Warm LED Camera Light

Well, I finally got my camera, weeks later. It shipped from China. Now that I have it my first impression is that I was too hasty in my decision and did not do enough due diligence. That light is bright, even on low settings. It's like a laser beam. I don't think I'll be putting it in the location I had originally intended and will switch a few cameras around so this one doesn't annoy me on a daily basis. It's too bad because the video is impressive.

I will have to do some more experimenting with light from other sources, too. Maybe an all-night light off to the side will provide enough light for a good picture. I'm in Canada so doing that test right now isn't the best time considering the ground is completely covered in snow and the temperatures are very cold now. The snow reflects a lot of light and I've even seen some of my T5442T-ZE cameras going to color at night because of a little extra light from other sources. A true test of an ambient light I think should be done in the summer. Anyone else not use the Camera laser beam and have success with other light sources off to the side?
 
bigredfish said:
Just be sure on replacing the Z4

First because it’s rare for them just to “stop working” you may have a cable, networking, or settings issue.

Secondly because a Z4 with up to 32mm of zoom is very different than a fixed 6mm camera regardless of the series or brand.

The Z4 and the 4K-X are very different cameras with typically very different purposes
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Yup, you were right. My IPC-B5442E-Z4E still works. It turns out the issue I was having was due to a faulty POE switch. I should have examined the log file in more detail. At any rate the symptoms were strange. The Switch was dropping the signal on all of my cameras at random times and would then reconnect them. The camera usually reconnected so quickly I did not notice an issue until my IPC-B5442E-Z4E went offline for about 14 hours one day. What is strange is that I switched ports, rebooted, etc, and the camera would still not come back online. I thought it was dead and then hours later it's working? I rashly concluded the camera was dying a slow death. Nope, my Switch was. A few days later the Switch went belly up. I had an older Switch that I put in place and since then not one camera has lost it's signal. This switch is flaky, too. It sometimes goes offline until it gets rebooted but when it's running there are no issues. I have ordered a new NetGear Switch and with any luck it should solve the problem. As a result of my lack of due diligence I am the new owner of a 6mm
IPC-Color4K-X S2 8MP camera. It has a very good image and a laser beam light. Not yet sure where it's going. I need to come to terms with the laser beam... :)
 
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MarkusAgustus said:
Yup, you were right. My IPC-B5442E-Z4E still works. It turns out the issue I was having was due to a faulty POE switch. I should have examined the log file in more detail. At any rate the symptoms were strange. The Switch was dropping the signal on all of my cameras at random times and would then reconnect them. The camera usually reconnected so quickly I did not notice an issue until my IPC-B5442E-Z4E went offline for about 14 hours one day. What is strange is that I switched ports, rebooted, etc, and the camera would still not come back online. I thought it was dead and then hours later it's working? I rashly concluded the camera was dying a slow death. Nope, my Switch was. A few days later the Switch went belly up. I had an older Switch that I put in place and since then not one camera has lost it's signal. This switch is flaky, too. It sometimes goes offline until it gets rebooted but when it's running there are no issues. I have ordered a new NetGear Switch and with any luck it should solve the problem. As a result of my lack of due diligence I am the new owner of a 6mm
IPC-Color4K-X S2 8MP camera. It has a very good image and a laser beam light. Not yet sure where it's going. I need to come to terms with the laser beam... :)
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You're 100% sure each camera has been assigned, ON The Camera interface itself, a separate IP address?
 
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