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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    Agreed, I would be interested as well, thanks for the hard work!
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    Confusion around Day/Night switch utility and newer Dahua cameras

    Interesting, what are your exposure settings set to? It's possible that mine are just too quick for the setting/lighting available and still ends up bouncing back and forth. It does seem like the "Sensitivity" setting is persisted when switching back to the Day/Night Switch, however, it doesn't...
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    Confusion around Day/Night switch utility and newer Dahua cameras

    Unless there are any other thoughts/suggestions regarding this issue on the newer cameras/firmware, I think I may end up writing a new Windows service that works with the newer cameras/API to solve this problem. Additionally, as I understand it the Color-4k cameras don't even have the Day/Night...
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    Confusion around Day/Night switch utility and newer Dahua cameras

    Reloaded in IE mode and same results. Thanks @wittaj, this is what I had done initially but noticed it wasn't actually working. When I log back into the camera after following the above steps the settings have reverted to Auto and are disabled. Wondering if maybe this is a bug with the latest...
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    Confusion around Day/Night switch utility and newer Dahua cameras

    After playing around with the settings the last few nights I am still having the same "bouncing" issue at dawn and at dusk. I tried the above but it appears that those settings are greyed out when the Day/Night Switch setting is enabled. If I change that setting to something else like...
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    Confusion around Day/Night switch utility and newer Dahua cameras

    I am using manual for both, these are the current settings for the camera that was bouncing back and forth: Although, maybe it was just bouncing back and forth between color and B&W, not sure if you can tell whether its switching profiles or just between color and B&W. But either way would be...
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    Confusion around Day/Night switch utility and newer Dahua cameras

    Awesome, thanks! I tried this out on one of my cameras last night and it seemed to bounce back and forth at dusk, not sure if there is a way to configure/adjust that at all. For my IPC-Color4K-T180 I noticed this same day/night switch setting is not available. What is my best bet for this...
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    Confusion around Day/Night switch utility and newer Dahua cameras

    Hey everyone, I've been doing a lot of reading on this forum both old and newer threads and just when I think I've got it I get confused again. Short version: I have the new Dahua cameras but am confused about the best way to switch between day and night profiles. Should I Use the Day/Night...
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    • day/night profiles sunrise/sunset
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    • Forum: Dahua
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    PFB203W Bracket Waterproof?

    Okay cool, that's what I was thinking about using to cover the holes. I learned about that stuff on this forum initially and absolutely love it!
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    PFB203W Bracket Waterproof?

    Thanks everyone! Will make extra sure that all the connections are waterproofed inside the bracket. Just wanted to make sure there was no concern with water getting up through that hole into the housing and it sounds like its not really an issue as long as everything else is weatherproofed...
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    PFB203W Bracket Waterproof?

    Thanks @mat200, that makes sense! That covers the connection of the bracket to the wall, but do I also need to be concerned at all with the big hole in the bracket where the camera wires go in to the housing through the top? Since it seems like that will be pretty much open/exposed to the...
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    PFB203W Bracket Waterproof?

    Hey guys, I am installing a new camera (IPC-T54IR-ZE) on the side of my house looking down the side yard and was planning on using the PFB203W. Where I would be installing it is actually on the exterior side of my garage wall so I'm planning on drilling a hole through the cinderblock and...
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    • camera bracket pfb203w waterproof
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    • Forum: Dahua
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    That's been my experience so far too, several years ago before we had a fence we had a guy try to get in through the back door but since putting up the fence no one has hopped it yet. Here are some head shots, still new to this but I think these are good? For some reason people like making...
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    Here are a couple of screenshots. At night there is almost too much light from street lights/garage lights and it kinda washes part of the video out. Same in the day, depending on where the light is coming from half the feed gets washed out. These are still default image settings so I need to...
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    Thanks again everyone for the help! Thought I'd just follow up with a picture of how everything turned out. I'd say the camera is not in the "perfect" location but given the limitations and options I'm pretty happy with how everything turned out!
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    Thank you everyone for the great tips/feedback! It has been very helpful in thinking through the best way to approach things. After doing some additional testing last night I am inclined to forgo a little bit of perspective in order to place the camera at door frame height (slightly below) in...
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    Does a doorbell camera cover either of those scenarios or is a doorbell camera more of an additional/supplementary camera? Because I also have a PoE doorbell going in which is on that left wall if you are facing the door.
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    On the left side of the door you are saying? Yeah it would definitely be cleaner/less noticeable, but I will lose a little bit of the approach because of the wall/vantage point. It may still be a good option though, as soon as the person turns the corner and sees the front door we should get an...
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    Unfortunately it is a 2 story house so there is a floor above with no direct access, just the garage (and attic above the garage) which is why the line is coming from the left. The installer is coming on Wednesday to run the cat6 so I can discuss with him, maybe there is some way it could be...
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    Just wanted to follow up here as I have been giving this more thought. This is what I am currently thinking. Either running conduit as in the below picture, or maybe just bare cat6 as long as I have a proper drip loop and everything else weatherproofed appropriately. Am I on the right track...
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    Front porch camera/conduit/junction box installation questions

    Hey everyone, So I will be installing an IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 on my front porch (disregard the camera currently installed) and have a few questions regarding placement, junction box orientation, etc. For context I also have an overview camera that can see my whole front yard and beginning of...
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    Hi All!

    Sounds good, thanks! I was doing some more reading a found some posts on this forum as well as several on Reddit that are making me second guess my decision to run copper outside/underground around my house due to electrical interference, lightning, etc. As I live in Florida and we get our share...
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    Hi All!

    Got it, will do! Do you know if the conduit needs to be a "more or less" closed system? I.e. using elbow joints around corners etc. so that the entire pipe is sealed other than the beginning/end? Or is the primary reason to avoid physical damage like accidentally cutting it with a shovel in...
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    Hi All!

    Thanks everyone!
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    Hi All!

    Hi All! New member from Florida here! Want to start off by thanking everyone who contributes to this forum, I have found it to be a wealth of information over the last couple of weeks. I am currently going through the process of designing and setting up a new security system for my home in...
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    Dahua object detection/tracking in NX Witness (DW Spectrum)

    Just wanted to follow up on this thread as I received an update from NX Witness support. Apparently it is a limitation of the Dahua API where it passes the metadata over the event notification message instead of using the streaming protocol. This means that a rule must be configured in the...
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    Dahua object detection/tracking in NX Witness (DW Spectrum)

    Hello everyone, New here, just getting in to the world of IP cameras and have already learned so much following this community, so thank you! I'm not sure if this post should live here or somewhere else but figured I would start here. I have an EmpireTech IPC-Color4K-T flashed with the latest...
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    • dw spectrum in-camera analytics nx witness object detection
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    • Forum: Dahua
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