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Hi,

I bought some really cheap IP cameras from AliExpress few years back, think they were branded as Besder but I see no markings on the cameras.

These are working well and I am able to use following URL format to access the RTSP feed:

rtsp://<ip_address>:554/user=<user_name>&password=<password>&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?

I'm just wondering if there is a similar syntax for capturing still photo but the seller is gone & the camera manual does not really address this part.

If anyone has any idea or suggestions for still image URL format please let me know.
Thanks.

This thread talks about getting the image from ZM, perhaps it will help.

viewtopic.php?p=128227&hilit=single+frame#p128227

pankaj13 wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 4:57 am
rtsp://<ip_address>:554/user=<user_name>&password=<password>&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?

I'm just wondering if there is a similar syntax for capturing still photo

Have you tried -- in a browser -- http://<ip_address> and see if there is a web server there? You may find a still image presented there as a preview. Right click the image and see if you can get "Link To Image ..." -- that might work.

Otherwise, you may need to use something like "nmap" to scan the camera and see if it exposes other ports (i.e. not the standard port 80 for HTTP) and append that to the URL. e.g. :81 :8000 :8081 whatever they've stuck it on.

Maybe with modern cameras, they can't conceive that anyone would need something so basic and boring as a still image, and took the facility away I wouldn't put it past them.