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    Moisture/rain in camera ir and lens

    The main thing I want to get rid of is the slight clouding on the lens as its affecting the image quality. If I put a hairdryer on it for a few seconds, it disappears and image quality improves alot but comes back after it cools down. I tried opening the front of the camera but it was dry so...
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    Move hdd to new dvr without losing recordings?

    If I put a hard drive from a hikvision dvr into a new one, can it work without having to wipe/reinitialize.
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    Need help diagnosing camera power/picture quality problem

    I have a camera which is connected to a dvr approx 75metres away. Its being powered locally as there is too much voltage drop with the power attached to the coax. Some power supplies will result in a picture but there is obvious interference/image ghosting/horizontal lines/moving waviness. The...
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    Hikvision region retrcition on Analog cameras, wtf!

    I upgraded a turbo hd 1.0 dvr to a turbo hd 4.0 dvr to try out the new 8mp analog, but the new dvr is blocking my imported chinese cameras which are working on the old dvr, gives error language mismatch (even though the analog camera is set to english language) Seriously annoying. Who'd have...
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    5.5.0 firmware browser configuration issue

    After updating 2385fwd from 5.4.5 to 5.5.0 I can't use configuration settings in IE, nothing is clickable. It was working before. Works in Firefox/chrome but live view doesn't work in them. And of course Hikvision doesn't allow firmware downgrade, good job hikvision.
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    Resolution vs FOV

    Let's say you have an 8mp camera with 2.8mm lens, 100 degree FOV What lens/FOV would you need with a 2mp camera to get the same pixel detail on the same subject in the distance. 6mm,8mm,12mm? I know not all pixels are equal etc, but assuming they both have the same detail per pixel. Probably...
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    Motion detection too sensitive

    Anyone else find motion detection too sensitive on hikvision ip cameras even on 20%? A tiny plant barely moving in the wind sets it off constantly. Set it to lowest % and it seems nothing is ever detected (maybe that turns it off?) For comparison, on the same dvr I have several hikvision turbo...
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    Does sharpness make a picture worse?

    Does sharpness make a picture worse? On the left is a Hikvision cam with sharpness at default setting of 50, on right with sharpness at 0. Without sharpness the picture looks much more natural, detailed and has more color especially noticeable on the plant. Do you normally reduce sharpness...
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    Tornado vs Hikvision

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a20_1454651213
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    Tiandy cameras

    Just found this brand, anyone ever heard of them? http://en.tiandy.com/ http://tiandy.pl/ There's some very impressive videos on youtube and demo of starlight ptz here http://kamera.tiandy.pl/1/ Download http://kamera.tiandy.pl/1/files/NetVideo_pl.zip and use internet explorer
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    New Chinese Hikvision cams. 5mp, Turret with microphone and SD, indoor ptz

    http://www1.hikvision.com/cn/prgs.aspx?c_kind=2&c_kind2=114&c_kind3=129&c_kind4=1204&id=10790 New turret design with micrphone and sd, available in 2mp,3mp,4mp,5mp http://www1.hikvision.com/cn/prgs.aspx?c_kind=2&c_kind2=114&c_kind3=129&c_kind4=1204&id=10804 Indoor mini pt(no zoom)...
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    Great IP camera comparisons

    This store has some sample pictures from lots of cameras in the exact same environment so you can easily compare the quality difference. https://shopdelta.eu/cctv-equipment_l2_c174.html Example, DS-2CD2332-i in lowlight vs a 2mp ip camera with imx222+3516 . The hikvision gets destroyed
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