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No. I dont know why that would be required if i am telling it to sync to my PC, and it does so. Why would it switch? I do not even have the cam connected to the external internet. It seems to have fixed it though. Sigh. I realize more I am not the intended market evertime i am in the...

I have a 5442T-ZE i am having a lot of issues with. One of the things is it wont keep the time. It keeps switching to an hour earlier. If i hit sync to PC, it will switch back 1 hour soon afterwards. If i have NTP checked on or off it does this. I am not sure what NTP even does butit...

THanks, next task when i get time is to read the other posts linked above on how to ever SET UP a night profile. (Right now its just uses day and does a decent job even at night but I know it can be better). Is that Dahua SunriseSunset Code "auto" switch program still working with the...

Thank you all so very much. This all makes perfect sense as you explained it well as to the "why". I always appreciate that more than just "flip this and that" with no explanation. Now that i understand the "why" it will be a lot more fun to play with it.

Yeah so i went back through my footage and realized this HUGE clue: It seems to only happen between ~8:45 and 9:45 ish. So it does seem to be related to the interaction of the final setting into complete darkness. Indeed is is some kind of transitional period but it absolutely SUCKS. So I...

Its regular intervals. It switches the IR light off for exacty 7 seconds. Then switches it on for exaclty 12. Then repeats. 7, 12, 7, 12 - does not vary. On my DS cam app it looks like one solid continuous "Event", and hence, if I have my phone on notify, it continuously beeps every 12...

BTW I have no idea what "Smart IR" is but it certainly is not so smart. :p

Camera is now at least unusable at night UNLESS I "Turn off smart IR" I have tried various things over 3 nights since this began - as i have to wait until dark for it to trigger. I cleaned the lens of the camera of course. Tonight, after 3 nights of failure and turning it off, was a complete...

Welp. That was a mistake. Something happened. I made just a few of these changes. Specifically i changed these: 8192 bitrate CBR from VBR 15FPS 15 iframes I also made a quick zoom in and out. That was it (i planned to do a more through read later of the above post wen i had more time)...

This is great thanks i will try these out!! What is "SVC"? options are 1 (off), 2, and 3.

Searching the word "settings" brings up way too many hits, so I seek a crash course in the most basic stuff: (I have a 5442T-ZE running V2.840.15 and therabouts firmware - Build Date: 2022-08-18) 1) What is a substream? My default substream 1 looks like a lower quality version of the Main...

Oh? Can you cite an example. This is an interesting options!

Just observe. This is in the Bay area CA - you can hand the local Police a perfect picture, complete with license plate numbers - hell, you can tell them when the perpetrator last shaved and they aren't going to do jack shit about it in terms of investigation. SO hate to say it but its more a...

OK, so I my own system I got together from the advice in here, which I understand as the software and equipment is onsite. At this time i do not even connect my NVR (a NAS drive) to the internet. The issue is I have a very small HOA I am part of that wants 1-2 cameras installed to monitor the...

Now i am new at this, but it has all the screens to enable notifications, alerts - people versus vehicles, etc. so i assume so. Its supposed to be professional software, at least it touts itself as such. Note even the dahua interface itself is also sending me alerts after i told the cam...

Hi guys, within the User>Software>Camera flow I am hoping you experts can confirm its a software issue and not something else i might be missing (me or the camera!) I am using my surveillance software (Not the Empiretech camera software) to try to NOT DETECT cars, as i get 1000 notifications a...

HAH, everytime i am in these forums i learn something i need to learn. Thanks. ok so that makes total sense to focus on an alarm. I looked up PIR to mean "passive infrared sensors" correct? So you have these set up to trigger lights? Is this a fancy way of saying motion detector? I like...

I bought the highly recommended IPC-T5442T-ZE cam if that makes a difference.

Hello, Unifi POE Switches are extremely high priced compared to others that my noob brain thinks do the same thing. Is this truly a get what you pay for thing? I get they have the managed aspect, but I have also read numerous times a home user does not need or necessarily even want a managed...

A search in here revealed people using the "IPC-K42A" as an indoor, but I have not found much else. WHat is the most oft recommended one for inside to catch family events or god forbid a break in? (Although pretty much since my network equipment is literally at the front door, any thief with...

Do the cameras arrive with the latest firmware? (specifcally i bought the 5442)

I just went with the 5442. I'll pocket the extra $64 towards a PoE switch or wire. After watching the review and side by side, the 8MP it just wasn't significant enough of an improvement. At least for a nooB like myself, hence why i asked. So i went tried and true "cant go wrong". haha ONce...

I am down for this sale but struggling between the 5842 and the 5442: Are they the same form factor (size across)? How many inches across? amazon link does not say. WIldcats review was excellent, but I am not 100% clear - for LOWEST level light i should choose the 5442 correct? TBH the 8 and...

Hey guys, how does the boobie cam 5441F-AS-E2 show up to the software? As two separate IP addresses? (e..g 2 cameras) or is it processed as 2 images split in the middle under 1 IP? Picture?

Great i will come over your house when i get stuck on setup haha jk. (And yeah my houes is old, rented and falling apart!)

ok thanks! i am waiting for Andys refurb list to pick up come cams (or else buy new). Meanwhile, its good to know i can run it on a NAS. (or attempt). I have a feeling I am about to embark on a much more technical system and will be asking a lot of questions pretty soon! I guess you know...

Yeah ideally I didn't want to use blue iris because of the setup... I know it's the best but most run it on a dedicated computer which I don't have. I already downloaded it and watched hours of YouTube video and have bem lurking in here for months. It is a steep learning curve. For some...

I am interested in resolving a non security cam system problem: space, backup, and transferring files all over again when i get a new laptop, and finally having to pay a premium for a laptop with a larger drive. ( Haha i am currently in the need of a new laptop and dread the 1TB transfer again...

This is a perfect example indeed. This is exatly what I mean top shelf ADVICE in here. You are going to get the best gear at the best price and the know how to make it all work. My comment was simply if you do not want to go down the path of feeling like you need to know rocket science and...

Hey man...I was like you and started going down the rabbit hole. The guys in here are super into it, so of course geek out on this stuff. So although it's excellent top shelf advice, you get a tiny slice of feedback. For example they all recommend Blue iris. Yeah....not for me, might not be...