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I'm in the opposite situation of using SecuritySpy and have full flexibility in size/shape of my display layouts. Having enough SCO oomph plus giving users the option of aspect ratio will remain a future dream.

Unfortunately, that is still the horizontally squeezed 4096/1800 ratio of 1:2.28 It isn’t until you drop down to 3840/1080 that you get the un-squeezed ratio of 1:3.56 Without squeeze the frame would look more like.... Instead of the horizontally squeezed... I wonder if the problem is...

Wow. That would be good. I decided not to get a T180 because of the geometry distortion when at full 1800 height resolution. Is this actually the full 1800 vertical resolution without the squeezed aspect ratio? More pointedly, what are the actual resolution options now with FW 3.120.0.35R?

I have both lens versions but prefer the 3.6 mm image. They are only tilted up about 60 degrees, well within adjustment range of standard turret mount

Color 4KT

They are being consistent, not two faced. Such people consistently look out for their OWN interests. So, it matters not what it looks like from the outside, from the inside they are being always true to their selfish selves.

Got a nice capture of a doe on one of my PTZ's that doesn't have a microphone. Plus it was too far away to have picked up good sound (200 feet). No matter, a fun dawdle in Final Cut Pro to add quicky ambience sound track and effects. It's not perfect, but better than no audio.

I wish my westward skies were as dark as towards the east. Still, I'm grateful for what viewing has been possible so close to Seattle and Bellevue. A little light pollution wipes out a lot of sights.

Aurora activity on Friday night (Aug 30-31, 2024) seen from east of Seattle Although only KP2 energy was on the forecast, it actually went to KP5. Time lapse starts with highlights and then rewinds to show entire event. Break out your sky charts, and you will find Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus near...

I still marvel and stare when it happens despite it no longer being the first time.

Didn't expect anything, but noticed on sky cams. Ended up at KP5 and closer than 200 miles away.

A bit later on South sky cam

Look carefully and you will also see M31 (Andromeda) and M33 (Triangulum) galaxies before the moon rises. M31 looks like a bright star with fuzzy disc near top center. M33 is nearly center and appears as only a faint smudge that moves along with the stars Best viewed full screen with 4K...

Hundreds of birds flocked in thermal

Black bear in clearing. SecuritySpy detected as motion on the thermal channel. Looked heavier than a deer in thermal and visual confirmed it was a young black bear.

Wow. What a camera.

A 50/50 mix of distilled water and 99% isopropyl plus 5 drops of Dawn in 750 ml spray bottle is my go to cleaning solution for large lenses that cannot be removed and washed. Mix uses 99% isopropyl because the rubbing variant can contain additives that leave a residue. Use Dawn original formula...

Doe and Fawn. Tree line is 350 to 370 feet away. Love how they show up so well on thermal while largely hidden by the trees.

Time lapse at dusk comparing visual and thermal pickup of the camera as light dwindles. The visual light sensitivity is not that great.

Neat that the antlers are warm on thermal. I didn't expect that.

Finally got it temporarily mounted. Deer shows up better in IR than visual Range is about 250 feet from camera

An intrepid buck decided that tonight's thunderstorm was a good time to explore the neighborhood. Turn on your audio for this one. This video just didn't feel right without a soundtrack. So, I made one to match. Four layers of audio effects later, it is more fun to watch. I'm a bit early with...

Sorry to say, but unless you know the previously set user password, you WILL need to get up there, open the camera, and hold down its reset button. Just like learning the need to back up all computers.... This is a lesson headed only after learning once the hard way: Always set up, initialize...

Nice scope! Now I'm reminded I need to find a place to mount the Dahua thermal from eBay

It is a Loryta Color-4KT 3.6 mm lens. For the aurora capture time lapses, I set it to a manual, exposure mode. Gain 0 to 50. Manual shutter range 0 to 300 msec with a frame rate of 3 fps. Frame rate is set low to match long shutter because the camera will output lower and lower frame rates to...

erkme73, it is amazing it was visible that far south. Some of the articles I read about the May 10-11 event put it in the once every 500 years range, base on historical accounts of auroras being seen that far south. We got to see and capture a historic moment.

Test of doing four sky cams as a single time lapse.

I'm going with defective switch

I think only some of those ports on the switch are POE+, while the other are just POE Porta 1-2 ≤90 W <--------- I would plug the PTZ into these POE+ ports Porta 3-8 ≤30 W <--------- don't plug the PTZ into these POE ports

Installed on pole and one Color 4KT attached. No camera will be on other side of mount. So the opposing side is capped off with a sheet metal plate.