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  1. guykuo

    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    It was via UPS. Tracking simply stopped at Salt Lake City after seeing. On the Way Delay Salt Lake City, UT, United States 08/13/2025, 3:37 P.M. No sign of it since. So, obviously I can't do my planned comparison.
  2. guykuo

    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Ugh! Camera shipment lost in limbo. Andy has started investigation for its location.
  3. guykuo

    Cable length in junction box

    I agree with looney2ns that cat 7 is a poor choice for this application. None of the cameras are 10 gbe data rate and thicker, stiffer cable make things more difficult to fit everything in junction box. I recommend leaving enough ethernet cable for at least two more episodes of cutting off and...
  4. guykuo

    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    Just a very thin ring of plumber's under base of camera mount is all I did. The entry hole for the pig tail isn't further sealed. I treat the inside connections with silicone grease, like any other camera connection. Despite rain and wind exposure for several years in my dual camera mounts...
  5. guykuo

    CBR vs VBR recorded video quality

    H264 CBR here on 30+ cameras, all set at a high enough bitrate to get clean imaging. I also run a periodic script to set bitrate on my cameras in case a power off/on resets the rates. Dahuas seem to revert to a ridiculous, lower bitrate if they lose power despite setting (and storing) bitrate...
  6. guykuo

    IR Hot Spotting Low Tech Fix

    A demo video showing what six layers of frosted 3M Scotch tape does on a PTZ that has bad hotspotting. I layer the tape on a piece of glass, lift off glass, trim to size and then apply over IR emitters.
  7. guykuo

    IR Hot Spotting Low Tech Fix

    BTW, if you ever need to remove old Scotch tape that is too brittle to peel, coat the tape with some Purell hand sanitizer and cover the gel with a piece of plastic wrap. Let the gelled alcohol soak in for 20-30 minutes. Thereafter, everyone pretty much wipes off without any effort. The key is...
  8. guykuo

    IR Hot Spotting Low Tech Fix

    Several of my cameras had pretty severe IR hot spotting. My fix was 4 to 5 layers of 3M Scotch Tape over the IR emitters. Super simple, reversible, quick, and cheap. Put several layers just over the emitter's, not the rest of the optical cover. Add more layers until the IR is diffused the amount...
  9. guykuo

    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    I got confirmation! So, my comparison definitely happening
  10. guykuo

    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    I may have ordered one from Andy's site, but by some odd quirk of the order system, I don't have a confirmation. Presuming a camera arrives, it will definitely get compared against my S3's
  11. guykuo

    PTZ Mounting Arm Mod to Make Life Easier

    Ever had trouble pulling cables in/out of the PTZ mounting arms like PFB303W? I often struggled getting camera cables fed through without it getting stuck. No more.... The solution is simple and quick. Take a round profile metal file and smooth out the sharp edge at the inner 90 degree bend...
  12. guykuo

    PTZ5A4M-25X Tracking issues - Dahua SD5A425GA-HNR

    The hunting is annoying and really makes my wife angry. I get to hear about it even when I wasn't there.
  13. guykuo

    Gang of Weasels

    Vole
  14. guykuo

    Gang of Weasels

    A vanishingly small group of us remember Rat Patrol ---- great now I have the theme music stuck in my head. Thanks.
  15. guykuo

    Gang of Weasels

    At first I thought a gang of squirrels, but later footage clinched the ID.
  16. guykuo

    What can I change to improve ability to identify teenage delinquents

    What? Nothing about the paintball gun to properly tag them for later identification?
  17. guykuo

    Infrared Emitter on Street Lamp

    Ah... makes sense. I never even considered need for a quick way to check power is present.
  18. guykuo

    Infrared Emitter on Street Lamp

    Power company came by and got broken street light working again today. A new thing I see now, but never noticed in the past, is a top module that flashes an IR emitter. Motion sensor? Here is top of street lamp pole in color and IR.
  19. guykuo

    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    Would definitely test when the varifocal turret becomes available to us to purchase in US.
  20. guykuo

    What a Difference 10 Years Make in Camera Capability

    Called it in months ago. Got a confirmation of report. Still nothing
  21. guykuo

    What a Difference 10 Years Make in Camera Capability

    Was looking through some old security system archived files and ran into some footage from 10 years ago. Night time capture has come a LONG ways. That one from 2015 was the best Hikvision turret I could buy. The shutter speed was LONG to get even that blurry still image! The 2nd frame cap from...
  22. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    If this is happening on the regular firmware with longer distance objects, then the animal tracking software must have the same hunting flaw. It isn't the type of motion. Rapid hunting back and forth occurs even if the animal is practically still. A better motion algorithm would avoid such...
  23. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Where is that setting? I didn't run into that yet. It sure looks like they need more hysteresis in the tracking software. That would damp down the excess hunting. Like you, I'm tracking at increased distance - usually 50 to 100 yards for the animals here.
  24. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    EmpireTech PTZ5A4M-25X which is Andy's model of the OP's Dahua SD5A425GA-HNR.
  25. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Andy's special animal tracking firmware is letting my system catch detailed shots that would normally just be a distant blob. However, it has a tendency to excessively hunt back and forth during tracking. That creates what would be a non-presentable video, but thankfully Final Cut Pro does a...
  26. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Add image stabilization in Final Cut Pro and the result is quite nice despite the jerky camera tracking moves.
  27. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Never did it this well before.... More jittery than my manual aiming, but getting actual automated tracking for animals is a step up from the standard firmware. These are a few examples that are getting caught now.
  28. guykuo

    SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

    Animal tracking firmware? I would love to have that on my PTZ5A4M-25X cameras. I only have the General_SD-Taurus_MultiLang_PN_Stream3-Normal_V3.200.0000018.2.R.240617 which does not track animals. The bear video was manually aimed, but getting firmware that also does animals would be wonderful...
  29. guykuo

    Mr. Bear Digs

    Captured on EmpireTech PTZ5A4M-25X about 100 yards away in darkness. Scene is illuminated only by the PTZ's IR lights. Really demonstrates what a good pairing its 4MP resolution is with 1/1.8 sensor. Uploaded video is only 1080P. BTW all the audio is SFX work in Final Cut Pro
  30. guykuo

    Triple Headed, Pole Top, Turret Cam Mount

    From above. Brim now installed on new camera.
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