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  1. brianegge

    Which is better amcrest or lorex?

    @Myotape22 , on the plus side you can add two cams to your NVR later. I think people like the look of the mini-bullets even though they have the smaller sensor. Probably because people are comparing them to Arlo cams.
  2. brianegge

    Which is better amcrest or lorex?

    I guess the new style are the "mini bullets" with the 1/2.8". I have the E891AB-E with 8MP/4K 1/1.8” CMOS (https://www.lorextechnology.com/downloads/ip-cameras/E891AB/E891AB_Series_Spec_Sheet_R1.pdf)
  3. brianegge

    Which is better amcrest or lorex?

    Others have tried unsuccessfully (Help needed, Is it (possible) to load Dahua firmware on lorex lnb9272s ???). I'd be keen to try to upgrade them if someone finds a working firmware for Lorex E891AB (aka IPC-HFW1841EN-PV).
  4. brianegge

    Which is better amcrest or lorex?

    Yes, somewhat. The DVR is dumbed down, but the cameras have more functionality if you configure them directly. I.e., you can setup a tripwire on the camera but not on the DVR. Unfortunately, both the DVR and cameras have the older firmware line which requires a browser plugin. Lorex basically...
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    Dahua NVR rackmount question

    I have a 4KS2 DVR. It’s sold and marketed at 1.5U. The depth is 17”, which meant my rack was too shallow. It’s a bit of a shame it’s not 1u and a bit shorter.
  6. brianegge

    Which is better amcrest or lorex?

    I have an 8 cam Lorex kit and now five cams from Andy. I think the kit is a great way to start out.
  7. brianegge

    Notification if car leaves

    I have a camera in my garage and I trained an object detector on my two cars, garbage bin and tool bucket. The tool bucket is just a sanity check and if it’s not visible then the camera doesn’t change the state of the other objects. The cars and bin are both tied to virtual presence sensors in...
  8. brianegge

    New to LPR? Considerations Before You Begin

    Just something I wrote myself. The yolov3 default weights worked ok, but was too slow. You might be able to get something similar by using the cameras vehicle detector and snapshots. One advantage of my system is it crops the 4K image before sending it to SightHound. This improves things greatly.
  9. brianegge

    Camera software developer.

    Sounds like you need an “IT guy” or if you want to pay more a “solutions architect”. It’s unlikely it’s economical to create or modify the camera firmware. Most innovation occurs off camera, but closely tied to it. Eventually, some of this tech is moved onto the camera, in a scaled down format...
  10. brianegge

    "Empower" NVR4216 firmware

    I purchased a NVR4216 off ebay for $100. It fits 4HDD so should work fine. The firmware is English only and a bit dated. I've tried half the firmware files on Firmwares without success. It's not a major loss if I can't upgrade, but figured I'd try before configuring the unit. Device...
  11. brianegge

    Hidden Camera Help (Defensive)

    Sorry, but you clearly are living with someone you don’t trust. Low tech is to have the webcams on your computer or tablet always recording. Easier on a tablet to have it record without a tally. Honestly, add a chime that rings when you open your door, and leave your door shut.
  12. brianegge

    Which is better amcrest or lorex?

    What do you want to use it for? Do you want to be able to id a thief or have nice views of your outside from inside the house. My Lorex cams look great during the day, but at night moving objects are just a blur. See my deer post for an example of a slow moving object. For Lorex you should be...
  13. brianegge

    Which is better amcrest or lorex?

    I’d suggest Amcrest for commercial and Lorex for home. Amcrest designs more features for businesses but costs a but more. For example, their cameras are installed with a vandal resistant torque wrench, while Lorex has simple Phillips screws. Most Amcrest firmware have SNMP while Lorex do not...
  14. brianegge

    Very small PoE Cam for bird feeder?

    Do you have to use WiFi with these cameras or do they work over regular 10/100 PoE ethernet?
  15. brianegge

    Easter Bunny paying an early visit

    How did you notice the clip?
  16. brianegge

    Documentation for the Dahua HTTP API?

    I’ve been trying to figure out how to turn on/off the LEDs and siren on my cams. Being able to play a wav file would be super useful as well.
  17. brianegge

    Deer visits flowers, then garden

    Had a deer visit last month, visible across 4 cams. I'm working on a object detector to give me alerts when animals come for an uninvited visit, and I marked up the frames with what it sees along with the probability. The clip is quite long, so I only include 1 frame per second. The better the...
  18. brianegge

    Recommendations on a home ip camera setup

    I have a Costco Lorex 8 4K cams, 2tb nvr. I purchased all for $700. Buying piecemeal is better but will cost you a lot more. It’s a great way to start. Only complaint is adding the 9th cam means you need another nvr
  19. brianegge

    Bulk discount From EmpireTech-Andy on Amazon shop

    What is the differences between the IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED and IPC-T5442TM-AS? They seem the same except the one has the LEDs. Why is the one without more? Why have both, can't you just not use the LEDs? I'm thinking I'll get a few 5442 cams, just trying to figure out which ones.
  20. brianegge

    Catalytic converter theft in 20 seconds

    Entertained by the ad on this forum. Probably where the cat ended up and where you can go to buy it back.
  21. brianegge

    Very small PoE Cam for bird feeder?

    I saw this project today: I like their software but would want a hard wired cam. Maybe I could build my own with a doorbell cam.
  22. brianegge

    Is there such a thing as a Low voltage or POE powered IR Illuminator?

    I’ve had this same thought. An Illuminator and Poe splitter is more than many low end cams.
  23. brianegge

    How do you really use your cams and what's your experience for those use cases? Non-professionals only

    I use my eight Lorex cameras to alert me to wildlife, when a get a package delivered and when a person or video enters the property. I run my DVR headless in the attic and mostly rely on push notifications to my phone.
  24. brianegge

    Hardware for Tennis Match video capture

    Specs say it can do one hardware stream, decoding 1080p60. Ymmv for a second screen. Various wrappers exist around omxplayer. I’m not running this setup. https://github.com/SvenVD/rpisurv
  25. brianegge

    Hardware for Tennis Match video capture

    You could have a Raspberry Pi 4 for each monitor, which is not much different than a dedicated hardware decoder, except of course, you could run video analytics with the spare cpu cycles.
  26. brianegge

    I am looking for recommendations for a WIFI Outdoor Solar 1080p camera

    I’ve trained a model on Azure Custom Vision using snapshots from my own cams. I run it on a Jetson Nano. Seems it could be made into a BI plug-in or I could open a web service. Ultimately, I want the system to have active learning, so when you get an alert you mark if it was real or false and...
  27. brianegge

    I am looking for recommendations for a WIFI Outdoor Solar 1080p camera

    I have wired cameras for wildlife captures. I find unless the small critters are very close to the camera, the motion detector doesn’t trigger. I process the video through an AI model so I don’t use the motion detection. I know trail cams work for larger mammals but I don’t know if they will...
  28. brianegge

    New to LPR? Considerations Before You Begin

    In my system I first process the feed with an object detector. If it sees a vehicle, it crops the image and passes it to the sighthound api. It removes the problem of false alerts due to other movements.
  29. brianegge

    Long-distance camera limitation questions

    I’m not at all an electrician, but when running cable to another building or location is there any requirement to have a neutral and ground? Can’t one simply put a grounding stake at the end of the run, and use 1/3 less copper? The power coming into your house doesn’t have neutral or ground -...
  30. brianegge

    HTTP Snapshots Download Times Slow [Advanced Question]

    That's what's needed for the cgi protocol. For RPC, you can view the http requests in Chrome. Some people have started work reverse engineering the RPC protocol:
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