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    Random Picture(s) -- StevenFromTexas

    I see this here as well. Many on bikes and scooters with backpacks and definitely going somewhere with a purpose, all hours of the day. During the school session, there's one teen who makes the rounds to all the school bus stops in our neighborhood. I always wonder if he is the neighborhood...
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Looks great in an ideal setup. Be interesting to see how it performs in less-than-ideal installations, like in a residential area.
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    Fireworks July 4 2025

    I'm very surprised that there's no motion blur (at least I can't detect any) in the image at default settings. Wish I could run default settings and get results that good
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    Teaser Info and Mini Review - Empiretech B52IR-X3 Triple Lens Camera

    For some reason, I dropped the 100 part from the distance, I don't know why. Chalk it up to CRS
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    Teaser Info and Mini Review - Empiretech B52IR-X3 Triple Lens Camera

    Yeah, I think I will have to use a Z12E. My PTZ camera, just behind the post you show has a focal distance of 5 - 64mm (pretty much the same as the Z12E) and at max zoom I get the following captures of the intersection. Since it will be on the closer corner post, it should do well there
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    Fireworks July 4 2025

    That's a bright image for being dark. What settings are you running for this camera?
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    Teaser Info and Mini Review - Empiretech B52IR-X3 Triple Lens Camera

    Ok, how did you deduce that image? And the camera is on the corner post between the 2 properties - so it is roughly 152ish feet
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    Teaser Info and Mini Review - Empiretech B52IR-X3 Triple Lens Camera

    Sorry, I am mistaken. For some reason, I thought it was 52 feet, but it's 152 feet. What a dumbass I am. I don't know how I messed that up. I like the idea of the 4mp sensor, but feel this location really needs more zoom for it to be effective for identity. As it stands, we're barely getting...
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    Teaser Info and Mini Review - Empiretech B52IR-X3 Triple Lens Camera

    So glad I did not pull the trigger on the X3 with a max zoom of 25mm, because with the Z4E at 32mm the FOV isn't quite enough. I'm using a ZE and a Z4E in this location and both are at max zoom. The intersection is roughly 52 feet away from the camera. I would have thought 32mm would have been...
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    Fireworks July 4 2025

    That's amazing. You must have a LOT of light in this location. I can only dream of images like this. I have terrible lighting
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    Is my neighbor interfering with my cameras?

    Time to change the locks if she no longer lives there
  12. J

    Is my neighbor interfering with my cameras?

    He doesn't say if the ex-wife lives with him or not, but I suspect she may be involved somehow
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    How To Disable YouTube 360 degree view when live streaming a Dahua PTZ?

    Another one... hmmmm
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    Fireworks July 4 2025

    Is this footage raw, directly from the camera (no post corrections)?
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    You could always buy qualifying merch and get free ticket(s):)
  16. J

    PFA150 Pole Mount Bracket question

    Anyone have any alternative recommendations to this mount?
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    PFA150 Pole Mount Bracket question

    I would say that the paint lifted from the metal, and it rusted. The whole bottom of the bracket the paint is peeled away from the metal. Poor prep work prior to paint, if any was done
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    PFA150 Pole Mount Bracket question

    It's definitely NOT aluminum. This item was purchased during COVID so I would bet that that has something to do with the poor quality. I need to find an alternative mount as I don't want to go through the task of climbing onto a metal roof in the future to swap it out. In 2 years, I'll be in my...
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    Neighbor checking my pool

    The camera you link to is a wired camera. I thought this was a Wi-Fi camera?
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    PFA150 Pole Mount Bracket question

    Which is what makes me think there's an issue with how the mount was made. I can't find it in my Amazon orders, but I'm pretty sure I purchased...
  21. J

    PFA150 Pole Mount Bracket question

    We are 14 miles away from the ocean, so it shouldn't be an issue. None of my other 2 mounts have rusted. Maybe I received a defective mount?
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    Not me, too much trouble. I'd have a compound away from the idiots of society but close enough to amenities. I'd have lots of lights in the compound and LOTs of cameras. And an 8-foot wall with a mote outside filled with alligators. That to me, that is an efficient use of the type of money Bozos...
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    Neighbor checking my pool

    Unfortunately, you have to be careful of doing things like this anywhere in the US. All it takes is one of those parkers to get sprayed and accidentally becoming a victim and it could ruin your whole weekend.
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    What a joke that fiasco was. Most people are trying to get through the week to eat, pay bills and other necessities and Bozo Bezo is spending more money on one event than most of us will ever see in our lifetimes
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    Neighbor checking my pool

    From what I understand, some of the motion sensor sprinklers work very well and they're readily available. I'm sure with general mechanical skills, one could assemble a similar design to the Aussie video
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    Neighbor checking my pool

    Been done down-under:
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    Neighbor checking my pool

    I bought my mower that way used. Didn't know there was a kill switch with silly wires not connected under the seat. Nor a disconnected switch for reversing while the blades are engaged;)
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    Neighbor checking my pool

    Out of curiosity, what model number is this camera? I searched for tp link kasa outdoor Wi-Fi cam, with no results
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    PFA150 Pole Mount Bracket question

    Looks bad, huh?
  30. J

    PFA150 Pole Mount Bracket question

    I figured it was steel but just wanted to confirm. Can't believe it got as rusty as it did in a short 5 years
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