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  1. Razer

    Dahua - which camera do I need?

    Hello again all, it has been a while since I was here last. I am finding myself back in the camera arena suddenly with a project that I need to assist with. I have extensive experience (over 1,000 installed) with Hikvision but have not messed with cameras at all for the last year or so, now...
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    Need a part - TTL triggered 12v relay and timer for siren

    Hello all, been searching but thought this might save time if someone already knew the correct solution. I need to trigger a siren and light with my TTL alarm outputs. I have a power outlet type of device I can trigger with my TTL alarm outputs no problem but the downside is if a door is...
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    Good reason to have two DVRs I guess - Not mine.

    Okay, so needless to say this is not my clip, but this story is interesting more so than the actual clip. The video shows the cops raiding a place a purposefully breaking the cameras, then removing the DVR. The place had a backup 4 camera system hidden and it continued to record. The cops...
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    Exacq data point - 29 IP cameras at 81 MP on an i5

    Just sharing a quick data point on an install I just completed last week using Exacq as my NVR software. After install I have been monitoring the system and thought I'd share the results with you guys as we all love fun info right? This install has 29 IP cameras, 25 of them are 3mp Hiks (LTS)...
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    So I've now installed several 500 foot CAT5 POE connected Hiks....

    And I have had no issues at all. These are installed outdoors, up and down buildings and such in basic PVC conduit and have pole lights and building lighting around and the like. I have one right around 485-490 feet and then several others installed in the 400-450 foot range with no problems...
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    My hikvision camera works fine on 500 feet of cat 5?

    So I have been testing something today and I'm amazed it is working just fine. I'm as surprised as anyone but I have a Hik bullet hooked up to a 500 foot spool of Shireen cat5 cable and I'm using a no name brand of POE switch to power the camera and it is working just fine. I set the bitrate...
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    Any new exciting cameras coming form ISC-West?

    As the thread goes, what is the exciting stuff coming at ISC West this year? Anything new form Hikvision and Dahua? I can't attend myself but one of these days I really do have to get to one of these events. Need to be closer to me I guess, is there anything similar ever in the midwest...
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    Ready to pull out my hair, help me with odd Hik issue aound setting an ip....

    Ok, so it is not like I've not setup 400 or so of these cameras now so I feel I know my way around pretty well. Yet here I sit stumped and ready to severely injure some Hik 3032 cameras...... I am installing 24 Hik cameras in both bullets and domes right now at a new site. I have about 16...
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    Hikvision motion detection masking glitch in all firmware?

    Just wondering if anyone else has noted the weirdness in the never Hikvision camera firmware like I have? I have been testing this a little more over the last few days but cannot figure out exactly what I'm running into with it. On many of my cameras I cannot block out the bottom, say the...
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    Recommended bigger POE switches? 16-24 ports or so?

    Just wondering what everyone is using on bigger installs, most threads are on the smaller 4-8 port switches and I was wondering what people had good success with on the larger end of the spectrum without breaking the bank. My default switch currently is a Zyxel 16 port switch, the ES1100-16P...
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    Had my first Hik bullet die - water got inside it...

    So I have have my first confirmed death of a Hik due to water. I have disassembled it to try and see where the weak point was at and the best I can figure it came in around the reset switch on the back. The neat part is that is is still wet in there, and the camera has been sitting waiting for...
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    How to do a time lapse with Hikvision cameras?

    Just looking for pointers and where to start on being able to make a time lapse over a longer time, like 60 days, with a Hikvision camera. The last time I tried was with a Vivotek camera and I used CandyLabs Videovelocity software then but I cannot get that to work with the Hiks. Not sure...
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    I need to use an IP camera as a webcam - what do I need to do?

    So, I'm working on a project in my mind where I will replace a lot (50+) of analog cameras with IP cameras. My existing cameras are basically web cams that also put out an analog stream through a converter. The analog input goes to a NVR/DVR, the web cam output is used by kiosk software to...
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    Two newer dashcams that I wish we could get from a reliable source in the USA

    There are a couple of newer cameras out there that I wish we could get from a reliable USA source for a good price. The one that is getting pretty good reviews on dashcamtalk is known as the a118 mostly it seems, and I'm liking this one as it seems to be a very discrete option compared to most...
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    ACTi hemispheric camera issues and photos of ACTi's fix if you send it back to them.

    Interesting note that I thought I'd share with the community here. I have been using quite a few hemispheric cameras and the ACTi KCM-3911 camera was one I had used several times now. Most have worked okay, though they get very hot in normal use. I have had three now that were working okay...
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    Wrong forum I know, but anyone know where to get Hikvision analog cameras?

    Just wondering if anyone knew a source for Hik analog cameras? I'm looking to at least see what the prices would be for some of their analog stuff and am not finding any good sources. Was interested in something like they make, DS-2CC12A2P(N)-IT5 for example and I'd be placing larger orders...
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    I need some DS-2CD2032-I in 12mm in a hurry, where to get them?

    I was needing a few of the mentioned camera, like overnight if possible, but I cannot find anyone that has any of these? Tried Nellys and they don't offer them, and Wrightwood is out it appears when I try to checkout and they have no shipping options. Amazon does not have any in 12mm. Any...
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    Just FYI, Exacq motion detection is broken for Hikvision in the new Exacq version

    Just as an FYI as it might save someone some time one day, the new Exacq 6.2 software will only record non stop on Hikvision cameras. More correctly, it will detect motion the first time fine but never shut back off after detecting once. Kind of a pain as you reboot server and all looks good...
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    Anything at all to be done about surges from lightning?

    I lose quite a few cameras to lightning, and switches too for that matter. Is there anything good that can be done to isolate these surges better? I've tried cat5 surge arrestors that are like rack mount devices but they have been less than successful. Many times when cameras would have issues...
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    Recommended siren and light combo that I can trigger via alarm output on cam or NVR?

    As stated, looking for recommendations for a siren or siren light combo that I can trigger via the alarm outputs on a camera or on my NVR. I have a relay one the NVR but am using it for other purposes so I need this to work off the non relayed outputs I have. Any recommendations for something...
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    Looking for a camera for kiosk install, with ethernet and usb out. Any exist?

    I have many kiosks currently, and they have analog cameras in them, or glorified webcams that also output to analog encoding devices. I would love to move them to IP but as of now anyway the kiosk itself will only handle USB for it's internal recordings, while my DVR will handle analog or IP...
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    I need some good door alarm sensors

    Hoping someone here has some experience with some good high quality door alarm sensors. I know some work at greater distances than others and these will be installed at a lit of locations. I'll need to purchase up to 150 of these things, so cheap is good, but high quality and zero falseing is...
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    Hello all, glad to see a new forums around cameras!

    Hello all, I'm here from a mention on the networkcameracritic site, and I'm a member of the other main site also. I'm glad to see a new forum popping up, trying to read between the lines in some posts on the other site was getting old! :) I am not a dealer, but I am kind of an installer as I...
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