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    Review: Dahua SD5A425XA-HNR 4MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ

    @CamCrazy I cannot know if this camera will work for you, but since you mentioned that night performance is your goal, I thought I'd mention that I have both this camera and the PTZ1A225-HNR-XA. Both are supposedly of the same generation, but the PTZ1A225-HNR-XA has the smaller sensor and to me...
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    what is the "General" firmware?

    @kobebeef That totally makes sense, and your screenshots are great. Having said that, it would seem that the General & DH would be kept roughly on the same version, yet they seem to have such completely different version numbers. For example, in my original screenshot there was General 2.401and...
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    what is the "General" firmware?

    See the screenshot below from Dahua's website. What is the "General" firmware as opposed to the "other" firmware? Normally Andy's firmware file names match the "other" one below. Is the "General" one just a subset, or is that an international one, or ??? What does it mean that, using the example...
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    2023 and 2024 Models Update

    I was not planning to, mostly because IVS works so well with the thermal and I personally don't need to distinguish between a human or a vehicle or an animal. Also my situation is such that I have the thermal camera triggering at night with tripwires at a distance such that a human might only be...
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    2023 and 2024 Models Update

    For what it's worth, I have one of these thermal cameras, and I'm about to buy some more, BUT . . . The camera still Internet Explorer with a plug-in! AAARRRGGGHHH. I was (& still am) furious that such a new and relatively expensive camera for Dahua would still require the IE plug-in. It should...
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    CodeProject.AI Version 2.0

    @Palmpilot I didn't do anything special, so I don't really have any specific instructions for you. HOWEVER, I did find elsewhere in this forum and perhaps even this thread that someone else said the "CPU" is still displayed for some period of time until several executions have successfully...
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    what is the "MCU" firmware on Dahua's website?

    First, I have NOT (ever) installed any "MCU" firmware and don't intend to until/unless I understand it and see value in it, and hence the reason for this post. See the screenshot below from Dahua's website for the awesome SD5A425XA-HNR camera. In the past, I have generally only installed the...
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    When new Dahua cameras only support IE in 2023, should we look elsewhere?

    Does Pale Moon support ActiveX plugins? That's what I believe is the root requirement by Dahua, which in turn requires Internet Explorer. Please tell me if I'm wrong. Thank you. I think that's the advice I was looking for, or at least needed to hear. I did get it working, but I fear even basic...
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    When new Dahua cameras only support IE in 2023, should we look elsewhere?

    When Dahua introduces new camera models that only support Internet Explorer with a 32-bit ActiveX plug-in, at what point should we show them the same lack of respect & support they give us by going with another camera manufacturer with comparable camera models? I just received a new Dahua...
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    Dahua ONVIF authentication errors (particularly with Blue Iris)

    Yes, you're absolutely right. Disabling the authentication eliminates the errors in the logs and everything keeps working. I should have mentioned that in my first post above. I'm just trying to make the situation better since it appears to be a regression and making our cameras less secure is...
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    Dahua ONVIF authentication errors (particularly with Blue Iris)

    For several months now I have noticed many thousands of errors per camera in the Blue Iris log such as: 1 6/19/2023 12:00:08.009 AM office-door Events: subscription 8000ffff 1 6/19/2023 12:00:08.685 AM paseo-cardero Events: subscription 8000ffff 1 6/19/2023 12:00:09.819 AM gate Events...
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    Important! EmpireTech Official Website Active

    Information on mounts would also be a great thing to have on the website. For example, I just asked you about how to use a pole mount with the very popular T5442T-ZE and you told me that I need a PFB203W to use with a PFA152-E pole mount. That kind of information would be fantastic to have on...
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    Review - Dahua/EmpireTech Full-Color 5MP IR & White Light IP Smart PT "Active Deterrence" Camera - SD2A500-GN-A-PV

    I'm going to re-iterate two points that @wittaj already said based on my experience with this camera & others. First, I suggest you go back to the 5MP resolution and instead drop the frames per second (FPS). As @wittaj said, it takes CPU to drop the resolution so even though a lower resolution...
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    Important! EmpireTech Official Website Active

    Please provide the ability to filter on the sensor size, or at least display the sensor size with the icons on pages that show multiple cameras. This is what more experienced & educated consumers want, which are many of the people here on IPCamTalk. The camera names, model numbers, &...
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    I have about 4 of each camera and I feel confident in saying that the 5442 is better in every respect except that it would require two of them. The low-light performance of the IPC-T5442T-ZE is dramatically better with the 1/1.8" sensor. It might not matter if using the infrared LEDs, but those...
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    lowering camera mount position on a wall

    I have a Dahua turret camera currently mounted to a junction box on the wall. Unfortunately there is a beam & gutter on the side that prevents the camera from seeing horizontally in that direction. Ideally I would like to lower the camera position 6-8 inches (more is fine) without making another...
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    @CanCuba I dropped my frame to 5fps exactly as you suggested, for much of the same reasons. I believe that adjusting frames per second is the best tool we have, given the limitations of the single processor. I have two of the original dual-lens cameras, and two of the upgraded model. One of my...
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    CodeProject.AI Version 2.0

    Yes, it's working, showing results exactly like you show in your screenshots. I get that both with those test images and others actual alerts of mine. The "No Predictions Returned" just happened to be on the images that BI captured at the time of the event in the log in my previous message. I...
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    CodeProject.AI Version 2.0

    I tested using the images saved in Alerts, both the one at that time, the one before, and the one after. I used ipcam-combined and ipcam-dark (one at a time since that's what Explorer seems to allow) which are what I have specified to use. All calls succeeded with "No predictions returned" (as...
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    CodeProject.AI Version 2.0

    I may have spoken a bit too soon about everything working well. Looking at the logs, I do see recurring instances of CodeProject having a problem and BI restarting AI. At that point things work again just fine for some period of time, which is why I hadn't noticed until looking more closely...
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    CodeProject.AI Version 2.0

    For those of you running AMD rather than Intel/nVidia, I want to mention that the YOLOv5.NET integration with DirectML/DirectX 12 is working well for me, generally showing all sub-100ms times (most 40-60ms). I'm running on an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX with built-in Radeon Graphics (arguably CPU...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    I have numerous IPC-T5442T-ZE cameras, all running the firmware 2022-02-18. I believe the primary benefit of that version was some security improvements, which shouldn't matter so much if your cameras are locked down within your own network, but I upgraded one camera and found a small benefit in...
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    This may not be the advise you want to hear, but it's an honest attempt to steer you in the right direction. Based on the diagram you shared, it looks like you only need about a 90-degree field of view since you seem to be mounting on the garage wall which is perpendicular to the window & door...
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    CodeProject.AI Version 2.0

    yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes! Everything @wittaj said, but I'll say it stronger. Please don't jump into the AI until you've spent sufficient time that you REALLY understand the BI triggers & alerts & ONVIF triggers and how they work at every level. Otherwise you risk having problems (& asking...
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    CodeProject.AI Version 2.0

    I'll offer one simple use case. If/When something bad happens, you normally know the time to look at the videos yourself. Our neighborhood had something happen, and I got the night time license plate by reading it with my eyes, but then wanted to know if that vehicle had been in the neighborhood...
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    BoobieCam Planned Installation

    FYI, earlier in that other thread you'll see pictures & comments of mind that the metal mount of the cover has to cut/drilled/Dremel'ed to work. I believe this link should take you to my post with the 2nd picture that shows where I made cuts, and two messages above is a picture I shared showing...
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    BoobieCam Planned Installation

    I offer one consideration based on what you showed. It appears you could (if you wanted) just as easily put the camera on the wall opposite the column. Might that be a better position? You might consider it for 3 potential reasons. 1.) There would appear to be more of interest to see to the...
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    According to Dahua's spec sheet (IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2), the 3.6mm lens has only a 78 degree field of view (vs. 95 degree for the 2.8mm lens). I believe that implies you absolutely cannot get 180-degree field of view with the 3.6mm. If you see the walls on both sides, you'll have a gap in the...
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    Review-Dahua/EmpireTech Dual lens IPC-HDBW5441F-AS-E2 (The Boobie Cam Upgrade)

    FYI, I have the 2.8mm lens and absolutely get 180 degree view, able to see the wall on both sides of the camera. With anything tighter than the 2.8mm lens, I don't know if that's possible. Having said that, there is a catch . . . In the image that @wittaj shared, be aware that the "shell"...
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    IPC-HDW5231R-ZE Rhea V2.800.0000016.0.R.200430 Latest new firmware

    For me, it was security. My "Security Baseline" was V1.4, and this is V2.0. What does that mean? I don't know and I don't expect Dahua to tell us. Was it necessary to upgrade? Perhaps not, since nothing for me was broken. Previously I was running firmware over 2 years old, decided to try it on...
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