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- #GARMIN BACKUP CAMERA WONT LET ME ADD NEW CAMERA PRO#
The models I bought for experimenting are no longer available but a quick search of 2 megapixel ONVIF certified IP cameras reveals plenty still available, including this one for $40. Once the cameras were connected to my Raymarine network they were quickly discovered and available to view on all the MFDs connected to the network. I made sure that ONVIF support was enabled in the firmware and that no passwords were set, but they all came from the factory properly set. To my pleasant surprise each of the different models worked with nearly no fuss.
#GARMIN BACKUP CAMERA WONT LET ME ADD NEW CAMERA HOW TO#
I selected different models hoping I would be able to figure out how to make one work and could then purchase enough to meet my needs. I purchased several different models of IP cameras from Amazon expecting some struggle. A $50 IP camera keeping watch over Have Another Day’s stern
Some posts on the old Raymarine forum (which is no longer available) gave me hope that the LHII MFDs would support generic cameras with ONVIF (a standard developed for security cameras to make interoperability simpler) support. I completed the first installs in early 2016 when LightHouse II (LHII) was the current operating system for Raymarine’s MFDs. Regardless, five cameras at $500 each was a larger investment than I was hoping to make. But, Navico’s camera is an analog model and to my knowledge there’s still not IP cam support in their software. Raymarine, Garmin, and Navico each offer small, high resolution, low light sensitive cameras but all carry list prices around $500 or more. IP cameras on the other hand only need to be connected to the network to be viewed at each connected display.
Plus, MFDs typically support one or two analog inputs so if you want more you would need an external switch box of some sort.
#GARMIN BACKUP CAMERA WONT LET ME ADD NEW CAMERA PRO#
Most MFDs don’t support networking analog inputs - the only exception I know of is Garmin’s 8600 series which can encode analog onto the network Edit 10/23 – Raymarine supports the same feature within their Axiom Pro and Axiom XL MFDs - so if you have multiple helms and want to view them at each location you would need to split the signal and run cables to both helms. MFDs have support for a varying mix of IP and analogue cameras. The back of an 8617 with ample network ports as well as CVBS (analog video) input Fortunately I’d already decided to go with Raymarine MFDs and some digging revealed strong support for a commonly used IP video standard. IP cameras are the natural way to tackle this but once I realized I wanted five or more cams the cost of MFD manufacturer branded models quickly became prohibitive. When I outfitted Have Another Day to begin cruising I wanted better visibility of several areas of the boat.
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