starlight

I purchased a Dahua SD49225T-HN-W camera from Andy. It's a great camera, but won't suit my needs, mostly because of the DAV format; I need something where I can quickly scrub videos on Android and iPhone. Andy offered to let me return it but also suggested I try to sell it in the US. I paid...

The SD12200T-GN is a compact lite series pan and tilt camera with a starlight sensor and fixed lens. It’s basically the offspring of the Dahua Starlight Mini-Dome 3.6mm (IPC-HDB4231C-AS) (which is F2.0) and the older Dahua 3MP 3.6MM Mini Pan/Tilt Video (ipc-hdb4300f-pt) This camera does not have...

As part of setting up my first camera/nvr, I am trying to determine that the camera is not trying to phone home etc. The camera is a IPC-HDW5231R-Z. According to my pi-hole logs it will regularly query a domain of 'none'. I have used wireshark, and all it shows is normal ARP traffic. I have...

Hello everyone, I did a diagram showing all the sensors used in Eco Savvy 3.0 and Ultra series from Dahua. The diagram shows sensor size in relation to other sensors as well as camera models, using certain sensor. No PTZ models included and no box cameras – apart from IPC-HF8835F, which is the...

Yep, I messed up. :smash:Maybe you can help. I have 10 brand new in the box IPC-HFW5231E-Z5 that I bought from Andy at Empire. I'm looking to sell at least 8 of them. I'm asking $190 for each including shipping. I'm in the Chicago area so if you're close maybe you can pick up your purchase...

Might actually be able to look at the stars with this 2MP 25x Starlight IR Network Positioning System PTZ1A225U-IRA-N > 1/2.8” 2Megapixel STARVIS™ CMOS > Powerful 25x optical zoom > Starlight technology > H.265 Encoding > Max. 50/60fps@1080P > Auto-tracking and IVS > Support PoE+ > IR distance...

Hi All! I'm a huge fan of Dahua cameras as I've used several of them at home with a blue iris setup, but my work is now looking for some suggestions as to the best setup for their warehouses. One warehouse will house about 11 cameras (some inside and out), and the other will house about 10...

Would this be adequate information for anyone to give me suggestions. The interior cameras show max distances and the exterior distances show the max distance I'm worried about viewing. Not sure if this helps but it's the best I could come up with. Thank you all.

Hello all. I've been reading this forum a lot and now I'm planning on upgrading my current analog system to all Dahua products. I just need to make sure I get the right equipment for the cameras. The cameras I plan on getting are: (2) HDW5231R-Z, (2) SD22204T-GN, (1) SD42212T-HN, (1) SD49225T-HN...

Question. Is anyone using WDR during the night and actually seeing the image adjust like WDR should? I've played around with it in the past on all of my turrets and it didn't seem change the picture at all. So I ended up using either BLC or HLC. It wasn't until I enabled WDR on my PTZ did I...

IPC-HDW5231R-Z IPC-HDW5231RP-Z Dahua 2MP WDR IR Eyeball IP Camera 2.7mm-12mm motorized lens Starlight Network Camera Dahua cam, purchased off AliExpress. Mistakenly purchased hoping it would work with an LTS NVR. However, I don't have the technical know-how to do that, and instead of spending...

Link to full res: https://goo.gl/photos/LmbmjqS6qPFWWQvi8 I did both images at native size so as not to cheat either cam of quality, or you of a great example. The HDW5231R-Z is 1920x1080 (2MP), the "dark" Note 5 photo is at 5312x2988 (16MP) which is why the size is so different, you can just...

I bring you another starlight review, potentially a Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z) destroyer we have right here; this is the Higher Varifocal Zoom version of the Dahua Starlight Varifocal Bullet (IPC-HFW5231E-Z) and it should be basically identical in performance; except it...

Greetings! So I've been a fly on the wall here for a while and have learned much, thanks to all. I decided to dip a toe before plunging in but wanted to dip the right toe, so I ordered a HDW5231RP-Z as my first cam after seeing all the praise for it around here. Received it and mounted it...

Hi guys, I decided to add my recession of HDBW5431 a starlight HDBW mini dome version IPC-HDBW5231R-Z. The main reason was not the bad low light of HDBW5431, I was not satisfied with the IR coverage and especially the wrong ir focus point problem disappointed me. This time i got the cam over...

I present yet another Dahua Starlight, this time a fixed lens turret.. We'll see how this compares to the Varifocal.. I got a 3.6mm and it'll be going right next to my backdoor to replace my aging 3MP 4300S Bullet. This is an all metal turret with full range of adjustability for suiting any...

Very handy for looking through all available cameras, Thanks to @EMPIRETECANDY for this.. Attached it here because dahua's site is slow on large files, it'll be quicker loading if you grab this attachment This does not cover Chinese domestic models, or US domestic models.. only the...

My idea is to put together a great starlight camera that will operate at night with minimal white LED lighting. So I need as much of your experience, especially with a lens with IR filter and a big aperture. Personally I need a camera that will cover a square area of my front yard, so I'm...

The varifocal Starlight can be adjusted from 2.7mm to 12mm The non-varifocal Starlight is available in 2.8mm, 3.6mm or 6mm, depending on model (if my checking is correct) The Varifocal's motorized lens increases the price, naturally. The adjustability is "worth it", some would argue. But what...

Present to you the smallest intelligent starlight ptz on Dahua's lineup, this is the 25x there is also a 30x available for consumption: This is gong to upgrade Dahua Mini Black Face PTZ (SD29204S-GN) I currently have at my front door, it does NOT have built in IR and I am using external IR...

I bring you the twin brother to the 2016 & 2017 Camera of the year! another true low light destroyer that can be had for under $200 USD.. This is the little brother to the Ultra Starlight Bullet and physically looks identical in every way. This is a metal full sized bullet, the only...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum and I'd like some help with identifying which cameras to buy. There's a recent string of burglaries around the neighborhood, so I'd like to add another layer deterrent. I repurposed/upgraded an old gaming rig with an Ivy Bridge Xeon to act an NVR and bought a...

I present the Ultra 1/1.9" Starlight Bullet, when you need the absolute best in low light performance, damned the cost. Unlike the EcoSavvy Starlights this is a BIG sensor version.. most people suck at fractions so let me put this into decimal for you: 1/2.8" = 0.357in and 1/1.9" = 0.526in...

This is a all metal mini-dome, with audio and SD storage using the same sensor (Sony Starvis Exmor-R 1/2.8") as the infamous Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z) Major differences from my Turret review are: Fixed Lens w/Smaller Aperture than the Varifocal Optics, comparatively...

Most of these cover the new 1/2.8" Sony Exmor-R Starlight (Eco Savvy) powered cameras that are considerably more affordable than the previous 1/1.9" Sony Exmor Starlight (Ultra) lineup. Most of the Eco Savvy 3.0 cameras street prices are very comparable to there non-starlight counterparts and...

I bring you the 2016 & 2017 Camera of the year! the true low light destroyer, and guess what? Its got a sensor size the same as the average man's, normal 1/2.8 Sony Exmor-R.. just proof that its not how big it is; its what you can do with it.. lol, sorry I know that was not classy but I just had...