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    EmpireTech PTZ5A4M-25X - SOLD

    If you could send me a price on it? PM if you like.
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    Is Empire still the deal? Ready to move ahead. And a quick share on the robbery after failing to heed the warnings.

    Already have the nanos for that exact plan. Just can't do it right now. How can an PTZ pull that in with no prob, but a fix cam can't do it? Fully agree on thermal and reminds me a friend in pro cam work had some FLIRs he was pulling some time back. Even an older free FLIR is better than...
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    Is Empire still the deal? Ready to move ahead. And a quick share on the robbery after failing to heed the warnings.

    You mean out to the road? or the 630ft location? No. But it will in time. I plan to install a cam/light pole right there, but it ain't happn this year. Im trying to survive the diesel hit right now.
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    Is Empire still the deal? Ready to move ahead. And a quick share on the robbery after failing to heed the warnings.

    I think anything with a proper 1/1.8 sensor in PTZ is going to be out of the budget. Even if I have to accept issue, I need to select the best fixed varifocal for this. It won't be the only cam, but that entrance is pretty important. I had planned for multiple tripwires along the drive...
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    Is Empire still the deal? Ready to move ahead. And a quick share on the robbery after failing to heed the warnings.

    And from what I can tell, no more "deals". Just full pop on the Empire site? Because if the hike, I'm shaving this down to "need" for now. So here is the requirement, I'm setting one cam on the soffit of a building that is 630ft away from the only property entrance. I need a tripwire out...
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    Is Empire still the deal? Ready to move ahead. And a quick share on the robbery after failing to heed the warnings.

    Appreciate! Im still trying to grasp the prices. Was pretty set on Empires but as I am reading, there are some newer players on the field due to a few factors. Curious how Uniview and such are stacking up? Software, optics, value?
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    EmpireTech PTZ5A4M-25X - SOLD

    lmk. im shopping
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    Is Empire still the deal? Ready to move ahead. And a quick share on the robbery after failing to heed the warnings.

    And OMG! I just looked at Empire and wasn't prepared for the sticker shock! I'm open to ideas!
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    Is Empire still the deal? Ready to move ahead. And a quick share on the robbery after failing to heed the warnings.

    I will be brief on that second part. Last time I was here, you guys were 'beyond' helpful and got me right up to speed. I designed a slick system for a large, multi-building business complex that needed cams badly. The owner didn't set the priority, and that place took a $500k hit! Yup...
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    Comparing real pro cameras to home grade. More than resolution specs.

    Like wow, I have so many questions! First of all, I don't to be where you are! OMG! You can literally read those criminal minds! I notice your PTZ takes off at an exact point. Is that a trip wire event? What distances? I also notice them ALL look at your cam. Do you have lights on? It...
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    Comparing real pro cameras to home grade. More than resolution specs.

    Good stuff! Curious, since you are good with all these thread linkies, I am wondering if there is anything out there on real work done AT NIGHT with a PTZ? You go look on YT and it's nothing but YT fairies with perfecting lighting. Haven't seen one real event at night. I have concerns that...
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    Comparing real pro cameras to home grade. More than resolution specs.

    I agree but as I struggle to get up to speed as fast as I can, you gave some critical advice regarding constant patrol routines. Making me wonder what else I don't know. I do have a very rookie question on IP cams in general. Does the camera constantly send video back to the NVR regardless...
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    Drift in PTZ locations

    I will go on nothing but a hunch but being an industrial automation guy, I would suspect the movements may be via 'stepper motors' rather than proper servo/feedback encoder systems....to cut costs. the problem with open loop stepping is there is no report back to indicate to a controller if the...
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    Comparing real pro cameras to home grade. More than resolution specs.

    It would still be great for life cycle predictions to actually know how many "miles" these are good for, and a counter on how many you got! Now, being an automation guy, I could understand this being a pretty open question as things like being in the desert could be quite different than some...
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    Comparing real pro cameras to home grade. More than resolution specs.

    I should clarify that the PTZ employed in the prev example would be positioned at the rough center point of the fence so the furthest shot would be about 250ft. I planned to have additional cams backing that up as overview/spotter cams.
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