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Empirecandy IPC-T5442T-ZE + Ubiquiti and AI
You can still repurpose that HDD in a Dahua NVR. For security, it’s best practice to block internet access for both the cameras and the NVR, which already minimizes risk. Even better would be to place them on their own VLAN for an extra layer of isolation.- tuvow
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- Forum: IPCT Cams & NVR's
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Unifi AI Port- Works great!
From what I’ve seen, AI detection via the AI Port doesn’t currently recognize license plates unless it first identifies a car object. For true ALPR, the Axis Q1700-LE is considered the gold standard. If you go with that camera, I’d strongly recommend pairing it with an NVR that fully supports... -
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Unifi AI Port- Works great!
Personally, I wouldn’t invest in expensive Axis cameras just to pair them with UniFi and an AI Port. You’ll get better detection performance by running them on an Axis NVR, which is designed to take full advantage of their capabilities. What range do you need for license plate capture? If it’s... -
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Empirecandy IPC-T5442T-ZE + Ubiquiti and AI
UniFi Protect doesn’t currently process ONVIF events. It only supports continuous recording. That means if you want AI detections on your IPC-T5442T-ZE streams within Protect, you’d need three UniFi AI Ports (at $199 each) to handle all six cameras. If your goal is a seamless experience with...- tuvow
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- Forum: IPCT Cams & NVR's
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Unifi AI Port- Works great!
Yeah, I’m aware that I could set up an ONVIF stream profile on the Axis camera with a max bitrate of 8 Mbps. But honestly, that kind of defeats the purpose of investing in a high-end camera like the P1468-LE. I want the camera to be able to use the full range of its encoding capabilities and... -
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Ubiquiti releases Protect Generation 6 Cameras - G6 Bullet, G6 Turret, G6 Instant
I've spent a week testing the AI Port extensively. While it works fairly well, the overall solution is still quite buggy. One downside is that it transcodes video streams, which reduces picture quality. So, if you're using Unifi Protect software, there’s not much benefit to using Dahua cameras...- tuvow
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Lets Revisit Ubiquiti Cameras
While it’s nice to see the cameras side by side, I think there are a few issues that make it harder to judge their real performance. Showing three video streams at once doesn’t really let you see any details—zooming in on key areas like faces would have made it easier to spot things like...- tuvow
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Unifi AI Port- Works great!
I've been in ongoing communication with Ubiquiti support over the past week, and it turns out that the AI Port only supports a maximum bitrate of 8 Mbps. It also transcodes the incoming video stream into a different format for the outgoing stream. This means that the high-quality video from my... -
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Where are the 2025 Models?
What kind of improvements are you expecting from the newer Q35 domes that would justify an upgrade? -
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Where are the 2025 Models?
Unfortunately I don’t have side-by-side comparisons. -
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Where are the 2025 Models?
Haha, no worries! I agree—the 5849 would be a more fair comparison, though it lacks IR, and unfortunately I don’t have one to test. It’s pitch black here at night, so IR is a must for my setup. -
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Where are the 2025 Models?
The 5842 model has a 1/1.8" sensor as I mentioned in my post. -
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Where are the 2025 Models?
I have the Dahua 5442-S2 (4MP on a 1/1.8" sensor), the Dahua 5842-S3 (8MP on 1/1.8"), and the Axis P1468-LE (8MP on a 1/1.2"). The 5442 and the Axis perform similarly at night, thanks to their ideal balance between resolution and sensor size. That said, the Axis delivers noticeably better image... -
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Unifi AI Port- Works great!
License plate recognition has actually worked really well for me with Dutch plates. I reached out to Ubiquiti because I find it hard to believe that the AI Port only supports an 8 Mbps output stream—it seems more like a bug to me. Unfortunately, their support hasn’t been very helpful so far. I... -
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Unifi AI Port- Works great!
It also seems that the AI Port itself can’t process a stream at 20 to 30 Mbps. I hadn’t noticed it at first, but after reviewing some of the recordings, I realized that many of them have brief skips—usually missing about a second of video. I compared them to recordings made at the same time by... -
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Unifi AI Port- Works great!
I ordered the AI Port to evaluate its performance and paired it with an Axis P1468-LE 4K camera. Vehicle, person, and license plate recognition work very well, but face and animal detection leave a lot to be desired. One thing that really surprised me is that the maximum supported recording... -
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Ubiquiti releases Protect Generation 6 Cameras - G6 Bullet, G6 Turret, G6 Instant
Yeah, it’s a bummer. I’d be happy to pay a premium for Ubiquiti hardware if at least they would match picture quality of Dahua 5442 and 5842. Just because I would still really like to use UniFi Protect software, instead of Blue Iris or Dahua NVR.- tuvow
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Ubiquiti releases Protect Generation 6 Cameras - G6 Bullet, G6 Turret, G6 Instant
I think it looks pretty bad to be honest. Considering the amount of ambient light, look at 31:18. Someone is walking by and it is very difficult if not impossible to identify his face. It's also very difficult to see the face details of the reviewer if you look at 31:30, even though he's...- tuvow
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Ubiquiti releases Protect Generation 6 Cameras - G6 Bullet, G6 Turret, G6 Instant
Today Ubiquiti released the first three cameras in their new G6 lineup of cameras: G6 Bullet, fixed horizontal FoV of 109.9°, 4K resolution, 1/1.8" sensor, all the latest and greatest AI features, $199 G6 Turret, fixed horizontal FoV of 109.9°, 4K resolution, 1/1.8" sensor, all the latest and...- tuvow
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Best image sensor?
The Axis P1468-LE retails around $1,000 and has very nice image quality, 4K resolution, a great 1/1.2" sensor and optical zoom. None of the Dahua and Hikvision 1/1.2" cams support IR night vision, but this Axis camera does.- tuvow
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Fixed-Focal vs Vari-Focal
Comparing IPC-T54IR-AS-S3 (Fixed-Focal) to IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 (Vari-Focal), there seems to be a few advantages with the Fixed-Focal: Cheaper 50m max illumination versus 40m max illumination F1.6 versus F1.8, so I assume slightly better light sensitivity? Does the Fixed-Focal have any downsides in... -
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Ubiquiti's AI Turret
I have the 5442-S2 and the 5842-S3 so I’m not looking for reviews of those. I was hoping someone maybe already made a direct comparison between Dahua’s 5842-S3 and Ubiquiti’s AI Turret. I’m curious how the picture quality compares. Unfortunately most AI Turret reviews so far are done by tech...- tuvow
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Ubiquiti's AI Turret
Has anyone been able to compare day/night picture quality to Dahua's 5842 and 5442 S3 series?- tuvow
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Distinguishing between motion events and alerts
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but what I'm looking for is the ability to distinguish between an "event" (which should also be marked as such on the timeline and/or show up in an "events" list) and an "alert" (which is marked as such and shows up in the "alerts" list). Kind of like what you can... -
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How to set up P1468-LE with Blue Iris
Thanks @smiticans! You're absolutely right that I shouldn't expect 5x improvement of picture quality if the price of the camera is 5x. But I hoped for 2x improvement because of the 2x increase of pixels at same pixel/sensor ratio. Maybe I've been judging the Axis camera a little too harshly... -
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How to set up P1468-LE with Blue Iris
Same, no option for 15 fps. I'm running the latest Axis OS (12.1.64). This is why I'm trying to compare moving objects. I know it's easy for cams to generate beautiful static pictures. I guess the night video of the car is not terrible, but I suppose I expected a sharper picture and more detail... -
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How to set up P1468-LE with Blue Iris
It's not possible to select 15 FPS either when I create my own ONVIF media profile. See attached screenshot. -
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How to set up P1468-LE with Blue Iris
Here's a video in IR mode. Looks like there's indeed a spider web that might be causing some issues as well. Nevertheless the image looks very compressed to me. At least the camera doens't look out of focus to me :) I did decrease the zoom level a little bit, so there's more time for the camera... -
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How to set up P1468-LE with Blue Iris
I decided to do a factory default and start over. I have attached screenshots of all my Axis settings and the BI video settings. I have tried to stay as close to your settings as possible. I used the same zoom factor and used AF to get to a focus setting of 84. The only thing I wasn't able to do... -
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How to set up P1468-LE with Blue Iris
I just tried your zoom level and AF settings, but the leaves still look a bit blurry to me. To be honest, it’s a bit hard to judge in IR mode. It’s past midnight here, so I’m going to check tomorrow if the lens is clean. It’s brand new, but maybe a spider has already been building a little web...