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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I'm curious to see what you find when you get the cam back. I spent a lot of time troubleshooting it but no luck. Maybe your guys will have better luck. It should be there in a week or so.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Here's what happened with the two I got from you Andy. One works flawlessly and is currently watching the driveway. The other one - when I would plug it into the POE switch it would show a POE power light but never a link light. Someone on the forum suggested doing a factory reset by holding...
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Thats how much it can turn manually once you mount it. It doesn't have motorized pan/tilt. The good news is if its not what you need you'll have no problems selling it.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Pan and Title aren't supported for this camera. Zoom works fine for me thru BI using the +/-. I'm not sure I'd worry about the PAL/NTSC thing. Digital is digital.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I think there's a couple guys on here returning cameras to Andy. Here's my research on shipping costs: UPS - $120 deliver 2-3 business days Fedex - $100 deliver 2-3 business days DHL - $96 deliver 2 business days USPS - $22.75. 7-10 days. I'll let you guess which one i chose... :winktongue:
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Thanks Andy - I will ship mine back to you today via USPS. Should have it in about 10 days or so. Could you get the IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 fixed in the aliexpress store? I'd like to order one.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Kinda sounds like security through obscurity. Anyone with a port scanner would find it anyway. I wouldn't bother.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Who did you use to send it back? UPS? Fedex? DHL? Remeber what the cost was?
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    One of MY 5231s seems to be DOA. I plug it into the POE switch and the POE power light comes on but I never get a link light. Its definitely a camera problem as I've tried multiple ports on the switch that I know work. Anyone have this behavior or anything I can try before I exchange with...
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    IPC-HFW5231E-Z12 vs IPC-HFW5231E-Z5

    I'm thinking about buying one of these from @EMPIRETECANDY for LPR. What I can't quite figure out is why the Z5 is $214 and the Z12 is $200. I would think that the bigger zoom would carry the bigger price tag. Am I missing something here? Does anyone have experience using either of these for...
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I got my cameras wednesday. You are awesome! thanks Andy!
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I got a note from @EMPIRETECANDY yesterday that my cams had shipped. I should get a tracking number today. I'd say give it a few more days.
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    I've thought about a flood too. Does anyone know which wavelength of light the Dahua's are sensitive to? Is this something that needs to be considered?
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Interesting. I placed mine via email/paypal on April 24 and I'm still waiting. They haven't even shipped yet. I bet @EMPIRETECANDY filled the aliexpress ones first because they require the tracking numbers within so many days. I probably got shuffled to the back. Something to keep in mind...
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    Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

    Andy - can I please get a status on order KING0655? PM me. Thanks!
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