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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    It was via UPS. Tracking simply stopped at Salt Lake City after seeing. On the Way Delay Salt Lake City, UT, United States 08/13/2025, 3:37 P.M. No sign of it since. So, obviously I can't do my planned comparison.
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Ugh! Camera shipment lost in limbo. Andy has started investigation for its location.
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    Cable length in junction box

    I agree with looney2ns that cat 7 is a poor choice for this application. None of the cameras are 10 gbe data rate and thicker, stiffer cable make things more difficult to fit everything in junction box. I recommend leaving enough ethernet cable for at least two more episodes of cutting off and...
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    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    Just a very thin ring of plumber's under base of camera mount is all I did. The entry hole for the pig tail isn't further sealed. I treat the inside connections with silicone grease, like any other camera connection. Despite rain and wind exposure for several years in my dual camera mounts...
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    CBR vs VBR recorded video quality

    H264 CBR here on 30+ cameras, all set at a high enough bitrate to get clean imaging. I also run a periodic script to set bitrate on my cameras in case a power off/on resets the rates. Dahuas seem to revert to a ridiculous, lower bitrate if they lose power despite setting (and storing) bitrate...
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    IR Hot Spotting Low Tech Fix

    A demo video showing what six layers of frosted 3M Scotch tape does on a PTZ that has bad hotspotting. I layer the tape on a piece of glass, lift off glass, trim to size and then apply over IR emitters.
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    IR Hot Spotting Low Tech Fix

    BTW, if you ever need to remove old Scotch tape that is too brittle to peel, coat the tape with some Purell hand sanitizer and cover the gel with a piece of plastic wrap. Let the gelled alcohol soak in for 20-30 minutes. Thereafter, everyone pretty much wipes off without any effort. The key is...
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    IR Hot Spotting Low Tech Fix

    Several of my cameras had pretty severe IR hot spotting. My fix was 4 to 5 layers of 3M Scotch Tape over the IR emitters. Super simple, reversible, quick, and cheap. Put several layers just over the emitter's, not the rest of the optical cover. Add more layers until the IR is diffused the amount...
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    I got confirmation! So, my comparison definitely happening
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    I may have ordered one from Andy's site, but by some odd quirk of the order system, I don't have a confirmation. Presuming a camera arrives, it will definitely get compared against my S3's
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    PTZ Mounting Arm Mod to Make Life Easier

    Ever had trouble pulling cables in/out of the PTZ mounting arms like PFB303W? I often struggled getting camera cables fed through without it getting stuck. No more.... The solution is simple and quick. Take a round profile metal file and smooth out the sharp edge at the inner 90 degree bend...
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    PTZ5A4M-25X Tracking issues - Dahua SD5A425GA-HNR

    The hunting is annoying and really makes my wife angry. I get to hear about it even when I wasn't there.
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    Gang of Weasels

    Vole
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    Gang of Weasels

    A vanishingly small group of us remember Rat Patrol ---- great now I have the theme music stuck in my head. Thanks.
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    Gang of Weasels

    At first I thought a gang of squirrels, but later footage clinched the ID.
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