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It was set to auto. I figured it out - went to exposure and moved the slider on exposure comp from 50 (default) to 100, then back to 50, and now camera is exposing properly - guess the exposure was way too low and didn't automatically adjust as it got dark, for some reason.

Hi folks, I've noticed at times my N43AB52 Starlight camera (powered by Dahua POE NVR) switches to night/b&w profile (automatically when it gets past dusk, I take it, not sure where settings are for that), the camera doesn't light up the built-in IR illuminator light, and going from Auto to...

Hmmmm, it was Firefox and Chrome, both Mac and Windows. I tried in IE and it shows up. How weird.

I'm trying to export three cams worth of footage over a week's time from a Dahua NVR N52B3P4 (V4.001.0000006.0 build 2021-02-08) and I see on the Dahua wiki as well as YT videos that you can use a Backup option to dump the files on the main menu to a USB drive. I can't find "Backup" on my menu...

So I finally heard from ICCTVZone, and they don't have it. Googled and found only one other, CCTV-Mall.com that says "in-stock" and their website is a bit more screwy. Turns out both ICCTVZone and CCTV-Mall are run by same paypal address, jeffwang83@hotmail.com. So I'm passing for now...

Weird, works for me? IPC-HFW3441E-SA - DAHUA DH-IPC-HFW3441E-SA 4MP Lite AI IR Fixed focal Bullet Network Camera with Starlight technology Wide dynamic range (WDR) Smart Motion Detection (SMD) Intelligent Video Analysis (IVS) IPC-HFW3441E-SA without logo

Hi folks, I was browsing Dahua's website and it appears they have a Starlight bullet cam IPC-HFW3441E-SA with a built-in mic, which would be nice. I checked with Andy and he does not carry or offer it, nor a bullet cam with a mic; closest is the IPC-HFW5442T-ASE which he does have (no...

Yes that review was done by you, and I've been in talks with Andy about the 5442, looks like I'll be going that way. :) Can the Dahua IP cams do http triggers?

Hi folks, I'm looking at moving from Hikvision cameras to Dahua Starlights (not sure the model yet, preferably bullet as I don't need varifocal) and one of the main reasons for the jump is looking for better motion detection and ability to send HTTP triggers to my software (using open-source...

Thanks, I'll shoot Andy a message and see what he says. @aristobrat - So the fixed bullet (no varifocal) 5442 series is the U.S. model, and you reviewed the verifocal version of that bullet cam (international PN) from what I can see, correct?

So, how can I connect your brands on Amazon with the models listed on Dahua's website? For example, if I'm looking for a simple 2.8 fixed Starlight bullet cam, (let's say Dahua #N53AB52), I can't find anything listed through your links. Or, is it a new camera that you don't have yet? Shoot...

Yep, got it. Bridge mode it is. I probably didn't wait or reset things going from NAT to Bridge.

So what networking settings are you using in a virtual machine to get SADP to work, if the cameras are just connected to a POE switch without a router? On the host machine (OS X) I'm going manual ethernet, 192.168.1.10 for ip, 255.255.255.0, and 192.168.1.1 for gateway. On VMWare Fusion, I'm...

Weird, I entered a reply yesterday but then the server was down for maintenance and now my message is gone. Is there a similar function I can do with NMAP tool (for use on Linux or Mac) that will do the same thing as SADP - or what makes SADP able to find Hikvision products?

I've got a Hikvision DS-7608NI-E2/8P NVR, and I had it set to a static IP, well I went in and checked DHCP so on reboot it would get IP from router (where I would assign IP), but now I can't find it anywhere. I tried using NMAP on 192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.1.1/24, and the static IP range it was...