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    Raspberry pi - motion with audio

    Not from Kentucky but with the low cost of living there, there's got to be people doing work cheaper than someone say from Silicon Valley. That board sounds like it will do what you want, just need to put get a normal open NO alarm sensor and attach it. If the area is carpeted, I would get a...
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    2532 - Day mode turned pink

    Does not look like a stuck IR filter to me. It looks it may be a connector inside that came lose, maybe when you aimed/installed the camera. Should be under warranty, contact the reseller.
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    Hikvision DS-2CD2132-I 5.2 Firmware update goes all Chinese, utilities (ftp) removed

    Re: Hikvision DS-2CD2132-I 5.2 Firmware update goes all Chinese, utilities (ftp) remo Just get CBX to convert the camera to English forever, problem solved.
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    Raspberry pi - motion with audio

    If you can find the sensor that would work, doing this should not be a problem. You can use a pressure sensitive matt, light beam or pir motion sensors. Then get a camera with alarm inputs and attach that to the camera. Then create an event so that when motion is detected, play an audio clip. I...
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    Nas Vs. PC for NVR

    The problem with NAS devices, even high end one is they have weak processors, at best Atom proecssors so as you grow, they may have trouble keeping it up. Getting a PC with software makes the most sense and may even be cheaper as a decent NAS with at least an Atom processor can cost as much or...
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    Hikvision region code changer

    Yes, would require a lot of experimenting. It's easy to copy files in/out of the camera, just define a share on Windows, then go into Storage and set a CIFS mount to your PC's IP address, username, password, share name and save it (don't format it). Then you'll have that share available in Linux...
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    Hikvision region code changer

    You can easily transfer files, but I'm afraid to tell you how because you are going to f-up your camera. They put in checksums on the davinci file in 5.2, so if you edit it, put it back it's going to brick your camera. You're best bet is to find a 5.1.0 firmware (U.S. or China, doesn't matter)...
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    how to setup hikvision PIR for xprotect

    Huh, so you have an interface between BlueIris and Milestone XProtect that takes the settings from BlueIris and sets up the hardware event on Milestone? Very cool. I had to actually go into Milestone XProtect Manager, click on events, right click hardware events, add the event before I can use...
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    How to edit digicap.dav?

    I use the HxD hex editor on Windows. It's free, works well.
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    Love My Hik's - Is there any better for low light?

    If you want true good low light performance, you need to move away from low end cameras from China. A good start is the Bosch, Samsung & Axis, all three make low light cameras that will blow the Hik & Dahua's away.
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    FAA will require you have a pilots license to fly a drone

    I'm a licensed pilot, so does not affect me, but isn't it crazy that the FAA wants to regulate toys? I just hope they let me count my drone flight time towards my airline transport pilots license. I'm sure my Phantom experience will quickly translate to flying 747s...
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    Rtsp To Rtmp

    It's really not that hard to do, don't know why nobody else has helped you much. There's several software packages that convert RTSP to RTMP. VLC is open source, but is lousy. I've us Unreal Media Server with good success, wrote an article here - http://www.networkcameracritic.com/?p=1290 Also...
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    QR or Bar Code access control

    We have a need to send guest passes out so people can print them or show them on their phone and the reader would grant or deny access. We currently have access control using HID Edge and VertX and RFID tags, so this would supplement this. Also, we have Doorking phone entry dialers if it can...
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    Small form with Blue Iris

    You can do a few cameras with the PC and BI, but they would have to be very low resolution, 640x480 at most. I tried 1080P on brand new Celeron and got 1 camera to work using about half the processing power at idle, with 2 cameras I had to reboot to gain control of the PC again. On the other...
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    PTZ servo noise

    When I'm inside my house, 75' from the cameras, can't hear a thing. Up close, you will definitely hear it but it's not that loud. I played with one remotely for testing and the person in the room didn't even notice it on one of these -...
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    Off Grid Security Cams???

    You probably should have gotten cameras with SD card slots, then record internally, for example, the ds-2cd2532f. What were you planning on doing with streaming, like occasional live viewing or continuous streaming? Figure streaming HD video would use 5Mbps, 300Mb per minute, 1.8Gb per hour, so...
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    Car Camera Reviews - Mini 0803 & G1W

    It's all speculation as they never used an even number, so the odds of a 806 seem slim but there will always be a new model, just hope they figure out their overheating issue before releasing it.
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    Car Camera Reviews - Mini 0803 & G1W

    I would get the Mini 0801, very stable camera. The problem with the 0803 is they overheat, maybe not in Buffalo, NY this week, but in warmer climates or summer time. Same with the 0805 that replaced the 0803. The rumor is they fixed it in the next iteration but has not been released yet. But if...
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    how to setup hikvision PIR for xprotect

    You have to setup a hardware event for that. Then go in the cameras settings in Milestone and use that hardware event and turn of motion detection which is Milestone's motion detection.
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    alerts for when I'm not home a camera has been activated?

    If you are using your camera to do motion detection, then just have it send you an email directly. It's what I do at our lake house, I use cameras with PIR motion detect and sends me an alert directly.
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    FC40 Camera Video

    I took my Phantom FC40 up for it's maiden flight, heck my first successful attempt at flying anything smaller than a Cessna. Not the best camera, but was cheap, $20 upgrade from the Phantom without that camera plus you can watch it in flight from a smartphone. I have a Mobius that I'll get...
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    Solar Power - Self Install or Not?

    Woohoo, just got permission to operated and felt good flipping that switch.
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    Is A Gigabit Router needed to run 7 Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I at maximum performance?

    Re: Is A Gigabit Router needed to run 7 Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I at maximum performance I had about 7 cameras when I started having network issues with 100Mbps routers. Yes, if you add up speeds and feeds it makes logical sense that it will work, but when you factor in noise at night when...
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    Pinhole

    The prices are somewhat controlled by Axis and to get a warranty you should get it from an authorized reseller like WrightwoodSurveillance.com. Technically, nobody is allowed to post prices online or they lose their partnership.
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    Composite video?

    I too doubt that what you want to do makes any sense. What makes more sense is what people use for FPV on RC stuff now, already made for that purpose like GoPro or Mobius. Also, these surveillance cameras are very heavy, over 1lbs and use a lot of power, does not even make sense. If you are the...
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    Pinhole

    No contest, the better solution is from Axis, much smaller, better WDR capabilities, you get what you pay for.
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    Camera Image Issue DS-2CD2112-I

    Could just be a loose connector that could have shifted while you had the dome cover off aiming the lens, mounting the camera. If it happens again, I would check all the cable connection points and reseat them.
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    Stuttering / pauzes in video stream with all Hikvision cams

    It's not that it's inefficient, it's that decoding an h.264 stream is a cpu intensive operation. People blame the software but have yet to see any software that can display multiple 1080P 30fps streams and not use a lot of CPU. What I do for live viewing is use the sub stream but record the main...
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    exporting video. Codecs for GO

    I've been there too. For me it came down to either buying a new more powerful PC or paying a few hundred for software. I figure the software will outlast any PC I buy, not to mention the additional power consumption and heat from a more powerful processor. For what it's worth, if you can play...
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    Stuttering / pauzes in video stream with all Hikvision cams

    Mine are set to 3MP, so 20fps except for one with older firmware that's 15fps.
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