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    Cheap ($90USD) 300 feet varifocal mod LPR test

    How does this set up compare to a IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E at 200ft? I may be mistaken but I recall someone said that 200ft is pushing it for the IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E whereas this set up seems to be doing quite well.
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    Dahua IPC-HDW5442T-ZE 4MP Varifocal Turret - Night Perfomance testing

    Solid and detailed review. Much appreciated.
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    Just got 1st cam (5442). Configuration questions. Quicksync, H.265 etc

    Main stream is the primary video feed from the camera. Think high resolution. Sub streams are lower quality streams often used for monitoring or situations where a full quality stream is not needed.
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    Request for guidance which best bang for buck camera to buy. Requirements in body

    +1 on the SD1A203T-GN PTZ recommendation.
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    new to the site

    Welcome! So much information available it may be overwhelming to digest but do your best to narrow down what you're looking for and then flip through the reviews for the specific cameras.
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    Just built my NVR machine. SmartPSS sufficient ?

    BI has a 15 day trial I highly recommend using. Try it side by side with any alternative option to see what you like best. If you want lots of options and flexibility that you can tweak and refine you will most likely love BI and buy it long before the 15 day trial is up.
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    Varifocal Cam questions

    Worth checking out IPC-HDW5442T-ZE
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    Bike Rider Falls in the Street

    This made me laugh. You have a way with words.
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    Bike Rider Falls in the Street

    It's bad enough crashing your bike. Crashing in front of someone's house where you are recorded on multiple HD cameras is even worse. I feel for her.
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    Need input on camera options for this doorway

    Varifocal may be your best bet, that way you can play around with it and dial it in exactly to your liking. A bit more money of course but can come in handy testing focal lengths for other future cameras. IPC-T5442T-ZE is worth looking at.
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    Now I see why Looney2ns is always staring at his camera's during his reviews.

    That got a chuckle out of me. The article says 670 nanometers red light. Very interesting. I'm even happier now that I spent so much time in the photography dark room with the red lights.
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    LPR on new Ontario plates

    It was a politician with zero real world knowledge no doubt. We also had a series of plates that would completely de-laminate and peel off. We also have to deal with snow covered plates.
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    LPR on new Ontario plates

    I was all set on adding an LPR to my set up but I'm wondering how difficult it is with the new Ontario License Plates popping up. For anyone outside of Ontario that is curious, the new plates are not raised lettering or highly reflective like most plates are. There has been a lot of media...
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    Neighbor asked for Footage

    Hope you get the footage you are looking for. Regardless this sounds like a great time to work out some bugs in your system and get things running better.
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