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Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?
Although getting accurate data is somewhat less likely than me winning the lottery, here is my take on the asymptomatic transmission. We have been told it takes several days for symptoms to appear, but you need to take ivermectin or monoclonal as soon after symptoms (really likelihood of... -
Optimize 5241E-Z12E Night @ 225'
When left at 50, it is too dark to show any details. I'll get a video later tonight at straight 50. With manual shutter, it will be dark. -
Optimize 5241E-Z12E Night @ 225'
Yes. I have the DahuaSunrise app set the focus each sunrise and sunset. I'll check on that and make sure it is as sharp as I can get it tonight. -
This morning storm damage in our area
We live in SW VA, 6 miles from KY, and 20 from TN. Had the remnants of the storms roll through here a little while ago. I'm very glad we didn't have that kind of damage! Winds here were like 40 mph. -
Optimize 5241E-Z12E Night @ 225'
I have a Dahua 5241E-Z12E used for watching the problem child apartments down from me. The trash cans are 225' away, the near side of the building is 200' and the farthest apartment is 250' away. Daytime is fine. Night time I am struggling with. The area is fairly well lit, between house lights... -
I had BI, I went to reload it, it's asking for money...
BI has one year of free upgrades with purchase. You are beyond that, so you can only install the latest version when your one year was up. Or, my recommendation, purchase extended support f or about $30 for a year of support and upgrades. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk- TVille
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- Forum: Troubleshooting
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PTZ Best Tracking Tips
As usual, your comments are dead on, thanks! I have been using Brave (a Chrome browser) under Linux Mint for all of my Dahua cameras, and it works with them all. Until now. I checked, and you are mostly right. I can change the tracking time under Linux, but it shows 15 seconds. Go into IE, and... -
Is BI right for me?
You don't need great computer skills to setup Blue Iris. You do need patience and dedication to get all of the settings right on all of the cameras, for optimum performance. But, most of that setup is inside each camera's GUI. If all you are looking for is some kind of video coverage, to see if...- TVille
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- Forum: General BI Talk
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PTZ Best Tracking Tips
@bp2008 have you tried setting the trip wire or box inside the frame? By say 10% of the FoV. I have 2 trees blocking my temp setup, and only 180 degrees view, and it works fairly well at catching motion. Tracking does kind of suck given the two large obstructions. I also have two spotter cams... -
PTZ Best Tracking Tips
True! And the wife has not complained about the size, even sitting 4' above the front porch, so it's not that big! But, it does one heck of a job looking 1,000' down the street, even at night! -
PTZ Best Tracking Tips
Yeah, this is only like 10 lbs. But, compared to a 5442 turret, it is huge!! :) -
PTZ Best Tracking Tips
I got my @EMPIRETECANDY 49225 yesterday. Damn its big and heavy! :lmao: I have it on a temporary mount - a 4' 2x4 in a bucket of gravel, as @looney2ns recommends, and it still shakes some on max zoom! Anyways, it works great - zoom is incredible. If you don't have one, get it now! I read... -
What does Voting, UPS, FedEx, USPS have in common?
That is an oxymoron... -
What does Voting, UPS, FedEx, USPS have in common?
They all have the same, can't-find-anything-or-tally-votes-software-developer. USPS is the worst at tracking packages. We get most Amazon stuff delivered via USPS. More often than not, Amazon knows hours before the post office that the package has arrived at our little post office. My eagerly... -
Is IPC-HDW5231R-ZE still the recommended camera to go for?
Really depends on your goals, needs, expectations, and budget. @EMPIRETECANDY is the man for cameras, and he is right about the 5442 series being the go to for most general purpose applications. -
OpenALPR Missed This One ....
Late at night I have a neighbor return home through my LPR camera, a Z12E. It misses her every time. From what I can tell, it is because her headlights sweep another camera I have, which is running DS. The spike in CPU seems to cause the issue. It is her timing in doing so that seems to cause... -
Extended Run Help
At 300 feet, you are using a relatively low power camera. Assuming good cable, it should not be a problem. Another user on here has posted about running 400', maybe 600', no loss in performance. The 100 M distance is NOT a problem with good cable and good terminations. Take a laptop and try it... -
Extended Run Help
CAT5E/6 is rated to 328 feet (100 M) at full speed, as @iwanttosee indicated. Assuming you have confirmed the POE switch port that cable is plugged into is working properly, it just about has to be a termination issue. Take another network device, preferably non-POE and see if it works at the... -
License Plate Camera Installation
You really need to look at each camera individually. How far away are the plates you are looking to read, what angle will it be at. The 5241E-Z12E will work for all applications, but it appears to be overkill for what you have shown. And it is 2.5 times the price of the camera @wittaj linked...- TVille
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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BI Black Friday Pricing
You didn't actually try to buy it. Discount is applied at check out.- TVille
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- Forum: General BI Talk
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Prowler Putting on Hoodie
Yes. It is an overview camera where the field of view is about 120' wide where he is. It is zoomed around 300%.- TVille
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- Forum: Camera Captures
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Prowler Putting on Hoodie
Prowler walked up on my neighbor's porch Saturday night. But first he walked past his house, stopped in front of ours, and put on a hoodie of some sort. Then turned around and went straight up his walk. He spent about 10 minutes on the property before I saw this and alerted my neighbor who went...- TVille
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- Forum: Camera Captures
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Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse; Criminal, Murderer or Citizen Defender.
I don't have references handy, but I believe Kyle gave the guy money, he bought it, and gave it to Kyle in Kenosha. He has admitted to this a charged with a straw purchase. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk -
Keto, Fasting and Health
Here is an update on my keto. I am T1, last A1C measured at my endocrinologists office 3 months ago was 6.8%. I recently got new software (xDrip+) to use with my Continuous Glucose Monitor. It shows that over the last 7 days, my calculated A1C is 5.4%. Yes, 5.4% where prediabetes is defined as... -
Outdoor Wireless Cameras
This forum is security cameras around homes and businesses. Not chasing wild rats, although barn rats come up sometimes. For what you want, it is already made: https://www.fieldandstream.com/outdoor-gear/best-cellular-trail-camera/- TVille
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Outdoor Wireless Cameras
If there were wireless, battery cameras that truly worked, at a reasonable price, why on earth would I have six switches, feeding ethernet to my dozen cameras? I wouldn't! Reality is, that if you are happy with the Arlo, then so be it. Folks on here are not, and we use much higher resolution...- TVille
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- Forum: IP Cameras
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Anyone using AMD for BI?
My remote location is running an old, like 10-15 years old, AMD FX-6200. It is running Windows 8.1 with 16 GB and runs 5 cameras just fine with BI 5.xxx. It's been running BI since 2013 in that location. However, given the cost of used business class machines, I went with an i7-6700 in August...- TVille
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- Forum: General BI Talk
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Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse; Criminal, Murderer or Citizen Defender.
Book learning versus actual field experience. Try it with a "blue" gun and a fake knife. Let us know how that works out for you. From around 21 feet with an aggressive attacker, unless you are in the same realm of Jerry Miculek, you will lose. Yes, you will get the gun out of the holster, you... -
Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse; Criminal, Murderer or Citizen Defender.
But he didn't drop the gun, that if he had not pointed at Kyle, would mean he would not have been shot! -
Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?
Most folks on this forum are not impressed with this fiasco of a fakedemic. To prevent a few folks from freaking out, yes, it is real. Yes, it can kill you. No, the vaccine doesn't have little tracking bots in it. But... Went to my doctor the other day for a routine checkup. As I qualify for...