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That 2CD7046G0 looks amazing - fixed aperture f/1.4 lens. A pair of these ridiculous things sounds great. They're lightweight, compared to a large-sensor ptz cam. This also turned up the smaller IDS-2CD7A46G0/P-IZHSY, which is around half a stop slower.

I'll check them out - I thought I had one of these, but apparently canceled the order. I still have an issue with zoom lenses though in that past the wide angle, they begin to have a lot of light dropoff. It wont' be f/1.6 at 32mm. It's similar to the single PTZ I have over there right now -...

The end of the road before it splits to 4 driveways. This is a SD5A425XA zoomed to catch the edge of the street on left, up to the mailboxes on the right. The tree causes auto-tracking to almost always fail, especially when leaves have grown in. Supplemental IR seen. One camera for the left of...

Not something I'm against doing - I diy a lot of electronics. I assume 3d print an enclosure, and if none exist yet, draw one up. That said, this also appears to be a basic video camera, without webserver or poe. It's a camera only I believe. I'll be looking into it a bit though. That said, by...

Yeah, that model of camera, which I haven't been too happy with. I don't need the ptz features - just the zoom is nice to "play" with, but mostly a gimmicky thing that doesn't replace multiple fixed cams. Lack of consistently set focus at zoom for things like license plates made that idea still...

Great, I'm going to check these out! 1/1.2" 2MP does sound amazing.

Surely not a fixed aperture f/1.6 lens? That seems like it would stop down as well, similar to the PTZ. I'll watch it though!

Understandable, but I haven't been happy with my 1/1.8" 4MP cameras. I have probably 100 spare cameras in my garage that I've played with and replaced, or decided not to use, for various reasons. Distance is right around 100 feet away, hence why I think that I can make a ~25 degree or more...

Thanks, I'll check it out. Those larger sensor PTZs do get quite big though, when I don't need anything except a fixed lens. That price is around the same as the micro 4/3 ptz though - I'd think the larger sensor would be a better bet. They're all so big/heavy when they get over 1/1.8" though...

We just had another issue on our street and have police involved. I have yet to find a good extremely-low-light camera that works with a telephoto range, and of course won't be a blurry mess. I get great video from the ultra-wide 1/1.2" cameras closer to the house, but the street/mailbox...

Too many cameras? Then you end up like me and have 50+ spares of various models that have been tested/replaced/upgraded over the years, and that's after pawning extras off to friends, family, etc. I like playing with new gear, having various focal lengths, etc, so I'm often swapping things out...

Same - I do like my cameras, and I expect more longevity since I don't scan, but this was just a shock to hear about. I'm also not trying to throw legal-this or that too much into here - just stating why I believe Dahua needs to do right by the consumer (and law) here. From what interactions...

Even the manual doesn't say there that the function would stop working, and laws don't work on assumptions. Just stating something (ptz will stop functioning) in the manual would likely be borderline acceptable, but probably a win-able case by the manufacturer. You're correct about "warranty"...

The jurisdiction matters, and through some purchasing routes, you are correct. Others, not so much. If the merchant and payment institution didn't work out, I'd have no problem with the small claims for purchases made on certain platforms; I wouldn't bother with Ali, but could be wrong there...

No, you can/should get your item cost returned. You will almost never get anything for your time (jurisdiction rules), nor legal costs, or anything beyond the value of the product unless there is injury or other financial loss that can be blamed on the product itself causing the loss. Failing to...

Yes, but what we think may happen, or how different product tiers are marketed, is not how the legalities work (for my area, and warranties purchased and valid in this jurisdiction). Again, if they disclosed that they'd software-lock the camera, then that's fine. People are purchasing a product...

Sure, but the products as I see them being sold today would not be in accordance to laws here. If they simply showed a counter and claimed up front it's only good for X number of cycles, then I'd be on the manufacturer's side. Then we can choose to buy a different product, or use it differently...

I understand - I choose more serviceable products myself, even if certain things require board work or microsoldering (rather than socketed or breakout boards). I imagine we'll see more of a swing the other direction over the next couple decades, but I'll be quite old by the time we potentially...

You say that like the repair mindset of the world is still pre 2000 ;) Everything everywhere wants to be throwaway culture now days. More profit for the companies selling replacement product. I'm pretty sure your warrant on that camera, if purchased from Andy/Empire Tech, is 365 days though...

Not quite apples to apples, but I'd imagine this cycle count is from their own fears of grease migration. I doubt they have a long-life lubrication system. This is why I believe that manual servicing, if the user wishes to do so (may or may not be complcated to access the gears), should not be...

I'd imagine that cancellation of ptz warranty (as defined upfront by them defining a warranteed cycle number) would make sense, but if the owner then wants to open-up and service their camera, and have it continue to function, that should be up to them. They own the product. And opening the...

How much of a crop is that image? That almost looks like low-bitrate substream, rather than the main stream. I wonder if this is VBR or h264+/h265+ issues. I don't use codec plus, nor do I use variable bit rates. Beyond those, I'd be looking at network issues/packet loss. Also confirm...

Not sure about you, but the 3.6mm has too long of a minimum-focus-distance for my door area (nearly 18ft). My camera-to-person is about 5 feet at the nearest, 15ft at the farthest. The 2.8mm can focus nearly 8 feet closer than the 3.6, at 10 vs 18 feet. The 3.6mm has everything out of focus (it...

Ah, Thanks. Defaults to not allowing embedded, where it shows a link to watch it on youtube instead. Modified that setting.

Perhaps it's the tree, or perhaps it's that there are two white vehicles, but has anyone experienced the "bouncing" auto-tracking behavior observed in this video here? It seems to be trying to track the courier when this starts. It occurs in the 1-3 minute range. To this post I have attached...

Me? I won't have much tuned in until the camera is outside. Just messing with a basic 1/30 min shutter speed. I haven't changed much in regard to picture quality, as that wasn't my goal in testing. I just want to make sure it tracks well, and I've found that it can fill much of the frame with a...

It hasn't happened again, so shrug. I just powered it down tonight and will give it a go outside when I can get it installed. It's a bit cold and wet right now, so maybe in a week. Very slow (aperture) lens on the telephoto side, and with such a small sensor, this really is a daylight-only...

I haven't changed anything, but the camera issue hasn't occurred again. Just left it running and it follows us around in the room. Figured I'll let it do its thing for a week and will note anything I see.

I saw discussions mention some "global auto-track" setting/configuration on the 59000 series, but not sure about the 49000, or some specific firmware.

I'll try to look into what you are describing - I just set it up based on DahuaWiki There's a different way to use auto tracking?