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Hmm, good question. Haven't really thought about that and the need has not yet come up for me to need a freeze frame image. I will see if I can find time to setup a test and see what happens.

So how does one tell if they are hacked? Would reapplying the firmware image undo it?

Not that I'm aware of. Turret is only Z or fixed focal length. Z5 and Z12 only come in bullet. Maybe has something to do with the room needed for the optics?

The dahua starlight and other cams have built in sd card slots. I have put some 64gb cards into some of my cameras. Was reading an article and it never occurred to me to look at max write cycles. Any concerns about the max write lifetime cycles for the sd cards? I have a few types in my...

Definitely enjoy some time off!!!

Finally a break in the rain so I did some experimenting in the back patio. I don't have a light meter so I took a bunch of shots just after the sunset to get an idea of the difference with/without starlight. There are 3 columns for comparison. Right up front I want to warn you, the 1st...

This is a review of the 8mp NON-Starlight HDW5830R-Z camera. I will also do some side by side comparisons with a 2mp Starlight HDW5231R-Z. The camera is all metal and appears to be basically the same size as the starlight model. You will have to take it apart to insert an SD card. One big...

I have a non-POE version. The single fan isn't bad. I can't call it quiet, but I won't call it loud either. It is a fast spinning fan. Its going in a hidden area but I could still slightly hear it when I was near it. I want a QUIET nvr. I removed the top lid, cut out a piece of foam core...

Great Job! I was able to download and compile and run. I haven't installed as a service yet, need to figure out which machine I will do this from, but I was able to simulate Sunset and it works! Thanks Again!! And to think, last week I had downloaded some C# code for sunset/sunrise...

Thank You!!! Cool, you wrote it in C# too! I will give this a shot tonight.

As far as built in features, that does seem like the only option. One of these days I will work on setting up an external script to try and start changing it.

Awesome! Thanks!

Hope so, looking forward to it! Patiently waiting for my Z12... and that it will help me get better lpr at night.

I too have shadows tripping my lines. Depends on the day and time of day, but sometimes it can be bad. House/car shadow is not the issue, but the tree shadows, if it's windy, are a killer.

I did just now figure out how to get schedule to work but schedule is very crude and limited. Is that all there is? What is normal? Is there any way to get day/night to be triggered by the light sensor (and have the IR set to off) ?

WOW, it was that easy and I completely missed it. I had day/night set to auto and I'd tried and asked about how to change the schedule, but couldn't figure it out. After seeing your screen shot, I realized I needed to drag the end markers and now I properly have a schedule setup and verified...

None of my starlights are auto switching. I have an LPR camera, that part of the street gets much darker at night but I don't see my night settings taking effect no matter what I do with profiles. Very possible. The 8mp price isn't that much more than the starlights and I figured it would be...

Can you check to see if there are any changes in it for Profile Management? Wondering if it actually works now.

I've got nothing but starlights right now. I want to add a few more cameras. Right now my driveway and front porch are well light with LED lights that turn on automatically. I have my ir off on all cameras and Profiles seems like a broken feature and appears to do nothing so my cameras are in...

I experimented with the SmartIr setting, and the camera did not switch to night mode. That IR setting seems to be standalone and not saved per profile, meaning, you change it and save, then change profile, and it's the same setting, and you can't have a different ir setting per profile, which...

In the specs, I see for resolution: 1080P(1920x1080)/1.3M(1280x960)/ 720P(1280×720)/D1(704×576/704×480)/ VGA(640×480)/CIF(352×288/352×240) I also see: Main Stream: 1080P(1~50/60fps) Sub Stream: D1(1~50/60fps) Third Stream: 1080P(1~25/30fps) So Main,Sub1, and Sub2. In camera browser config...

My non-PTZ starlights do. I go into setup - conditions - ir light and there is a dropdown with options for Manual,SmartIR, and Off.

Played around with some night settings, forced the camera to 1/2000, now the scene is much much darker almost worthless, but when a car drives by now the plates are not completely washed out. Sometimes I am able to pick out a few chars. I want my Z12s to come in!

So am I understanding that the profile management setup is basically worthless (my experience so far) but that the IR set to smart WILL auto trigger the day or night profile? If so, I will experiment with that tonight. Maybe that's my problem. I have a Z5 in use for LPR, but I have IR off on...

Finally got it permanently mounted. Night shots are worthless. I'm amazed at the night view quality (when nothing moving) but cars are a blur and the plate is washed out. I've experimented with night mode and got the wash out reduced, but still nothing but a blob. I know I'm pushing it at...

Does this NVR have a built in NTP service? I've read about people pointing their cameras to their nvr for ntp (my cameras do not have public web access) but I don't see an ntp service in the nvr setup.

Exactly which firmware are you running and from where did you download? I have the General 20170418 and I still have skipped frames. I do see a link to a DH version above but don't see that anybody has tried that one.

I have two of the bvtech 8+1 ports (only for a few weeks now) and what can I say, .... they have no fans, are quiet and they work.

I don't think it's a "fool's errand". Just keep expectations in check. Like you, I am not trying to use OCR or automatically database license plate numbers. We just want to be able to read the plate with our own eyes should the need arise. If the images in your 1st post were taken with a 4mm...

I'm interested in smaller too. I'd get a ptz, but I don't want neighbors actually seeing them get tracked by a camera. I'd even consider a more limited range ptz with auto tracking, something packaged like an HDW5231R-Z turret and with only 30 degs or so of movement. I don't need 360 free...