Review-Dahua IPC-HFW2831T-ZS 8MP WDR IR Bullet Network Camera

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I got it working with the proper fps by limiting decoding
Do not use the limit decoding option. See wiki to understand what it does. the limit decoding option would not have any effect on whether the camera works or not in blue iris.
 

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Thanks @EMPIRETECANDY. Andy I can confirm this upgrade went smooth on 1 of my 2831's. Will now continue to test and report back on the SD card fixes and if they solved the issue. As I mentioned in the FW thread, can you please speak with Dahua about raising the allowed bitrate to at least 15k for the 183/12831's as this really is needed due to the noisy codec ? Thanks !

4K starlight Series Firmware Update 20190404

This model has a huge update now. Just released hours ago, i posted them here.;)
 

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Thanks @EMPIRETECANDY. Andy I can confirm this upgrade went smooth on 1 of my 2831's. Will now continue to test and report back on the SD card fixes and if they solved the issue. As I mentioned in the FW thread, can you please speak with Dahua about raising the allowed bitrate to at least 15k for the 183/12831's as this really is needed due to the noisy codec ? Thanks !
Just wondering how is the bitrate issue going for the "HFW2831T"?
 

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As usual great write up, curious about the video quality at night in dimly lit areas.
 

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Just did a bit more reading on the to be released 4MP cameras that at least for now appear to show promise. I’m betting on looney getting ahold of a few of these to test. Good things coming!
 

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Cant seem to get the second video in anything better than 360p @looney2ns ...?

Scratch that, Got it now. Musta still been decoding.. All good
Seems that YT takes a bit longer to fully process uploads. It seems to continue for several minutes after they "say" it's finished processing.
Give it a few, and you should be able to select 4k.
 

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I wonder if your neighbors every think... What is wrong with this Looney guy walking back and forth in his yard all the time at night?

I very much appreciate the reviews!
 

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I wonder if your neighbors every think... What is wrong with this Looney guy walking back and forth in his yard all the time at night?
I always thought the same thing, but did not want to say it. I am glad Looney is living up to his name. Haha Good Job!
 
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