Recent content by blocksog

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    2.8 PTZ

    Writing from the phone, pardon the typos above.
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    2.8 PTZ

    I am considering this camera to cover the side of the house with no camera coverage so far. I know this camera is too weak to get good night time, but this is about the budget I can justify (cannot shell $600+ for a better 180+plz). This camera should be fine for yard area it will cover and zoom...
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    Teaser Info and Mini Review - Empiretech B52IR-X3 Triple Lens Camera

    I am not understanding one thing: can the cameras move left and right away from the wide view camera? The information out there is not clear. The video by Andy on Youtube shows left and right arrows, and @wittaj mentioned here there is some micro adjustment from remote. But chatgpt insists that...
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    Best camera for indoors + good speaker

    Thanks for the idea wittaj. I have a couple of those devices. I think I tried some years ago and didn't work, but will give it another try. Maybe its a matter of trying to stay on plugs that are on the same feed (got two feeds at home). Or maybe they are too old and I should buy new ones :)
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    Best camera for indoors + good speaker

    I like to resuscitate this thread if possible. What I am trying to achieve is an internal security perimeter that will detect human entering the house. I use Synology Surveillance Station, and through that I can do a lot, including triggering sirens, sending warning through an IP speaker (I have...
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    Andy - Empire Tech Review

    Well, I am not sure who I talked with the past few days, but I literally asked in my first email to talk over the phone and was never given the option. 1 email per day is not very helpful when troubleshooting a problem, particularly when the responses are generic. The email I was talking to was...
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    Andy - Empire Tech Review

    Old thread, but I have to say I have a completely different experience with Andy. Not good at all. No way to talk with a person. Slow emails that take 1-2 weeks to resolve a problem or ask for a return. I have communicated three times in the last two years. Each time has been the same unhappy...
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    Panoramic PTZ

    Does anyone have night footage for PTZ3E10X-T180? I am trying to find if it will work on one side of my house where I have no other cameras and no coverage at all. Anybody knows the corresponding Dahua model for PTZ3E10X-T180 ?
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    Empiretech: IPC-T54PRO-AS vs IPC-Color4M-T

    Very helpful, thanks.
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    Empiretech: IPC-T54PRO-AS vs IPC-Color4M-T

    @bigredfish , thanks for the tests. What's the verdict so far, does the new pro color series work as well as the color4m? I am thinking particularly the speed it turns the smart illumination on. Can't understand well from you video because you have other motion lights that are helping it. My...
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    Empiretech: IPC-T54PRO-AS vs IPC-Color4M-T

    I have a few IPC-Color4M-T cameras, they turn on the warm light automatically when a person shows up. That's great. I am getting ready to replace some other cameras and saw a very similar IPC-T54PRO-AS. Seem to have stronger warm light maybe, but I don't know if the rest works the same as the...
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    Can REOLINK Doorbell Battery camera record 24/7 on NVR?

    But still, how is a battery camera connected to the NVR. Does it go online and offline all the time when people ring the bell or move in front of the camera?
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    Can REOLINK Doorbell Battery camera record 24/7 on NVR?

    Oops, I thought wiring the battery camera gives the power it needs, and uses the battery just as backup if power goes out...
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    Can REOLINK Doorbell Battery camera record 24/7 on NVR?

    The Google search AI says that Reolink Doorbell battery version cannot record full time. I have wires from my old door bell (18 Volt AC) but I don't know if the NVR can record full time from this camera when the camera is wired? Do I need to get the Reolink Doorbell WiFi version if I want to...