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  1. master_tinkerer

    security at night is bad

    Under Day/Night , Move the "Distance" number to zero and work up. mine is set at 50. may not help . Another approach. Turn IR off ( Smart Supplement light OFF) and add a independent IR light off axis with your camera say off to the right or as high as possible and not hit the tree. From...
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    security at night is bad

    Try turning down your IR light level. The tree is setting the auto gain and darkening the street.
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    Has anyone experienced a hike in electricity bills after upgrading to a Smart Meter?

    Yes your friend works with a system that is typical. (Maybe old. Analog meters get stuck and tap will release the needle) They are monitoring the line flow for reliability purposes not financial. They get paid at the “ house” meter not line flow unless with other utility. But it is probably...
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    Has anyone experienced a hike in electricity bills after upgrading to a Smart Meter?

    Analog meters aren’t perpetually machines. They are watt motors that drive gears . That disk that turns is using power to turn. As previously stated at very low power they won’t move. Also utilities are regulated which means meter reader savings can be spent elsewhere if justified to the...
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    New 4K PTZ 20X Optical Zoom from Alptop - Surprisingly good camera at $329

    Truckerdude, I appreciate your post. I have 3 20 lb 4k basketballs that are a pain because of their size and weight. There can be a place for small , cheap ptz . Please post min and max zoom photos or vid. Thanks
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    help for housing for box camera outdoor

    Need to define a few things . Box camera , 3 by 3 implies square, pole implies round, mounting point less than 2”. More data gets better understanding of issue and better suggestions.
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    Dahua - 24th Floor

    Can’t tell if pic are uploading Camera is Hik DS 2DF8836IX
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    Dahua - 24th Floor

    Maybe this will help. Line of sight is 96 meters. 4 k camera on 30 meter tower. Neighbor’ s car. Camera data in pic.
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    Dahua - 24th Floor

    What field of view are you looking for? In terms of how many cars fill the view, ie the surrounding 4 cars , or just one car so any movement will trigger motion detect or to recognize their hats or hair style? I can simulate a twenty story car view with my tower and driveway . I need best...
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    Dahua - 24th Floor

    My first attempt at an eagle nest monitor, I needed a long lens. I bought a Laview(Hikvision) bullet $70 and took the lens out carefully and resealed the camera. I then cut some pvc spacer and hot glued on a lens base . A 70 -200 mm range lens or similar gave me a really long lens. But I had...
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    Does a PTZ light exist?

    You would probably want a joy stick to control. I’ve tried to follow a slow deer with a ptz camera. Response time and perspective makes it more difficult.
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    Mounting PTZ camera on a tree 8ft from home. In the air or conduit? Surge precautions?

    I used a fiber to cat5 converter at both ends. One end was a netgear switch with 3 cameras and with fiber out and the other end was a converter. I used power from a remote source compared to my network. My isolation was from cameras on a 100 ft tower. So far no issues after over a year.
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    Camera Image Capture not set right or not working. Must be me?

    Both things- to- try work!! Thank you so much. ps I visited Aberdeen and surrounding area in 2018...Beautiful country.
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    Camera Image Capture not set right or not working. Must be me?

    I have several HIK cameras and on the web browser(IE with webcomponents) the image capture button says it has captured the image. and shows location. But there isn't anything there. I've searched the entire dive and it is not there. I have included the obvious settings. Am I missing...
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    Dahua 4K PTZ DH-SD8A820WA-HNF

    Close. Eagle nest watcher! First pic is screen capture of this camera. Second is a different 4k on a 100 ft tower.
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    Dahua 4K PTZ DH-SD8A820WA-HNF

    I bought the SD8A840VI-HNI from Andy last Nov. See if you can get it to write to a NAS. My version doesn't have that option, It only writes to the SD card. It's very heavy. I have it on a 60 ft tower . Here's a pic before the tower went up. The 24 v ac supply is in the mounting box and the...
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    Owlcam issue using Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN)

    Can you power it down (ac source, what ever that is) and watch if it goes through the rotation of startup?
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    Audio help

    Mblack3, on what device is obs running? Separate computer? I have blue iris running for video from a camera with microphone and use obs to stream. If you can get your sound into computer with camera on screen , then obs screen and audio together.
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    Hikvision PTZ Network Dome Camera

    Simple part first, most cameras don’t come with mounting hardware. But a simple installation maybe just require screws, but then there is the drilling holes for wire for power/ signal, etc. I have several ptz but they only move on my command. I think it’s a misapplication to plan to move...
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    Axis PTZs lifespan

    I just had my Q6115E fail for second time. This time, 6 months out of warranty. $1050 for replacement. New one is approx $3 k. Hope this is not representative of Axis cameras.
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    Lightning strike issue

    Any idea where the initial strike was? Lightning wants to go to ground. The best way to protect is to have a better path to ground than your equipment. Big enough strikes, there is no protection. Your circuit is a parallel path for the electrons. The surge protectors short the electrons to...
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    Large PTZ recommendation

    I have two DS-DF8836IX-AELW from Hikvision. 4K with 36 x Heavy 17.5 lbs They are 100 ft up a tower. Work well and I use the microphone input. Don’t know how they compare with Dahua. Under 3k from EMPIRETECANDY
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    Help please: need external power supply for Hikvision ds-2de4582

    Hay, no issues, just trying to help. I didn’t find the specs. Just curious, if you knew the specs, why ask what the label says?
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    Help please: need external power supply for Hikvision ds-2de4582

    That connector was designed for a stripped wire to be screwed into it. Not a connector. It IS the connector. there are two cut wires currently attached-- orange and black.
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    Help please: need external power supply for Hikvision ds-2de4582

    all cameras don't support POE. What does it say after 24v? We can see that.??
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    Help please: need external power supply for Hikvision ds-2de4582

    How old is this.? I can't find any specs on HIK web site.
  27. master_tinkerer

    Help please: need external power supply for Hikvision ds-2de4582

    I have several PTZ that required 24 v AC and they came with the transformer. Like TonyR said, read the tag and see if it says AC or DC. It would be difficult to run POE with needing 24v ac. Depends on your power needs ( amps times volts). Cat 5 wire is thin so they step it up to 55 v for...
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    Waterproofing cameras?

    Less water is better. Seal it. If the system later leaks, there is little more you could have done to prevent it.
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    Mic Humming / Issues on Hikvision IP PTZ 2DE7184-A

    I think you wired it correctly. I’m running 6 ipcams with mics around my yard. Try a battery to eliminate ground issues. I had something like this and switched to different mic. I use...
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    4k PTZcamera about to fall out of the sky - help!

    It wouldn't play on an Ipad but did on my computer. thanks. Tony, I think the smooth ride up and down and the relative giant platform reassured me. One last task, getting the guy wire thru the trees(pines) in the left of the above picture. I tried with a crossbow at the top and the arrow...
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