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    Which 180 degree camera to pick + other questions

    Is the HIKVISION DS-2CD2387G2P-LSU/S a good 180 option? Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTM4WMF9/?coliid=I2DTF9IFIH6MMA&colid=1E7S5PPT4AM5U&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it Is this the same as ANKEE NCD800?
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    Which 180 degree camera to pick + other questions

    So the more expensive Z12E has an older chipset (S2) than the less expensive Z4E (S3), right?
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    Which 180 degree camera to pick + other questions

    What does S2 and S3 mean in the model name?
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    Which 180 degree camera to pick + other questions

    Hi all, I have my eyes on 180 degree cameras to replace some old stuff. I wanted to get some thoughts or maybe new ideas. I have read several threads here and used @wittaj list in the thread here, but still need input. 1. The primary candidate is Emprietech Color4K-T180 1/1.8 sensors. I can...
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    Mounting to Soffit with no backing?

    This was a how it looks after mounting. I didn't know about the flush mount, had to fight to fit it flush where it is now, with snow under my feet :)
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    Mounting to Soffit with no backing?

    I also mounted mine. Coincidentally the old camera was close to a joist. I managed to find the exact line where the joist was above the soffit and put some long screws. It is holding with 3 screws on the joist, in line, and another 2 on the soffit with no support. Here is a pic of the place...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Anyway, I am trying a new IVS based on intrusion detection of humans instead of tripwire. Will see how this goes.
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    The videos uploaded here are downsampled to 720p. The orignal is 1440p (4MP PTZ425DB-AT, Empiretech) with encoding as follows: What do you mean by making lines go across the street instead of vertical? I tried to put more frequent zig zags at the entrance points of the street in the frame.
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Another issue with this camera: I label the presets and half a day later the names are back to Preset1, Preset2, etc. Not sure why it does not hold the preset names.
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    IVS setup, 5 rules from 2 presets total. Just showing the tripwire lines that normally trigger events. Example of person not being detected or tracked. This person walked the dog back few minutes later, the camera still did not pick it up. Another neighbor came out half an hour later and the...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Here is the FOV. The problem is more at dusk and night. My SMD and MD are still on because I thought you need SMD to find humans and cars. I can switch them off. I think I saw rectangles for cars before, but I have not sat in front of the web gui to test it. Certainly the stream arriving...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Yes, I have checked those. I have different IVS rules for human and cars. What about SMD and regular MD, what are your settings there?
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    @wittaj can you help me whith what settings I should put on the PTZ425DB-AT to properly detect ONLY humans and cars? The camera is driving me crazy. Yesterday it triggered many events during rain at night. I followed your advice here to enable only IVS smart rules and disable SMD and motion...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Thanks for clarifying @bigredfish .
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    I didn't get your setup very well. Do you have auto focus during day and then you make it sit at the home preset before dusk to leave the manual focus stuck at that length before your night scene kicks in?
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Yup, agree. It defeats the purpose having PTZ presets and leaving the camera to find focus after switching to a preset. If I have a position I need, I also often know the focus it should be at that position.
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    @wittaj thanks for all your help. Your guidance and experience have been a great time saver. Based on your pics, I would guess you are using 1/1250 shutter or even faster, right? I have found my sweet spot at 1/1000 night and 1/1250 day. Another technical question: does a PTZ preset include the...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Folks, by day this PTZ425 works great for LPR. I have set a few IVS rules and I can see plates very well (not automatic recognition, but I don't need to log numbers in a database). With this single PTZ I can look both at the car model/color (zoomed out before triggering the LPR preset) and...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Thanks for Thanks for the recommendation. It is not a bad idea but I don't have many spots where lpr can be placed, and I don't want the house to look like a prison with too many cameras. The location of this ptz is the probably optimal both for general tracking and for lpr. Putting another lor...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    As I said, The only Reolink cameras I have are not used much for surveillance. One is an old indoor PTZ I bought, and the other is a PoE camera they sent for free and I have never turned it on until last week. But, I did see Reolink surveillance systems at Costco which made me wonder if they are...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Through a publicly available hack.
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    I did not say anything bad yet (I still have problems with tracking after I mounted it, worked great from the window). All I pointed out is that even a good expensive camera can miss limbs and ghost people. By itself the problem does not mean much without the technical context. Thanks for your...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    I found out what was the problem with illuminator. It is not respecting the profile, so whatever you choose in Illuminator settings stays there for all profiles. The profile does not apply to illuminator...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Lol @bigredfish , thanks for asking. I double checked to be sure and you are right, IR was off. Must have forgotten it during trials. Will have to wait another night how it works now ;)
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    And before anybody says it, yes, I need to cut those branches that limit the clear view only to half the frame.
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Ok, folks. Last night, I tuned the PTZ425DB-AT to get licenses. It is not perfect, but I am surprised I can even do this. In pitch dark, I can see some license numbers, but this depends on the plate lights of the car itself. By day, license plates are very easy to catch and identify: I am...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    I have not bought any Reolink IP cameras. Just slowly getting ready to find the right cameras to upgrade. As for the Synology, I have not spent anything either. The NAS was mine and turned out to work as NVR very well. As for the camera licenses, I have not spent anything yet, thanks to...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Thanks guys. This turned into a PTZ425 thread, but your help is great. I didn't know the Anti Flicker threw the limit up. I am familiar with photo variables, F aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, etc. These are the only three parameters that matter in real photography, but these concepts have...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    Ahh, ok. Thanks @wittaj . This is more helpful. I did play around last night with shutter speeds, trying to see if I can capture license plates with a PTZ (don't laugh!). I managed to put shutter down to 1/120 coz the PTZ did not go any lower. And yes, I could read license plates far away with...
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    Convince me Reolink is bad to buy

    The reason I opened this thread is to have a constructive conversation. I know most of you guys know better than me, but I like to follow the evidence. Trust and belief is for religious people, which I am not much :) Ok, so Reolink is missing arms. Last night I installed the $400 Empiretech...
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