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    Andy - Empire Tech Review

    Weird, I sent Andy a message yesterday evening and he literally replied within the hour.
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Just ordered one. ;)
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    I have a total of 13 cams already deployed. Five 4K T cams, a couple PTZ cams, some T54IR-ZEB-S3's (My favorites) and some older 5442T's. Honestly I wish all my cameras were 4MP. Nothing against my 4K T's but I just like my T54IR-ZEB-S3's alot.
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Just read through this entire thread over the last couple days. So in a nut shell buy this camera instead. https://empiretech01.com/products/empiretech-ipc-color4m-t-1-1-8-cmos-4mp-smart-dual-light-active-deterrence-fixed-focal-eyeball-network-camera
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    Blue iris motion notifications in home assistant to run an automation.

    Finally got this thing working........pot of coffee later!! I had to change the payload that I showed in the pic above. I replaced "&TYPE" with "Motion" and I'm now showing motion alerts in Home assistant. I set up a test automation in HA that when my office cam detects motion it turns on...
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    Blue iris motion notifications in home assistant to run an automation.

    But this is what I see in Home Assistant for Cam 4.
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    Blue iris motion notifications in home assistant to run an automation.

    I just installed MQTT explorer and I am indeed getting the correct info from Blue Iris into Home Assistant. I'm using my CAM 4 as a test cam trying to get this set up.
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    Blue iris motion notifications in home assistant to run an automation.

    Well I got MQTT all set up on both Home Assistant and Blue Iris. I can see all my cams now in Home Assistant. The problem is I can't seem to get motion detection notifications to pass from Blue Iris to Home assistant. Looking at my screen shot, this is how I have it set up in BI.
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    Blue iris motion notifications in home assistant to run an automation.

    I have five 4K T full time color Andy cams deployed around the house. At each camera I have external LED soffit lighting connected to Tapo dimming light switches integrated into Home assistant. These LEDS all come on/off with a sunset/sunrise automation in home assistant. I have them all...
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Funny you mention that. I bought some diffusing panels earlier this summer to tone down a couple LED accessory lights for a couple cameras that are full time color. I may do some testing after dark with a piece of it. Thanks!!
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    I only have experience with the Tendelux IR units so keep that in mind with what I tell you. I have found that the Tendelux units create a hotspot no matter how you mount the darn things. So what I did was install the camera where I wanted it, and then install the IR unit behind/before the...
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    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Tendelux user here also with my T54IR-ZE-S3 cams. Be careful the Tendelux units pack a punch and you can get hot spots if you over do it. Here's a shot of one of my cams.
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    IPC-Color4K-T and IPC-Color4K-T180 230227 Firmware

    Yes night time is not that great here.
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    IPC-Color4K-T and IPC-Color4K-T180 230227 Firmware

    My T-180 picks me up way off to the sides of the image everytime. Maybe I got a good one.
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    Version 6

    Same here. Mine is fluctuating between 6%-9%. Everything is running smooth as silk.
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