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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    I've never had my cloudkey corrupt itself so I may just be lucky. I have had my cloudkey gen 2 plus running for roughly over five years now. Now I have had issues with it though. Mine is one of the original versions of those that has the battery that goes bad and bloats/expands. Had to tear...
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    I don't get any triggers on my cameras not added to the AI port. I have a few 8MP pano cameras which the resolution is higher than what the AI port supports. Just my luck that I am also not able to drop the resolution on one of them. Now the million dollar question is.... Are you suppose to...
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    1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

    I guess "advanced" is only for actual Unifi cameras. I'm just running Hikvision, Dahua and Luminys cameras with an AI Port for each.
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    • Post #122
    • Forum: Dahua
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    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    I feel the latest update is a step backward on Unifi Protect. Now for my setup I am using all Hikvision and Dahua cameras. AI Port for all of the cameras. With the latest update... Actually I believe since the last two updates or whichever one that supposedly added ONVIF motion support, the...
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    1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

    Looking at the night time video... I wonder if the camera is programmed with a priority for license plates. I know LPR is a function the camera can do from the camera itself. Reason why I say this... Playing the video... I keep pressing pause and play and pause and play randomly... The...
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    • Post #120
    • Forum: Dahua
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    1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

    I remember reading on the Ubiquiti website for some cameras that upon first power-on, the built in heater would turn on for six hours to remove moisture inside the camera. If there is still moisture after that then to unplug it and replug and the heater would run for another six hours. Or that...
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    1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

    Not too shabby honestly. I did watch the clip a few times. First time I thought it was blurry. Then realized that the video clip was playing at 480P. Changed it to 4K and it was a night and day difference. Now for the night time clip... Thanks for the video!
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    • Post #85
    • Forum: Dahua
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    Hikvision camera selection

    If it is Hikvision branded then you would download the firmware from hikvision. If it is a Hikvision OEM product then you would get the firmware from that company. You are able to upgrade the firmware yourself.
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    Hikvision camera selection

    From what I can see, both the NVR and the camera are not discontinued. Here is the page for Hikvision to search for discontinued products. https://www.hikvision.com/en/products/discontinued-products/ Also when you go to the product page for the NVR and the camera it does not show "EOL" or...
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    I don't think a "Smart Home" and Home Automation is the same thing

    I feel less and less people use Google Home and Alexa now. The fact that the mics are always on and transferring data to those companies is disturbing. Then there was what they can do when you have your home automation dependent on their service. I remember there was this one situation where...
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    Hikvision camera selection

    I would say the turrets are easier to rotate. Turrets basically have two parts. We have the mounting bracket and then the camera (eyeball) itself. There is a locking screw to lock down the position. This is like a "ball and socket". So where usually a bullet would have three screws needed...
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    Hikvision camera selection

    Smart supplemental light is just the camera being able to raise and lower the camera's light intensity automatically. So this could apply to both the IR or white light. I would usually have this setting on. The theory is if you set the light at a certain intensity.... If the person is close...
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    Hikvision camera selection

    Not sure what it means by four light modes. As far as I know, there are two illumination modes. White light or IR. These two are the types of actual lighting. When you mention mode then here is what I think off..... Day mode (Off) - No lights are turn on from the camera itself. So no IR or...
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    T-Mobile 5G Home Internet AND Blue Iris

    I wish I had that luck with my connection. Originally I got roughly 750 down and 400 up consistently. I guess my neighbors have jumped onto T-mobile also. I get 400 down and only 20-50 up. I did connect an external waveform antenna to the modem and went into the menu to change to external...
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    Is CCA cable really that bad? Should I rip it out?

    I know electrical wire they do have some CCA that is UL certified. The brand that comes to mind is CopperWeld. So UL certification for CCA is possible. Do they have it for network cable? No idea. Please don't think that I am endorsing the use of CCA cabling. But if someone already has it...
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