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PTZ Camera setup

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:30 am
by pstew
Hi all
I have been using BI for about 10 years and never had any problem setting up a camera until now.
The camera in question is a Dahua DH-SD3A405-GN-PV1.
The video comes though fine but I can't get the PTZ to move, I have tried all the Dahua PTZ options in the menu but none of them work.
I have other Dahua PTZ cameras that work OK so I am pretty sure I have configured it correctly.
The PTZ does move thought the camera web interface and with SmartPSS.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Cheers
Paul

Re: PTZ Camera setup

Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:32 pm
by TimG
It does appear to have Onvif profile "S&T" according to the spec, and I believe "S" handles PTZ so I think it will work with a bit of persuasion. A good look around the camera settings to ensure BI5 has the correct ONVIF settings, and if that fails, an email to Support.

Re: PTZ Camera setup

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:22 am
by TimG
Further thoughts: If you have the correct Discovery/ONVIF port in BI5 settings and do a Find/Inspect, does it show "Has PTZ service: /onvif/ptz_service" in the results ?

Re: PTZ Camera setup

Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:23 pm
by pstew
It shows other ONVIF services but not the PTZ one, I guess buying cheap wasn't the way to go ;)

Re: PTZ Camera setup

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:24 pm
by pstew
The problem occurred because the ONVIF password was different than the main account. Once they were the same, ONVIF PTZ option worked.

Re: PTZ Camera setup

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:44 am
by TimG
Well done. That's one for the book 8-)