Review-Dahua Starlight IPC-HDW5231R-ZE 800 meter capable ePOE
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aristobrat
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I'm pretty sure the INJECTORS have the female power input jack (green arrow, for the gizmo's power adapter to plug into), whereas the SPLITTERS have the male power output jack (red arrow, for plugging directly into the gizmo needing power <or to an extension cord going to the gizmo>). No?
Good question lol i thought they were both injectors
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There is a lot of good info on IR lights here, but now I have some more to add
: IPCamTalk Cliff Notes 2018-04.docxSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Thank you for this. Outstanding!There is a lot of good info on IR lights here, but now I have some more to add: IPCamTalk Cliff Notes 2018-04.docx
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Aajjoo
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While at it. There are two cables from the camera, one’s the RJ45 connector but what’s the other one for?
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awsum140
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12VDC input if you want to power it from a wall wart rather than PoE.
Iemand91
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I know. I used to have an auxiliary IR illuminator mounted next to my previous camera but that thing was uselesss (it illuminated only a tiny spot).
The area is not big; it's only about 5 meters wide and 10 meters deep, with the camera mounted on the short side.
It's also hard to mount stuff on the brick wall and it's makes a huge clutter with the camera, illuminator, cables etc.
I'm thinking about some basic home automation with a Raspberry Pi and a Zigbee/Z-wave USB-stick and use a PIR to record.
But it's not a huge problem, only a couple of triggers each night and only during the summer. I'll see how it works out...
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I'm planning on getting 6-7 of these cameras for around my house. I'll be running them to a POE switch...probably one of the BV ones on amazon/etc.
Whats the power needed to operate the ZE? How many watts?
Whats the power needed to operate the ZE? How many watts?
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PoE(802.3af)(Class 0), can use dahua PFS3110-8P-96 can work well for these cams.
https://www.amazon.com/EmpireTech-PFS3110-8P-96-Unmanaged-English-Version/dp/B07CV88HDN/ref=sr_1_5?m=A329YQ83EBQGJF&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1526308627&sr=1-5&dpID=31vD1VsqzdL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
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Spec sheet shows <8.5W. I've never seen mine get that high (I think , but I guess if you plan for that, you're covered...
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Hmm, that appears to be 10/100 on the POE ports? Is that right? I'd like a 10/100/1000 switch.
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So basically if I'm running a max of 7 cams, and I round it to 10w...I need to find a decent 70ishw POE switch.
Check out this one. I am debating about ordering one for a friend of mine who is looking for one as well. I have a ubiquiti but those are higher in price.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/NETGEAR-GS724TPv2-switch-24-ports-smart-rack-mountable/932273281
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I'm looking for one that's really low power, no fan, and unmanaged. I'm thinking this one maybe:
https://www.amazon.com/BV-Tech-Gigabit-Switch-Ports-Uplink/dp/B0754P9KLN/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
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Yup, went with this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0754P9KLN/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Was also looking at this one:
https://www.amazon.com/BV-Tech-Port-Gigabit-Unmanaged-Switch/dp/B00F6DL2FS/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?tag=ipctk-20&_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00F6DL2FS&pd_rd_r=PFHBJGMH4DKFQMEEAAM7&pd_rd_w=hN1IT&pd_rd_wg=4Gv4n&psc=1&refRID=PFHBJGMH4DKFQMEEAAM7
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Iemand91
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I'm currently running firmware 2.460.0000.14.R, Build Date: 2017-07-20 on my camera. (default firmware when Andy shipped it to me).
Is it advisable to upgrade the firmware or should I keep it like this?
Any interesting new thing in newer firmware?
(Please Dahua, implement automatic day/night switching
)
Is it advisable to upgrade the firmware or should I keep it like this?
Any interesting new thing in newer firmware?
(Please Dahua, implement automatic day/night switching
)
Its at your discretion if you want to upgrade the firmware or not. For some, it may improve their experience, for others it may not mean much aka "placebo-effect"
Upgrading the firmware is like upgrading the BIOS in your computer. Any interruption during the upgrade process may potentially brick the camera's interface
Generally, the firmware may contain a few tweaks here and there as per image quality. Most importantly, security updates are always the norm in these devices as you'd probably have already come across the situation which unfolded on Hikvision and Dahua devices last year.
Fortunately, much of that has been patched, however, when there's a will, there's a way when it comes to potential firmware flaws, etc
It's certainly nice to have an official firmware handy, knowing that it "should" be mostly free of bugs, etc
Upgrading the firmware is like upgrading the BIOS in your computer. Any interruption during the upgrade process may potentially brick the camera's interface
Generally, the firmware may contain a few tweaks here and there as per image quality. Most importantly, security updates are always the norm in these devices as you'd probably have already come across the situation which unfolded on Hikvision and Dahua devices last year.
Fortunately, much of that has been patched, however, when there's a will, there's a way when it comes to potential firmware flaws, etc
It's certainly nice to have an official firmware handy, knowing that it "should" be mostly free of bugs, etc
I'm currently running firmware 2.460.0000.14.R, Build Date: 2017-07-20 on my camera. (default firmware when Andy shipped it to me).
Is it advisable to upgrade the firmware or should I keep it like this?
Any interesting new thing in newer firmware?
(Please Dahua, implement automatic day/night switching
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As silly as it may sound, has anyone attempted to color/paint black frame around the camera? Mine will be mounted on the interior of the window and black frame around the camera will probably stick out too much.
I hope you don't mean that you intend to install behind a window, the results will be disappointing. 