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    Blue Heron Eats a Bass

    I've seen them swallow bass nearly twice this size, but they lay them down on the dock and use their beak to break up the spine first. Makes a nasty mess for me to clean up. I guess they can manage this size fish without shattering the spine first...
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    Blue Heron Eats a Bass

    This is an example of why I went from recording only on triggers to continuous recording. This didn't trigger an alert, but my thermal camera 100' away did trigger so then I was able to go back through the recordings and find the clip from the camera on the dock. I've caught so much wildlife...
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    Adding hard drive to Optiplex 5060

    Well, there was an open box 4 TB WD Purple at Best Buy for $50, so I figured I'd at least try that for now. It snapped right into the tray, plugged in the two connectors, turned on the PC, disk management saw the new drive and I had it set up in a minute or two. Entire process took 5 minutes, no...
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    Adding hard drive to Optiplex 5060

    Yep, that’s kinda what I’ve figured out from watching a few YouTube videos. Thanks for confirming. Any idea of the capacity limitations for this drive? The manual says 2 TB, but other forums say that’s not necessarily true, but I haven’t found anyone who has said they’ve been successful or...
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    Adding hard drive to Optiplex 5060

    I found a manual for the OptiPlex 5060 (https://dl.dell.com/content/manual25008088-dell-optiplex-5060-small-form-factor-setup-and-specifications-guide.pdf?language=en-us) and in the storage section it lists the SSD, 3.5” and 2.5” options and the 3.5” says “SATA 3.0 up to 6 Gbps” and capacity is...
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    POE Splitter Recommendation

    I'm using https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JS45B89 to run a PTZ and thermal camera about 200' from the switch. No problems in over 12 months use.
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    Adding hard drive to Optiplex 5060

    My BI pc is a SFF Dell Optiplex 5060. It has a 512GB SSD and nothing else for storage. Currently everything saves to the SSD and then files are transferred to a USB attached external hard drive. I don't record continuously, but I want to start so I need to add a hard drive. Looks to me like I...
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    Dahua Inaccurate Time Related Issues

    Could you explain how you did this? Time discrepancies on my cameras is one of the biggest annoyances I have keeping up with a dozen or so cameras.
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    License plate capture on private driveway

    Yep, pretty much what I was thinking on all of the above. I think he'd really like to avoid having a couple bullet cams mounted on his building due to size/appearance. Is there a turret with similar specs I could use? If IR is the primary reason to go with a bullet, I'd rather add an IR...
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    License plate capture on private driveway

    My neighbor is dealing with thru-traffic issues despite multiple "Private Driveway" and "No Trespassing" signs on his long gravel driveway which connects two public roads. People have also started dumping trash in the open area near his shed. He asked me to install cameras on his property using...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Y'all remember when Ron Paul was one of the Republican candidates in 2012 and he campaigned on how we had to balance the budget, slash wasteful spending, end foreign aid, and how we could even eliminate the federal income tax and STILL have a balanced budget with the appropriate spending cuts...
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    Point to Point Wireless Bridge Recomendations

    Just to add to the info on this thread, I'm using a couple MikroTik "Wireless Wire" units from my house to boat dock. Units are 354 feet apart and consistently get 950+ Mbps up and down. They're advertised as 1 Gbps full duplex and that's what I've seen for the last year or so I've had them...
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    Camera Recommendation

    Thanks everyone. Looks like the 5442 is the clear winner. Think I'll give it a shot.
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    Camera Recommendation

    Thanks, y'all. I was thinking about the Z12 b/c I figured if it didn't work for my intended use I could always use it for LPR even though I don't have much interest in that. Looking at the specs, each camera has the "correct" sensor size / MP ratio. Comparing DORI numbers, identify distance is...
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    Camera Recommendation

    I want a camera to watch my mailbox. The closest I can mount the camera is about 80' away. I live in the middle of nowhere, so there aren't any lights from neighbors around, but there is a single street light mounted on a utility pole 15' away from the mailbox. Camera will be mounted on a shed...
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