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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    For those that have written and have been following my IP Camera mod's, I've just published a couple of new pages, one with my home-brew enclosures and one comparing the low-light sensitivity of some of the cameras I've been using.All of my pages can be found at http://ve6sbs.sbszoo.com/ under...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    From the photo that one has has a transistor or FET amp so wouldn't work. You need one that has an IC op-amp for enough gain and, even then, most are made to work with consumer equipment for which line-level is only 0.316Vrms and IPC camera boards require an audio level of 2V so they need to be...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    I published a web page in the past with info about a mic that I found worked fairly good for IPC board cameras that require line-level audio, but the source sold out very quickly and several have written asking if I knew of any other mic's that may work. I needed a few more myself but made the...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    Are there other devices besides your PC and the camera on your network? If so, it may have the same ip set as another device and therefore be hidden. I usually have no trouble finding the ip of new cameras, but recently got one that had the same ip as my printer which caused me grief. With...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    For those with a camera with a lens that has a built-in IR filter, rather than buy another camera with hopefully a lens without a filter, one could simply buy a non-filtered lens. See http://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/LENs/1512187_501247569.html for an AliExpress seller that has a 2.8mm &...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    I agree. I have 4 boards, several more boards in cameras from several different manufactures and 3 more boards on the way. It's hard to beat $17.50 for a board with a cable, lens & IRC that's 1280x960 or 1280x720 with 2-way audio and an Alarm I/O input and only $4 more if one decides to add...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    I'm assuming you mean where/how to expand the Trigger option on the camera pcb and, while there's been some info on this thread previously about the p5 8-pin connector on the camera board and which pin is the alarm I/O input, I have details about how I connected to the alarm input at...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    Problem Solved! I can't say enough about Ken, the author of BI. He found the "secret command" necessary to start the alarm info flowing and the "Trigger using camera's digital input or motion" option was expanded and now works for cameras that use port 34567 including IPC, IPCX, & CantonK models...
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    Outdoor Security Cameras - Need advice (Hikvision purchase)

    From what I understand, the 2032 Bullet and 3332 Turrent use the same camera module. And I believe you have the same choice of lenses with either one. I have both and recently ordered more of the Bullets as this style is a bit smaller and better suited to how, and where, I plan to use them AND...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    I have several of the HI3518 boards (marked BLK18E-0012-38X38_S which are model 50H10PE-S & BLK18E-0012_0030-38X38_S which are model 53H13PE-S) that I would like to make use of the I/O Alarm input on in conjunction with the BI (BlueIris). In BI the Make/Model is set to IPC H.264 port 34567 and...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    And I have 3 of them running in Blue Iris and none have ever dropped the connection.
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    The DC Jack Size you'll need is 5.5mm(Outer diameter), 2.1mm(Inner diameter) and is a pretty standard size most wall wort type power supplies come with. Center pin is usually always the positive lead, BUT best to always confirm the required and power supply polarity before connecting any power...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    On the 6510 boards that I have, pin 4 on the P5 connector all have +5V on them and my understanding was that pins 1 thru 4 were for an optional Wi-Fi board as several in the past have commented that's what their boards had connected to them. Barry
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    Most, if not all, of these cam's in a small metal enclosure have night vision as most come with an IR lens (a lens with no built in IR filter) and there's no space in such a small enclosure to include a switchable IR cut filter. For clarification, an IR filter filters out, or removes, IR light...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    What did you mean exactly by "not exposed"? All I can think of is that you meant something like the fact that the alarm input connection on the board isn't brought out to terminals (and exposed) at the end of the camera cable. Barry
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