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  1. handinpalm

    Generator Installation

    I hope you bought the tank and not rent it. Once you "rent" a tank from a vendor, you have to buy your LP from that vendor, and not from anyone else. That also means that the leasing vendor can charge what ever they want for the LP, which is always a lot more than going rate. They have you by...
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    Shielded cable help

    Shielded cable should Only be terminated on one end, typically the source. Once you terminate the shield at both ends, you will develop a voltage potential, thus current flow through the shield. That will defeat the purpose of the shield. You never want current to flow in a shield, except...
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    Where is the Balloon?

    There's where it is....
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    Hurricane Ian

    No one ever talks about another advantage of IP Cams. When you are all shuttered up in your home, it is great to have IP Cams surrounding your house. The IP cams are the Window outside while enjoying the "Cave Life". This is where having UI3 streaming to your 40" TV monitors throughout the...
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    POE Switch but for wider operating temperatures? (mount in the uninsulated attic)

    As everyone already stated, heat will reduce the life of electronics. Will it work in the attic, probably, but the life of the unit will be reduced. “The rule of thumb is that every 10°C increase in temperature reduces component life by half”. I would look for a solution in a cooler...
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    An LPR success story

    They probably made bail because there is typically a bond reduction hearing about a week after they are incarcerated. If no one shows up to contest their bond reduction, they have a good chance of a reduction. Your neighbor should have been given notice of this hearing, and show up. Lesson...
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    5.5.7.3 / Gmail Oauth in general

    My Gmail "less secure login" stopped working on May 8th. I was using it to send backup SMS text and pic of alert. I have not tried the Oauth yet. I did set up my bogus Gmail account with 2FA and set an App password for BI. I now reliably receive all sms alerts with pics from BI. Unlike a...
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    2022 New M20 Thermal Protable Camera

    Teledyne Technologies (US company) owns FLIR.
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    Poor IR contrast in new Tennessee license plates

    Manufactures (3M) design their reflective material for max reflection from a light when something is in its light of sight, or behind it, because that where it matters. The old reflective street signs use to use glass beads for this purpose. Look at the refraction properties of a glass bead...
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    Poor IR contrast in new Tennessee license plates

    I do not know how far off center the 730nm light is from your camera location, but I think you will find that you will get maximum reflection when the external light is right in line with the camera, ie right next to it, or in the same line of sight to the target.
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    Poor IR contrast in new Tennessee license plates

    The IR filter is used to filter IR band in the Color mode. In the night mode, or B/W mode, the IR filter is switched out, so this is an incorrect statement.
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    Poor IR contrast in new Tennessee license plates

    The Sony sensors in the Dahua cams have a higher sensitivity at 740nm wavelength, so the scene will look brighter. Does anyone have experience with 740nm IR illumination with Dahua cameras?
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    Does anyone have experience with 740nm IR illumination with Dahua cameras?

    You just need to look at a typical Quantum Efficiency (QE) curve for various Sony sensors that are used in a lot of Dahua cameras. The higher the QE for the particular wavelength, the more sensitive the sensor is at that wavelength. ie brighter. So at 740nm, you would have a brighter...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    Well, thanks for the history. In the past and on different versions of FW, and the latest, I started with min size 0,0. Due to various false triggers, I had to increase the min size to filter them out. I can see why you do not have any false alerts from the cold environment you live in...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    No, I do not use SD cards in my cameras. I even went back and checked, there is not any MD enabled in the camera or BI. I can see from the original video that the triggers happened when they crossed the intrusion box. Not to start any animosity, but I have searched the internet about IVS in...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    Are you implying that the IVS AI is disabled if you set a min size?
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    Boy, eveyone has an assumption. The intrusion box triggered is on the right. I usually try to not have any of the tripwire/boxes overlapping. All backlight is Off for Night setting. I am not a novice for setting camera. I set the IR lighting on the high side, so I can increase shutter speed...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    I had a number of IVS triggers last night from a small object in a spider web (see video). This is on one of the cameras (5442 series) running the new FW 11-05-21 with Intrusion detection box. I originally had the sensitivity set to 6, because I do not get any animal intrusions in this screen...
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    Finding Model number without removing the camera to physically check?

    Brought to you by: akolomentsev, andreyvrana, michaelkuz, nptitsyn, sergeyhilkevich I don't think I want any Russian software on my mochine.
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    Review: Dahua DH-IPC-HFW5842E-ZE-S2 - 8MP / 4K Vari-Focal Bullet Cam

    Pretty fancy video Wildcat. Always look forward to your great in-depth reviews. I know this it very time consuming and appreciate your effort. If I could make a comment before you perform your night video review, I always notice the furniture cover on your porch produces a lot of IR light...
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    Yes, I tried that before, and all selections went gray. This time I saved it, and same problem. I rebooted camera and it came up OK. There still seems to be a bug with it, since you need to reboot to get it straight. Thanks for the input.
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    Here is another update on the beta 11/5/21 firmware. I started out with sensitivity at 6 and small min sizes for IVS setting on all 5 cameras. As I got a few false triggers from rodents (cats/possums/coons), slowly increased the min size and decreased sensitivity between 4 & 5 on various...
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    IR light reflections? Erase it.

    That's the Moai head from Easter Island. He oversees the front area.
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    IR light reflections? Erase it.

    Sometimes there is only one place you can put your camera and there is an obstruction in the way, producing IR light reflections at night. I had a problem with a tree trunk and figured, how about trying some flat black spray paint to absorb reflected light. Obviously you don't want to paint...
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    Image quality problems on T5442AS

    The best thing you could do is to drop the camera down at least 0.5m. At night you are getting a lot of IR light reflection from your narrow walls, which will cause a hazy look to the video. Drop down enough to get below this side interference, and you will have a better FOV in daytime too.
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    Anyone installed an IR illuminator indoor behind windows?

    FWIW, I am shooting through double pane solar tinted glass.
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    Anyone installed an IR illuminator indoor behind windows?

    Yes, I have IR emitters located inside in 2 different locations shooting through the glass. They work great and should extend the life of the emitter and P/S.
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    CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Gunmen fire more than 80 shots in Philadelphia; 6 injured

    Homicides by Race: Whites killing Blacks — 2% Police killing whites — 3% Whites killing whites — 16% Blacks killing whites — 81% Police killing Blacks — 1% Blacks killing Blacks — 97% BLM? Ha Ha Ha
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    Chap catches dog walker that doesn’t clean up after their dog

    That dog had a look on his face like WTH is going on here.
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    IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

    Yes, performance at night is as good as day for IVS triggers, except for maybe some farther non illuminated areas. One thing I have been playing with lately is to dramatically increase IR illumination through camera and external IR lighting, then setting faster shutter speeds to bring the...
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