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    Lens fog

    I had the exact same problem when I installed my HDW5830R-Z 10 days ago. It would happen at night after the IR lights had been on for awhile. Then after dawn it stayed foggy for awhile and then it would clear up in a few hours. It's mounted under an eve so there's no moisture exposure. In fact...
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    EmpireTecAndy fast DHL shipping!!

    Does that mean no orders shipped until you get back? I just ordered a Starlight IR Mini Dome. Enjoy your vacation!
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    5) Hide a USB HDD behind a wall with a USB connector wall plate covering it up. Run a USB cable from the wall to your surveillance PC. Have your software record trigger video to the hidden HDD. The perps will hurriedly just rip out cables to pull the PC while leaving the hidden HDD behind. I'm...
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    Help improve my 2 MP starlight footage

    But there is a downside to H.265...it requires significantly more computer resources to decode due to it's more sophisticated compression. Some older computers may not be up to the task. If H.265 is supported in your HW acceleration, you should be in pretty good shape.
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    Help improve my 2 MP starlight footage

    If you use PoE cameras, I think it's a good $15 investment to get a power injector. Very handy to have around if you need easy access to the camera's interface. You can pull the cable off your NVR and inject there without having to unmount your camera. Amazon.com: TP-LINK TL-PoE150S PoE...
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    POE switch recommendations...

    I'm planning to buy this switch later this year when I add more cameras. It's a managed switch from Netgear with 24 port PoE+ 190W $299. Does anybody know of any red flags with this one? I want a dependable switch that will last a long time. Amazon.com: NETGEAR GS724TPv2 24-Port Gigabit PoE+...
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    New Dahua cams ?

    Well that's almost exactly what I'm looking for. It's only missing built in IR which I need for my indoor home installation. Looks like I'll have to stick with the slightly more obtrusive Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-AS which is almost the same except it does include IR. Thank you for showing that to me...
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    New Dahua cams ?

    I wish Dahua would come out with a Starlight recessed mini dome camera like this HikVision DS-2CD2E20F:
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    Too many Alerts

    Hi Fenderman, I see Ken's name referenced quite a bit around here but I haven't seen any posts from him. Is he a member here also? Is he just lurking?
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    2. If your subnet is different like 192.168.0.x as mine is, you can temporarily change your pc's subnet to match, then connect to the camera to change it's IP address, then change your subnet back.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Yea I found that out the hard way when I tried to stuff the pigtail through the hole in the brick I had just drilled. Duh! It took me 15 minutes angling the drill around getting that hole big enough to get that through. Next time I'm buying the junction box.
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    Spiders

    I sprayed teflon lubricant on a couple of my bullet cams and that has worked well so far this summer. But it did leave a nasty looking brown residue on the camera case after the sun hit it for a week. But it's worth it for me not to have to mess with spidy videos. I may try the vaseline trick...
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    IPCT New "Dark" theme installed

    Great!!!
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Just ordered my first IPC-HDW5231R-Z from Andy at Empire. I think I got the last one since his site shows out of stock now. I'm going to play with this one on the front of the house for awhile and see how it does. It will be replacing my HikVision 2CD2032-I 3MP camera. It's been reliable for the...
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    Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN)

    Nice pic lulu5kamz! Can you tell me how visible the LEDs are when someone in the dark looks at the camera? Do you think they notice it?
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    Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN)

    Has anyone tried this cam with the IR turned on to get a good face ID? And if so, at what distance is the IR effective? All I've seen so far are shots in daylight mode. I'm very interested in purchasing this cam for the front of my house but there aren't any streetlights so I'll be depending on...
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