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    how to partially light up a yard

    I have a side yard that is adjacent to woods with a chain link fence on the border. Next to the chain link fence in the middle section is an angle iron in the ground, with power and an electrical box that was used for tree lighting. That light was removed a while ago and its dark in that area...
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    new camera doesnt detect sd card

    I got a new dahua camera from empire andy on amazon and it's not reading the sd card. It says "no sd card." According the amazon page it's the Model IPC-T5442T-ZE ( Item Name IPC-T54IR-ZE ) Camera Image Sensor:1/1.8”4Megapixel progressive CMOS Max . System version is V2.820.15OG004.0.R, Build...
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    dahua settings and general approach to recording

    Hi I all, I recently got three IPC-T5442T-ZE's from empiretech andy and am a bit lost on the settings. I looked around here a bit and didn't see any general tutorials on settings. The wiki on camera setup and choices is great, but I have some mroe questions and i didnt see a guide so I'll just...
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    reolink poe night camera replacement

    I'm running a reolink poe bullet camera on a soffit and the night picture is a bit lacking so I wanted to see if I can replace it. Based on my reading here, it seems I should get a dahua? 5231 or B5442E-ZE for good night vision. Just wanted to confirm that before I ask empire andy for a quote...
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    outdoor candelabra lighting

    I have an outdoor wall fixture with two candelabra bulbs. I want to replace the bulbs with LED ones since one of them burnt out. How many lumens and watts should I get? This ficture lights up my driveway and 2 car garage entrance. The road is about 50 ft away so it won't matter. But my...
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    cameras mounted at 20 ft

    I got a two floor split level house that is not wired for ethernet. I think I can get ethernet to some of the attic. And then hoping to use soffits for fishing cable to the rest of the house that has no attic (vaulted ceilings). This is already a big project for me. But the end result is going...
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    led floodlights with motion sensing

    What's a quality led floodlight with motion sensing? I'm assuming led is far along enough to be a good replacement for halogen and be more cost efficient. Is that correct? Also, if I have a night camera in the area of the floodlight, should I look for a floodlight that can also put out infrared...
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    noob logistics questions

    Hi, I'm new to security cameras. I saw the wiki and the cliff notes, that answered a lot of questions. I may have missed somethings, so excuse if I ask easy questions. I'm looking to secure my home's perimiter. I have a split level home and an attic only on 1/2 of the house. Other half has...
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