DVR does not recognize camera

[FMRZ8M]

Thanks for the correction

edited title to reflect that its a DVR we're working with

Sometimes my fingers and my brain don't connect very well.

 

[FMRZ8M]

Flash drive connects OK, sort of

The receiver will not see a camera. A camera shows in USB mode when it is powered up, connected, and senses power on the USB. Dish provides those, just no drivers for cameras. If you transfer your pictures to a flash drive, you will be able to view them.

Yes, a flash drive works -- but the transfer process is buggy. If I try to load 900 pictures the DVR crashes. When transferring pictures, the progress report sticks long before all the pictures transfer. Although the transfer process completed when I loaded a smaller number of photos from my USB drive. During transfer, the DVR creates folders, but I have not carefully checked the capacity of each folder. The DVR does not recognize the folder structure on the USB drive. It seems like the DVR flattens the USB folders and creates one big flat file.

The user guide entry for Multimedia clearly states a camera can be connected to the USB port on the DVR. Page 91. There is no mention of camera drivers. However, a small easily overlooked comment reveals that some cameras and flash drives may not be compatible.