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    Dahua NVR continues blue (intelligent) recording?

    IVS didn't show up on the NVR's timeline again today. (apparently not since last Thursday). Did the above and now working again. But still, this shouldn't happen. I'm lucky I'm using SD-cards in the camera's (where I'm only recording IVS events), otherwise I wouldn't known what happened. But I...
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    EmpireTech 8th Anniverasay Sales July.18th-23rd

    Awesome. So all orders from European customers now come from the USA? The free tax way from the USA is great too. Will this give us EU customers the possibilty (in the future perhaps?) to order stuff from your refurbished list? ;) Also, it's July 4 here, so starting now we can send you emails...
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    Is Dahua still the top dog?

    Because it's not a consumer product. I don't know how it is in the US, but here (Netherlands) I can't run out and buy a Dahua product in a regular shop. Only niche websites (and I count @EMPIRETECANDY in this category). Or get a security company or something that does a whole installation (and...
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    DSS Express Replace the SmartPss

    Has anyone compared SmartPSS versus DSS Express? You know, just for us home users with a couple of camera's, NVR nothing more. I only use it (SmartPSS) for live view and playback.
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    Dahua NVR screen timeout?

    Hmm, I might have not looked enough. Under System -> General there's a "Auto Logout (Min.). I set that to 0 and now there's still a HDMI live view days later. I guess that was the solution.
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    Raspbery Pi2 Camera Monitor w/Rpisurv

    Yeah, I think I have different problem(s). Even with stock Raspberry Pi OS, the RPi won't fully boot. Sometimes it stuck on a black screen, at the moment on a white screen (with grey RPi icons/accessoires; don't know what this screen). SD card seems to be fine (writing OS and accessing files...
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    Raspbery Pi2 Camera Monitor w/Rpisurv

    I know this is a very old thread, but I was playing around with an old Raspberry Pi (first-generation Model B) and I couldn't get Rpisurv to work. Looks like (GPU) memory issues. (Even with just 1 substream) The OP of this thread says a RPi model 2 or newer, the github page just says a...
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    2023 EmpireTech Spring Sales

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    2023 EmpireTech Spring Sales

    :wave:
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    Dahua NVR screen timeout?

    Quick question; I have a Dahua NVR4116HS-4KS2 connected to a TV. I almost never use the HDMI output (I watch recordings through SmartPSS) but once in a while; I have the TV display the camera('s). But when I switch the TV's input to the NVR; the screen is always black. The camera's will show...
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    2023 EmpireTech Spring Sales

    @EMPIRETECANDY Refurbs are just returns right? Since you now have a EU Amazon store (Germany), is there a possible refurb list for us Europeans in the future? ;)
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    Bird feeder

    I've gotten interested in this subject too. But the thing is; it's not worth €100+ to me. A Dahua camera would be the easiest (easy integration with other camera's and NVR) but the cheapest one ( IPC-T2431T-AS) is still close to €100. Dahua doesn't seem to stock cheaper camera's anymore. Also...
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    WizMind vs WizMind "S" ?

    The 'old' 5442 also has a build-in mic. Inevitable but slightly annoying, because it seems there isn't a direct replacement for it. @jarrow Yes, the body of the camera looks cheaper indeed. I'm interested in what the actual, real differences are going to be versus the 'old' camera's, also...
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    TP-Link is innovating better than Hik/Dahua?

    This. I have no experience with camera's from Google, Ring or the like (probably for the same reason as most people here), but that stuff could potentially be installed and used by anyone. Now compare that to a system with Dahua/Hikvision camera's with a NVR or something like Blue Iris. Most...
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    WizMind vs WizMind "S" ?

    Yes, I saw these new camera's too. I used their 'Product selector" to compare both versions of the IPC-HDW5442TM-ASE. Differences between the 2 seem to be lower Min. Illumination and 4 instead of 3 streams. The 'new' one also has Audio In/Out and Alarm In/Out. But most differences seems to be...
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    Detecting wildlife with Dahua cameras

    Oh don't get me wrong; I like the fact there's build-in human/vehicle detection. For a lot of situations that's hugely beneficial like you said; brings down false alarms. But it's just sad Dahua then removes functionality like basic IVS detection; I mean; there's even a checkbox to check/uncheck...
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    Detecting wildlife with Dahua cameras

    Yep -> Seems al new models are moving to vehicle/human detection only. A real shame Dahua is actively removing functionality.
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    Dahua NVR continues blue (intelligent) recording?

    Don't know it it keeps working, but - for now - that tips seems to help this problem too: https://www.ipcamtalk.com/threads/dahua-nvr-seems-to-forget-ivs-recording-settings.61146/
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    Yi Home Camera and Smart PSS

    Yes. Looks right to me.
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    Yi Home Camera and Smart PSS

    In my case (using Alwinner V2 firmware) I can assign a user name and password for RTSP, ONVIF and HTTP (same username/password for all 3)
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    Yi Home Camera and Smart PSS

    This. I imported the Yi camera's in the NVR and SmartPSS connects to the NVR and can see the camera's that way. For live view I use tinyCam Pro though; much simpler interface and faster to use. Imported camera's via RTSP with that app.
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    Yi Home Camera and Smart PSS

    I have 3 Yi camera's (a very old 720p version and 2 newer 1080P versions). Out of the box they don't support RTSP/Onvif and I wasn't quite fond of the stock firmware/app. But there are several custom firmware's you can flash on them. To list a few: https://github.com/TheCrypt0/yi-hack-v4...
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    Dahua NVR W/ VPN Setup - Push Notifications

    Pretty much what @awonson said above. I have a TP-Link C7 router with a OpenVPN server running on it. When I'm not home and I have OpenVPN open on my Android, notifications get through. DMSS app is configured with the camera's/NVR IP-adress, not P2P. Nowadays, I would probably run Wireguard...
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    Detecting wildlife with Dahua cameras

    I finally got around to reading this topic. I have a 5442T-ZE (destined for family) above my own 5231R-ZE. While I love the better image quality (both day and night) of the 5442; I was not able to get it trigger non-humans/vehicles and reading through this topic, now I know why. So as of...
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    2022 EmpireTech Autumn Oct. Sales

    I understand that. But can we order other items from Aliexpress with shipping from Amazon.de like NVR's, doorbells etc. ?
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    2022 EmpireTech Autumn Oct. Sales

    Ah, now I get it.;) That screenshot you posted before (of an order of 3 5442 camera's); that €23 difference was the Paypal rate? If so, yeah that's bad. Can you do this for all items or only items already listed on Amazon.de? And so in the future for us Europeans just order directly through...
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    2022 EmpireTech Autumn Oct. Sales

    Maybe I need another cup of coffee, but what am I exactly seeing here? :blankstare: Especially in relation with what I wrote above?
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    2022 EmpireTech Autumn Oct. Sales

    Yes, Amazon.de prices are with tax (in our Dutch case 21%) but on Aliexpress the tax is only included with items of €150 or less. I have spend way to much time today researching this but for us Dutch/Europeans; since 1 July 2021 rules have changed. When we buy something from outside of Europe...
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    2022 EmpireTech Autumn Oct. Sales

    Will this be for all items we buy from you (via Aliexpress or direct by email) or only the listed items of your Amazon.de store?
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    Current camera brand/model of choice (available in europe)?

    I ordered a camera (IPC-T5442T-ZE) a few weeks before Andy opened up his German Amazon store and I won a coupon with his 7 years anniversary promotion so I ordered it via email. As for the 2 camera's listed on Amazon.de; to be fair; those 2 are by far the most popular models here. And yes; Andy...
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