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    I have a ipc-hdw5831r-ze that seems to have lost its focus.

    Is there a manual or software setting to focus the camera? It has been working fine for several years, but just got blurry last night. It looks like it is out of focus from edge to edge. I tried viewing in Blue Iris as well as in Config Tool and it looks the same in both. UPDATE: Never mind! I...
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    Dahua eyeball camera mounting - it sees too much of my wall. Any advice for installation/mounting?

    I just installed this camera using the waterproof wall mount. Even with the camera aimed as far away from the wall as possible, there's still quite a bit of the wall in the camera's view (probably takes up about 30% of the field of view). Are there any better ways to mount this camera?
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    Dahua ipc-hdw5831r-ze mounting on round junction box - missing plastic ring?

    I have a couple of Dahua ipc-hdw5831r-ze cameras and the round junction boxes for mounting on an outside wall. I watched a video on Youtube showing how to install the mount and the camera, and it looks like there's supposed to be a plastic ring that attaches to the outside metal plate of the...
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    Rec for home use in Blue Iris?

    I currently have Foscam and Amcrest wifi IP cams and I'm looking to replace them one at a time, starting with the Foscam FI9804P that is currently monitoring my driveway. I've been browsing the forum and reading the cliff notes and it seems that Dahua 2mp starlight would be a good bet. Are...
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