NEWBIE: Streaming Security Camera (Sony SNC-RZ25N)

[chiefpropellerhead]

Newbie Alert.
I am trying to capture a video/audio stream from the above security camera (IPELA brand) and need help. The device has a default webpage using a proprietary player (SNCVideoPlayer.exe); generates MPEG4 (don't know the exact flavour) or JPEG; for MPEG4 capable of Unicast and Multicast streaming (I'm ignorant about configuring these options).

Any pointers would be great.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Did you try to open the stream directly in VLC?

[chiefpropellerhead]

Yes ... and No. I tried but am ignorant of how to identify the stream. The IP address used by the web browser is 192.168.0.99 ... and the default web page is at /en/AViewer.html ... within that page, the html source shows the video being displayed by a program versus a specific address. The viewer is either java (jar) or Activex (ocx). Basically, the viewer on the web page is a program. So I cannot determine the URL.

The second option was to stream the video using Unicast. This, unfortunately, is a bit over my head. When I select MPEG4 from the control panel (I have a choice of MPEG4 of JPEG), I have the option to Unicast on ports (video) 50000 and (audio) 50002. I tried to use 192.168.0.99:50000 as the URL ... blindly trying various protocols (http, etc) to no success. There is a Multicast option but I have not ventured there.

[chiefpropellerhead]

I have confirmed with Sony tech support that the camera requires a server to capture the stream.

Bad camera for this application.