MS-J10 IP Camera, Review and assembling

MS-J10 Introduction

It is not difficult to assemble a CCTV camera. I purchased the MS-J10 Chinese network camera from Aladdin2, a local electronic market. This camera has a resolution of 3 megapixels. It also has a feature called StarLight, which displays the image in color at night without the use of a lamp. This means that it turns the grass green at night. Of course, by lamp, I mean the warm LEDs that some cameras have, and using them keeps the camera in color mode because they increase the ambient light. It is known as Warm Light.

The seller had just received it from China, and it had not yet been assembled. So I asked him to show me how to put it together, which I did at home.

The images below show the parts I received:

• The top board is an IR ring (Top and back PCB together). Unlike traditional cameras, where IR lights can be seen with the naked eye, this model’s IR is not visible at any time of day or night. I didn’t investigate why this is the case.
• The IRcut, Lens, Screws, and Spacers are in the middle row.
• The bottom board is the main PCB with the MS-J10 and SSC335 markings. 335 is a well-known board among sellers. The following image shows an IRcut from the back:

This camera is simple to assemble. Remove the protective film from the sensor and the IRcut, and then connect the two using tiny screws that the seller provided. Remember to fasten the IRcut as soon as you can after removing the protective label from the sensor to avoid getting dust on the sensor itself. Then, using thread seal tape (Teflon Tape), screw the lens to the board. I’ll explain why in a moment.

I insert the wire into the frame’s hole after tightening the nut and O ring. I then inserted the wires into the sockets; the camera’s operation depends greatly on the order placement of the wires. There is a power line nearby that I connected to the main board and the IR ring light. They will all be secured in the camera frame using screws and spacers. Don’t close the frame all the way just yet, because we need to adjust the lens.

After assembling, connect the camera to your router’s Ethernet port and 12V DC power. You can check your router’s settings and locate the camera there to find your camera’s IP address. When you locate that and paste it into your browser, the camera GUI page will appear. Use IE instead of Chrome or Firefox as Chinese cameras is not very compatible with those. After that, a plugin must be downloaded in order to modify the settings. The broken website page contains a link to download the plugin.

Log in to the camera using admin as the username and 123456 as the password. The blurry camera image output is displayed on the first page that appears. By moving the lens tighter or looser, you can get a clear image when pointing the camera at a long, open area. Although this procedure isn’t usual, it works. A reference image that should be placed on a wall at a specific distance from the camera is the conventional method for adjusting the camera.

This is the tricky part; after adjusting the lens, even a slight shake can cause the adjustment to lose its effect, so you must lock the threads to prevent this. Although it’s not my preferred method, the seller advised me to use hot glue or super glue to lock the lens in place. As I mentioned before, use thread locker if it’s available or thread seal tape.

When you go to the camera’s advanced settings, you can change the DHCP, time, privacy, and other settings. When finished, close the lid to complete the assembly.

Update:

This firmware has a problem with Time. I tried everything NTP, Manual, and P2P and it lost the time after a few hours. I discovered this firmware below after searching Google and Chinese websites. The old GUI was updated after updating, and the time issue was resolved.

Disclaimer: I will not be held liable for any harm your camera may sustain because this firmware worked for me and my camera.

Download MSJ10_V0_V3.2.0.2_STARC_202209201202

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