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    Mini-Review - 5442-ZE-S3 AKA T54IR-ZE-S3 - Replacement to 5442-ZE

    The clear next step is 5482 with 1/1.2" sensor. Come on , Dahua.
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    Dahua NVR constantly sending large amounts of data to their servers?

    Purple is great. I got the Gold+ because of the 2.5GB backbone I have...that was the only reason.
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    Dahua NVR constantly sending large amounts of data to their servers?

    I LOVE it! I saw you have Firewalla too. I had an Omada ER707-M2 before but switched to a Gold Plus a few months ago...what a difference! The ability to build VLANs and rules...WAY easier and more effective. Even the ability to show you that image is way better/easier than anything Omada has.
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    Dahua NVR constantly sending large amounts of data to their servers?

    I have the latest 5xxAI NVR with seven 5442 S3 cameras with P2P enabled and use DMSS. Over the last 24 hours, I see no upload or download amounts in excess of 1MB to or from any destination cumulatively.
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    EmpireTech NV41AI-8P-4KH or NVR8CH-AI

    I went with the 5-series NVR and I’m happy with it. Now that the Dahua cameras have animal detection, there’s no reason for me to go with something like BI.
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    That's a good comparison. Indeed, even in IR mode, the 5442 is crisper.
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    This is the way I look at it, and I'm only talking about my specific needs here. For nighttime, I'm primarily concerned about alerts on human behavior (plus animals for fun). I fully expect I won't see their faces clearly to identify them, but more to know they were trespassing and seeing what...
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    Let's talk about nighttime performance. If the camera goes to IR anyway, what's the advantage of the 5442?
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    I'm thinking about it. Maybe if @EMPIRETECANDY gave me a deal? ;)
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    I installed seven 5442 S3s over a year ago around the perimeter around my house, and now I'm wondering if I should've gone with the 5482s. My cameras are primarily "overview" cameras to detect humans or animals. I feel like the extra MPs would allow me to better make out faces, vehicles, etc...
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    What a shame

    Found this on the ground at my son’s high school. Who would discard such a beauty? My wife didn’t understand why I cared, but I know you guys would. Looks like Johnny 5
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    Review: EmpireTech IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3 / Dahua 5842T-ZE-S3 - 8MP / 4K Turret Camera

    Phenomenal review, @wildcat1. It's so professional. Thank you for doing that.
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    Britain is Lost

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    Empiretech NVR - Link Quality = Poor

    I have the latest firmware on the Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI. There's a screen under Camera Settings called PoE and it shows all seven of my cameras have "poor" link quality. Not sure why since I have Cat 6 PoE running to each camera with nothing more than a 50ft run, and I haven't had any...
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    S3 animal detection

    Yep
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