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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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    Review- New Design Tendelux 10 Watt IR illuminator.

    Wow that unit works well. I don't really see any annoying hot spots in the pic.
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    No more alerts??????!!!!

    For what it's worth, the issue went away for me after migrating over to a new PC and installing BI fresh. Same cameras with a different PC and fresh install.
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    Google Raises Alert After VPN Spyware Apps Spread

    As someone who has had their online bank account hacked before, I take this stuff pretty seriously.
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    No more alerts??????!!!!

    Have you tried factory resetting one of the cameras first?
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    5.9.9 - January 17, 2025 - More Pre-6.0 feature releases

    Yeah.....the first time I saw that new status bar!
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    No more alerts??????!!!!

    I had some of my cameras stop detecting motion. I use the onboard camera IVS rules. You could read through this thread. https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/ivs-rule-not-functioning.83472/
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    Review- New Design Tendelux 10 Watt IR illuminator.

    Well that sucks. Mine are out in the weather and on the south side of my home so they get blasted.
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    Review- New Design Tendelux 10 Watt IR illuminator.

    Another trip around the sun and my Tendelux illuminators are still going strong in the rainy windy Pacific Northwest weather!!!
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    5.9.9.96 is broken for me, had to remove

    I installed 5.9.9.96 right when it was available and had the same issue with Direct to Wire. I rolled back to .95 and all was well. What's strange is I installed 5.9.9.96 again last night and got Direct to Wire working just fine. I was in UI3 viewing a camera with Direct to Wire unchecked...
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    5.9.9 - January 17, 2025 - More Pre-6.0 feature releases

    It was discussed very briefly a few posts back. I had the same experience.
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    5.9.9 - January 17, 2025 - More Pre-6.0 feature releases

    Yes, I discovered the same thing. Rolled back to .95 and everything was fine.
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    Hi all

    Greetings!!
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    5.9.9 - January 17, 2025 - More Pre-6.0 feature releases

    My mobile experience with the app is much improved!!
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    Worlds First Review - Dahua DH-IPC-HDW5849H-ASE-LED / IPC-Color4K-T - 2.8mm Turret

    Make it so Number 1
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    Worlds First Review - Dahua DH-IPC-HDW5849H-ASE-LED / IPC-Color4K-T - 2.8mm Turret

    Is it too big of a wish that maybe a future firmware update would give us that? :p
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