it to work. If not, you'll have to obtain RTSP url from the camera maker. And use RTSP to connect to the camera either using netcamcenter or other software that supports RTSP.