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  1. Malvineous

    Lens swap - what to look for when selecting an aftermarket lens

    Hi all, I have just purchased a DH-IPC-HFW3866EP-AS-AUS (8MP bullet non-PTZ) with the intention of swapping the lens for a wide angle one. This is mostly because Dahua don't sell a camera (at a reasonable price) with the lens that I want (at least 170 degrees horizontal view, 90+ degrees...
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    How to enable automatic/MPEG-TS multicast?

    Hi all, I have just bought a couple of Hikvision IP cameras to try out (DS-2CD2T45G0P-I and DS-2CD2H86G2-IZS) however I can't work out how to get multicast set up. I'm after automatic multicast, sometimes called MPEG-TS multicast, where the cameras start sending H.264 data immediately on...
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    Anyone have a UART on a recent Dahua camera?

    I am trying to get a UART on a Dahua DH-IPC-HDW3666EMP-S-AUS however the output I'm getting seems very different to the other posts here on the forum. I located the four pin UART connector and have figured out which pins are TX (data from device), GND and +3.3V, however when I power up the...
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    Where to download firmware source code?

    Hi all, Please correct me if I'm wrong but it seems most Dahua cameras are running Linux internally. This means that the firmware source code must be made available, as this is a legal licensing requirement for using Linux in a commercial product. However I am not having any luck finding...
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    [SOLVED] Can't get over 20 fps from camera?

    Hi all, I have just set up a Dahua DH-IPC-HDW3666EMP-S-AUS (6MP eyeball), which is listed in the specs as supporting 1-25/30 fps in its max resolution of 3072x2048. However I can't seem to get it to go above 20 fps. Is there a trick to this? In the camera's web config, under Camera > Encode...
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    [SOLVED] How to enable multicast on Dahua IPC-HDW3

    Hi all, I have just bought a Dahua DH-IPC-HDW3666EMP-S-AUS-BLK as I have heard Dahua cameras are supposed to be fairly good, however I can't seem to get it to send the video anywhere. I am using multicast with my existing cameras, which means each camera transmits its video feed to a...
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