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    Tracking airplanes with PTZ

    So I've been testing this on other Dahua PTZs I've got, and the script AI put together is able to control the camera and I've simulated a typical airplane landing scenario using the basic geometry of where I'll eventually install this if it all works, and so far so good. The camera moves...
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    Tracking airplanes with PTZ

    So I've recently discovered AI's ability to make some really cool websites/programs. I've been designing some cool projects, and it's all going really well. So I asked if it could design a program to pull ADS-B data from aircraft overhead and command a PTZ to track it based off the ADS-B data...
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    Andy I need your help picking a good camera to replace a hikvision camera with the dying dome

    My Dahua, Hik, and other brand cameras miss wildlife all the time. I don't know if that's something that could be fixed with AI, but I wouldn't trust any of my cameras to alert me to any kind of animal being in the area. I do trust my thermal cameras when they alert to motion - I know it's...
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    Blue Iris "FPS / key rate" error and no signal

    12 hours later, and zero "no signal" errors! Wittaj, you may be a genius! Thank you
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    Blue Iris "FPS / key rate" error and no signal

    Well, I don't understand it, but deleting the camera from BI and adding it back seems to have resolved the FPS and bottleneck errors. Almost 3 hours and zero "no signal" errors and no timeouts or even a hint of problems, and I've been watching it the entire time. I had previously had the camera...
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    Blue Iris "FPS / key rate" error and no signal

    I think I'm going to look at this next. Looking at the bridge, I usually have a signal strength of 80 and MCS of 8. Currently steady at 30 and 1, but we've got extremely heavy rain at the moment. I do have the dock receiver in a different position than usual because I'm having work done on the...
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    Blue Iris "FPS / key rate" error and no signal

    Well, apparently I was smarter a few years ago than I am today, because I checked and this is exactly how I have it set up. I verified that I can take the router out of the loop and my BI PC still sees the cameras. I tried the Cody POE++ injector instead of the cheap amazon one, and there's no...
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    Blue Iris "FPS / key rate" error and no signal

    All my switches are Mokerlink - yes, cheap amazon brand, but they've been flawless and I have several of them. I have the one on the boat dock plugged into a cloud power switch and that's how I cycle the power, so it actually cycles the power on that switch but that switch going down also cuts...
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    Blue Iris "FPS / key rate" error and no signal

    I monitor this camera most of the day while I'm working, so I like to see full quality. Nothing should be bandwidth limited and CPU usage on my BI PC is 10% and no storage issues either. When you say I could be overloading the system and it can't keep up, what system? The PC is hardly breaking a...
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    Blue Iris "FPS / key rate" error and no signal

    I have a Tyco / Illustra PTZ that I believe is a rebranded Hikvision DS-2DF8236I5X-AEL(W). There's something going on with it and Blue Iris. Most of the time, no issues, but then the stream will slow down and I get the error "Check FPS and key rates". Sometimes the error goes away and the...
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    I’ve had this happen but only when using the BI app or when I’m remotely connected to my BI PC from my phone or laptop when I’m out of town. I think it’s a lag/connection quality issue. It’s like it picks up the initial click to move the PTZ but it never sees the “unclick” so it just keeps...
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    Wish some of the cheaper brands would come out with a POE powered illuminator.
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    I wasn't really trying to compare the two PTZs with that post, just pointing out that supplementing IR can make the cheap Dahua PTZ much much better in the dark. I agree that the camera itself is just fine - it's the IR that makes it so weak in the dark. I have a few areas I feed deer and other...
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    Here's a picture of a raccoon I took with the SD4A with supplemental IR from the other camera. This is fully zoomed in and the raccoon is maybe 250' from the camera. I didn't take a picture of it without the IR from the other camera because nothing was visible lol. The second image is the same...
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    Tendelux IR illuminators seem popular on this page, but I've never tried one. You can get them off amazon. The laser IR is on this camera: https://illustracameras.com/india/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ISS02P7ONWIT_Illustra-std_2MP-500-m-Laser-IR-PTZ-Camera_ds_r01_a4_en.pdf I believe that's a...
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    Try adding IR illuminators on the area you want to watch. My SD4A is useless at night. It's either too dark or after adjusting settings so I can see, I get motion blur and the image is unusable if there's any motion. I added another camera in the area where I have the SD4A. The new camera is...
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    PTZ Cameras Randomly Getting Caught in Reboot Cycles

    I have a 36X laser IR PTZ that requires POE++ 802.3bt or 24v AC 60W power supply as well. I initially powered it with a Cudy 90W POE++ injector, and the camera would reboot anytime I had the laser on more than about 50% and was using the pan/tilt. I figured it was a bad connection somewhere, but...
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    Camo vinyl wrap / tape?

    Awesome, I'm off to watch youtube now
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    Camo vinyl wrap / tape?

    Did you use a pattern when you painted it or just use a single color?
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    Camo vinyl wrap / tape?

    I have a new PTZ mounted about 15-20' up a large oak tree. I want to wrap the white parts of the housing in a grey camo tape/vinyl wrap to help it blend in and not look quite as massive as it is. Will this cause problems with overheating or anything else? I've seen some smaller cameras with...
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    PTZ Not Working

    Found one that works - Hikvision DS-2DE/2DF-AE/7208
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    PTZ Not Working

    Just hooked up a new PTZ. Brand is Tyco Illustra: https://illustracameras.com/india/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ISS02P7ONWIT_Illustra-std_2MP-500-m-Laser-IR-PTZ-Camera_ds_r01_a4_en.pdf I added it to BI using the Generic/Onvif option and it shows up just fine. But under the PTZ tab, I can't find...
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    Looking to add a PTZ

    In that case, I'd go with either of the two looney2ns linked to. They won't suck.
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    Looking to add a PTZ

    There aren't really any good PTZ cameras worth having for less than $1500. I just got an Illustra PTZ off Ebay for $875. It was a pricing error and they removed the listing (they had 5 more available when they took it down). The specs match up with Dahua and Hikvision PTZs that sell for...
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    Fiber, what do I get?

    Thanks y'all!
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    Fiber, what do I get?

    https://a.co/d/0dtVVTX8 I have two of these switches that I'd like to link together via fiber. What do I need to get? The run will be outdoors and the fiber will be attached to the bottom of a long wooden walkway/bridge, so it's exposed to the elements but is mostly covered. The switches are in...
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    Tyco / Illustra PTZ? Should I buy?

    Well, I went ahead and pulled the trigger! Scheduled for delivery in a few weeks. Pics and videos when it comes in. Based on the specs alone, I expect it to outperform all of my PTZs by a large margin. Just hope the brand is good quality. On another note, I just received an Illustra thermal...
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    Tyco / Illustra PTZ? Should I buy?

    https://illustracameras.com/india/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ISS02P7ONWIT_Illustra-std_2MP-500-m-Laser-IR-PTZ-Camera_ds_r01_a4_en.pdf Any thoughts on this PTZ? Google doesn't pull up much on the brand. Reviews seem to be mediocre at best, but there just isn't much out there one way or the...
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    Review-SD4A425DB-HNY 1/2.8" CMOS 4MP 25x Starlight Auto-tracking MiniPTZ

    What wavelength is the SD4A425DB-HNY-R? It looks like it just has a dark tint applied to it to make it "invisible" so I'm curious if it really is a different wavelength at all?
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    AVYCON cameras, any good? Worth buying a few used ones?

    hah, I offered her $10 each and she said "No, I know they're worth more than that." She's asking $20 each, lol
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