VissJan 10, 2024

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https://community.home-assistant.io/t/axis-camera-integration-feature-request-specify-image-resolution/670293

Axis camera integration feature request: specify image resolution

This request stems from this github issue: Axis Camera Integration needs a refresh · Issue #89967 · home-assistant/core · GitHub Last year, Axis changed the code in some of its cameras (specifically the M series cameras, and in my case, the m3206-lve). When requesting a jpeg from the camera, if there is something else already pulling stream data from it (like a surveillance tool, maybe a qnap or a synology array, for example) - the new firmware throws an error instead of producing an image, an...

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Show threadScott Stanton  Jan 10, 2024
@Viss Can't you specify the still_image_url that includes that parameter in your config?
Show threadVissJan 10, 2024

@scott_stanton if thats possible, there is no documentation for it that i can find, the forums havent mentioned it, and after over a year of trying to solve this problem, I can't find it.

if you got it, im all ears.

Show threadScott Stanton  Jan 10, 2024

@Viss I've used the Generic Camera integration (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/generic/)

So in this case it would be something like this, and you'd put your extra parameter in the still_image_url.

camera:
- platform: generic
name: Driveway
still_image_url: http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/snapshot.cgi?stream=0&username=12345&password=12345
stream_source: rtsp://192.168.1.1/h264?username=12345&password=12345
username: 12345
password: 12345
verify_ssl: false
framerate: 1

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Show threadVissJan 10, 2024
@scott_stanton this camera is using the newest firmware, so you cant auth that way. you have to do it using digest auth. the only way it'll work is using that curl example in the post
Show threadScott Stanton  Jan 10, 2024
@Viss Check the link for Generic camera, it supports digest auth.
Show threadVissJan 10, 2024
@scott_stanton huh. i'll give this a shot and see if it does what i need! thanks!
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@scott_stanton so this seems to have addressed the issue, but it also seems like its going away. so this is a temporary fix at best until either axis fixes the camera firmware (they wont.) or HA implements my ask (i need votes)
Jan 10, 2024 at 5:11amWeb
Show threadScott Stanton  Jan 10, 2024
@Viss The Generic Camera integration isn't going away, only configuring it via configuration.yaml is. You can do the same thing via the GUI. :)