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    Are dome camera covers replaceable?

    I don't think you will ever find replacement dome covers, but if you could find them for sale, they are easy to replace.
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    Viewing two Dahua cameras

    This is a bug in Dahua's code. Usually they do it properly such that each model-version installs its own unique plugin, and they can be installed and ran simultaneously with other model-versions. But sometimes they screw up and the model-versions conflict with each other, leading to it being...
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    Comments on the HDBW4231F-AS

    Looks like a little too much Sharpess on the Hik. The edges of everything in the image are over-emphasized I feel. But yes the Dahua looks washed out, like the HDR setting is too high of a number. Though 8 and 15 are certainly low HDR setting numbers so there may be no setting that improves it...
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    IPC HDW5231R-ZE

    Looks like the long exposure leads to blurring of moving objects/people. Your stream settings are maxed out on bitrate and inefficiency, no way to obtain more image quality there; conversely, tons of room to gain bitrate efficiency.
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    Review-Dahua SD6CE245U-HNI Starlight PTZ 45x Zoom

    Welcome to Dahua land, where manuals are worth less than the paper they are written on.
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    Installer error CFG64015: Failed to create login when installing on dedicated SQL Server

    I'm thinking this is worthy of creating a Milestone support case.
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    How to modify "Onvif User"?

    I have successfully added a new ONVIF User-type user. I've never tried to explicitly change the ONVIF User "admin" password though.
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    45x ptz temps

    Yeah I would think it is normal behavior. These cams run quite a bit warmer than ambient.
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    New Ultra Starlight PTZ SD8A240VI-HNI

    It seems similar to the current 6AE240VNI. Biggest difference is the much larger sensor, longer IR range, and longer focal length lens. Personally I'm not a big fan of going tighter on the wide end of the zoom. One thing I wonder, does depth of field start to become a problem with these...
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    New Ultra Starlight PTZ SD8A240VI-HNI

    Only 2MP? Only 40x zoom? What is this, 2014?
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    Dahua and ONVIF authentication

    Yes you are correct. However it is very inconsistent among a pool of Dahua cameras. For instance I am dealing with hundreds of the same model of Dahua camera, and about 10% of them, after changing the admin password, still require admin/admin for ONVIF connection (the other 85% use admin/(new...
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    Dahua's new Ultra PTZ firmware

    Upgraded a 6AE240, no changes jumped out at me.
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    Xprotect Smart Client Downscaled - Pixelated Streams

    Thanks, interesting post.
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    How to view Dahua cameras without browser plugins

    The most fun is, even if using something plugin-friendly like Win7 and IE11, it seems that: a) every Dahua camera and every firmware version on that camera uses a different version of the plugin; b) some Dahua camera-versions conflict with other Dahua camera-versions, so if you want to view one...
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    IPC-HDW5231R-ZE trying to contact Amazon IP

    Multiple mentions in the ASCII capture of that frame saying Apple, Apple Push Services.
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    Dahua and choppy video?

    I recommend changing your video encoding stream settings. Your bitrate is probably spiking too high for some component in the chain of equipment to handle, so it misses frames.
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    Milestone camera settings not updating

    Avi exports have terrible speed and size performance relative to native Milestone exports, as Valiant said.
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    Milestone camera settings not updating

    Yeah, that's how it works. You configure Milestone with camera settings that it sends to the camera when you hit save in Milestone. However it doesn't enforce those settings over time, and it doesn't pull in new settings that the camera itself changes.
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    Buying and using a fisheye without IR

    I don't have any concrete info or experiments to point to. But in general with digital cameras, higher resolution imagers suffer in low light conditions - conversely, low resolution images have larger pixels and 'see better' in low light. A fisheye camera does have the advantage in low light of...
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    Help setting up Hikvision Motion Detection with Essentials + 2018R2

    I think you are going to be unable to bring the camera device detection events/marking metadata into the Xprotect recorded video. At best you could probably have the device events send out to another logging box that stores and allows you to search it later. But it will be outside of Xprotect...
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    Help setting up Hikvision Motion Detection with Essentials + 2018R2

    With continuous recording you can still look at the recording bar and determine where there is motion. See attached pic. The Milestone Recording Server, if the camera is set for Motion - Motion Detection, does the video analysis as it records it to disk and determines if there is motion, and...
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    Pricing: Is this correct?

    I've never used the low-end Milestone systems, but the Expert and Corporate I know can handle 70 cameras on one server fairly easily.
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    NonPTZ 20x Zoom

    Here's a Dahua 6AE240VNI at max zoom 40x, which the spec sheet shows as 180mm (1.7degrees horizontal field of view). The No Smoking sign is about 323m from the camera.
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    NonPTZ 20x Zoom

    Looking around a tiny bit, it does seem like you are going to end up with a PTZ camera, as they seem to have much longer focal lengths than the lenses for fixed cameras I am seeing. For instance a 50mm seems to be about the most I see on a fixed camera, whereas the PTZs linked above go to 180mm...
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    NonPTZ 20x Zoom

    I think your terminology is wrong, and perhaps that is making it extra hard to find a suitable camera model. 20x refers to a zoom range the lens can go through. You are instead looking for a fixed lens with a very long focal length. So try to get a feel for the focal length you will need, and...
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    New firmware for IPC-HX5X3X-Rhea NTSC and PAL 20180330

    The sketch factor is high in here.
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    XProtect Smart Client + GPU acceleration

    It will be able to handle it, as long as you keep the camera bitrates under control. If your cams are all putting out more than 5mbps you might start having performance issues. If your cams are well tuned and averaging 400kbps then you'll easily cover it.
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    Dahua ConfigTool - bug reports

    Bug #3: - ConfigTool finds version on only about 25% of cameras that it lists. My list contains about 250 cameras, spread over about 5 models.
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    Dahua ConfigTool - bug reports

    Installed from installer: http://www.dahuawiki.com/images/Software/ConfigTool/General_ConfigTool_ChnEng_V4.05.0.R.20161215.exe General_ConfigTool_ChnEng_V4.05.0.R.20161215.exe Bug #1: - file properties for the installed ConfigTool.exe in the program files folder, Details tab on the file...
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    Suggestions for Surf Cam (PTZ with powerful 'Z')

    That's a bad demo video. The person should have put the zoom value on the on-screen display so you could see the answer to your question.
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