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    New Camera time?

    Won't help you with the lens because of the coating but there are specialist perspex cleaners out there for plastics. They're not very expensive and come as a mild paste that you rub on. They abrade the surface but are very gentle and don't leave marks. They're available for everything from...
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    Surf's up

    I might have misled you there. I picked the wrong channel. Can't find the channel I intended now. Never mind! I should have checked the video. Some great Waimea surf though. If you skip the ladies requirement, Koa Rothman has quite a decent Hawaii surfing channel...
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    Surf's up

    This is a popular channel if you want to concentrate on female surfers: I watch a lot of surfing myself. Love to be young again and live by the ocean, What a life they have surfing every day.
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    From his post, a back to back comparison: 1/1.18" PTZ: Sony SNC VB770: Hopefully that's a preview of a $350 future. Not holding my breath though.
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Yes plus the other issue is the larger the sensor, the larger the lens required, the larger the housing etc and that equals more cost. Also, more capable sensors will probably need more capable chipsets, another expense. I believe it can be done, but it probably needs some kind of deal between...
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    Version 6

    I'm thinking I may wait a while and see if they come up with an installer that put's it all on as before. Last thing I want to do is start trying to re-enter parameters because I look at the interface settings so infrequently, replicating them will be hard from memory.
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    Version 6

    I was under the impression someone above had done it from within BI. In that case, maybe that method isn't figured out yet or maybe it's just going to be impossible. I guess the options are wait and see or go the separate uninstall & install route.
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    The fate will be whatever Dahua want it to be. There are clearly gains in the static image from AI so some form of AI might be here to stay on cameras / I just don't think from what tech we have at the moment that AI is going to deliver miracles. As above, I believe we're still limited by...
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    I don't think there's anything squirrly going on. It#s more we're asking more of the AI than it's capable of. There's no magic bullet here to picture quality. Undersatnd AI is probably just adjusting the same parameters as you could manually. The difference is it's probably pushing those...
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    Anyone out there tried these Wago connectors?

    You'd never get scotch locks past code in the UK. They're used only in 12 volt automotive applications. Wago connectors are widely used over here and I've never heard of any issues. Prior to Wago, electricians would use terminal blocks, not sure if that's what you call them in the US...
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    Upgrade links go to Amazon Norton sales page?!

    If you're worried it's malware install Malwarebytes then run that. You may find that your AV tries to block it's installation as some do now claiming conflicts. If you can't get it to install, download Malwarebytes Chameleon. I believe it's discontinued but it still works. This can be run and...
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    Version 6

    I haven't done it yet, but from the answer to my question above given above (thanks guys), do it from version 5 in the upgrade page. It should offer you version 6 in there. That then removes the need to follow most of those steps as the software will handle most it and should instruct you if...
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    Lost everything

    Try PM'ing Ken. There maybe a back door or super admin password or some way for him to remote into it, if you're lucky. I personally always keep an excel file of PW's albeit the file is not named passwords just in case. If worried about it getting stolen, password protect it. You could even...
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    Version 6

    Couple fo questions: 1. Now BI 6 is in the update screen in version 5, do you still need to uninstall version 5 or can you install version 6 from the update screen in version 5? 2. If you update to version 6 (either way) do you lose all your settings becasue BI is a pain to go through and...
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    It doesn't matter how good the static part of the image is if the subject isn't clear. 70 gain is way too much for the 5442 which is why you'd never use it in full colour mode in that situation. The subject can be seen to be suffering from ghosting and visible noise in the 54 pro image both of...
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