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The HW0049 is the latest addition in the HW series.
The now-old HW0026 (which is still in service in my collection today after a year on 24/7 duty), is one of the best budget IP cameras I've tested so far, despite its weird design. As the latest addition to the HW series, the HW0049 retains the same qualities, plus the Pan & Tilt ability.
From the specification, it looks like an evolution of the older HW0021, with a wider Panning range (355° vs 270°), and support for higher capacity SD cards (128GB vs 32GB).
In the box:
The packaging contains the camera and a full set of accessories: Mounting screws, LAN cable, a 5V/2A power adapter, a CD-ROM and a startup leaflet.Instead of the usual plastic bracket, a round piece of plastic can be inserted into the base of the camera to mount it directly on a wall
Design:
From the picture, I expected a bulky camera but it is in fact smaller than the traditional Pan & Tilt cameras.
It is even more compact than the static HW0026.
There's a complete set of connectors at the back: RJ45, DC, audio-in, and audio-out.
Setting up:
There are several foolproof ways to setup the camera. Everything is covered by the startup manual in the CD-Rom provided.
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Wireless setup:
When powered on for the first time, the camera operates as a Wi-Fi access point. So it is possible to connect directly to it with E-View7 (Android, iOS) and then configure it to work with your local router .
Ethernet wired setup:
If you start the camera while plugged via Ethernet to your LAN, the IPCameraTool.exe provided on the CD-ROM will locate it. It is then possible to access the Web Interface (default login admin/admin) and configure it from there.
Usage:
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The recordings on the Micro-SD card can be played back from the web interface via the "Intelligent online playback" http://<ipaddr>/backplay.html (ActiveX only) or downloaded from http://<ipaddr>/sd/
P2P only if you want:
While the HW0049 offers the P2P convenience, it is not a requirement to use the camera fully.
I always forbid that kind of traffic outside my LAN (as much as I can), and also disable the UPnP feature on the camera when possible.
Strangely, this section is now missing from the menu of the current web interface version, but the page can be called directly: http://<ipaddr>/web/upnp_men.html
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Update (16/12/2016): I have noticed that, despite that I turned off the UPnP option, the camera is still trying to chat with the outside world; something I don't see with the older HW0026 (also an older firmware). I've set my firewall to drop (and log) any outbound communication attempt from the address pool dedicated to my cameras. While it's not only used for trojans, the port 32100 has a bad reputation...
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Synology SS7 compatibility:
Like the HW0026 before, the HW0049 connected straight away as an Onvif 2.1 device to my Synology Surveillance Station with audio support, and Pan & Tilt control.
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Video:
The Hi3518E give the usual sharp and clear picture even in the dark. There's a ring of tiny but strong IR LED's around the lens. The Web and mobile interfaces allow the full control of the sensor, including the IR LED mode (auto/on/off). The Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) option allows to boost the brightness, which is particularly useful in situations where the camera cannot use the IR LED (e.g. behind a window)
The IR-Cut delay gives some time to the camera to decide that the conditions are met for long enough to switch into night or day mode. However it does not work very well and you may hear the IR Cut switch ticking like an old clock for a few minutes before making up its mind. I managed to make it quieter by maxing out the IRCut value to 1024.
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3 different profiles define the various video and still picture resolutions available.
RTSP uses the following URL's:
rtsp://<ip address>:554/11 -> 720P
rtsp://<ip address>:554/12 -> VGA
JPEG Snapshot:
http://<ip address>/tmpfs/auto.jpg
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The incoming sound from the microphone is clear and interference-free. The speaker is a bit faint and does not sound great due to the plastic casing. As for any cameras with integrated speaker and microphone next to each other, it is prone to acoustic feedback if you use both together. For proper 2-way audio, consider plugging an external speaker.
Conclusion: sehr gut!
The Wanscam HW0049 is a very complete and well designed product.
With the choice of mobile or web interface and a complete Onvif compatibility, it outperforms the rivals in that price category (30.78€/34.23$).
After the HW0026 and the old Dericam H502W, this one is my new favorite!
Good:
● Easy to set up, several ways available
● Mobile and Web interfaces available
● Complete ONVIF compatibility
● Great picture and sound quality
● Lot of configuration options
● Great panning range (355°)
● Small size
Not so good:
● indecisive IR-Cut switch
● some advanced functions are only available in some interfaces, or simply missing, like UPnP switch.
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47 comments:
Nice review, i want to replace me xiaomi yi webcam mainly because its app is very very slow and sometimes it takes minutes to connect or to switch on/off the camera. Do you think this wanscam is ok ? I just need it to connect fast and to send email with frames or notifications when a movement is detected. Thank you
Hi Daniele, I must say this model is the most complete I've tried so far. It's currently my favourite and easily one of the best in that price range. I'm using it 24/7 for almost a month now and it's very stable.
I only used EView7 app occasionally for the tests but it seems to work well.
It consider it as a safe choice.
Cheers
Thank you
Can this be used to watch my garden ?
How good it'll be ?
Thank u.
Yes, because you can turn off the ir LEDs, so it can be placed behind a window. It has to be indoor, it's not weatherproof.
ok, thank u !
Where can I find this surveillance unofficial full list?
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It's a list that I maintain myself from own tests, it is not published anywhere else. Synology has a kind of list but centered on the priciest brands.
Thanks :)
Then in this moment this picture has your full list?
There's a slightly more recent one here.
Cheers
:R
Can someone know the default user/pwd for telnet login?
not yet, but some are trying to apply brute force to the hash. Can be a long process...
Maybe the firmware of hw0049 can flas to hw0036 to achieve ss compatibility?
I wish it was that easy but they are too different, the HW0049 uses a single update file while the HW0036 still uses the old'ish pair of WebUI and App files.
But this particular firmware seems to become very widespread, so there's hope to see an update leaking one day from one of the many "brands" like Digoo or Veskys.
Where can I find software updates for this device?
You need to contact Wanscam for that:
http://www.wanscam.com/contactus/contactus/
Anybody found the right setting under IP Cam Viewer (Android)?
I can make it work but struggle to get a setting that enables HD Video + Sound + PTZ.
By the way, I tried as Onvif, but I do not get HD video...
I see the same and it's a bug of IP Camera Viewer which calls the wrong rtsp video channel through Onvif.
If you set the camera access for "Generic URL" and "Generic RTSP over UDP" with this url rtsp://ipaddr:554/11, the video will be in HD and that's what Onvif should use. Instead IP Viewer seems to get the low-res "/12" channel.
For a comparison, try Onvifer for Android. It does stream HD via Onvif properly.
Tks. Yes it seems like it + it fails to get the audio also... There is a port option in ONVIF but it changes nothing.
So far, best I found is the HW0048 but the PTZ is too fast...
Hi, I have the HW0041 (or a badged version of it) which seems very similar in terms of firmware. Software version is given as V7.1.4.1.13-20161014. However I can't connect it to Surveillance Station using the Generic_ONVIF profile. I can connect as a custom device but no PTZ or audio. Any tips on how to connect it successfully?
Hi, can someone paste what CGI URL is used by this camera for outgoing audio?
Excellent work, Bubbah! You provided far more useful guidance than the materials / guide that came with the camera.
As a result solved some specific issues I was having. Thank you VERY MUCH!
You're welcome, glad it helped :-)
Are there any other iPhone/iPad apps that would work with this camera that are better than eView7? I find the application pretty clunky.
"IP Cam Viewer" is an excellent alternative that works with virtually any IP camera. I've used it for years on Android. It is also available for iPhone.
Is there other ip camera brand with CE mark on it? i have bought 2 wanscam cameras becasue they hace CE mark but i have problems with both so i want to order other brands
Most Chinese manufacturers have the CE label so they can export to EU legally, but that never guarantees the product quality, at best, that it is somewhat compliant with safety and RF regulations.
Hi again,
so I got a Wanscam HW0021... when I asked (in the Xiaomi RTSP hack thread), you recommended this model, but I you know, sometimes you don't know what someone's warning means until after you get the problem, so I got the device thinking it would just use HTML5 you know... considering it's a product from a community country, why would they bother with proprietary stuff, right? Well... anyway...
I just wanted to ask, do you know of any alternative firmware for Wanscam devices? Something like OpenWRT but for IP cameras? Any way to telnet or hack into it, somehow?
If not, are there even cameras like that out there, that you can SSH to them, and that work like OpenWRT? Like that run Busybox or something, and they have software internally that handles the video stream like pwcview, ffmpeg and whatnot... because as far as I can tell it's just that, an embedded Linux/UNIX device... There has to be an easier way to hack into them... I don't like having something that watches me all the time that I can't control 100%...
Hi Patrick,
Well, I recommended the HW0049 to be exact, I don't really know the HW0021 but it's probably based on the same firmware (looks like a HW00046 with lower resolution...)
Most budget IP cameras are buzybox-based but more importantly are not secure.
It is not too hard to connect to access their serial console via the SoC JTAG connection, but often just a sniffer and a look inside the html code reveals enough to hack them.
A great place for custom firmware projects: openipcam.com
More reading:
https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-03-08-camera-goahead-0day.html
https://jelmertiete.com/2016/03/14/IoT-IP-camera-teardown-and-getting-root-password
That's why I always recommend to restric their access to the Internet and use them behind a proper secured NVR server, where they cannot call their motherland.
...and yes, there are secure IP Cameras with HTTPS and SSH out there (Sony, Axis, Hikvision, Cisco,...) but that's a completely different price and product range.
Cheers
Hi there. @bubbah.
I bought the HW0049 to make it work with the Synology, as several reviews, including yours, did mention a compatibilty, with PTZ and SS7.
However, I cannot make it work on SS8, there is no wanscan, no onvif that work (I configured like yours).
Any Idea ?
Hi Benoit
I'm currently on 8.1.0-5364 which is from the beta branch, but the HW0049 was working also with the mainstream SS8.
My HW0049 came with the firmware V7.1.4.1.13-20160204/E-21.0.720.21 but I don't think that's relevant as my much older HW0026 used to be also fully operational as Onvif cameras with SS6, 7 and 8. If your fw is newer, I hope they didn't break the Onvif compatibility...
Only 2 points are really crucial:
1. the Onvif page in the camera settings should be exactly as in the screen capture. If you change the port 8080, make sure it does not conflict with other services within the camera, and reflect that change in SS8
(1b) Just in case, check Network Settings page, where RTSP port should be 554, and the "RTSP Permission verify" is left ON (don't know if that matters).
2. In SS8, Use [ONVIF] as Brand and [Generic_ONVIF] as Camera model, and the port 8080, unless you changed it.
As a way to troubleshoot, try to connect the camera with Onvif Device Manager
Cheers
I have the V7.1.4.1.13-20161014 firmware. Onvif 2.01. I tested with Onvif device manager, connecting without any problem at all.
Here my problem and config behind : http://dl.free.fr/jq5gPvn6Z
I am sysadmin, I tried really everything. I think I'll wireshark to get more specific output on the error because I don't see anything wrong in my config (except that I changed the default login/pwd and the name of the cam).
As ODM works, the problem seems to reside in DSM rather than the IP cam and hopefuly the slightly newer firmware apparently did not break Onvif.
The sniffer will probably show that port 554 and/or 8080 are blocked by either DSM firewall (Security > Firewall tab) on something else in between.
Also, try to define a [User Define] brand on SS8 to test the rtsp port alone.
Specify 554 for the port, and /11 or /12 for the Source path. Username/Password should not be needed.
It's more a way to test if port 554 is blocked from DSM than really as a solution.
Same test to compare from a PC with VLC, Ctrl+N and use rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/11 as URL.
Maybe try SS8.1 by enabling the Beta versions (Package Center > Settings > Beta) but I think it's more a network problem.
Last think, it may sound very much like 1st level tech support: try to reboot the camera. Because, some settings are not followed by an automatic reboot after you hit the "apply" button, but they would need to.
I made it work but I don't know how. I used wireshark to see what happened with the camera, and suddenly, I could view it in SS8.
It's really strange, I don't explain why/how this could have happened.
Anyhow, thank you for your help.
You're welcome!
Très bizarre en effet! (-;
First off, my camera is the Wanscam HW0041, so YMMV depending.
My FW came with telnet disabled (I've checked the ports, only ones open are all relating to normal camera functions).
Digging on the web gui, there's a hidden page: tplatform_men.html which toggles the P2P function on/off. Although on mine it looks broken, the settings do get saved when I clicked Apply (verified by my router's syslog that all those cloud connections stopped after doing this, also verified after a reboot the P2P ID is blank on the device information). There's also the upnp_men.html page (also hidden) that controls the upnp function. With the NTP function turned off, and ddns off. My camera's quiet as a rock after a restart. With the cloud off, and changed default password, this camera should be fairly secure.
Cheers.
Hi,
How can I add the camera for NVR? None of port number working from network settings. On Xmeye I also not able to set up the camera. I always got connection errors:S
Synology working well but other NVR/VMS can not find the camera (HW0049).
Thank you,
Adam
If it is not to late. I have configured as Wanscam model HW0045
everything works perfect except the sound is used in walkie talkie mode meaning you can not talk an receive same time
Wanscam hw0041 can activate telnet with cgi command
http: // ip camera / cgi-bin / hi3510 / printscreenrequest.cgi
It activates telnet on port 23 but i do not know admin and pass for telnet.
Wanscam hw0041 can activate telnet with cgi command
http: // ip camera / cgi-bin / hi3510 / printscreenrequest.cgi
It activates telnet on port 23 but i do not know admin and pass for telnet.
Hello, I had an older HW0049 with firmware V7.1.4.1.13-20161014 and it was working great. But some new HW0049 cameras I got have this firmware T11.68.1.45.7E and I can't connect to their web UI. Using Onvif Device Manager I saw that the HTTP, HTTPS and RTS ports are disabled, but there is no way to enabling them or turn off DHCP. I wonder if anyone has the V7.1.4.1.13-20161014 firmware so I could try to downgrade them using the SD. Any tips? Thank you
I have never encountered a review testing the FTP feature of these cameras. Thinking of buying the HW0048 model, don't know if its FTP function would work well, and do they upload videos or just photos? I need a camera that can upload footage to my own FTP drive.
Where did you get the camera?
Ftp feature is working fine, I have a few of this cameras (HW0041) and all are saving the motion detection videos on a remote server of mine.
The one thing I'm hating is that HW0041 "new" models (ZZZZ versions) are not allowing access with "user" and "guest" and only "admin".... I'm trying to get in via telnet to change that
did you change the firmware to the camera? I also got a hw0049 with firmware T11.68.1.45.7E and I would like to change it
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