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    The Typical picture of a Perp on Nextdoor-type Apps with Consumer Grade Cameras like Ring, Nest, Arlo, Canary, Wyze, etc.

    Definitely bad guys. You can tell because they're dressed in black.
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    Where can i find Dahua toolbox?

    ConfigTool at bottom of page: https://empiretech01.com/pages/download-softwares https://empiretech01.com/products/empiretech-vto2202f-p-s3-1-2-9-2-mp-cmos-2-wire-ip-villa-door-station
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    PSA for those purchasing new Dahua NVRs NVR16CH-AI-S2

    Thanks! I have avoided P2P so far but good to know for when I am able to work with my NVR.
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    Installing an Axis speaker to run the door checkers off

    Maybe setup a powerful sprinkler system with an audio alert and timer. "Intruder alert. System armed. T-minus 10...9...8...7...6..."
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    How do you help your neighbors with recommending and installing cameras?

    If I were to be asked by a neighbor, I would only be a conduit for what I have learned here. And they had better be DIYers because I don't have the time needed for my own setup. :lol:
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    Notes from the Swamp

    You wouldn't catch me sitting in a kayak or standing on a boat in your backyard. smh :lol:
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    SmartPSS Lite - annoying red lines?

    FYI for users of the Mac version from Andy's site like me - 1. and 2. don't doesn't apply but 3. does. Go to System > Basic Config > Show IVS Rule checkbox (near the bottom of the page) edit: Above and 2. does. Right click > Smart OSD
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    Camera placement help with security lights already installed please (pics included)

    Can't wait for the day someone here outfits an automated drone vehicle that patrols their property with cameras!:winktongue::rofl:
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    Notes from the Swamp

    I get that. I put out cameras to monitor rodent activity and have found unexpected enjoyment seeing my various four legged neighbors doing their thing in the dark.
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    Notes from the Swamp

    So, wait - that cat, that isn't yours, has you trained to respond to it's calls for feeding at 5am? And then it probably goes home for it's owner's feeding for it? So many quips to be made here, that I will abstain. Too easy.;):lol:
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    Your smart TV is taking 7,200 secret screenshots every hour

    Billions being spent on AI development. The AIs need things to do...
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    Did Dahua go out of business?

    Andy is the way...
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    Notes from the Swamp

    I was thinking, "Wait, where's that gator?" :lol: And "Who fishes them out if they tip over?"
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    Memory Card Availability and Costs - Wow!

    Jeez, was price hunting again - very disheartening. For the amount I would have to spend, I might as well fire-up another DVR. edit: NVR not DVR
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    Memory Card Availability and Costs - Wow!

    I last purchased micro SD cards a couple/few months ago during September through December. I now need several more and have learned that supplies are down and prices are way up. Major suckage. What next?... *sigh Just squawkin' here. :rolleyes: edit: Okay, ignore me. I just learned that SD...
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    IPC-T54PRO-AS 1/1.8" or IPC-Color4M-T 1/1.8"

    ^^^^^ In addition to the quality of the camera itself, settings are everything.
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    Drunk Cat

    If the owner knows it has this condition they shouldn't let it out on its own. That cat is totally vulnerable. IMO
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Last week I finally took my Pro outside for the first time. I just set it on top of a ladder for some testing. My target area has no ambient lighting, other than natural light or from passing cars, so I use a 10w IR, and it is about fifty feet to the road. It didn't take long for me to decide...
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    Mail Thieves

    How about a spring loaded scissor extension arm with a lead weighted boxing glove at the end?
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    The license plate! It's witchcraft, I say! ;) If my viewing area was open enough I would need one of these, just because!
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    Anybody else having rodents (squirrels, rats, etc.) nesting underhood and/or chewing on wiring?

    I will say that I had mixed results with the bait. Using the cameras, I know there were customers who dined at one of my "restaurants" every night for a week or two. (locked bait stations) The electric traps finally ended that. edit: One rat taunted me every night by eating my stuff and posing...
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    High zoom PTZ recommendation

    Here is a video from the SD8X442FA-HNF. It was originally shared here: https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/2025-new-arrivals-from-empiretech.80440/page-20
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    New Year's Eve Driver Error

    Great coverage of an incident that could have been much worse. A minor fracture and some landscaping vs. possible death or the car hitting the house instead?:eek:
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    Anybody else having rodents (squirrels, rats, etc.) nesting underhood and/or chewing on wiring?

    I have had this problem with pests stealing my insulation from under the hood too. I finally put out a couple of cheapie cams set to IR a couple of months ago to see what was going on at night. What I have viewed has been surprising, informative, interesting and sometimes comical. Then I started...
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    Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year, everyone!
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    Corner Mount Bracket Installation Best Practice Advice Request

    Thanks, ron351 Also, I didn't make it back with the measurement of the siding the other day. It looks like 3/4" at the thick points. Thanks everyone for your help!
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    Corner Mount Bracket Installation Best Practice Advice Request

    Thanks, Tinman. I didn't know. No bracket for me today. Santa forgot us again. Life is tough on The Island of Misfit Toys. :( Didn't measure the siding as planned. Winter weather issues instead. Tomorrow.
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    Happy New Year& Happy Lunar New Year

    Merry Christmas, Andy and IPCT members!
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    Corner Mount Bracket Installation Best Practice Advice Request

    Thanks, Alaska! Your outdoor plywood suggestion gives me an idea that will work for strength, without providing support from the inside.
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    Corner Mount Bracket Installation Best Practice Advice Request

    Thanks Hans, good suggestion! After I posted this thread, I remembered using a screw version of one like this, but I didn't know there are threaded rod with nuts ones too.
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