seeking HDMI-output 4K video camera, small

[coyote2 0]

I'm seeking a 4K (HDR optional) security camera.  I want an HDMI-output because I plan to connect to a UHDTV. Small form factor preferred.  Recommendations please?

I heard that HIKVISION makes them but I hear that for some reason it's not easy to get one now in the USA.

The only one I can find is this one https://www.hikvision.com/en/products/IP-Products/Network-Cameras/Pro-Series-EasyIP-/DS-2CD2185G0-IMS/   https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1580973-REG/hikvision_ds_2cd2185g0_ims_2_8mm_ds_2cd2185g0_ims_8mp_outdoor_network.html   and I think it might work for me because while I don't think I want it's night vision functionality, on page 80 of the manual it looks like I can turn off the lights.

 

[tomcctv 187]

8 hours ago, coyote2 said:

I heard that HIKVISION makes them but I hear that for some reason it's not easy to get one now in the USA.

hi no they don’t make them ……don’t get caught in the hik sales trap ….. your link for 

Hikvision 4K HDMI 

Does not mean you can connect using hdmi to tv cable …… it only means hdmi quality…. Which most cameras are now 

 

you still need a pc or nvr to run the network camera

[coyote2 0]

On 5/28/2022 at 2:53 AM, tomcctv said:

hi no they don’t make them ……don’t get caught in the hik sales trap ….. your link for 

Hikvision 4K HDMI 

Does not mean you can connect using hdmi to tv cable …… it only means hdmi quality…. Which most cameras are now 

you still need a pc or nvr to run the network camera

Thank you VERY much for your reply, tomcctv!! 

However, I think you might not be correct, because this video

"Connect Your Security Camera to an External Monitor with These HDMI Output Security Cameras!"

shows a security camera attached via HDMI to a TV.  The company who made the video replied to me via email that it's an HIKVISION camera.  And my link to an HIKVISION camera is the only one I can find, and it has an HDMI output.

[tomcctv 187]

On 6/2/2022 at 5:44 PM, coyote2 said:

Thank you VERY much for your reply, tomcctv!! 

 However, I think you might not be correct, because this video

Hi that video shows exactly what I am saying 

I know Shawn so I know you can ask him questions 

but I’ll point out parts of the video 

first most cameras used to have a tv output for setup and spot monitoring …… but over the years digital has done away with analog….. so it’s just changed to hdmi 

now what the video does not tell you is you have not control over the video from the hdmi not even audio ….. it is just spot monitor

what you see on the video is the camera feed to a pc or nvr ….. video does not mention that 

but the camera needs a network connection to have control and audio and to operate 

 

video shows nice mouse control and menu option changes and settings Which is something you can’t do by just plugging into tv hdmi……. Tv does not have a operating system on it to control hdmi camera ……. It is just a spy monitor you still need network connection for camera to work 

sorry I’m wrong

[coyote2 0]

1 hour ago, tomcctv said:

Hi that video shows exactly what I am saying 

I know Shawn so I know you can ask him questions 

but I’ll point out parts of the video 

first most cameras used to have a tv output for setup and spot monitoring …… but over the years digital has done away with analog….. so it’s just changed to hdmi 

now what the video does not tell you is you have not control over the video from the hdmi not even audio ….. it is just spot monitor

what you see on the video is the camera feed to a pc or nvr ….. video does not mention that 

but the camera needs a network connection to have control and audio and to operate 

 

video shows nice mouse control and menu option changes and settings Which is something you can’t do by just plugging into tv hdmi……. Tv does not have a operating system on it to control hdmi camera ……. It is just a spy monitor you still need network connection for camera to work 

sorry I’m wrong

Thanks a million, tomcctv, for the elaboration!

I saw in the manual that that camera has settings, and I failed to wonder how to access them.

In practice, I only want to access setting once, then just send the HDMI signal to my TV (and also split it to my PC).  I don't plan to aim the camera in realtime.

So now I'm eager to ask you how the PC can control the camera.  (It'll be awhile before I can look at the manual or maybe even read your reply, because I just got back from an ambulance trip to the ER with vertigo/nausea/head spinning.)

Specifically:  Can the PC control the camera over HDMI, or will I also/instead need to connect to the PC via Ethernet?  (I'm wild-guessing the latter, since I see the manual talking about a web browser interface.)  Many thanks in advance!  Thank goodness you replied and helped this noob!  I'm so excited to sense the light at the end of this longtime project!