Recent content by Scott Ritchey

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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    Probably depends on NVR. Just try it and see. Some will decode two cams on the same IP and some won't (I assume). Initially Blue Iris would only "see" one of the cameras but a software update allowed it to see both.
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    Both cameras communicate over a single ethernet cable. So if one slot refers to the ethernet interface it will support both cameras (unless the NVR software is maxed out).
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    Personally, the internal reflections (from dome) degrade the image so much that I turn the IR illumination off and piggy-back on illumination from other nearby (turret style) cameras. But I'm using my boobie cam for wide-area surveillance
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    Newbie Starter Guide to IP Cam System – VPN setup – Computer Hardware – Blue Iris – Dahua Cameras

    Any Frank Herbert/Dune fans here?
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    The profile is set to Day/Night so daytime imagery (still default/WDR) is not effected. For night, I have Brightness at 80 and Contrast at 70, Backlight at WDR, and Illuminator off. All else default. I have some IR illumination from nearby T5442 cameras (and I plan to add a dedicated...
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    Feedback on my experience. I previously had the 2K dual (boobie) cam ( HDBW4231F-E2-M) on the front of my house for a 180 degree surveillance overview. It worked quite well with default settings until I nearly destroyed it. It turned out that I only blistered the lens coating, as @wittaj...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam

    Here are two identical shots from my D4231F-E2-M with the built-in IR illuminators on and off. Note the improved contrast and crispness with the IR lights off. The dome was as clean as I could get it. I think optical distortion from the actual dome may be responsible for some of the "fog"...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam

    Thanks. I was aware of the LINOVISION/Loryta device but not the IPCamPower combiner/splitter you mentioned (which does the switch function at the source). Thanks for that information. I run (almost) everything from an older Unifi US-24-250w switch so power is not an issue (although fan...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam

    True but that would require a PoE switch or at least a powered splitter at the cameras. There is really no good location for that unless I add some sort of utility box. In the meantime, I turned off the built-in IR illumination for that duo dome (boobie) camera and the image is much better...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam

    The domes on these boobie cams must be clean, inside and out. As a test, I mounted the cam without the cover/domes and the images were the best ever (excellent, actually). Then I carefully cleaned the insides of the domes and re-mounted the cover while the camera mounted It was impossible to...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam

    @wittaj: you da man!! THANK YOU so much. I removed the small rubber ring (that seals against the dome) and rubbed the front lens face with a paper towel, wetted with alcohol. That improved the image greatly but there was still some haze. So I used a genuine lens cloth which eliminated...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam

    What @wittaj said. I'll experiment with that when I get a chance. After my misadventure, I inspected the camera about 2 a.m. and could see visible moisture trapped inside the rubber ring that surrounds the bad camera's lens. Quite possible that the long water-soak destroyed the coating and...
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    Review-Dahua IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam

    Sad saga with promising ending and a mystery. Sad saga: I finally got my 2mp boobie cam (HDBW4231F-E2-M) mounted and aimed the way it needed to be. In while cleaning the insides of the domes (before replacing the cover) had a fit of terminal stupidity and squirted one lens with Invisible Glass...
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    Does BI use the Windows Quick Sync drivers?

    My i7-3770 is a HP small form factor box (about half thickness of a standard PC). The hardware is solid, factory configuration but HP never sold it with Win 10 and Intel was not eager to propose a non-HP driver. I am quite pleased to know that the GPU makes little difference. After enabling...
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    Blue Iris Audio Tutorial?

    Is there a tutorial for Blue Iris audio? When I do a fresh start for BI it seems I can hear audio from all camera microphones on the PC running BI. If I select "audio from selected camera and mute others" (under main settings/cameras) I get exactly what I would expect (only hear selected...
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