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    Wyze Data Breach - email addresses, API Tokens, ssid's

    @alexvas I enjoyed your quote about IPVM here: > IPVM.com (almost died blog about IP cameras) Also, your allegation there that: > Those screenshots made by IPVM. As @fenderman noted, this was not fabricated. And I shared privately and directly with Wyze records containing their company email...
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    IR wavelength Spec?

    @TonyR typical estimate is a 50% decrease in range for 940nm vs 850nm.
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    IR wavelength Spec?

    850nm is the typical wavelength that cameras use / respond to for IR illumination. Rarely do manufacturers list the IR wavelength as 99.9% of cameras use 850nm (a few cameras use 940nm which eliminates the soft red glow of 850nm). Net/net, you should be fine buying an external IR illuminator...
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    Anyone in Austin area that can help?

    Fyi, earlier this month, we pushed part 1 for making the Calculator work on the phone. Now, you can add cameras, select models and edit settings on a phone. Soon, we will add the ability to see the simulated previews and more.
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    Anyone in Austin area that can help?

    Yes, to confirm, we will add any camera model for anyone, and we typically do it within 24 hours. There is a built-in feature that lets you submit requests for missing models or you can email us at [email protected] and we will add it in.
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    What exactly is ONVIF?

    ONVIF is most typically related to connecting cameras to recorders (NVRs, VMSes, etc.) but they also offer less widely used standards for integrating video with other systems and for access. I've unlocked our (IPVM's) ONVIF Video Surveillance Tutorial
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    Suggestions for corporate NVR Software

    Seconded on Network Optix, I forgot about that.
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    Suggestions for corporate NVR Software

    You have 2 routes roughly if you want to avoid maintenance fees - the NVR side, e.g., Dahua, Hikvision, etc. or VMSes that don't charge 'annually', e.g., Avigilon, Video Insight Btw, the market is shifting more and more to 'rental' / ongoing fees so it will be interesting to see how these...
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    Problem with order from Andy (Empiretecandy) and need advice

    Curious how do you have a US warehouse? Is that from Amazon or?
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    "Made in US" camera really Made in China sold to US Gov't

    Those things sound roughly right to me. One thing to keep in mind is that imaging technology has improved significantly over the last 5 years so really high end things from just a short time ago will easily be beat by most new things. Also, Axis tends to be more price competitive for their...
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    "Made in US" camera really Made in China sold to US Gov't

    Dahua pricing, especially buying it straight for China is going to be radically less than what people pay for Axis and Avigilon. Commercial buyers generally though, even when they buy Dahua or Hikvision, buy US versions since they value the support, warranty, local salespeople, etc. Avigilon...
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    "Made in US" camera really Made in China sold to US Gov't

    Avigilon is made in Canada and the USA. Axis is made in Thailand, Mexico, Eastern Europe, etc. Vivotek and their ODMs Meraka and Verkada are made in Taiwan. None of these are going to be popular in the DIY and residential market but these companies are significant players in commercial, Avigilon...
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    "Made in US" camera really Made in China sold to US Gov't

    Frequently auto reboot is used to deal with memory leaks or other software issues that can be mitigated by regular rebooting. It is not a good practice and is not done in most IP cameras.
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    "Made in US" camera really Made in China sold to US Gov't

    Compared to what you sell Dahua cameras at, sure, it will be expensive. But for government and enterprise users, there's lots of other costs that in total eclipse camera pricing. In big facilities, the infrastructure to run cable, mounts, network, etc. can be thousands per camera (think cameras...
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    "Made in US" camera really Made in China sold to US Gov't

    That's the wild aspect of all this. On the one hand, lots of people in the industry and those who had technical experience knew this. But, on the other hand, the 'leaders' of the industry would not talk about it and most enterprise buyers do not have enough hands-on comparative experience to...
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    "Made in US" camera really Made in China sold to US Gov't

    Hikvision was Aventura's largest supplier / partner. We detailed this here US Issues Criminal Charges For Fraudulently Selling Hikvision And Other China Products
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    HIKVision and LTSecurity - HIK dumping LTS?

    That's funny but I know what you mean! The challenge for Hikvision (USA) will be to deal with its cost structure which is much much more expensive than LTS. That will be interesting to see and it's a bit surreal for Hikvision to be effectively competing against itself.
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    HIKVision and LTSecurity - HIK dumping LTS?

    @zero-degrees so LTS will continue to sell HIkvision products but only under the LTS brand. That is a reversal from the last 2 years where LTS sold both LTS branded Hikvision and Hikvision branded Hikvision. For LTS / LTS users, it's business as usual. The good news if you are a budget buyer...
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    Ethics of reviewing a camera provided free without disclosing it was received free

    Good for you @Adamsdaddy, unfortunately, there are a lot of fake / paid reviews on Amazon. The request to upgrade the review to 5 stars is unethical as well.
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    What are the best color low-light cameras? What should IPVM include in our test?

    I'll let Ethan answer model specifics but we normalize exposure to 1/30s to minimize blurring of moving objects in testing.
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    What are the best color low-light cameras? What should IPVM include in our test?

    Thanks for the feedback. Ethan, who leads our video surveillance testing, passed along the following: Domes have historically been the most popular models installers use, which is the main reason we use them so much. In shootouts, we often prefer to go with domes for standardization, but we're...
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    New ColorVu cameras

    We found the same pattern. While the camera(s) are spec'd for 30 meters / 100 feet, the camera has problems in 'complete darkness' at longer ranges. We measured the lux levels at various distances which underscored those challenges:
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    What are the best color low-light cameras? What should IPVM include in our test?

    We (IPVM) are doing a color low-light shootout. We have a list of 19 models already from various manufacturers. On the Dahua side, which is popular here, Dahua USA reps have recommended the N45EM63, a 1/1.8" 4MP "Night Color" model. What do you think is best and would like to include? Please...
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    NX witness V4.0 is released

    Just use Blue Iris. I am kidding, sort of, but genuinely curious, given the affinity for Blue Iris here, how do you see NX Witness comparing to Blue Iris?
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    ONVIF suspends Hikvision and Dahua

    Blue Iris simply violates ONVIF's terms but ONVIF is lax generally in enforcement, so probably not an issue for you. I think, as a user, you should be fine but nobody can really tell how the US / China conflict will evolve and how it will impact various industries.
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    ONVIF suspends Hikvision and Dahua

    Roughly speaking, they should work as they have before. Keep in mind, Blue Iris has never been officially ONVIF conformant. Blue Iris claims to support ONVIF but it is unauthorized and untested by ONVIF. As such, from the perspective of making Dahua and Hikvision work with ONVIF, unless Dahua...
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    US blacklists Chinese surveillance companies over human rights abuses

    I agree with you that 'use' should not be a basis for sanctions. However, the issue withDahua and Hikvision is that they have more than a billion dollars of direct contracts with the China government to supply, deploy and operate these systems. In your analogy, this would be like Toyota going to...
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    Hikvision and Dahua Blacklisting

    The way the entity list / 'blacklisting' works is that if a US company wants to sell technology to Dahua or Hikvision (think Intel, NVIDIA, Western Digital, etc.), they need to get a license which is typically not approved, ergo it's 'blacklisted'. However, Dahua or Hikvision are still free to...
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    US blacklists Chinese surveillance companies over human rights abuses

    No, this is new. There were media reports earlier in the year that the US government was planning this but today was when it actually was announced/implemented.
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    US blacklists Chinese surveillance companies over human rights abuses

    Our (IPVM) post: Hikvision And Dahua Sanctioned For Human Rights Abuses For US people buying Dahua and Hikvision, they can still buy Dahua and Hikvision. The transactions carry a 'red flag' but are not banned. There will be indirect impacts as various partnerships will be reevaluated but I...
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