Recent content by raniemi

I noticed that this particular camera is now EOL and the next closest in features is the Nx4BN52. Using Dahua's product selector, it appears that filtering the cameras with any WDR significantly reduces the number of available (current) cameras. Unless there is something wrong with their...

When I first started looking at cameras 2+ years ago, I thought "wouldn't it be grand to have a PTZ camera and control it remotely?". Then I looked into it some more and found out a few of those cameras were rated at 60W (but they also had a built-in heater that I did not need). Totally not...

I'll decide on that (and post it) once I know which camera(s) I'll be going with.

I forgot to mention before, but thanks @looney2ns for the detailed review! I might just need to buy a camera soon, play with it for a bit (i.e. sitting in the basement, lights out), and then ship it to install site if my at home tests work well. Hard to argue with the price of a Dahua :)

Hi @dark current! I replied to myipcam above with more details about the install site. I think solar is going to be the least of my concerns... well, I probably would NOT buy a 60W camera that will run 24*7... the physical footprint of the solar system would be larger than I would like. If I...

Hi @myipcam. I have an existing solar panel with several 12V deep cycle, rechargeable batteries that power an LTE Gateway (Sierra Wireless RV50) and a data logger (Meteobridge PRO) for my weather station (Davis Vantage Pro2). This system has been running pretty solid for the last 3 years, 24*7...

Thanks for the links @looney2ns. I would like to be notified (i.e email (link or attachment), https, or sftp) of movement in the view area, day or night (favoring low resolution for low bandwidth communication), and have the ability of doing a remote take over to view the environment (live)...

Thanks @crw030. I'll take a look at the Dahua Starlights.

Thanks @myipcam. I'll give that search a whirl -- admittedly I haven't tried that before because I didn't want to find/buy a camera and solar solution together. If memory serves me correctly, I think some of the Hikvision cameras have a concept of "streams" that allow the user to specify a...

(Edit: @crw030) I'll be monitoring for wild boar, free range cattle, trespassers, and (perhaps) owls. Assuming the camera's WDR is amazing: beautiful sunsets. :)

Thanks @crw030. I'm currently streaming weather data through my cellular gateway and I'm well below the limits set by my provider. However, once I start streaming video... I'm hoping that whatever camera I pick up I can do a selective push (i.e. timed, continuous low res uploads OR low res...

Hi All, I've been looking for an outdoor video camera on-and-off for the last several years. My problem is that I haven't found the best system for my needs. Or I wait long enough and better cameras come out and I decide to wait longer. What I'm trying to do is: * Find an outdoor video camera...