Recent content by bamaster

Whoa! This is great info! I never heard of IVS sensing before. Going to read up on that, fo sho! Ya know, I am REALLY impressed with these T5442 cameras. They are so much better than my other cameras. I think I'm going to buy a couple more. (Don't judge! I can quit buying cameras whenever I...

I finally got around to installing the 2 new Dahua T5442's. They are a nice upgrade! Couple questions.... First, the tree and shrub in this shot is triggering the motion sensor. Should I block those zones out or just let it record? Any thoughts? Second, I thought I bought a PoE switch...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a new switch? I currently have the TP-Link 8 Port Gigabit PoE Switch (4 PoE Ports @55W) How about this? https://smile.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Gigabit-Ethernet-Unmanaged-GS108LP/dp/B07G5XBM3V/ Any thoughts?

Yes, I certainly see the benefit of better POV angles. How about this? I could leave the existing camera in the corner, and add the two new T5442's over the center garage door and one at the right corner. That would give me more perspectives and I can position the cameras so that they are not...

Thanks! I prefer the flexibility of varifocal. I ordered two IPC-T5442T-ZE through Amazon. :thumb:

Holy Smokes! Looks like I've found the Alpha Male on the board. Haha! Our houses are similar, yeah. I'm in the Sugar Land area. I'm thinking about moving the camera from the left to the circle on the right. Or maybe just add a second one? If I add more than 4 cameras I'll need a new PoE...

Thank you for this. That picture is perfect... camera height and plenty of light. Is this the right camera? https://www.amazon.com/EmpireTech-IPC-T5442T-ZE-Vari-Focal-Eyeball-Starlight/dp/B08C77TNY9/ Looking at some of the better photos on the forum, I am sure you're right about my cameras...

The first thing I've added is a day and night profile. I never used that, but I can see how it makes a difference. And I've been playing with the shutter settings. It's made a lot of difference. I'm using 10-12 depending on the scene. I've also adjusted the brightness. I would still consider...

Thanks for the replies. I wasn't clear about why I'm so "blah" about the situation. Here are some better captures at night that look terrible. The lights get blown out at night, which may be a problem for all cameras, I guess. The front door struggles in daylight, resulting in very poor...

I'm not super happy with the quality of these cameras. The top 2 cameras are Dahua IPC-HDW5231R-Z The bottom 2 cameras are Amcrest ProHD (P2M-844E) see attachment I'm looking to replace them. They are stationary, no sound. No budget really. What would you recommend?

Wow, I would have never found that! I was able to uncheck that option during the playback and it went away. Thank you for your help! Cheers!

Hello all, I've been trying to understand why my clips have a motion detection box around it and why it's very pixelated within the box. See the pics here, including that camera's settings. I only want it to record if it detects motion. I don't particularly care about the highlighted box, but...

Random question... is this a good practice? By default, I believe the cameras are set to auto-reboot. Should I disable that?

Thank you for your help, gentlemen. I ended up re-configuring my wireless router LAN settings. Basically, I set my router IP to 192.168.1.1 with a DHCP range starting at 100 (instead of the default 192.168.0.1). Then I power cycled the PoE switch to reassign my devices. And now I can see the...

Some newbie help needed here. I just received 2 of these cameras. Big boys compared to the Amcrests they are replacing! Before I can install these, I need to set it up. I read that I'll need to plug it in directly to my computer. So I will need to get an injector to do this? Which I...