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Just noticed this downward mount. It may or may not work for the ReoLink doorbell. Or one could be made out of wood using the same idea. It would be nice if the ReoLink doorbell camera lens could be tilted in any direction up to 25 degrees. That would help eliminate some of the sky...

Used Macrium Reflect Free to clone a old HD to a new SSD in a Windows 10 desktop. It copied everything over including the OS. If there are issues, then one can use the Microsoft Media Creation tool to download a new version of Window's.

For power on this end, use an old computer power supply rated at 12 VDC at 18 amps. Used buried RG-213 (RG-8) co-ax cable for the main power feed. This powers the 15 watt LED landscape white lights for camera night use and the occasional Tendelux. The landscape lights are rated for 12 VAC...

Is the system supplying 12 volts AC or DC to the Tendelux units?

Same thought here. Is it the same electronics as the 12 VDC unit or did they make a change to the circuit to allow for the higher voltage.

Looks like the Tendelux comes in two flavors. One at 12 volts and the other at 24 volts. Perhaps the newer version has the voltage requirements listed on the device. However, the 12 VDC units do not list this info on the lamp housing, but only on the wall wart. From their product description...

Looks like the ReoLink POE doorbell is now listed on Amazon at $77 with free shipping. At the end of March it was listed at $72.

An extension cable should not be an issue. If too long, it will introduce additional resistance and lower the voltage delivered to the device. On this end make up extension cords by cutting off the provided connectors and soldering these back onto the required length of new cable. Just make...

Here are two sample images from the camera. One day time taken today using the BI GUI and the other taken 5 days ago at night with snow.

Here are the current settings for the camera. The yellow side is for day settings with the blue for night. The corner has a street light thus the camera performs very well at night. No additional lighting is used.

The IP Cam Talk store sells CAT-5E direct burial cable. Did not locate any reviews as to the overall quality of this cable. Have others used it and how did it perform? Looked at some alternatives on Amazon that had some interesting reviews that were not overly positive. Interested in using...

In general terms, there are more elements required for a zoom lens than for a fixed focus lens. Thus with more elements the lens attenuates the light which results in less light reaching the sensor. Thus the zoom lens is 'slower' than a fixed focus lens. i.e. a higher f-stop which lets light...

Yes, would also agree that Net Time is a user friendly process to setup. It works well. However, if you are into brewing your own system then take a look the the below link. In this case a Dahua API is used to trigger each camera. This example is run on the Hubitat hub, but could be run...

If that model of camera has 'time plan settings' then it can be set to change from day to night by using a monthly schedule. The schedule works well if you do not have huge sunset/sunrise time difference within a month. That is one of the downsides of using this process. Or one could just...

The nice part of using the media creation tool is that it will create the necessary partitions on the SSD for you and install the new OS. Then if needed, one can always divide up the SSD into smaller partitions. It may take some time to download to the USB drive, depending on your download...