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I would like to install a camera inside my mailbox. I just want to see if I have mail, we don't have a mail theft problem around here. I want to know if I have mail so I don't have to go out in the rain or snow unnecessarily. I was thinking of one of those small cameras that I could install...

I bought 2 IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E cameras from Andy at the same time. They both work OK but I am not done setting them up. However I notice differences here and there in the firmware. The firmware versions are the same but there are differences. Here are the two version pages: Notice that this...

I installed the demo version of BI on my Intel i5-3470 with 16Gb. It ran my mix of 2 and 4 MP cameras OK 6 cameras total. They were set to 30 FPS and they pegged the CPU to 100% but ran more or less OK. Then I reduced all the cameras to 5 FPS and the CPU usage wend way down. So for so...

I just bought an IPC-HEW5241E-Z12E from Andy to use for LPR purposes. I have everything working OK but the focus controls in BI don't work. The zoom controls in BI work OK. I have the camera profiles all set to "manual". The focus control in the camera web page works OK. I have the BI...

I noticed that the time displayed by my HDW5830RP-Z camera was off from the time displayed by BI on the video image. I have the two times displayed in the image. It was the camera's time that was wrong. I remembered that the NTP server IP address had changed so I went in and fixed it in...

Has anyone been able to connect an AiPhone IS-IPDV doorbell unit to Blue Iris? I have one of these and can open it's web page. When I try "Find/Inspect" in BI there is nothing found. I have tried the VLC media player with no luck also. Any suggestions?

I need to replace the backup camera on my motorhome. The existing system is 30 years old and is dead. I want to replace the camera and keep the original housing, it's a style thing. Most bullet cameras will fit. My concern is with using a security camera for a moving application. Will a...

I had my BI system working great with 5 cameras. BI is the latest version 4.7.3.2 x64. I thought that I would change the cameras names to put the IP address at the end: "Garage cam" to "Garage cam 23". The 23 it the IP address on my subnet. This is camera "Name" not "Short name". This...

I have been running BI for a month or so and it has been working great. I am running the latest release, 4.7.3.0 x64 on Win 10. Windows wanted to update today and reboot so I let it. When it came back BI worked OK and I could see my 4 cameras OK. But the blue timeline strip is gone for all...

Being a n3wb I am often confused by some of the acronyms thrown around here. I have compiled a list of the acronyms that I have found and the definition for the ones that I could identify. I have left blank the ones that are a mystery to me. Perhaps people could help fill out this list and...

I have looked at the various Dahua starlight cams and they range from 0.002 lux to 0.08 lux. Obviously a lower lux value is better. I got this chart from WikiPedia; Illuminance (lux) Surfaces illuminated by 0.0001 Moonless, overcast night sky (starlight)[3] 0.002 Moonless clear night sky with...

I just installed my first camera, a IPC-HDBW4431R-ZS. It looks great in the day. At night when it switches to black and white and the IR LEDs come on it looks like there is a blizzard outside. Great masses of particles floating around as if blown by the wind. I went out to see if it was...

I am trying to better understand the various settings for triggering. I adjust some setting but then have to wait until the particular conditions happen in the video stream to see if my settings are working as desired. This is a real hassle. A suggestion: it would be great if I could record a...

I bought a real cheap Chinese PTZ camera and wanted it to work with iSpy. The camera has no manufacturer information on it. On the box it is called "HD IP Camera", Mode "JK-HD43F223HE" and Module "DM223HE". It has a web page that says: "Product Info: IPD-E14T08-BS series". This is what...