I have only had the new G5 Pro camera for a little over a month and I LOVE its features (Apple Secure Home Video support, PoE, High resolution, -22 deg F low operating temp, great low light vision, fast response, great detection options, great configurability). However, the current Aqara app only allows one to flip the G5 Pro video screen upside down for a ceiling mount application.
UNMET NEED: I need an additional option to rotate the video screen 90 degrees for a long narrow portion of my side property.
AREA DETAIL WISHING TO MONITOR:
I have approximately 7 feet of property of both sides of my house. One side has a sidewalk, side entry door and a covered overhang from the rain/snow. I wish to add 2 PoE Apple HomeKit cameras mounted at the opposite ends of the covered overhang with video screens rotated 90 degrees to match the long narrow side yard area.
In the currently available video screen orientations, most of the video recording would be wasted on my house wall or my neighbor’s property (required to block for their privacy). By enabling the app & camera’s software to rotate 90 degrees, I can greatly improve the visibility of this side entry area for security monitoring and trigger me to purchase more aqara cameras.
Thanks in advance for your consideration!
Location: Minnesota, USA
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@roberts17 You seem to be experiencing an issue with the lack of a 90-degree video rotation option for the G5 Pro camera. Currently, the Aqara Home app supports vertical flip adjustment for the G5 Pro to correct the image, which is applicable to ceiling mount scenarios . However, there is no mention of 90-degree rotation functionality in the available information.
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is there any update on this - have just gone to install 3 cameras - only to find I can’t as they all require wall mounting
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What is the aspect ratio of the sensor used in the G5?
If it’s something like 4:3 or 1:1, then there’s room for crop. If the raw image from the sensor is rotated first and then cropped (or cropped to 9:16 and then rotated) then we will achieve horizontal video (with 90° rotation), which will be compatible with HomeKit.
The thing is - does the sensor firmware support tinkering like this? Because the solution I suggested would have to be implemented on lower level software-wise (as you could imagine)
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I’d request that it go a step further and not fix the rotation to specific hard setpoints. On other cameras I have owned in the past, I could rotate the screen in the associated app by finger dragging in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction and stop at the angle that is best for my positioning.
I realize R&D might not move forward with the request but it would be a great feature to add.
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There’s a new stand coming for the G5 Pro that fixes this issue.
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To be clear…
The original post was requesting a software/firmware feature to support rotating the camera’s video 90 degrees. This would the image to be in a vertical/portrait configuration instead of just horizontal/landscape video configuration. I still have not heard any updates on this — Please advise.
Regarding the new stand: Yes, a new more flexible angle orientation stand would help towards the enhancement request, but only in the physical positioning for a 90 degree rotation after the video rotation feature has been implemented in software/firmware.
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