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    LightAPI for UNV

    Hoping to find a way to send a command to a Uniview camera using this. Has anyone done this successfully? I'd like to send the one key disarm function to turn off lights and audio on one of their active deterrent cameras
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    Hikvisions newest Pro Series Hybrid cameras

    The older non hybrid 8mp Hik uses that sensor. But it's fixed lens.
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    Hikvisions newest Pro Series Hybrid cameras

    Good info. I want some of the hybrid light tech and unfortunately Dahua only does that in their cheap TiOC cameras.
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    Hikvisions newest Pro Series Hybrid cameras

    4MP is for night, 8MP is daytime detail....or a compromise of both....6MP. It is very much a compromise. It should have more detail than a 4mp during the day and better night performance than a 8MP at night. You can flip it to worse detail during the day and worse night performance too. If...
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    Hikvisions newest Pro Series Hybrid cameras

    I understand and the certainly are better (more expensive) ai options out there. Additionally you can get something like a p8221 i/o module and avoid running additional wires to the camera. Especially nice if the cameras are done and you decide to use i/o's after. I use DW Spectrum and can...
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    Best 4k Colour Night Vision Turret Camera

    You have options and personally I really like Hik over Dahua. You tend to get a bigger image sensor for the cameras I'm interested in and sharper, less oversaturated picture. Many here will disagree and forum sellers tend to lean Dahua, so make your own opinions. Remember these cameras have...
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    Hikvisions newest Pro Series Hybrid cameras

    I set up my Hik 2387g2 camera to monitor my car I park on the side of the garage. It's not active during the day unless my alarm is set, but is active every night and I get a text message every time it's triggered. So far I've gotten one false alarm on it, I adjusted my min and max and haven't...
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    Hikvisions newest Pro Series Hybrid cameras

    Looks like Hikvision has a new line of cameras that incorporate an IR with a white light when needed, like the TIoc. But they are using the 1/1.8" sensor over the Tioc's 1/2.7". The hybrid LED turret camera is really a game changer in my opinion. I don't want white lights all over the...
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    2386G2 - Smart events not working at night

    Really? I had thought that perhaps the analytics don't realize the camera is rotated but I moved on from that idea since they worked during the day. I'll rotate it tomorrow and try again. I don't need the height I just don't care about the neighbor's yard. I forced it into day mode and...
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    2386G2 - Smart events not working at night

    During the day it triggers as soon as I approach the car. At night I can walk all the way around it repeatedly and never get a trigger.
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    2386G2 - Smart events not working at night

    I just purchased the camera and updated it right away, so I never used it on the old firmware. Mostly default for video, no BLC, WDR or HLC. 1/60 exposure Night motion is pretty clear. I have a light out there and honestly surprised it is going into night mode, The old camera stayed in color...
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    2386G2 - Smart events not working at night

    Worked great in the daylight again. Anyone have issues with events at night? picture is clear of course. Validity is only at high, 80% sensitivity for human detection.
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    2386G2 - Smart events not working at night

    I updated with the newest available firmware about a month ago and I feel the events are not very consistent in how they work. Currently I have Intrusion detected set to trigger the output on the camera and it seems to work just fine during the day, but at night in black&white / IR mode it...
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    Bit Rate question

    That has not been my experience. Typically when I do an audit or a customer says we were told we would get 45 days and we are not it's because cameras were left at h264. I remotely connect and change every camera to h265 and that alone drops the average bitrate by 20-30% overall. When I connect...
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    Bit Rate question

    Sure. Wasteful and ineffecient but it is more fool proof to just recording at max settings with little to no compression. Guess it depends on what you're trying to do, priorities and being realistic with capabilities and understanding capabilities.
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    Bit Rate question

    Those issues are unfortunate and I uncertainly don't have them but I don't use Blue Iris.
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    Bit Rate question

    Man you guys run high bitrates. Are you only using CBR with h264? I run my 4MP cameras around 4-5000 and the 8mp around 8-9000 for 15 fps. I do vbr with h265. But they're residential and unless it's windy, they don't see enough movement to need the higher bitrate.
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    Power/Cost Monitoring?

    My PC is running 7 cameras (6 4mp, 1 8mp, one is a LPR with IR on 24/7) and a UPS runs 80 watts during the day and 90 watts at night. My 8th cam is a wifi doorbell cam. I recall it being around 50 watts just the PC and UPS. I didn't build it for NVR use, just repurposed it. i5 9400 16gb...
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    DS-2CD2347G2-LU no LED control

    Found it HIKVISION UK PORTAL (hikvisioneurope.com) I can confirm I now have the option to link white light. It will be a couple days before I can install the camera as it's on my bench for now.
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    DS-2CD2347G2-LU no LED control

    They say to contact them for custom firmware and I'm unsuccessful getting a link or email to do that. Anyone have the file?
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    DS-2CD2347G2-LU no LED control

    I never had it but based that capability off reading reviews. I will take a look tonight on what you posted. Thank you!
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    DS-2CD2347G2-LU no LED control

    I just bought this and found out late last night that the 5.5.73 firmware on it no longer has LED control. Is there a way to put a version of firmware, custom or public release that will give me the ability to control the LED and have it come on only for motion? It's the primary reason I...
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    Opinions on Cloud based video surveillance systems ?

    This is pretty funny because we have sold and serviced some Eagle Eye stuff. Past the connectivity and hardware issues, the stuff just doesn't work that well. When it's working the video quality is just not great. The stuff isn't terrible, but I recommend and quote on site 99.9% of the time...
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    Monitor if NVR is still online?

    Some good info, but to elaborate I'm not referring to one particular NVR locking up but a solution to monitor if any of our servers are still running. We have servers installed in mechanical rooms for property managers who are not onsite. Sometimes it's as simple as it got unplugged, other times...
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    Monitor if NVR is still online?

    Curious if anyone has some ideas for monitoring off site NVRs. They are Windows based and often the customer doesn't realize the NVR is offline until something happens and they can't connect. The NVR can't generate an email alert if it was unplugged or locked up. I'd love it if we could...
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