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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Bullet Z12 5.3-64mm (IPC-HFW5231E-Z12)

    You can use a program called AutoHotKey and it will run it in the background without popping up a chrome window etc. You would create a file, like a batch file, but it would end in .ahk instead of .bat. The following code will adjust the Focus/Zoom, but you will still have to do something to...
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    Foscam 9805 & Blinding Lights

    I have decided to turn all IR off on my cameras and increase lighting or replace some cameras with starlight models because I'm tired of the false triggers due to spiders and other bugs (Southeast Florida). The issue that I'm having with a Foscam 9805 on my side yard is that I have some...
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    In Love w/IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 - Same Quality?

    Thanks looney2ns & Kawboy12R - I will give the HDW5231R-Z another look...I was trying to go cheaper - but I know that the HDW5231R-Z probably makes more sense for the little extra $.
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    In Love w/IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 - Same Quality?

    After reading further, looks like the Dahua IPC-HDW4231EM-AS or the IPC-HFW4231B-AS would be the fixed lens versions for low cost Starlight. The IPC-HFW4231B-AS would provide I/O for future PIR would may come in very handy at this location. Based on the dimensions in the picture, would you...
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    In Love w/IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 - Same Quality?

    Based on the recommendations of ipcamtalk members, I bought one of the Dahua IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 from Andy and it is awesome. I have it pointed at my cul-de-sac and don't even need the IR for an awesome nightime image - which is my goal since I always end up with spiders on the IR - Southeast...
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    Will 2nd Cam as LPR help Illuminate 1st Cam

    Ok, I guess I'll see how it is with the new IP cam before I buy an Illuminator. Where do you see the glare on the lens? (There is a coach light about 2ft down from the camera - Cam is mounted under the eave on the side of the house by the front corner - around the corner 1ft in is the coach...
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    Change Brightness via Http post command

    Figured a way to do this by making request directly to Foscam camera using AutoHotKey and a little text file, posting it in case anyone else wants to do the same. I have an automation program run one file at night and then it runs another file at daybreak so I can set cameras settings...
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    Will 2nd Cam as LPR help Illuminate 1st Cam

    I have a Foscam 9805 1.3MP to capture the overall scene, but I think it needs more illumination in order to catch more detail at night. I was considering an Illuminator, but since I'm going to mount a Dahua IPC-HFW5231E-Z12, to use as an LPR, in the same vicinity and pointed in the same...
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    Change Brightness via Http post command

    I am able to change profiles via http post, but I am now trying to change the brightness on a specific camera and I must be doing something wrong? I am using the following: http://127.0.0.1:PORT/cam/StreetView/pos=25&user=USERNAME&pw=PASSWORD I am using 25 based on the JSON info that...
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    Switching profile through an http commande

    I set up something like this a few years back and it works perfectly, but I don't recall all the details of why I did it the way that I did...I can tell you that I run a program called AutoHotKey and so I created a simple batch file and then turned it into an executable with a .ahk (auto hot...
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    Need Advice for Increasing Megapixels & Changing Lens

    Thanks mat200! When I look it up on the IPVM calculator, it looks like I am getting 86ft horizontal currently (assuming 1/2.5 sensor). Looks like at 14 degrees, I will only get approx. 20ft horizontal viewing - which I guess is the age old dilemma: If I want to cover most of the cul de sac...
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    Need Advice for Increasing Megapixels & Changing Lens

    Thanks for the pic...if that was a person, I wonder if the pixels on the face would be blended or if it would be discernible as to exactly who the person it? The tree on the right that is further than the deer looks super crisp, but I guess because the deer does not have much contrast on its...
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    Need Advice for Increasing Megapixels & Changing Lens

    Thanks! I will definitely read up on those links :)
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    Need Advice for Increasing Megapixels & Changing Lens

    Since I am looking for good day and night quality, I will definitely consider the 2MP instead of the 4MP. The specs on the Z5 indicate that LED range is 100M and the Z12 indicates 200M. My current 9805 indicates 30M - which turns out to be fine for viewing the scene, but not nearly good enough...
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    Need Advice for Increasing Megapixels & Changing Lens

    I have a Foscam FI9805 1.3MP pointed at the Cul De Sac in the front of our house. I like the FOV and it works pretty well with Blue Iris catching cars coming into the area and people walking around. We have had some break-ins in the area and I would like the camera to be able to take a clear...
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