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I saw an earlier post on Reddit, where somebody was able to modify a Reolink RLC-510 to do extremely close focusing (20-30cm): https://imgur.com/gallery/0svoBHv This was from 3 years ago. Does anybody know of any current/modern IP POE cameras that might be suitable for such an adjustment...

Hi, I'm looking for a small weatherproof IP camera for an indoor terrarium or small balcony greenhouse. There is a misting system inside the the terrarium (or greenhouse), hence the camera needs to be weatherproof or IPX rated. Compact is preferred, since the terrarium or greenhouse is quite...

Also, small tip for those playing around with the Amcrest HTTP API (listening on port 80), the httpie HTTP client worked well for me, using Digest authentication like so: http -A digest -a admin:password GET "IP_ADDRESS/cgi-bin/encode.cgi?action=getConfigCaps"

@GaryOkie Hmm, I tried a few actually - the first was a PoE Texas 802.3af to MicroUSB adapter, which can output 2A. The second was a generic mains-to-USB adapter - (HuntKey HKC02105042-XA) - the output says 5V, 2.1A. The PoE adapter would not even seem to power it up, the generic mains-to-USB...

Hi, I have a AD410 that I've been testing out - three observations/questions below. Firstly, I noticed that it did not seem to be very stable with MicroUSB power - it would seem to frequently reboot when I tried to access the video stream. However, I swapped it over to a 24V AC adapter, and it...

Hi, According to the official Amcrest AD410 specsheet (linked from here) , the Amcrest AD410 can take as power input: However, on the unit I received, there's a big orange sticker over the terminals that says: Can anybody confirm if the AD410 will actually accept 24V DC, for example, and be...

Hi, I have a Amcrest AD410 doorbell. I can successfully power it up using a MicroUSB cable connected to a USB hub. However, I then tried using a PoE to MicroUSB adapter: https://shop.poetexas.com/products/gaf-microusb and the unit did not power on with this adapter. The PoE to MicroUSB...

Does anybody know how the new DB2, DB2 Pro and DB2C compare to the previous DB1C? I'm a little confused as to the difference between the three newer models. Also, the specs mention it takes DC 5V as input power - the old DB1C was DC 24V, right? So you'll need a new kind of power injector for...

@Wildcat_1 Thanks for the detailed response/info! OK, I've changed Snapshot Mode from Optimized, to Tripire - here is a screenshot of my current settings: At this stage I just have this standalone camera - I was hoping to see the number plate data either overlaid on the footage somehow, or...

Yes, the "Motor Vehicle: <integer>" counter is going up: So the camera does appear to be "seeing" cars - it's simply that I can't seem to retrieve any number plate data at all, or it's not seeing any number plates. This is currently monitoring a driveway - in the above photo, it's a very...

@genelit - Thanks for the video. Very helpful to watch! However, even after configuring it as close as possible, I still don't seem to see any results in the cameras Results section? OK, so it seems you can't enable ANPR and Video Metadata at the same time - the system only seems to let you...

Thanks everybody for their suggestions! I was able to resolve this - turns out the RJ45 plug end must have not been punched down correctly - there was a short across some of the pins: I had previously tested this with a different tester - however, the mode on that was not set correctly...

Hi, I am trying to setup a Dahua IPC-HDBW7842H-Z to do ANPR. Specifically, my goal is to get license plates as a text overlay on the video footage. Camera firmware is updated to DH_IPC-HX8XXX-Nobel_MultiLang_PN_V3.000.0000000.2.R.210712, which as far as I'm aware, is the latest version. This...

Yup, I unplugged the camera, and plugged that cable into a network tester - it does draw POE, and also gets an IP address etc.: The Dahua camera seems to draw POE - and I even see the red LEDs come on (it's night-time as I'm testing it) - however, the switch port LED doesn't come on, and the...

I have a Dahua IPC-HDBW7842H-Z camera, running the latest firmware (DH_IPC-HX8XXX-Nobel_MultiLang_PN_V3.000.0000000.2.R.210712). I've connected this to a POE switch - the cable length is approximately 60 metres. However, on the switch side - the camera is drawing power (approximately 5 watts)...