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by coffee
Sun Oct 02, 2022 1:49 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: Privacy Mode not working as it should - Amcrest IP2M-841
Replies: 2
Views: 2145

Re: Privacy Mode not working as it should - Amcrest IP2M-841

I don't see "Privacy Mode" in Amcrest API as you mentioned. To achieve a black video stream, you could probably use API to set Brightness and Contrast to 0.  It may require using API to set day and night settings to color mode first, depending on normal  settings. It's there, just not wel...
by coffee
Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:26 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: Privacy Mode not working as it should - Amcrest IP2M-841
Replies: 2
Views: 2145

Privacy Mode not working as it should - Amcrest IP2M-841

I have an Amcrest IP2M-841 and use Privacy Mode via API to set the camera lens to face downwards/out of sight. This has worked fine for at least a year. In recent months, when enabling Privacy Mode, the camera will rotate downwards but not all the way - coming to rest at a point where the lens is st...