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Hmmm. Don't have a 3D printer, but I think I could fabricate what I need with some aluminum plate, a few hole saws and a drill. Plus I'd have another excuse to use my powder-coating stuff. Any idea when we'll see these in the wild?

I wish there were an outdoor version of this camera. Seems like it would be great as a doorbell cam.

I just heard from Acti that they have a new Firmware available, V6.05.23-AC. So I tried it and voila, it fixed this problem. Anyone thinking about getting into IP cameras should realize these are still early days, and you can spend a lot of time diagnosing problems that require solutions like new firmware.

I'm evaluating the FTP abilities of my ACTi E33. Set up a dedicated fast computer that never sleeps running the latest Filezilla. Both the computer and camera are gigahertz connections. Scheduled the camera to upload a snap once every minute. Should be no problem considering it is supposed to do 15 frames per second. Instead, I average about 30-40 snaps per hour. Sometimes the time between snaps is ten minutes. Has anyone had better luck?

Thanks, buellwinkle. A little focus was helpful.

Here is an image from a brand new E33. Is this normal? It seems quite fuzzy to me, particularly if you zoom in to full resolution. This is a snapshot taken through the web configurator. I reset all settings to stock and then set max resolution. I have tried a different cable and switch but the result is the same. Thanks for your thoughts. https://www.dropbox.com/s/4kppcpy6o86xmby/ACTi%20E33%20stock.jpg

I had the same problem with an E33. Replaced the computer, switch, cable etc. but kept getting dropouts, particularly as the weather turned colder. ACTI replaced it, although it took them a week to duplicate the problem.

Looks like Mobile operates the same on Go or Essentials and pretty much all the platforms with minor exceptions.

I think we lost some specificity when thewireguys said "this" is a higher end feature, and ilkevinli said "it" is in the Essentials version. If by "this" and "it" you mean the ability to turn on Dual stream, then that is also available in the Go version. What I was hoping to find out is if any version allows on-the-fly switching from the mobile client between stream 1 and stream 2.

So how is it activated? From the mobile client?

Thanks for confirming. It's unfortunate that it's all or nothing because it would be nice to see a lower resolution image, but still be able to go full resolution if there is something important to see.

Gladly. I had been trying a TP-Link POE150S POE injector. It worked mostly, but not well enough. So I dug out my old D-Link DES-1228P (which are somewhat notorious for failure). I don't trust it, but it's working for now.

Excellent point. It's too bad they couldn't use the same term on both settings screens to reduce confusion. Thanks.

I am using 6.9 and I have changed it to H.264, but even when Camera Properties says H.264, the Camera Settings Summary still says MPEG. It has a block for Video Format. When you open the Camera Settings Summary it says "Querying..." for a long time, and then it finally reads MPEG.

I'm trying to figure out how Milestone handles Stream 2 for my Acti E33. In the Management Application, under Hardware Devices, if you open the camera and then Open properties, under the Video Tab you can click on Dual Stream: Enable dedicated live stream. Is that all there is to it? As long as Dual Stream is enabled, will viewing that camera with the Smart Client or Android app always show the second stream? Is there any way to toggle between full resolution and second stream in those viewers?