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    Moisture inside Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I on lens

    Similar issue here but with a more recent Hikvision bullet camera, here it's a DS-2CD2035FWD-I with moisture inside. 2 days ago I mounted it on an exterior wall and completed the cable connection to the NVR yesterday, all worked as required. A bit of rain yesterday with overnight temperature...
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    Downloading a copy of IP Cam Talk Cliff Notes

    Last year I downloaded the helpful IP Cam Talk Cliff Notes 2018-4 as a docx file, mostly I use a desktop PC running Ubuntu and it took me a few minutes. Having these notes on my desktop is a useful reference. I've just made copy of the latests Notes using copy and paste but the result is not as...
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    Ever had a camera or NVR's update which improved things?

    I recently updated (for yet another time) the firmware on my Hikvision NVR, because there was an update available I suppose. I've no idea if my Dahua or Hikvision cameras would benefit from an update, but I went ahead anyway. As before I found nothing different. The Hikvision NVR features...
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    Appearance of a camera's date and time overlay

    Thanks, and a general thanks to having IPCT here. I can see how to alter the date and time overlay on my Hikvision cameras, it's mainly for one camera because of the background image. My Dahua camera has white figures with what appears to be a hint of black borders around the figures, and...
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    Appearance of a camera's date and time overlay

    Currently I have both Hikvision and Dahua cameras feeding into my Hikvision NVR. The Dahua camera's overlay is all white and clearer to read, the Hikvisions' are a mixture of black and white figures which seems to depend on the background. Actually this feature makes the figures less easily...
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    View Dahua camera's rtsp stream with Raspberry Pi omxplayer

    Many many thanks bp2008, your command works in the RPi's terminal to display my Dahua camera. I'm not certain yet why my original command line didn't work. So far it's a bit of a mystery. Edit. I found the difference, for the Dahua camera to be displayed I need to include in quotation marks...
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    View Dahua camera's rtsp stream with Raspberry Pi omxplayer

    I want to use a RPi as a tool to help me install a Dahua IPC-HDW5231RP-ZE outside. The Dahua camera is already working with my Hikvision NVR and PC inside. I want an alternative to using a smart phone. I've been using a RPi and monitor for installing Hikvision cameras. It's simple to take...
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    Retain the camera mount, then later change to a different make of camera

    Mostly I'm talking Hikvision and Dahua, lets say I wall mount a Hikvision camera then down the line the camera fails and I want to change to a Dahua camera or vice versa whilst keeping the original mount. I am reluctant to drill more holes into my house wall, I'm talking about customisation of...
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    About Mounting of Cameras

    Wall mount a Dahua turret camera, use a PFA137 so junction box and camera are flat to the wall, instead camera mount use a PFB203W wall mount bracket, the camera sticks slightly out from the wall as shown in looney2ns's post. Functionally are these two options the same? Using a junction box is...
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    Any place for Dome and PTZ cameras, or just install varifocal turrets?

    Dahua's turrets and varifocals often get recommendations from the "experts" here, but do Dome and PTZ cameras have any place in a home setup? Where might Dome and PTZ cameras be the idea cameras to use? I use the name turret here to also include eyeball cameras. Assuming you have a PTZ camera...
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    Has anyone been thankful for having SD memory in a camera?

    I get the scenario, you anticipate the thief enters your property and among other items steals also your NVR/Blue Iris PC, so you have no video evidence to show the police. No Cloud storage I assume. To protect against this eventuality you fit SD memory chips to each camera. With no NVR your...
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    A basic how do I install Blue Iris question

    Many thanks, it's loaded. I'm sure I'll have other questions that need answering in the near future. Entering an area of my loft last week to plan an ethernet cable run, I found a small tear in the roofing felt. It must have been there for some years, no evidence of water ingress fortunately...
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    A basic how do I install Blue Iris question

    Thanks. I note my bidl named file is the same size as the blueiris.exe file I've just downloaded. To install, do I select "Open" or "run as administrator".
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    A basic how do I install Blue Iris question

    I purchased and downloaded Blue Iris in November 2018 to install later on a Windows 10 PC. On my Linux PC at the time it appeared as bidl, identified as a DOS/Windows executable (application/x-ms-dos-executable). Fast forward to today, and my EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF W10 Pro is primed and ready...
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    UPS PROTECTION

    Tyyees, I expect you're as disappointed as I am that you haven't received a reply to your thread. Is nobody on ipcamtalk using a UPS and able to share their experiences here?
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    HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF NVMe SSD screw problem

    M2 x 3mm screws arrived and one duly employed to secure my M2 2280 SSD. There's no need for an extra stand-off with this computer's M2 socket. M2 screws are small, I used a short length of plastic tube over the screwdriver and screw. As frequently is often the case, shopping online (eBay) saves...
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    Camera Isolation from Internet

    What's the opinion here on the relative merits of this router firewall/parental control LAN solution, compared to having a second NIC for the cameras on a subnet? Presumably both configurations work. I imagine that using the router's firewall is simpler to implement and accessing the cameras...
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    WD Purple 5400 or 7200

    Those buying a 10TB or 12TB WD Purple HDDs have a choice of spin speeds, 7200 RPM or 5400 RPM. Do the advantages of 7200 justify the disadvantages, in reliability, life expectancy, heat, power consumption etc. Presumable WD thought there was a market for those who saw an advantage in a 7200 RPM...
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    HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF NVMe SSD screw problem

    Thanks, I've ordered some M2 screws.
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    HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF NVMe SSD screw problem

    I bought an HP PC for BI and will transfer the W10 install from the existing 1TB HDD to a motherboard mounted M2 2280 SSD, compact size and faster NVMe data transfer versus slower 6 Gbits/sec SATA3 is appealing. I will then remove the 1TB drive for something(s) bigger, but I need a screw as...
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    WD Purple 5400 or 7200

    Since this thread was last active Western Digital have released a Purple 10TB HDD with a choice of 5400rpm or 7200rpm spin. There's a modest price premium for the 7200rpm model. There's also available now a 12TB HDD at 7200rpm. I am attracted to the idea of having just one high capacity HDD, and...
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    BI yes but some W10 questions here

    Assume I receive a new PC with a fresh W10 Pro to use as a dedicated BI PC, do I update W10 as a one off at least, to address any memory leak or who knows what else etc? Do I check for pre-installed software? Do I delete any pre-installed software, assume it's a HP EliteDesk SFF? Apart from BI...
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    Have you enabled audio, input, output or both?

    Rather than hijack a current thread, I've started another. It's a general, how important has been you having audio enabled on your cctv system being my question here. Currently TV adverts in the UK are featuring a product like Ring's Doorbell as here on youtube, you receive an alert on your...
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    BI yes but some W10 questions here

    An HP Elite SFF Desktop with W10 pro dedicated to just BI for example, what recommendations for handling the W10 side of the system, updates, anti-virus, anti-malware, backups or anything else. Run a BI system isolated from the internet and there are fewer risks that need covering. Currently...
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    Santa's watching you children

    "Simply attach the camera in your child's room and have them really thinking that Elfie is watching their behaviour" Yep, in a local store today I was surprised that Santa's Elves are also interested in CCTV.
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    Thanks for raising a security issue

    Just to say thanks to all ipcamtalk folk here, which led to me check my router after I read the posts on here. Using ShieldsUp here I was reminded that I'd enabled ICMP pings in the past after I'd had a problem with my ADSL, to enable my ISP to tweak my settings. I'll be checking my router logs...
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    Anyone changed a camera lens with one of a different focal length?

    Suppose I wanted to change the M12 lens mounted on a Hikvision 3MP mini-bullet, a DS-2CD2035FWD-I with one of a different focal length, there are lots of M12 lenses for sale on eBay. Has anyone done this sort of thing? No change is not a big deal here, but I'd just like to know what options...
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    Car porch thieves - bomb them :)

    The BBC has picked this story up, it's both on their website here and on their red button text service.
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    Managed POE switch advantages or not that much with cctv

    I have Virtual Host enables and it's working. I can power the cameras either direct from the NVR or from the network switch.
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    Managed POE switch advantages or not that much with cctv

    After I realised the limitations of my initial purchase of an unmanaged 8 port POE switch ( TP-Link TL-SG1008PE), I bought a 16 port, 8 POE + 8 (TL-SG1016PE). The background to the new purchase was the issue of me dealing with the camera subnet which my 8 camera Hikvision NVR system imposes, and...
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