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===product description including unique initial setup capabilities=== | ===product description including unique initial setup capabilities=== | ||
* | * black, sturdy adjustable base; USB-C power input that is protected against water ingress | ||
* audible prompts during setup, incl. a loud ping every 30 seconds, but speaker CAN be turned down (in app) | |||
* | * has extra "spotlight" IR mode that illuminates brighter when "motion or human" is detected, allowing for color imagery (instead of B+W) | ||
* uniquely for this market segment, these cameras can be set up ''without'' email registration and ''without'' extra app permissions (Bluetooth, camera, Wifi, mic) | |||
* | * requires app, but can proceed *without* email registration! (look for small "no email" link) | ||
* has unique ''reverse'' QR code method (display QR code on phone app for Vimtag camera to then read), per quick start manual | |||
* however that option doesn't actually appear in the app if you decline the Bluetooth permission (Vimtag bug as of Jun 2025) | |||
* has unique ''audio'' method that squawks the setup info from the phone speaker to the camera microphone | |||
* however in a Jun 2025 test, that method didn't actually work, and had to use Bluetooth + Wifi anyway | |||
* can't update firmware, can only see what version is running; Vimtag support has confirmed that only they can push updates to it | |||
===problems with ZM integration=== | ===problems with ZM integration=== | ||
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* Vimtag has labeled their ONVIF support as "experimental", with support for only basic operations such as video parameter and RTSP URL retrieval, however in practice it hasn't work at all. | * Vimtag has labeled their ONVIF support as "experimental", with support for only basic operations such as video parameter and RTSP URL retrieval, however in practice it hasn't work at all. | ||
* The camera does offer RTSP video output, but only via a ''dynamic'' URL that '''changes every hour or so'''. It does not support a ''static'' RTSP URL, and Vimtag support has confirmed this. There is a workaround, but it's quite complex, involving a whole separate software package (go2RTC) that can retrieve the new URL via ONVIF and keep a connection going, and then ZM gets configured to monitor | * The camera does offer RTSP video output, but only via a ''dynamic'' URL that '''changes every hour or so'''. It does not support a ''static'' RTSP URL, and Vimtag support has confirmed this. There is a workaround, but it's quite complex, involving a whole separate software package (either go2RTC or AgentDVR) that can retrieve the new URL via ONVIF and keep a connection going, and then ZM gets configured to monitor a static RTSP stream from that secondary software. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:01, 19 June 2025
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Vimtag Mini G3 (model 8310)
This page documents a Vimtag camera that is NOT compatible with Zoneminder.
product description including unique initial setup capabilities
- black, sturdy adjustable base; USB-C power input that is protected against water ingress
- audible prompts during setup, incl. a loud ping every 30 seconds, but speaker CAN be turned down (in app)
- has extra "spotlight" IR mode that illuminates brighter when "motion or human" is detected, allowing for color imagery (instead of B+W)
- uniquely for this market segment, these cameras can be set up without email registration and without extra app permissions (Bluetooth, camera, Wifi, mic)
- requires app, but can proceed *without* email registration! (look for small "no email" link)
- has unique reverse QR code method (display QR code on phone app for Vimtag camera to then read), per quick start manual
- however that option doesn't actually appear in the app if you decline the Bluetooth permission (Vimtag bug as of Jun 2025)
- has unique audio method that squawks the setup info from the phone speaker to the camera microphone
- however in a Jun 2025 test, that method didn't actually work, and had to use Bluetooth + Wifi anyway
- can't update firmware, can only see what version is running; Vimtag support has confirmed that only they can push updates to it
problems with ZM integration
- Vimtag has labeled their ONVIF support as "experimental", with support for only basic operations such as video parameter and RTSP URL retrieval, however in practice it hasn't work at all.
- The camera does offer RTSP video output, but only via a dynamic URL that changes every hour or so. It does not support a static RTSP URL, and Vimtag support has confirmed this. There is a workaround, but it's quite complex, involving a whole separate software package (either go2RTC or AgentDVR) that can retrieve the new URL via ONVIF and keep a connection going, and then ZM gets configured to monitor a static RTSP stream from that secondary software.
