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  1. guykuo

    Infrared Emitter on Street Lamp

    Ah... makes sense. I never even considered need for a quick way to check power is present.
  2. guykuo

    Infrared Emitter on Street Lamp

    Power company came by and got broken street light working again today. A new thing I see now, but never noticed in the past, is a top module that flashes an IR emitter. Motion sensor? Here is top of street lamp pole in color and IR.
  3. guykuo

    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    Would definitely test when the varifocal turret becomes available to us to purchase in US.
  4. guykuo

    What a Difference 10 Years Make in Camera Capability

    Called it in months ago. Got a confirmation of report. Still nothing
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    What a Difference 10 Years Make in Camera Capability

    Was looking through some old security system archived files and ran into some footage from 10 years ago. Night time capture has come a LONG ways. That one from 2015 was the best Hikvision turret I could buy. The shutter speed was LONG to get even that blurry still image! The 2nd frame cap from...
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    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    If this is happening on the regular firmware with longer distance objects, then the animal tracking software must have the same hunting flaw. It isn't the type of motion. Rapid hunting back and forth occurs even if the animal is practically still. A better motion algorithm would avoid such...
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    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Where is that setting? I didn't run into that yet. It sure looks like they need more hysteresis in the tracking software. That would damp down the excess hunting. Like you, I'm tracking at increased distance - usually 50 to 100 yards for the animals here.
  8. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    EmpireTech PTZ5A4M-25X which is Andy's model of the OP's Dahua SD5A425GA-HNR.
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    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Andy's special animal tracking firmware is letting my system catch detailed shots that would normally just be a distant blob. However, it has a tendency to excessively hunt back and forth during tracking. That creates what would be a non-presentable video, but thankfully Final Cut Pro does a...
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    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Add image stabilization in Final Cut Pro and the result is quite nice despite the jerky camera tracking moves.
  11. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Never did it this well before.... More jittery than my manual aiming, but getting actual automated tracking for animals is a step up from the standard firmware. These are a few examples that are getting caught now.
  12. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Animal tracking firmware? I would love to have that on my PTZ5A4M-25X cameras. I only have the General_SD-Taurus_MultiLang_PN_Stream3-Normal_V3.200.0000018.2.R.240617 which does not track animals. The bear video was manually aimed, but getting firmware that also does animals would be wonderful...
  13. guykuo

    Mr. Bear Digs

    Captured on EmpireTech PTZ5A4M-25X about 100 yards away in darkness. Scene is illuminated only by the PTZ's IR lights. Really demonstrates what a good pairing its 4MP resolution is with 1/1.8 sensor. Uploaded video is only 1080P. BTW all the audio is SFX work in Final Cut Pro
  14. guykuo

    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    From above. Brim now installed on new camera.
  15. guykuo

    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    I use a one in three out splitter. It isn't "outdoor" unit, but it stays dry inside in mount. I do dop all the connections with silicone grease. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVR3C92S
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    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    Total of nearly 28 hours print time. Here it is atop a pole with three turrets on the newly printed mount. A POE+ splitter within the mount lets one ethernet service all three turrets. Still need to add a brim to newest turret. Three other cameras on the pole are mounted using standard mounting...
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    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    22 hours done, about 7 more to go. The top portion will be interesting because I'm printing the vaulted ceiling without using supports, unlike the horizontal portions at base that absolutely required supports. The top of the circular opening, I know my printer is tuned well enough to print...
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    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    A couple hours in Fusion 360 to do the modeling. No AI assist, just CAD modeling. I cheated a bit by basing it off my two camera pole mount. Hardest part was getting all the cuts and intersections to keep the three upper mounts emptied out in their interiors. 13 hours into the print... .
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    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    I wanted to change the top of one camera pole to have three turret cameras instead of two cameras currently mounted. The prior, two headed mount I printed in black PETG has held up well through several years weather. It's going to take a day and a half to print in PETG. 1/4 of the way through....
  20. guykuo

    PT - New Dahua Camera Category and Models

    Getting that currently means at least doubling the camera cost. We were spoiled for a time with good low light capabilities mixed with low cost.
  21. guykuo

    KP7 Aurora June 1, 2025

    One of the more energetic events since last year's major showing. Color 4KT came through again. Intensity was just barely visible to naked eye, but the camera captured a lot of color that would otherwise be invisible. View is from east of Seattle and our clouds nearly ruined tonight's show.
  22. guykuo

    Owl Giving a Ride

    Bunny gets ride with Owl Uber. Gives only one star review. EmpireTech PTZ5A4M-25X managed incidental night capture while pointed out at field. Only IR light is from the PTZ. Capture was triggered in SecuritySpy bythermal camera pointed in same direction.
  23. guykuo

    PTZ5A4M-25X vs PTZ4M-25X

    Finally replaced older PTZ4M-25X 4MP (less than ideal 1/2.8 sensor) with a PTZ5A4M-25X 4MP (on 1/1.8 sensor). Now I can supply a more direct comparison between the smaller sensor vs larger sensor PTZ's. Both are 4MP images, but the sensor difference is obvious. First is the 1/2.8 sensored...
  24. guykuo

    Cascades Sunrise on Color 4K-T

    Super nice sunrise over Cascades this morning. Start of video was almost black to the naked eye looking out window, but really shows up well on Color 4K-T
  25. guykuo

    More EmpireTech Color 4K-T Night Time Delight

    Careful, a few more times and Pavlov will take over if you hear that music elsewhere. o_O
  26. guykuo

    More EmpireTech Color 4K-T Night Time Delight

    I hope your legs didn't get too numb. :winktongue:
  27. guykuo

    Delivery Driver with pulsing IR

    Haven't seen this yet. Maybe active LIDAR self driving sensors?
  28. guykuo

    More EmpireTech Color 4K-T Night Time Delight

    Dawn to Dusk night of April 30 and May 1, 2025 gave a nice show of stars, Milky Way, northern lights, and Andromeda galaxy.
  29. guykuo

    Blue Heron Eats a Bass

    Great capture. Totally agree, 24/7 recording (in addition to motion triggered recording) has been truly worthwhile for me as well. Motion triggers miss a lot of interesting stuff. Course that means I'm recording nearly 3 TB / day on the RAID.
  30. guykuo

    Mr. Bear on Thermal and Visual

    First black bear video of this year. Easy to spot on Dahua DH-TPC-BF5421 thermal, but in daytime he also shows up on IPC-T54IR-ZEB-S3. Action is 100 yards out from cameras. Although he usually seems a slow lumbering beast, Mr. Bear is way faster than I can run. Would not want him after me!
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