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    Bosch Dinion Starlight 8000 MP (NetworkCameraCritic) Video

    The worst part of this camera is I have to give it back and go back to looking at my "ordinary" Hikvision, Axis and ACTi cameras ;) I thought about reviewing the Hik equivalent, the Darkfighter, but it's well over a grand by the time you put a lens and outdoor housing on it, not sure people...
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    AXIS thermal network cameras

    What may make sense is you start with the $249 Flir Thermal iPhone jacket. You use it to steal passwords and pins and then use the profits to pay for the $24K camera ;)
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    AXIS thermal network cameras

    The reason I don't review cameras like that is because of their limited appeal. Think about it, most here will kill to save $10 on a Dahua or Hikvision HD camera and these cameras start at $3,500 with 160x138 resolution and quickly go to $9K for VGA resolution. I thought about doing one on...
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    exporting video. Codecs for GO

    I haven't found tools that work at full frame rates. I use FastStone Capture and I get about 10fps on 30fps video. I had to use it to capture video from dashcams when I reviewed them to show what the viewer app looked like. Camtasia may be better, but it's also more expensive and if you can...
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    Bosch Dinion Starlight 8000 MP Review

    I recorded to a 64gb microSD card and worked well. I did set it up with Milestone and the video was not as smooth as I would like, but did not spend time trying to troubleshoot it since I had the camera only on loan from Bosch. I don't think anyone has a camera like this with 30fps on 5MP and...
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    Sony A7s: Low Light Demonstration

    Not sure it's worth it. It's $700ish on AE as a box camera, no lens, no outdoor housing and it's only 1080P. Would be interesting to see how it compares to the 5MP Bosch Starlight 8000MP camera which considering it's 5MP at 30FPS, is really not that much more expensive than the Hikvision and...
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    Cheap - 2032-l 3 pieces $185 if you dare

    That seems like a great deal, $60 for the dream of getting a camera. I too fell for it with a seller with perfect reviews on something cheap, $5 for Christmas lights vi ePacket. I ordered 3 with 30 lights, got 1 with 20 lights a month later. They sent me a fake ePacket tracking number but came...
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    Cables needed for ptz?

    Use a voltage drop calculator, figuring 24v DC, 2 Amps - http://www.calculator.net/voltage-drop-calculator.html Not sure how sensitive the cameras are, but I would shoot for less than a 5% voltage drop. 18 gauge is what is used for short extension cords, not 80'. You also don't have to run...
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    Cables needed for ptz?

    If you don't know, then run power wire for 24VDC, of course the gauge depends on how long a run. I tried Hik and Dahua PTZ and for IR, the Dahua is mo better. Also, for the ability to see above the horizon, an issue with some PTZ because as you zoom in, it becomes more and more difficult to see...
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    Raspberry pi - motion with audio

    Not from Kentucky but with the low cost of living there, there's got to be people doing work cheaper than someone say from Silicon Valley. That board sounds like it will do what you want, just need to put get a normal open NO alarm sensor and attach it. If the area is carpeted, I would get a...
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    2532 - Day mode turned pink

    Does not look like a stuck IR filter to me. It looks it may be a connector inside that came lose, maybe when you aimed/installed the camera. Should be under warranty, contact the reseller.
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    Hikvision DS-2CD2132-I 5.2 Firmware update goes all Chinese, utilities (ftp) removed

    Re: Hikvision DS-2CD2132-I 5.2 Firmware update goes all Chinese, utilities (ftp) remo Just get CBX to convert the camera to English forever, problem solved.
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    Raspberry pi - motion with audio

    If you can find the sensor that would work, doing this should not be a problem. You can use a pressure sensitive matt, light beam or pir motion sensors. Then get a camera with alarm inputs and attach that to the camera. Then create an event so that when motion is detected, play an audio clip. I...
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    Nas Vs. PC for NVR

    The problem with NAS devices, even high end one is they have weak processors, at best Atom proecssors so as you grow, they may have trouble keeping it up. Getting a PC with software makes the most sense and may even be cheaper as a decent NAS with at least an Atom processor can cost as much or...
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    Hikvision region code changer

    Yes, would require a lot of experimenting. It's easy to copy files in/out of the camera, just define a share on Windows, then go into Storage and set a CIFS mount to your PC's IP address, username, password, share name and save it (don't format it). Then you'll have that share available in Linux...
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    Hikvision region code changer

    You can easily transfer files, but I'm afraid to tell you how because you are going to f-up your camera. They put in checksums on the davinci file in 5.2, so if you edit it, put it back it's going to brick your camera. You're best bet is to find a 5.1.0 firmware (U.S. or China, doesn't matter)...
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    how to setup hikvision PIR for xprotect

    Huh, so you have an interface between BlueIris and Milestone XProtect that takes the settings from BlueIris and sets up the hardware event on Milestone? Very cool. I had to actually go into Milestone XProtect Manager, click on events, right click hardware events, add the event before I can use...
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    How to edit digicap.dav?

    I use the HxD hex editor on Windows. It's free, works well.
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    Love My Hik's - Is there any better for low light?

    If you want true good low light performance, you need to move away from low end cameras from China. A good start is the Bosch, Samsung & Axis, all three make low light cameras that will blow the Hik & Dahua's away.
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    FAA will require you have a pilots license to fly a drone

    I'm a licensed pilot, so does not affect me, but isn't it crazy that the FAA wants to regulate toys? I just hope they let me count my drone flight time towards my airline transport pilots license. I'm sure my Phantom experience will quickly translate to flying 747s...
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    Rtsp To Rtmp

    It's really not that hard to do, don't know why nobody else has helped you much. There's several software packages that convert RTSP to RTMP. VLC is open source, but is lousy. I've us Unreal Media Server with good success, wrote an article here - http://www.networkcameracritic.com/?p=1290 Also...
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    QR or Bar Code access control

    We have a need to send guest passes out so people can print them or show them on their phone and the reader would grant or deny access. We currently have access control using HID Edge and VertX and RFID tags, so this would supplement this. Also, we have Doorking phone entry dialers if it can...
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    Small form with Blue Iris

    You can do a few cameras with the PC and BI, but they would have to be very low resolution, 640x480 at most. I tried 1080P on brand new Celeron and got 1 camera to work using about half the processing power at idle, with 2 cameras I had to reboot to gain control of the PC again. On the other...
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    PTZ servo noise

    When I'm inside my house, 75' from the cameras, can't hear a thing. Up close, you will definitely hear it but it's not that loud. I played with one remotely for testing and the person in the room didn't even notice it on one of these -...
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    Off Grid Security Cams???

    You probably should have gotten cameras with SD card slots, then record internally, for example, the ds-2cd2532f. What were you planning on doing with streaming, like occasional live viewing or continuous streaming? Figure streaming HD video would use 5Mbps, 300Mb per minute, 1.8Gb per hour, so...
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    Car Camera Reviews - Mini 0803 & G1W

    It's all speculation as they never used an even number, so the odds of a 806 seem slim but there will always be a new model, just hope they figure out their overheating issue before releasing it.
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    Car Camera Reviews - Mini 0803 & G1W

    I would get the Mini 0801, very stable camera. The problem with the 0803 is they overheat, maybe not in Buffalo, NY this week, but in warmer climates or summer time. Same with the 0805 that replaced the 0803. The rumor is they fixed it in the next iteration but has not been released yet. But if...
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    how to setup hikvision PIR for xprotect

    You have to setup a hardware event for that. Then go in the cameras settings in Milestone and use that hardware event and turn of motion detection which is Milestone's motion detection.
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    alerts for when I'm not home a camera has been activated?

    If you are using your camera to do motion detection, then just have it send you an email directly. It's what I do at our lake house, I use cameras with PIR motion detect and sends me an alert directly.
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    FC40 Camera Video

    I took my Phantom FC40 up for it's maiden flight, heck my first successful attempt at flying anything smaller than a Cessna. Not the best camera, but was cheap, $20 upgrade from the Phantom without that camera plus you can watch it in flight from a smartphone. I have a Mobius that I'll get...
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