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    Camera mounted in owl box

    Thanks, Malbers. ...never thought of it. I think I will find this very useful. Cheers. Jim
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    Headlights blow out my camera

    Thanks, bp... Very similar to Donuts ...and I understand 'dialing down the iris' type move. The license reference was an exaggeration, as we are lead to imagine these systems can nearly type the DNA of passers-by. I'd rather be able to watch the deer and fox wander the property ..and keep...
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    Headlights blow out my camera

    My camera is pointed to a curve in my lane back into my property. It is the first time we have had a surprise guest (wrong house..) in years. They drove in with their brights on and it was as if a tactical nuke went off on the property. There was no automatic adjustment/compensation...
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    Image skipping -hanging- for seconds

    Took the dog out - middle of the night. I wear a headlamp so I don't fall down the steps. There was a 'rain-fog' - neither quite. It photographs well, however. Skips were in the 2-4sec range. ...I have a problem: the Screech owl sleeps days: I will probably have to get my headlamp...
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    Image skipping -hanging- for seconds

    Copy - the 'so-called' WP connector seems to not be so much, even with the best 3M tape. I have one of those black, tubular thingys that is almost the size of the camera. Big rain sweeping the Eastcoast on Tues. should provide a clue. Thanks. Jim
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    Image skipping -hanging- for seconds

    Thanks, Fenderman... Sorry, for the delay - we don't have cable out in the bush. (<100mi from the Whitehouse). 'Understand - most. I don't understand 'main frame rate' - I only set the frame rate on the NVR menu with my mouse. I do not seem to have access to a menu for the camera itself...
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    Image skipping -hanging- for seconds

    I have one DH4631C attached to a Dahua NVR 4104 ... that stutters. The clock will march along, and then - skip 2-3 seconds during daylight ...perhaps 10-12 seconds after dark is the norm. Bugs look like shooting stars leaving a tail on screen. I set the bit rate to 25 (the max). I am not...
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    Camera mounted in owl box

    We had a Woody come visit during the day... My wife heard the tapping because this cam has a microphone. She snagged a couple of pics. Jim
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    'Do not' - trust your cable meter.

    Mole and D.... I am kind of a tool hound. I work in fabric, so I got LOTSA tools ...I dabble in wood and metal, so I have some of that stuff - saws, grinders, welders, etc ...and even a couple of electrical specific tools. ....but, I have found places like Amazon and Harbor Freight great...
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    'Do not' - trust your cable meter.

    I have been kind of rolling naked in cactus with my NVR, camera and cable issues. I've had lotsa 'No Link' (..or is it Data?) issues. I finally get a POE setup to work and a G-D mouse chews the cable. And of course - that's not the first thing you think of after having numerous other...
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    Camera mounted in owl box

    Bluebirds are cool, Tony. Mine few stay in the front pasture - too far to run cable. I was thinking about trying Martins again because a cam could be pretty active... 'Once you got them; you have them for life' ...I thought. The GD Starlings plagued the house I put up ...I got rid of...
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    Camera mounted in owl box

    Technically, this is a Wood Duck box. I mounted about 4 of them in my marsh a few years ago, but the DNR has done better on the other side of the creek; I repurposed the boxes. Previously, I had an HIK cam mounted just below the box but have gone thru two cams because of corrosion within the...
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    Hey -manufacturers- here is a product wish.

    'Stupid idea', fenderman... reminds me of the MS-DOS guys making fun of us who simply wanted to use Photoshop and not get bogged down on 'command lines' (whatever they are). My first Mac was about 1985. We run about 6-8 iOS devices and basically never need to look under the hood. I'm pretty...
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    Hey -manufacturers- here is a product wish.

    Mine are plenty exotic for me Mat. You are right, there are some interesting streams - an airport in the Canaries, some Owl or eagle cams, etc. but I simply want more 'windows' in my house. I can understand not wanting it if I lived in the City. I pretty much do this now with a single cam...
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    Hey -manufacturers- here is a product wish.

    I simply want to see. I want a 'window' that is a 4K screen, or two, in my house hanging on a wall as you would a landscape painting. I have an open pasture to the front about 300m/1,000' ...and water views on a creek about 200m/650' to the side - with dense woods between. We have many...
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    How many connectors between camera and NVR?

    Thanks for the reply guys... I should have said 'CAT6' ..if that makes a difference. ...and, Tony, YES, it is POE. Prior - I had a pretty reasonable image, but I wanted better.. I upgraded the NVR and got an 8MP cam*, only to discover my high-res 'gaming monitor' is not 4K. (I guess...
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    How many connectors between camera and NVR?

    I have a 500'+ run to a single camera. I had to make one waterproof splice/joint. ...then I had massive problems (No Link) I was blaming on the bad weather - it turns out mice chewed into the long run. I simply added another WP connector. I have an image 100% of the time but the resolution...
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    Super Moon caught on Security cam

    Cam #1 is set to give us advance warning of a Martian invasion (not really) but I wanted to see what it could see, so I aimed it at the rising moon. It's too bad we had a front coming thru with high, thin clouds. I have no ideas on how to refine the image, I just wanted to see.... Below is...
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    Replaced 1080p TV with gaming monitor.

    Kawboy.... Remember those 'modern' houses in the 50's where they placed not-tall windows near the top of the wall? It was like basement windows on the first floor?! ..or when I moved to Detroit in the late 70's ...lots of houses looked like little prisons with all the bars on windows...
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    Replaced 1080p TV with gaming monitor.

    Thanks, guys... A kid selling on Craigslist for $120—I could not pass it up. R-M, It's dedicated. The NVR is right behind it. I'll probably move it into the pantry thru the wall—it has a noisy fan. "I am not a fan of noise." I am way back in the woods on the marsh. No Claymores, but have...
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    Replaced 1080p TV with gaming monitor.

    Here is a morning shot. The camera is just sitting on my tractor shed's roof. Its proper spot is under the owl box on the tree in the upper right. (I am dealing with—newbie does his own—cable issues...) Jim
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    Replaced 1080p TV with gaming monitor.

    BIG difference. I started with an inexpensive, 17" ELEMENT TV ....quickly switched to a 23" VIZIO TV, that was actually pretty nice. I believe I may have asked for an opinion whether the jump to monitor would provide any gain... A local fellow was upgrading his gaming system so I...
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    Cat 6 cable issue....

    Oooops. I didn't look hard enough. Amazon had some WP RJ45 connectors. (I ordered a 5-pack but they're coming from Singapore, so I also order a single that will Prime here in two days.) I simply have to clip my current jack and attach new ones—I've gotten much better at that! Jim
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    Cat 6 cable issue....

    So ...my new cable extension seemed to work well—that is 'till it rained. I have Cat6 for 2/3s the length and then added an additional 1/3 by simply using a junction box (RJ45-to-RJ45). I taped up mightily with 3M but a massive corrosion took place quickly and I lost my image. I looked...
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    Spiders at night....

    I live on a marsh and even though it is 1 November, there is occasionally a snowstorm of bugs flying into the cam at night. Spiders have discovered this also. When I first looked in the daytime, there were no webs or spiders on the cam, but they were sure there at night! Then I looked real...
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    Worth upgrading to 1920 x 1080 from 1280 x 1024?

    Thanks, all. I'll check into a 4K camera (and a deal on a screen) Cheers. Jim
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    Worth upgrading to 1920 x 1080 from 1280 x 1024?

    Thanks, Mat. There was a 27" on CL for $125... But if it's really the refresh rate that is the primary gain, then maybe not. Cheers. Jim
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    Worth upgrading to 1920 x 1080 from 1280 x 1024?

    I'm finally settling in with having switched from a generic Chinese system to a base HIK NVR and camera. And as happy I am with the quality of the image, is there more to be had from upgrading from a quality TV to a gaming monitor? My next move is to add a second, higher rez camera...
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    Cat 6 cable issue....

    BG, Copy that—I will take a look. Jim
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    Cat 6 cable issue....

    BG... I don't remember seeing any markers, besides my attention is short—counting all those marks (if there) would exhaust/confuse me. I got my little cord measuring device—it's just that 'these' ends do not go thru the guides—'should still work... If I cannot get the single long cable to...
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