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Please help me know what 12V DC power supply to buy for my Hikvision DS-2CD2185G0-IMS camera? (The manual was no help and I called Hikvision and they were no help.) It has an HDMI output but while I might also connect the camera via Ethernet but my router has no PoE LAN ports.

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!

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.

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.

Yes it is. The camera is just so I don't have to open my front door to see who has knocked; I've been using an SD camera for this for decades, and it's painfully low res today.

I'm seeking a UHD (or just 4K) security camera with an HDMI output, please. It won't be outdoors (it'll be on the inside of my front door's window). Prefer smaller form factor, nice quality/value.

perfect, thank you VERY much thewireguys!

bump please?

I see lots of mini surveillance cameras (IP ones with ethernet outputs), but I want an HDMI-output because I plan to connect to a TV. Prefer color 1080p with nice quality. Audio/microphone not needed. Prefer a form-factor (i.e. shape) like