dany28 0 Posted June 29, 2017 Hi Folks, I`am Dany from Germany. Sorry for my bad English, but i will do my best! I have a Hikvision DS-2CD4026FWD-A 2MP and i am very happy with it. My only problem is the switch between day and night. No matter how I set it, it does not switch automatically. There is apparently enough light available but the B/W Picture is a little bit better. I would like to switch this to the sunset or sunrise without any Software. Someone an idea how i could realize this? http://overseas.hikvision.com/en/Products_accessries_506_i5564.html cu Dany Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvnerd 0 Posted July 29, 2017 Hey Dany, please give us some time to answer... What Firmware Version of your Hikvision you are using? Edit: A quick look in the manual of the camera you will find on page 74 that you can setup an Schedule Trigger for the day and night switch. Take a look in the manual. If you have further questions dont hesitate to contact me. Im also from Germany so i can explain it in german if there some misunderstanding. Just write a PN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dany28 0 Posted July 29, 2017 Hey Dany, please give us some time to answer... I thought a month would be enough (Jun 29)! ; -) What Firmware Version of your Hikvision you are using? V5.4.5 build 170228 A quick look in the manual of the camera you will find on page 74 that you can setup an Schedule Trigger for the day and night switch. Take a look in the manual. If you have further questions dont hesitate to contact me. Im also from Germany so i can explain it in german if there some misunderstanding. Just write a PN. The Problem is, that the Cam stay in the Day/Color-Mode all the time. There is probably enough light available but i want it to change to Night in the darker Hours. Some Users use the Blue-Iris Software to handle this. cu Dany Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvnerd 0 Posted July 30, 2017 Like i said, the manual describes how you can do that with a schedule. Read the manual! You can set a time to switch to day and a time to switch to night mode. Problem solved! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dany28 0 Posted July 30, 2017 This is possible but not enough. As you see the Sundown varies depending on the Season. This means i have to adjust the times everey few weeks. This is the reason, why i am searching for another solution. I have tried this Script, but that fails. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1UKFw49wspfR1FGa1kzSElNN3c/edit cu Dany Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvnerd 0 Posted July 31, 2017 thats true, there was some http api in the past to control the cameras but hikvision stopped to support it. did you play a little with the sensitivity of day/night switch the other thing is to change maybe the position of the camera that the sensor dont get to much light to stay in color mode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dany28 0 Posted August 3, 2017 thats true, there was some http api in the past to control the cameras but hikvision stopped to support it. And now? did you play a little with the sensitivity of day/night switch Yes, the Cam stay in Day-Mode all the Time. the other thing is to change maybe the position of the camera that the sensor dont get to much light to stay in color mode. No Chance... cu Dany Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvnerd 0 Posted August 4, 2017 The only thing you can do is to mount another light sensor next to the camera and connect to the alarm in. Trigger the day night switch with the alarm in event and you are done. Look for a sensor where you can adjust... https://www.merten.de/Argus-Daemmerungsschalter.30.0.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
