Recent content by timb999

I had a Hikvision DS-2DE7225IW-AE and it was a really good camera for the money, but there appears to be confusion as to whether it does have auto tracking or not, even though the Hik specs clearly state that it does. I never used it (the auto tracking) so I cannot verify that and don’t have it...

You might want to try a PTZ somewhere if you want better looks at your visitors, but would prolly be looking at more (maybe $350 ?) for a 2MP 25x Amcrest, or maybe bit more for a Dahua. I use Hikvision in the UK for the same thing....watching our visitors, but not quite as exciting as Mountain...

Cool - hope you are happy with it, and that is a great price for a new/unused one - good luck with the 30ft up installation :) Certainly a bit easier with this compared to a 8xxx version, but as you say, this is still heavier and more bulky than a 4xxx so need to take care. I would be...

I don’t have as much land as you have so hard for me to judge distance, but this might give a rough idea of what you might see at different distances with a 20x camera... It depends on the zoom lens a bit I think, but they are all fairly similar, so 25x might give you a tiny bit more than...

Yeah that one. I obviously do not know this seller or where he got it from, so probably worth checking it is a UK/Euro model, but looks like it from the box. Obviously you won't get a warranty with that tho. The spotlight effect I am on about is this... ...at that exact time - the spotlight...

Ok, so, erm, I have also owned one of these before too! :) I have basically been working my way up the PTZ range from the 4220 upwards! So, I liked these cameras for the price...I did not see much benefit in spending more for the 5425. You should be aware that the 4220 is actually old now, and...

I am in the UK too and yeah I buy all my cameras from eBay, sometimes used, sometimes new, but always from a UK seller, so you get a UK/Euro model and not Chinese. You can get some good deals on a 8223I. Keep an eye out for 8236I as well, which is identical but with extra zoom which you could...

Hi...I have owned both of these, so can hopefully help. The 5425IW does not have smart tracking. The 8223I does have smart tracking (although I have not tried it yet!) The 8223I is the better camera for sure, in terms of low light and IR. However, it is older, so any you buy now are going to...

There are quite a few videos on YouTube which would give you some idea of how Dahua cameras work in relation to auto tracking, tutorials etc. You could probably get hold of the manual for this camera too. Auto tracking is not so popular here, for a number of reasons, but I assume largely as it...

Hey...if you click on ‘Image Parameters Switch’ in the sub menu above where you are (you are in ‘Display Settings’) then you can set it to switch between different ‘scene’ settings at different times of day (scheduled switch). Therefore you could create/modify a separate one for night, which has...

I also use high bitrate and high fps rate, as I use my cameras mainly to record wildlife so picture quality is most important for me. But yeah storage space is the downside...I don’t even get an hour with each 4gb file :) I am using Blue Iris. Maybe worth pointing out that whilst Blue Iris does...

I am in the UK too. I cannot comment on Reolink, but have had some similar cameras like this from Amazon (Sunba, S3VC, Hitosino) and they were all returned for being faulty after 11 months/rubbish/faulty after 11 months respectively :) I did look into Dahua, but as you have found, they are...

Oh ok, well maybe it is something to do with the profile you are selecting? Outdoor/Night/LowIllumination etc? I have noticed that changing this can add/remove features across the menus.

I have seen this on a few, albeit cheaper Hikvision PTZ cameras, exact same thing. To be honest, I kind of got the impression that it was either a bug in the firmware, or that the cameras did not actually support WDR despite their specs stating that they did. Your experience implies it is...

I was wondering whether it might be feasible to just keep swapping a battery every few days or something maybe, and then charging them ‘back at base’ kind of thing...but I have no idea if quality powerbanks might be up to it or not...