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    Day focus won't hold IPC-B52IR-Z12E S2

    Thanks, I have been using my wife to stop in the camera view (she is starting to get mad at me), I focus in on the plate under live view for both day and night, then I go to customized scene and click it, hit apply, then click day/night switch and hit apply, the older version of this camera has...
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    Day focus won't hold IPC-B52IR-Z12E S2

    I hate this camera, the older version UI is much better, anyways I go into the camera, customized scene, set focus then apply, (focus is set to manual is customized theme and in day/night scence), I then click on day/night theme and apply, every day the focus from the previous day is gone and...
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    IPC-B52IR-Z12E S2 Dahau sunrise/sunset issues

    I appreciate the info and help, I was starting to get really frustrated at something that shouldn't be that difficult.
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    IPC-B52IR-Z12E S2 Dahau sunrise/sunset issues

    Thanks, the GUI is frustrating IMO, whats the best way to go, day/night switch?
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    IPC-B52IR-Z12E S2 Dahau sunrise/sunset issues

    I have 2 LPR cameras, the first one is empiretech IPC-T54IR-ZE that I have had for a while and works perfectly with the sunrise/sunset app, I installed a second LPR, empiretech IPC-B52IR-Z12E S2 that I can not for the life of me get the app to switch it day or night mode like it does with my...
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    IPC-HFW5241E-Z12 Night settings all screwed up

    Going to try that tonight.
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    IPC-HFW5241E-Z12 Night settings all screwed up

    True, I guess it’s tough to accept that not every plate is gonna be read, I am impressed with how many poor images it’s gets correct.
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    IPC-HFW5241E-Z12 Night settings all screwed up

    Funny as my wife said to clean the lense and I blew her off, I did clean it today.
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    IPC-HFW5241E-Z12 Night settings all screwed up

    Updated settings, clear capture is from a clean yellow plate and the bad one is about 15 mins later on a newer salted covered white NY plate.
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    IPC-HFW5241E-Z12 Night settings all screwed up

    This camera was working great at night until about halfway through winter, I figured it was the salt on the plates, but I think my setting on the camera got messed up. I use the sunrise/sunset app. Looking at the picture any suggestions would be great as I am getting frustrated.I have posted the...
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    Night issues with HFW5241E-Z12E

    Thank you both, I appreciate your patience.
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    Putting Camouflage Tape On My Dahua 5442E-ZE Camera

    Not the OP and this was the test install, I have since mounted a box to the tree with the camera, also put camo tape on the box, makes the camera blend in nicely.
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    Night issues with HFW5241E-Z12E

    Ok couple of questions on settings, in the cameras settings inder profile do I set it to day/night or fulltime as you stated, if I do full time is it full time day or night? I did get the scheduler app to work. but something in my settings is off as the cameras looses focus when it switches to...
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    Night issues with HFW5241E-Z12E

    Focus - 0.869444 Zoom- 0.798669 I entered those, I assume the motor steps I just ignore?