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I thought this model was on the firmware list that people hacked. Search the firmware thread..

I am definitely no expert like some folks on here but I have been happy with this camera model. Definitely varifocal and the image is good day and night. Performs well with strong IR (I belive the 80m quote). Did extensive testing all around my house both day and night. Recorded using dahua...

Thanks for the input Aristobrat. I was definitely planning to download BI to my designated NVR PC and play with it. The reason I asked about BI and the Dahua PC-NVR is that I currently allocated all the space on my D: drive on that machine to the NVR so I wasn't sure how BI would handle that.

So I am still in "test it out mode" with various cameras (just sent back a Dahua dome camera, ick on IR) and so far I really like the Dahua IPC-HFW4431R-Z (got an open box for $50 and looking at around $70 per camera on eBay, VERY limited budget for cameras). I just moved it to another test...

My test camera was $50 on eBay and it is the Dahua IPC-HFW4413R-Z which has a motorized varifocal lens. You should be able to get these for around $70 or so on eBay (these were recently 10% off for most sellers). I just happened to pick up a really good deal on this pristine open-box camera...

FYI - I am planning to mount my IPC_HFW4431R-Z camera to a 2x4 stud at the appropriate height for my house and then move it around to different spots outside to help figure this kind of stuff out.

So do you spray bug killer on your cameras Crazy? Also, TVT - happy to have a private discussion but I have no idea how that works here. Thx.

FYI - just got the Dahua IPC-HFW4431R-Z from the Postman and this feels like a metal base to me so this appears to be an all-metal camera.

I should get the Dahua IPC-HFW4431R-Z that I ordered today and I just picked up a 2x4 to play with this baby all around the house. My wife is NOT happy with the idea of 100 foot of cable running down the hallway but she'll live PLUS it will be fun for me - ha.... Definitely considering dome...

So does TVT make decent cameras and if so WAS this a decent camera? I never hooked this camera up beyond sitting at my computer desk so I never tested image quality, etc and there doesn't seem to be a TVT forum on this site. They do seem to be a decent sized company: Shenzhen TVT Digital...

Hey folks, First off, I am a NOOB although I am also pretty technical and learning fast. My understanding is that there are 2 types of Dahua cameras out there. There are "cheaper" cameras direct from China that has usually been hacked with an English overlay and there are International...

Yeah thanks Zero. Trying to get up to speed as quickly as possible but there is a LOT of info to digest and some of these threads are 30+ pages long. Since I am learning I tend to ask tons of questions even though I have read many of these threads and quite a few reviews. Always looking for the...

Yeah - I am considering a starlight as the main camera in our backyard. Looking at the 3.6mm IPC-HFW4431M-AS-I1. I just read some reviews on this camera via the 2MP thread. Seems like a good 4MP version. Thanks.

Wow - that was a very interesting pricing break down. The cams seem to be around the retail price at Security Camera King - in fact the bullet is exactly the same price. I suspect the installer is making very little margin on most of the hardware (except for the crazy markup on the hard drive...

Yeah although I still can't quite judge this yet because this camera was just inside on my desk plugged into my POE switch. In any case, the cameras are on there way back to Amazon and I am currently looking at various Dahua models in a similar price range that seem much better (these cams were...

Bump - anyone. Should I buy this cam knowing I can flash this even if it isn't English firmware? Is there any risk in doing so (besides bricking in it)? I want to get back to this seller and negotiate a better deal if possible. Thx.

One other question - how does this compare the the "US" version of the Dahua IPC-HFW5431E-Z? Are the specs similar with the main difference being the firmware? Best,

I am chatting with an eBay seller of open-box merchandise and they have a Dahua IPC-HFW4431R-Z available. He had the photo saying English firmware but when I asked him he said he wasn't sure. So I have 2.5 questions: 1) Is there anyway to tell from the box, without plugging the camera in...

Speaking of Security Camera King does anyone know what the Sibell line is a rebrand of or does it not matter because the quality sucks? I have also seen AliExpress mentioned a few times here so should I check them out also? At the end of the day it sounds like I should stick with Dahua or...

OK it is good to know that Security Camera King's elite series is Dahua. Definitely helpful info. I'll look to Nelly's if I choose Hikvision which I know is what the Swann system I almost bought uses (or used to use - hard to track this stuff). All things told I probably would have saved a...

Thanks for the advice. I will definitely go there. Still learning but pretty technical so this stuff is fun.

Yeah - feels hokey to me too although this is English firmware. Boxing this up to send back to Amazon right now in hopes of finding a better camera. Thanks folks.

Wow - still TRYING to figure out the OEM manufacturer - hard to find. So far I have figured out that searching on IP-IRD3S02 yields more results but there are a ton of people OEMing this product so I don't know who actually makes it. I think I am going to send this back for now and hope to...

Does anyone know anything about Sibell Technology cameras? SecurityCameraKing.com seems to be selling a bunch of these models and the specs look decent. More about Sibell is here: Sibell High Definition Video Technology | Sibell Technology. Sorry to be such a NOOB but I am trying to figure...

I was guessing b/c HDView seems to sell mostly rebranded Hikvision (totaly noob on cameras). SADP did not find it so I guess it isn't Hikvision (hmmm). Lots of interesting Hivision tools at that link. Does this screen grab from the camera config help (just searched on model number and it...

What does everyone think of this camera: Amazon.com: HDView 3MP Megapixel IP Network Camera ONVIF PoE, SONY Sensor, Super Matrix EXIR, 2.8mm Wide Angle Lens 3-Axis, Indoor/Outdoor Dome: Camera & Photo I am trying to decide whether to keep this one or send it back to Amazon. This is an HDView...

Hey Folks, Discovered this site about a month ago and finally joining and absorbing it all. In the process of setting up my own DIY system with a Netgear GS724TPS 24 port switch as my POE backbone and a Dell Optiplex SFF PC with a Core2 Quad 2.67 Ghz CPU and 8 GB of DDR3 RAM running Windows...