Buy a better one. Preferably wired.
this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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Well, this thing was about 20 bucks and was doing its job perfectly fine until colors got messed up, investing in an expensive setup isn't an option for this situation.
Did you try contacting the seller or the manufacturer?
Is this sarcasm or did you not read my post?
So why are you asking us, if even the manufacturer can't fix it? $20 camera is disposable. Nothing to think about. Replace with something better.
I was just curious what could have caused it.
Open it up. Have a look at the connections. Just remember what curiosity did to the cat.
Those are not worth returning or repairing. Just replace it. If you want to try a repair, I'd suggest /r/diyelectronics or similar, but it will cost way more to fix than a quality new camera most certainly.
I like ReoLink cameras for home use.
No matter what you choose, be aware of security implications for connecting cameras on any trusted network. Always isolate them.
I like this camera, because it doesn't even offer cloud recording, so I'm not annoyed by that popup some other apps have I have used before.
I don't really care that much about this camera, I was just curious what could have caused this, I have never seen colors messed up like this.
The reolink cameras dont have popups and not even sure about cloud services, although I have not really looked into them. I have over 20 at my house and just record locally
If you have not done a factory reset, do it. If that did not fix the issue, then the sensor or firmware is messed up and not worth fixing. If it is that cheap, get a new one. Since you have this experience, getting the exact same model could have the same issue later on.
The exact same model is actually discontinued, but the brand has available other models. I have tried to look through comments (listing I bought this camera from is still up and there are thousands of comments) but haven't seen anyone else commenting about the same issue 🤷