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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    Hello, It's been a while since I last reached out, I've been quite busy and the continuous rainy days certainly haven't helped to proceed with the installation. Anyway, I managed to make some progress: I pulled four cables (by myself) from the basement to the second-floor terrace , it was quite...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    yes, and not only that. I'll need to add new serial to Ethernet converters to interface with HVAC, heat pumps, and PV inverters so that I can connect them to Home Assistant via Modbus, At least three more access points and additional PoE devices . Even though I have already added a multitude of...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    Hello guys, in these days I had to focus on other commitments, but finally I got rid of a great boredom and I found the switch I was looking for at a great price, with only 6 months of activity! Having to replace the old HP 2510G-48 and having a 2.5G connection, I was looking for a model that...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    Hi everyone, I wanted to announce that the cams have finally arrived ;) Shipping went smoothly, they arrived on Friday morning, despite the Chinese New Year! In total, there were 2 packages, one of which arrived a bit damaged, but otherwise okay. I was a bit puzzled by the absence of seals and...
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    Mini-Review - 5842-Z4E-S3 AKA B58IR-Z4E S3 - Replacement to the 5842-Z4E (8MP on the 1/1.8" sensor)

    Hello, Well, it depends on how you configure the motion detection on BI: Setting it very sensitively (small objects) and configuring the AI plugin libraries for cat, dog, etc., you could trigger detections of small animals.
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    Extending Range of Lorex PoE Camera

    Eventually, for extremely long distances, you can use optical fiber. On the market, there are cables that, in addition to the fiber, also carry two conductors, positive/negative, to power the device. It's a kind of Power over Fiber (POFiber).. In any case, yes, the use of battery/solar-powered...
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    Cleaner installation of turret camera on fence?

    birdwatching (you) :lmao: That's awesome!
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    I've come up with an idea that might solve the camera height problem; it's all to be verified, but perhaps it's feasible: The shutter boxes of the windows are all equipped with a 22mm conduit that serves to power the electric motors of the blinds. If I could manage to thread a cable through the...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    Update: I don't know what time it is on your end, but last night I wrote to Andy to place the order for the cameras! Nice person, at least until you ask him for a discount;) If he managed to ship before the year-end closure, then I'm fairly certain that in 10-14 days, I'll receive the package...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    Hello, I understand your concerns regarding the camera positions and their ability to identify potential intruders in case of incidents. I appreciate your advice to carefully assess the specific needs of my property. However, I'd like to point out that there will be 3 wide-angle cameras (an...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    Installing posts at the corners of the garden perimeter is something I will definitely do, but near the facades of the house wouldn't look nice, also because I still have to redo the sidewalks around the house. Unfortunately, not having made provisions on the house walls, installing them...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    HI, I followed your advice and the video is clearly improved. The image is much clearer, the reolink effect disappeared at night and I no longer see Blur Motion Ghost, not even with my dark combat cat, Etò or wine the red one while running everywhere defending the perimeter. At night I can...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    Hi Wittaj, it's really nice to meet you, I'm learning a lot of things from your posts, you could write a Bible on it! I played around with the settings and the defaults at night are pitiful. Already by disabling some software algorithms things improve, but I have to study them all. And not...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    HI, I finally managed to do some testing with the latest arrival. After some trouble on how to position it and manage the video stream, I took it for a walk in the garden all day :D with a tripod and electrical junction box I positioned the camera at 4.2m/13.8ft. Performance during the day is...
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    DIY - New home video surveillance system

    update: Today I received an IPC-DHW5442TM-ASE-S3 with 2.8mm focal length, that I bought 2 weeks ago I immediately flashed the EmpireTech firmware... everything was fine and the camera works. Now I just need to get the cat7 plugs onto a 50 meter bundle of cable I got to test. With this camera I...
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