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    Conduit installation help.. EMT to PVC

    Hmm. Ok. I may just purchase some 18/2 CL2 speaker wire. I'd hate to be kicking myself sometime in the future for not running the wire.
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    Conduit installation help.. EMT to PVC

    Wouldn't I also be able to use an extra cat5e cable for power instead of 18/2 by wrapping a few of the pairs together? I don't happen to have any 18/2 on hand, but have plenty of cat5e.
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    Conduit installation help.. EMT to PVC

    I was originally planning on running 1/2" (for 2 wires), but think I will now instead go with 3/4" and run 3 wires. I only really need 1 wire, but figure I have a giant 1000' spool of cat5e now, so might as well put a few more extra runs out there. Who knows.. maybe one day I will add a LPR...
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    Conduit installation help.. EMT to PVC

    Ok, thanks. Guess I'll be making one more trip to the hardware store :).
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    Conduit installation help.. EMT to PVC

    I'm planning on painting the EMT, so that should help prevent rust. What are your thoughts on running the direct burial Cat5e/6 in the ground without conduit? I was not planning on having the entire run in under ground in conduit, but have read some folks recommending it while others say it is...
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    Conduit installation help.. EMT to PVC

    I'm running up the wall on outside of house and then directly into the junction box for the camera. I just got the female adapters and a schedule 40 PVC 90 degree elbow, so I should be good to go now. I was considering just using PVC for the entire run, but read that you should use Schedule 80...
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    Conduit installation help.. EMT to PVC

    In order to get cat5/6 cable out to one of my cameras I am going to need to run it underground for 20 or so feet. My original plan was to use 1/2" EMT conduit on the sides of the house straight into the ground with a 90 degree bend. I would then just use direct burial Cat5/6 cable to reach my...
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    PTZ Recommendation - Dahua or Hikvision

    Thanks. I have abandoned the PTZ camera for now as the location I was thinking of using is blocked on one side by a bush anyways. I’ve decided to try 2 of the low light varifocal Dahuas. I will see how well they will work with my Hikvision NVR. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Hi Andy, I just sent you an email asking for pricing info.

    Hi Andy, I just sent you an email asking for pricing info.
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    Which junction box for IPC-HDW5231R-ZE and SD49225T-HN

    Ahh, perfect thanks!
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    Which junction box for IPC-HDW5231R-ZE and SD49225T-HN

    Ok, so I think I am about to bite the bullet and start moving over the Dahua cameras from my current Hikvision setup. What junction box would I need for the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE and SD49225T-HN? From the data sheets on Dahua's website I believe I will need PFA137 (for 5231) and PFA120 (for 49225)...
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    Plans for new cameras to replace existing Hikvision ones

    Thanks, that calculator is super helpful. If I limit myself to 13.5mm zoom, I will only have around 60 PPF at that distance. Probably not enough to get a super clear image of a face, but hopefully enough to at least get a decent look at the vehicle. If I decide to go with a bullet style camera...
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    Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN)

    Thanks for the info. I was just reading that other thread on the SD592225U-HNI and did come to the conclusion that autotracking was not working that well. When you say autoscan and pan could be set based on other triggers, does that mean I could trigger the camera to move based on motion...
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    Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN)

    I've read through the first 20 or so pages of this thread, but am still trying to determine what the differences are between this camera and the SD592225U-HNI? From what I can tell the differences in terms of functionality are intelligent autotracking, faster pan speed, and size. What exactly...
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    Plans for new cameras to replace existing Hikvision ones

    Yep, I was also planning on switching over to a Dahua NVR such as NVR5216-4KS2. I don't need the POE ports on the NVR as I have separate switches or injectors for power.
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    Plans for new cameras to replace existing Hikvision ones

    I currently have a 2 year old Hikvision setup and have been pretty happy with it, but after seeing all these awesome images at night from Dahua am thinking about switching over. In addition, there have been a recent spat of mailbox thefts and my current Hik camera is not zoomed in nearly enough...
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    IPC-HDW5231R-ZE or IPC-HDW5231R-Z

    Is there any difference in image quality or functionality between the two models? I haven't been able to find a comparison yet.
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    Camera and NVR suggestions

    Andy, the model you referred too looks like a turret style and only zooms to around 12mm. I am looking for something with at least double that. Here are the options I found: Dome: IPC-HDBW5231E-Z5E Bullet: IPC-HFW8232E-Z The bullet style is much larger than the dome from what I can tell. My...
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    Camera and NVR suggestions

    I am also considering one of these domes to replace my older Hikvision Turret (4mm), so that I could get a better view of my mailbox that is 30+ feet away. I would prefer the dome to the bullet style camera, since the dome looks a bit more stealth in my opinion. I know folks around here really...
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    PTZ Recommendation - Dahua or Hikvision

    I currently have a Hikvision NVR with about 9 cameras, but want to add a PTZ close to the street to potentially catch some mailbox thieves. The PTZ would be mounted about 20' from the street and mailbox. I am looking for a PTZ that will automatically track moving objects and also less than...
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    ALPR: anyone have a 100mm lens they like?

    Thanks, Nayr! According to the tool I will need at least a 14mm lens at a distance of 44'. Looks like the box camera will be the best option. Would you recommend the same IR illuminator that you used, or could I get by with a less powerful one?
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    ALPR: anyone have a 100mm lens they like?

    I am about to tackle this project again now that there have been reports on Nextdoor of kids throwing eggs at houses/cars in the neighborhood. I previously attempted this project using a Hikvision bullet, but had problems getting a clean JPEG file from the H264 stream (the camera did not support...
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    Dedicated License Plate Cam project

    Oh nice. I may have to give it a try. I assume that the camera itself still cannot auto-detect plates, however, and that OpenLPR or similar would still need to be run?
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    A Place for the Funniest Trick or Treat Captures post here !!

    Wow, nothing here so far! I'll start by posting one I got of a parent driving their kids around and hitting up houses (like mine) who had left candy out.
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    Garage door opener interference from cameras

    I finally got around to putting ferrite chokes on both ends of the ethernet cables (camera and switch) leading to each camera. I also put chokes on all the random power cables in the garage (ie: garage opener, sprinkler system, etc). At first I had chokes on everything except for 2 cameras, as...
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    DS-2CD2342WD-I all settings lost on reboot

    I had the same problem with one out of the 11 or so Hikvision cameras I purchased. Fortunately mine all came with a warranty so I just had it replaced. Replacement camera worked fine without any issues, so it was definitely a bad camera in my case. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Dedicated License Plate Cam project

    Ahh, ok. Let me try again, as I was going to mention the prior settings did not seem to have any impact and may have actually made things worse :).
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    Dedicated License Plate Cam project

    After entering the commands, I'm seeing my iptables as shown below. Does this look correct? I'm wondering why I don't see port 554 listed and instead see icmp-port-unreachable? sudo iptables -L Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination REJECT...
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    Dedicated License Plate Cam project

    Thanks, Nayr. I've updated my iptables and will see how it goes. I'm actually not sure if I was getting tearing with my iframe interval set to 1. What I am seeing is a bunch of purple on the image as if the camera is not fully writing out the image. That is my guess, but I have no idea. I've...
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    Dedicated License Plate Cam project

    I'm getting decent results, but definitely need to upgrade my server as it is not able to keep up with the RTSP stream. The only way I can eliminate the tearing is to have the iframe set to every frame (1), but unfortunately with that setting the image out of the camera is not nearly as sharp...
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