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    Best cheap camera for inside garage, next to doorway?

    I have several 5442, but I am looking for something cheaper for this use case. T24IR is not the best camera and not the perfect sensor size ratio, but I was hoping it would be sufficient for this use case. I could even use the new camera to instead cover the stairs/door instead as that only...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Yes I have everything set up using IVS only. I don't get a ton of weather related triggers, but every snowstorm will false trigger my 4 of my 5 unprotected cameras 0-3 times. This doesn't happen on my unprotected T180 with white LEDs. I also don't think this happens in day mode without IR LEDs...
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    Best cheap camera for inside garage, next to doorway?

    Also I have tried using BLC and HLC to compensate for the daytime window brightness seen in the pics, and no matter how it's set, it always makes the rest of the image way too dark.
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    Best cheap camera for inside garage, next to doorway?

    Apologies in advance if my explanation of the location is not clear. I'm looking for a second camera to put inside my garage. As there are better cameras outside covering the access points into the garage, I want to use a cheaper model inside. I already have a 3241T-ZE inside at the "Purple...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    My setup is entirely Empiretech (15 cams) and I have had them give me plenty of false triggers, from flying and crawling insects, snowflakes, heavy rain (less than snowflakes) and most commonly, squirrels. The false triggers from snow are much worse on cameras that are not protected from above...
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    How to wire 2 cameras on 1 cat6 without any extra devices?

    I have a system using exclusively empiretech cameras. I want to connect two cameras through one cat6 cable. If each camera, (basic Poe cameras, not PTZ or Poe+) only uses two wire pairs, then I should be able to wire one cat6 cable with two RJ45 on each end (two pairs for each RJ45). That...
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    IPC-T54IR-ZE S3 Wall Mounting - Direct or Bracket?

    I can recommend fastcat cable. Great quality solid copper cable, made in South Korea. For plugs and crimp tool I use Klein. Just make sure you get pass-thru plugs, also available from other brands cheaper.
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    Best place to mount window/door stickers?

    I made some stickers to put on the windows/doors around the house to bring attention to the CCTV system. Think "smile, you're on camera", but slightly less silly. What do you think is the best sticker placement for doors? The stickers are purple, I thought this might make them visible enough...
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    IPC-T2231T-ZS IPC-T2431T-AS 2022 IPC-HX2XXX-Molec_MultiLang_PN_V2.820.0000000.48.R.220614.bin

    Is this also the correct firmware for an IPC-T22IR-ZAS-S3?
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    T22IR-ZAS S3 keeps cutting out for 5 seconds prior to every trigger

    So yesterday night I set the camera to continuous record to the SD card, as well as the original BI settings (continuous + triggers). Lining up the BI recordings (ONVIF IVS events) with the on camera events shows me that the camera IS recording and does not drop the video for the 5 seconds that...
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    IPC-T54IR-AS vs 5442-AS Housing/Mounting Differences

    I've avoided buying any of these models with the new mount for this reason, they look like a far inferior mount. It's a good thing the varifocal still comes with the proper mount for now.
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    T22IR-ZAS S3 keeps cutting out for 5 seconds prior to every trigger

    T22IR-ZAS S3 (old GUI) using Blue Iris This camera is set up to record to HDD continuously. It also is set using IVS to trigger intrusion and tripwire (one of each) There is also an SD card in the camera set to record triggers only. When this camera triggers, it drops the video feed or...
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    Should I format SD cards using the camera? (.DAV vs .MP4)

    Thanks I'll give that a shot!
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    Should I format SD cards using the camera? (.DAV vs .MP4)

    Thank you for your help While that .vbs method does work to open IE, it doesn't allow me to have any video feed with IE, instead I only get the "Please click here to download and install the plug-in" black screen that I was getting before. All camera settings are available but no video feed. I...
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    Should I format SD cards using the camera? (.DAV vs .MP4)

    So ultimately I didn't bother with this much anymore as I found out that VLC can play .dav files. However now I am trying to sort out some trigger issues with a 5442, and wanted to look at the (old) GUI playback to see what IVS rules were triggering. I am not able to do this using Edge as...
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    Should I format SD cards using the camera? (.DAV vs .MP4)

    Thank you I have tried to install the plugin several times, but the installation window closes halfway through running the plugin. This is using IE (not edge in IE mode). I access IE with a custom .bat file. I have also tried using edge in IE mode and have the same issue. When using normal...
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    Should I format SD cards using the camera? (.DAV vs .MP4)

    Explorer seems like the answer as .mp4 shows up fine as an option. Doesn't seem I'm able to download anything though. Do I need to install the plug-in, to be able to download clips, and is it safe? I thought the plug-in would only be to watch videos in the browser.
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    Should I format SD cards using the camera? (.DAV vs .MP4)

    This is what I see on my camera that has the SD card formatted in camera. It only provides the .dav filetype. If I don't format the card in the camera, will that give me the option to export a different format?
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    Should I format SD cards using the camera? (.DAV vs .MP4)

    I thought that the camera only recorded to .dav if the SD card was formatted inside the camera. I assumed it would save it as a more generic filetype (.mp4 or .avi) if the SD card was not formatted using the camera software. If not formatted using the camera, what filetype are the videos saved as?
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    Should I format SD cards using the camera? (.DAV vs .MP4)

    I have installed SD cards in all my cams as a backup. Currently I have formatted most of them with the camera software. I'm wondering though, is it really worth it to do so? Is the 'performance boost' really necessary if I am only recording triggers with the SD (not continuous)? Formatting...
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    Smart Motion vs IVS Intrusion for areas without passerbys / interior areas

    Thank you very much! Thank you, I have a bit of trouble understanding the 3D element of the Intrusion boxes, and how people can walk "under" them preventing a trigger, especially when I have the "appears" as well as enter/exit boxes checked. I have read a bunch here about that but never really...
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    Smart Motion vs IVS Intrusion for areas without passerbys / interior areas

    I currently have 9 Empiretech cams (5442T, T22IR, D54IR, 5449H) around the property. I have trouble getting some of them to trigger reliably. I use only IVS intrusion zone as recommended here. They are set to ID humans, but they are so much better at identifying squirrels. Only 2 of the cams...
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    Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset

    I set up my 9 cameras to use the BlueIris PTZ/Control scheduling for changing from day to night and night to day. I have it working on 7 out of 9 cameras. One of the cameras (D54IR-ASE-S3) that isn't working uses the Blue/White GUI. Is there another method to schedule this? The other camera...
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    Issues after resetting a 3241

    Success! I was unable to get the .vbs script to save properly as a .vbs, however I was able to save a .bat file that did the same thing. I accessed the camera using IE. I was unable to see any video without downloading plugins, but I was able to access all the menus. I selected the Factory...
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    Issues after resetting a 3241

    I tried to reset the camera again, this time holding down the button for 1 minute after giving the camera a couple minutes to ensure it was fully booted up. It gives me the same problem: -Device initialization completed with no problem. -However once initialized, there is no camera feed and...
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    Issues after resetting a 3241

    I don't think the IP address is the issue because I am able to access the camera to initialize it with no issue. It is only after initialization that it's not working properly. I'm sure the PC is set to 192.168.1.x because I always set it to the same address when initializing a camera
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    Issues after resetting a 3241

    This is a camera that I had initialized before and was using for a while, it just started giving me trouble after using the reset button. I used the reset button because I moved the camera to a different location and couldn't remember the IP address.
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    Issues after resetting a 3241

    Thank you, I will give that a shot tomorrow. I was only holding it for 20 seconds or so. It's plugged into a PC. My cam network is on a different subnet but I switch the PC back to 192.168.x.x when adding a new camera. I can initialize the camera this way and add the password, set the...
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    Issues after resetting a 3241

    IPC T3241T-ZAS I reset this camera using the reset button but it is now no longer working. The initialization process works with no issue, but I no longer get a camera feed and the menus don't work so I can't factory reset it. I have tried resetting again using the button but have the same...
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    Amazon courier stole one of my Empiretech 5442.....

    They've sided with me in the past for little things, but I think this must be over the dollar value that requires a manager to step in with a bit more oversight, perhaps looking at the packing desk cams to see what went in the box originally. I'm going to keep at them for a bit longer. I have...
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