Recent content by Boomcha

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    IR too bright for items up close, losing detail

    Thanks I played with it and I have at a stop where it looks good.
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    IR too bright for items up close, losing detail

    The camera actually switches to day mode when the light comes so it doesn't look good. The wife doesn't like the fixture anymore and making it uglier (adding foil) will bring thunder on me so I'll try and see what it does, etc.
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    IR too bright for items up close, losing detail

    Hi LittleBrother, just above the white mailbox on the right side there is an outdoor light on a night to dawn sensor. It is very bright so its causing a bunch of lens flare and visual artifacts, I've already bought a replacement fixture that will point down instead of up so it hopefully will...
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    IR too bright for items up close, losing detail

    Hi guys, I have to double check my SMART IR settings still but I just wanted to get some feedback on an issue I'm having. Currently my camera (Hikvision 2132) is doing this (see image) when someone walks up the stairs to my front door. The IR is too bright and it's losing detail on faces, etc. I...
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    Hi from Toronto

    Thanks to all, the CPU is a Core 2 Duo and is getting a workout for sure right now. I plan to move it to an i7 machine shortly. SecuritySpy is a great little program, that is VERY configurable and straight forward. The guy who writes it get back to you via Twitter or email extremely fast. I also...
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    Hi from Toronto

    Hi everyone, been a lurker for a while but finally setup my first IP Camera after a lengthy renovation. I'm using an Hikvision 2132 with SecuritySpy on Mac OS X on an older unused laptop and so far its looking great. I've ran the wiring for 2 more locations so far and I just wanted to test this...
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