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    Firmware not upgradable

    Do I need PoE to operate a motorized varifocal lens?
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    Firmware not upgradable

    Is Varifocal something I should seriously consider, and does Dahua has any varifocals in my price range?
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    Thanks for clarifying about the lens spec, as I was really from the opinion that it was just the opposite, and would have ordered the wrong ones. What do you mean with your remark about the IR? Is it that it works well automatically or is there and advantage to switching off manually?
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    Thanks for your contribution Nayr, I noticed the thread from cor35vet already and have bookmarked it, but didn't read through all the posts yet. Definitely that custom firmware is a big positive. What was the reason that you considered the night footage not to satisfaction? Do the IR not beam...
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    Thanks for elaborating about your negative experience with the sd cards, and since you used the 3 major brands, that means that all cards behave the same. Could it be that some brands of cameras may be the cause for the sd card issues, and that with other brands it is less of a problem? Were...
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    Tanks for your reply, but can you elaborate why you consider the memory card slot a useless function? I read somewhere that 32Gb sd card would record about 15 days of footage and the cameras support 128Gb. Since the cameras are mounted 3 meters high, and the card slot is not easily accessible...
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    Thank you for the reply, I didn't worry too much about the picture quality, rather than the not upgradeable firmware. It is English firmware, and the camera with memory slot and original bracket is listed on Ebay at $94 include shipping. Is that a favorable price or should I look elsewhere...
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    Firmware not upgradable

    I need to replace my el cheapo ip cameras, which have served me well for about 5 years, and saw some recommendations about Dahua and Hikvision which I find on Ebay at prices that wont break the bank. I'm particularly looking at the IPC-HFW4431M-AS-I2 and DH-IPC-HFW1320S-W as they are in my...