Try the above parameters on your own camera today. Note the difference between the default GUI stream and the index.shtml extra quality stream. You will be surprised at how much detail was being discarded. Disclaimer: Always ensure you have permission to access and modify any network camera. Unauthorized access is illegal. This article is for educational purposes regarding your own hardware.

curl http://192.168.1.100/view/index.shtml --output index.shtml Open the file in a text editor. Look for lines like: <img src="/cgi-bin/image?res=640x480&quality=5">

Change the quality parameter from 5 (medium) to 10 or 100 . Also change res to 1920x1080 or higher. Some cameras allow FTP upload of web interface files. If you have FTP credentials: