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biggen replied to the thread Problem with SSA cutting out.Have you power cycled them recently. If not, may be time.
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biggen replied to the thread Dummy RJ45 Sockets/IP Camera Pigtails?.I just wrap male RJ45 in tape if they aren’t in use.
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biggen replied to the thread Blue Iris and CodeProject.AI ALPR.I don’t remove timestamps for any camera. Why not just move the timestamp down to the lower left or right?
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biggen replied to the thread no idea what camera to get next, any help??.In my opinion, the 5442 (renamed to 54IR for Empire Andy) is still the best cameras to get for night time. The 4K-T/X suffer from...
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biggen reacted to wittaj's post in the thread no idea what camera to get next, any help?? with
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It isn't the 5442 model that experiences this; it is the 4K/X and 4K/T, but more noticeable on the 4K/T. There is some talk and... -
biggen replied to the thread Reolink alternatives that get close to the price?.Figure out what you want and then post what you think and we can take a look at them. All his cameras are good but some will have better...
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biggen reacted to Leith1812's post in the thread Reolink alternatives that get close to the price? with Like.
Lol I dug a little deeper into these forums, and am seeing the problem with them. I was going by Reddit users who seem to like them...
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biggen replied to the thread Reolink alternatives that get close to the price?.A bag of poop would offer better quality than a Reolink camera. Do you need all your cams to be PTZ or can they be fixed? This camera...
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biggen replied to the thread Review- New Design Tendelux 10 Watt IR illuminator..This is why I went with the Axton unit (or really any unit with PoE) several years ago now. Wall warts just aren’t very reliable and it...
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biggen replied to the thread Is there a trick to doing tripwire with the new GUI?.I use intrusion boxes myself. Others seem to have better results with IVS. I think it is scene dependent. You may want to try both and...
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biggen replied to the thread Is there a trick to doing tripwire with the new GUI?.I don't think the new GUI lets do you as many zigs and zags on IVS that you want like the older GUI did. At least, that has been my...
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biggen replied to the thread Hosting blue iris in the cloud.The problem is if your internet drops then you have no recorded video. I guarantee it would happen eventually and it will be the time...
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biggen replied to the thread Mini-Review - 5442-ZE-S3 AKA T54IR-ZE-S3 - Replacement to 5442-ZE.Correct. I don't see a need to run AI anywhere but the camera. I let the camera do the work and send the alerts to Blue Iris.
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biggen replied to the thread Mini-Review - 5442-ZE-S3 AKA T54IR-ZE-S3 - Replacement to 5442-ZE.Haha. Yeah, now that you say it, I do get the occasional IVS alert for our neighborhood cat that comes into our driveway!
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biggen replied to the thread Mini-Review - 5442-ZE-S3 AKA T54IR-ZE-S3 - Replacement to 5442-ZE.Same. I gave up on dumb motion via BI and CodeProject AI long ago. The built-in IVS from Dahua on these newer cameras is damn near...
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Yep. I am FL so back plates only anyways. This is the only way in/out so single sided with back plates is fine.
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biggen replied to the thread LPR @ 85-100 feet?.To 100 feet, this cam for sure: EmpireTech IPC-B52IR-Z12E-S2 1/2.8" CMOS 2MP 5mm–60mm Ultra Low Light. I have two of them, one being the...
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biggen replied to the thread Screenshots- Amcrest 4k (2.8 lens) vs Empiretech 4MP (2.8-12 lens).I use IVS trip wire/intrusion zone on all my cameras. On my driveway cam, I have it setup so that I get a pushover alert as soon as...
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biggen replied to the thread Screenshots- Amcrest 4k (2.8 lens) vs Empiretech 4MP (2.8-12 lens).Yup. That distance is just way too great for those cams in that usage scenario.
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biggen reacted to Peeper's post in the thread Screenshots- Amcrest 4k (2.8 lens) vs Empiretech 4MP (2.8-12 lens) with Like.
Daytime pix ... 4MP has benefit of optical zoom plus some digital zoom. 4k with 2.8 lens digital zoom only. As the jeep turned away I...
