Recent content by ThomasCamFan

Nothing unusual. Bluetooth module, flash memory, accelerometer sensor, and battery. Has value if you like hacking/salvaging stuff from the junk drawer. - Thomas

Since the problem has occurred after two years of trouble-free operation, there is a chance the camera is defective. Or maybe the doorbell button switch is worn out and randomly making contact. If this occurs too often it may cause a WiFi disconnect because the battery would get discharged...

I had a similar front door delivery experience with UPS. Here is the 14 year old (2010) video of the special delivery. Apologies for the poor quality. - Thomas

At my previous house I was having an ongoing problem with wild turkeys digging in the front yard gardens. They made a huge mess. I tried a couple different motion sensing sprinklers from Amazon but they were unreliable. The winning solution was a DiY automated water sprayer that used my home...

As as long as we are here to dream, I'd like this for a NVR5216-16P-4KS2 V1. :) - Thomas

If you want to limit the Dahua NVR's screen to only five cameras then you can create a custom "Split-5" layout. However, two cameras will share a quadrant, so their width will be compressed. See screenshot. - Thomas

+1. Windows security reported my Color4K-T's plugin is Trojan infected. The Trojan is named "Win32/Wacatac.H!ml". The details say: "This program is dangerous and executes commands from an attacker." Fortunately the camera's web interface works without it. But it is worrisome that the plugin is...

Today I received my 3rd place (IPC-Color4K-T) and 6th place (IPC-HDBW5442R-ESE) prizes. Thank you Andy. The HDBW5442R is already installed; Interior location that will observe a big sliding glass door. The Color4K-T will go up as soon as the rain stops. My driveway view is currently a...

I live in a gated community that has a self-serve Amazon convenience store with "Walk Out" technology. The ceiling has a couple dozen cameras and shelving can sense weight changes to monitor when packaged items are removed or returned. Management told us the "AI" tracking cameras were incapable...

A couple years ago I used DH_IPC-HX25(8)XX-Molec_MultiLang_NP_V2.800.0000000.19.R.200628.bin on mine. Worked great, added IVS functions. But as mentioned by wittaj, Amcrest changed the camera upload function to prevent this hack. So if you have recently manufactured Amcrest IP5M-T1179EW then I...

The equipment ban was probably killing them. Hopefully the change of ownership will allow them to sell new camera models to North America. - Thomas

Sixth place winner here. Got the email. I requested a white BMW. - Thomas

I'm a 6th place lotto winner. I hope the BMW is on its way! Thank you Andy for conducting another fabulous lottery. - Thomas

Thanks for the info. I populated the schedule's calendar with local sunrise/sunset times for the middle of each month. - Thomas

Good to hear that. But all I can find is the profile scheduler (calendar method). I've continued to dig in the menus and don't see how to enable my day/night profiles from the camera's light sensor. So it seems I need some hand-holding on this function.