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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Does this mean that my Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI will be receiving a major firmware update, or that you plan a whole new model?
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    Is Current 4K-T & 4K-X Inventory "-S1" or "S2"?

    He said he was going to be posting sale prices tomorrow - perhaps he'll also include an inventory update?
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    Empiretech T54IR-ZE S3 still on top?

    I found this excellent review and thread "Mini-Review EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-T wittaj Nov 10, 2024" but nothing that provides a side-by-side comparison.
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    Empiretech T54IR-ZE S3 still on top?

    Is there a feature/specification comparison between the IPC-Color4M-TL and the IPC-T54IR-ZE S3 anywhere, please?
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    Best practice - put dummy load on unused wifi when removing antennas?

    I'm using two Reolink RLC-510WA cams that we already own - hardwired to a TP-Link Omada wireless link to our router, then to our Empiretech NVR. I want to remove the antennas but am wondering if it's best to replace them with sma dummy loads - in case the wifi is accidentally triggered it...
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    Does that mean I have to disconnect it from the NVR, connect it to Router (requiring a change to the IP from 10.10.x.x to 192.168.x.x). access using the Reolink program (or another - it's not a Reolink but their app seems to handle many camera)), then reconnect it to the NVR - and restore things...
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    I don't see a shutter speed setting in the Empiretech NVR Web gui. Exposure is set to "Day", other options are "Night" and "General". WB = "Auto". Day/Night = "Auto".
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    Gunshot Detection?

    They do make inexpensive external mics for security cameras. I'd have to hunt the link but bought a couple recently. The only info on the boxes is USA Sale Group, Model number: 008 and titled "Microphone for CCTV Security Camera". They had good reviews but I haven't tested them yet.
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    Gunshot Detection?

    Maybe ask your congressman to outlaw paywalling research that was funded (say, over 50%) by Federal tax dollars?
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    Really? Wow ... fascinating. So much to learn.
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    This is a picture of a picture taken just now ... 10pm at night. (FY: I believe that the bright light in the middle is our neighbor's pole mounted light.)
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    Is the IPC-Color4M-TL supposed to make the night sky look blue with occasional fluffy white clouds ... or do I need to change a setting, please? It is correctly seeing my weather station's anemometer spin and vehicles passing by, so it's not showing archived daytime images. Thanks!
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    I'm confused. The one you posted (PTZ3E405-AI) is $249. This remote ptz motor is $75. so, with my camera ($99) = $175. (total) - and you said the $99. IPC-Color4M-TL I bought has better color. Note: The plan is for 3 cameras on the tower, so a $50. difference adds up, and downgrading color to...
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    Can you source a waterproof pan-tilt something this? Wireless Remote Control Autocruise Outdoor Security Motorized Pan Tilt Mount - Buy Motorized Pan Tilt Mount security Motorized Pan Tilt Mount outdoor Security Motorized Pan Tilt Mount Product on Alibaba.com That way I can use the better color...
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    Even though I just bought it - there's a newer firmware for it? Do I click the checkbox in REMOTE DEVICE, then choose Remote Maintenance in the left column, then click "Update"?
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    Oh, sigh, I missed that & no one picked up on it when I posted this "It's a dual-purpose camera. Most of the time it will be looking over the front yard, but sometimes it will be rotated up to look north-northeast." Well, I guess I can repurpose it somewhere else. What do you have that's...
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    OK. My new IPC-Color4M-TL camera arrived today and has been mounted on the tower. It's working - looks good and tracks moving vehicles - but there are two anomalies ... 1. It shows up as two IP's - both duplicated - on the NVR. Each pair looks like Port 5 and Port 37777. (I deleted the second...
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    Order placed. Two more if this one works well.
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    It's a dual-purpose camera. Most of the time it will be looking over the front yard, but sometimes it will be rotated up to look north-northeast. If it works well, I may add two more (one on each of the other two tower legs) for nearly 360 degree coverage (with the 3.6mm) lens. Thanks!
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    When entering into a field of view calculator (e.g. Lens Field of View Calculator) is it correct to use 8.89mm for a 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor (Source: Digital Camera Sensor Size Chart)? Actually, all the calculators want one of these values - which should I choose - for this camera, please...
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    Given the distance - and up on the roof - should I choose the 3.6mm rather than the 2.8mm?
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    Tower mount overview EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TL OK for sky viewing?

    I'm looking for an affordable POE cam to mount on a radio tower just a little above the roof. The primary purpose is a general over-view of the front yard. (Existing lights provide lumination.) A secondary purpose would be to look at the sky for a general weather view and maybe the night sky...
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    Looking for new cameras for home security

    The Reolink Doorbell camera seems to be an exception. Reolinks are also an affordable option for 'overview' cameras - which purpose is to capture broad patterns of movement rather than identifying details.
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    Which 180 degree camera to pick + other questions

    The Amazon reviews, especially the most recent one (2025), are mostly positive. (Perhaps there was a firmware update that addressed the older complaints?) ONVIF, both cams are 1:1:8, and otherwise seems to have good specs.
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    Plane crash in Toronto

    I'm going to guess it rocked to one side, ripping off that wing, that impact may have caused it to roll to the other side, tearing off that wing, then the reaction to the second lost wing caused it to roll completely over ... all of this as it continued forward. Given that the fuel is stored in...
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    Optimal height of camera for animal, pedestrian, driver & plate-vehicle ID

    Thanks to your encouragement, I cleaned up the install. Reading and viewing pics elsewhere on this forum has encouraged me to put a couple cameras on a short tower next to the house. They'll provide some big picture context for activities in the front and back yards. Good fun ...
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    Optimal height of camera for animal, pedestrian, driver & plate-vehicle ID

    Meanwhile, this is the current view. Someone mentioned mounting a second camera next to it - to enhance tracking people or vehicles. I need to learn about that, and about the red numbered alerts on the display.
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    Optimal height of camera for animal, pedestrian, driver & plate-vehicle ID

    That appears to be out of stock everywhere. I found an alternative, thanks!
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    • Post #17
    • Forum: LPR
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    Optimal height of camera for animal, pedestrian, driver & plate-vehicle ID

    I did this ... Solved the problem. (I'll pretty it up later.) What y'all do with the extra cables hanging about?
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    Optimal height of camera for animal, pedestrian, driver & plate-vehicle ID

    I'm having trouble with mechanical alignment. Is the camera supposed to be able to rotate left or right within the white vertical section - or only up and down - in line with the slotted cutout? @EMPIRETECANDY
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