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  1. guykuo

    Seattle Area Bomb Cyclone Sky Captures November 2024

    Loryta Color 4KT's ----- My sky cameras are set up primarily for getting footage for time lapse. So, the frame rate for encoding is only 3 FPS. That also keeps the camera from varying its frame rate as exposure time adjusts up. The Color-4KT will drop its encoded frame rate if exposure time...
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    Seattle Area Bomb Cyclone Sky Captures November 2024

    We're still without mains power, but sky cams are still on the job. Last time this size outage happened it was an 11 day outage in my area. PNW bomb cyclone time lapse. Wind direction during bomb cyclone is reverse from usual prevailing. That likely contributed to the numerous tree falls as the...
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    A Little Cloud Play

    Extended version....
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    dahua cam is constantly resolving SMTP server since firmware update V2.820.0000000.63.R, Build Date: 2024-08-07

    Yikes. Another of the many reasons to keep security cameras on their own isolated network. I don't allow any of my cameras to have a working DNS service, let alone a reach outside their isolated security network. They only get local NTP service. No phoning home! Still, that is a lot of DNS...
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    A Little Cloud Play

    A short showcasing some October November cloud play over the Cascades. (EmpireTech IPC-Color-4KT 3.6 mm) [Changed to 59.9 FPS, lower motion judder version]
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    OMG Thermal!

    Not in the plugin. You have to select the channel for thermal before the palette options appear in the camera settings.
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    EmpireTech Time Sync Issue

    MacOS user here. So, no Windows Explorer being used for setting my Dahua cameras. I use Chrome and it works fine for basic settings. I don't use any smart camera features. SecuritySpy does all my image capture and analysis. Chrome should work fine for setting the time server settings. Your...
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    Moonrise Valley Oct 22, 2024

    A pretty one to relax with. Color 4KT 3.6 mm does its magic with moonlight.
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    Comet at 57.6 Million miles....

    We didn't get a chance at the comet until tonight's break from a long stretch of continuous Pacific Northwest cloud cover. By tonight, it had faded below naked eye visibility. Color-4KT sky cam came through.
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    Serene Sunset and Moonlight

    Full moon tonight created an opportunity to showcase a Color-4KT turning night into day using moonlight. 4K full screen recommended.
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    Auroras!

    Yes. The Color-4KT's perform well for capturing aurora activity. Last night was just dimly visible to the naked eye at our location. Phone cameras could capture some color, but nothing really vivid due to partial layer of clouds. Despite those conditions, I could create a nice time lapse after...
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    Bobcat on the Hunt

    A pair of hunting buddies complete the night time portion of sweep.
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    Bobcat on the Hunt

    Look out, kitty. Almost same place, same time.
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    KP7 Aurora Oct 7 2024

    I use four EmpireTech Color 4KT 3.6 mm lens units as sky cams.
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    KP7 Aurora Oct 7 2024

    Strongest display we have seen in the Seattle area since the major May 2024 event. With KP7 intensity, red and green colors were visible to naked eye.
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    Bunny Hunt - Three Opposing Teams

    Still has four lucky feet, but that will change....
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    Geosynchronous Satellites

    Andy, is that you?
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    Geosynchronous Satellites

    I think these are geosynchronous satellites flaring into view Fixed position, but flaring dots amidst a moving star field. These all seem to be along the same plane. They also reappear at same location and time on different nights. Bright pixels stuck on in camera sensor should not flare at...
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    OMG Thermal!

    Composited together a couple animal thermal caps.
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    Northern Lights

    The aurora is right above you. It only looks like that when the view is from beneath it. From where I get aurora videos it is usually 300 to 400 miles away.
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    Northern Lights

    Near Seattle
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    Northern Lights

    Nice, right on top of you. Wish those guys had a bigger sensor and 4K without getting into the multi $$K price range.
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    Momma Bear and Her Two Cubs

    Would never have caught this at night on the security system without the thermal spotting motion 300 feet out.
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    Aurora Through Seattle Clouds Sept 12 2024

    Strong and near enough to appear on all four of my sky cams. Possibly extra strong due to the special magnetic orientation of the Earth that lets more energy leak through in September. Video shows north, east, and south sky cams. West cam was just a high altitude purple glow and is not in this...
  25. guykuo

    Bunny and Buho Drama

    Bunny is lucky ----- This time. Two cameras, forward and back angles. Added synthetic sound track to achieve better feel for video. You'd never actually hear the owl swoop by.
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    IPC-Color4K-T180 or the HIK ver?

    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.
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    IPC-Color4K-T180 or the HIK ver?

    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...
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    IPC-Color4K-T180 or the HIK ver?

    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?
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    Moonrise and Two Galaxies

    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
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    Moonrise and Two Galaxies

    Color 4KT
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