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Help me choose a system
All but finalised 2 x T54IR-ZE & NVR8CH-8P from Empiretech Might keep the rear camera decision pending. The last bit of advise I need is for the front porch Porch area is approx 6ft x 11ft. Camera will be installed at a height of roughly 7.5 ft Ceiling light is attached to motion sensor and... -
Help me choose a system
My house boundary in red. rear yard is a narrow-ish 4m deep on left and only 3m deep on right Thinking of putting a 180 cam in middle. Is that a good idea ? Also plan to put couple of sensor lights so they light up when there is motion. This should provide ample light for camera. Colour4K-T180... -
Help me choose a system
Budget per cam: US $250 plus/minus 10% Couple of stills from current right cam -
Help me choose a system
Thank you to both of you. The chart posted by @wittaj is really helpful. What I have understood is that out of the hundreds of camera models available, I cant just go and pick the latest and greatest. It might not be suitable for my purpose ! I will post some images below of my driveway and... -
Help me choose a system
Ok, now I get you guys. I watched a YouTube review of Hikvision pano camera by some British retailer. The night vision was pretty clear, can’t recall if they mentioned anything about identification though ! But I do get your point now Not really chasing MP, but best bang for buck system which... -
Help me choose a system
Within this budget, can I get any better cameras ? Or, what do you suggest within same budget ? -
Help me choose a system
The price you pay for living in a lucky country ;) -
Help me choose a system
Hey all Currently running a nearly 11 years old Hikvision system sourced from Aliexpress. Has had a few hiccups along the way, and now I'd like to upgrade the whole setup to take advantage of upgraded technology, including night colour recording. Currently I have the Hikvision DS-7616NI-E2/8P... -
Hikvision ColorVu vs Smart Hybrid cameras - pros/cons ?
OK, I looked more into it, and Dahua seems to be cheaper, but I am not sure if I am comparing like to like ! Can someone give me a Dahua NVR model which is equivalent to Hikvision DS-7608NI-M2/8P 8ch PoE. Dahua's own NVR model number only please, if you can .. Also the equivalent camera model... -
Hikvision ColorVu vs Smart Hybrid cameras - pros/cons ?
Thanks for the pointers Arjun I will delve on them -
Hikvision ColorVu vs Smart Hybrid cameras - pros/cons ?
Hey, thanks for replying. I know most of the retailers mentioned on here are in the USA. I am located in Australia, and would prefer to buy locally ! Thats what I am trying to determine - do I want the Smart Hybrid over the ColorVu, and hence asked for any real user personal experiences with... -
Hikvision ColorVu vs Smart Hybrid cameras - pros/cons ?
Hey all, Did a search on comparison between the two and nothing came up here. I want to upgrade my 10 year old Hikvision setup. So looking at these night colour cameras. As I understand, the ColorVu cameras have a rectangular light source underneath the lens, which stay on in dark all the time... -
Do I need to upgrade NVR for ColorVu cameras ?
GDay @johnfitz The NVR model is definately correct, I believe it can have upto 16 cameras connected, but only has 8 PoE built-in ports. I never got around to putting more than 8 cameras. I initially intend to upgrade only the two front cameras, but eventually will upgrade them all to ColorVu...- geek7899
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Do I need to upgrade NVR for ColorVu cameras ?
Hi all I have a 10 year old NVR, model DS-7616NI-E2/8P and 8 x Hik cameras. Most of the cameras are DS-2CD2335-I. NVR is on firmware V3.3.2 build 150522, and is the 'overseas version' from Aliexpress I am wishing to upgrade the cameras, especially the front 2 cameras facing the road and...- geek7899
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DS-2CD2342WD-I Password reset
Thanks again @alastairstevenson All cameras are back online except one D4 Showing NO LINK. Have shutdown NVR and booted again after few minutes I can access the camera via browser by typing 192.168.254.5 in Chrome and entering username & password. But Live View isn't available because of...