IPC-T54IR-AS vs 5442-AS Housing/Mounting Differences

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Krieger

Getting the hang of it
Sep 23, 2022
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Hey all,

So the last time I purchased cameras was in 2022. I bought a handful of the 5442 s2 cameras from Empire Tech on Amazon. They have the 3 piece housings with the security torx set screw. I thought these housings were great. Easy to install, small footprint, sleek, and when you lock the set screw down the camera ball really locks up and can't be moved.

I just purchased the updated version, the IPC-T54IR-AS. These cameras undoubtedly have better video performance, but I am completely disappointed in the housing/mounting. It uses the mounting plate with the little lever like the cheap amcrest cameras I have, and then has a Phillips screw in the back to 'lock' the camera. All it does is lock the camera to the mounting plate, it does not lock the eye ball, so I can still move the eyeball after I 'lock' the screw in. It's also bulkier and has that dumb little tab sticking out the front. It just seems like an overall worse/overcomplicated design.

Does anybody know why this was changed? In my opinion, these are harder to install and I see 0 advantages to the new housing/mounting.

I posted this in the Dahua forum and it was recommended I post it over here as well. If there is a way I can get some of the old style mounts/housings, please let me know.
 

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Maybe delete this thread since another of the same is active?

Tony must have had a Biden moment to suggest you spam the forum with multiple threads of same thing :p
 
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wittaj said:
Tony must have had a Biden moment to suggest you spam the forum with multiple threads of same thing :p
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Gee, thanks a lot for that wittaj.
I did suggest he post his issue instead in Andy's forum since it is one of Andy's and not directly a Dahua....what was I thinking? :idk:
 
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You probably bought to wrong camera.
You should have bought T54IR-ZE-S3 that has the same form factor as the T5442T
 
CCTVThomas said:
You probably bought to wrong camera.
You should have bought T54IR-ZE-S3 that has the same form factor as the T5442T
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Maybe he wanted the fixed focal length, not vari-focal, and for $33 less.....:idk:
 
TonyR said:
Maybe he wanted the fixed focal length, not vari-focal, and for $33 less.....:idk:
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I think the varifocal has a narrower fov than the 2.8mm too, right? Maybe I should have bought the varifocal, but I was just looking for fixed focal length cameras.
 
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