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  1. MarcW

    Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!

    just checking in to see if that problem had been fixed yet? thanks in advance m
  2. MarcW

    Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN)

    Tariffs only apply to shipments worth more than $800 so you will not have to pay any Tariff tax.
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    Sentry Smart Alert delays image sent via SMS

    awesome...thank you for the reply...I will then simply wait for the next release as this is not a show stopper... thank you, Marc
  4. MarcW

    Sentry Smart Alert delays image sent via SMS

    Hello Everyone, Looking for a workaround or fix if possible. I have four Dahua cams that measure motion to trigger alerts to my cell phone via SMS. I have the option 'Attach current image' checked and for the last 2-3 years I get snapshots of people, cars, wild-life and my dog as the snapshot...
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    Using PVC to build a budget pole for a PTZ

    i am not sure you are posting in the correct thread. I am not using a microphone on that PTZ so I have no audio.
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    Using PVC to build a budget pole for a PTZ

    guide wires to stabilize the top of the pole onto the roof of the warehouse! thanks, that is a great idea! and I will look into LDR water pipe as an alternative option. All I know is that I looked into service poles, utility poles and flag poles and the pricing was all insane and often was...
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    Using PVC to build a budget pole for a PTZ

    you would think that lighting would be less of an issue since PVC is not a conductor and that a metal pole would be an attractor? Also, if I use schedule 80 PVC, that is very thick, especially using a 3" pipe or I could even use a 4". so at that point I just cannot see swaying being an issue...
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    Using PVC to build a budget pole for a PTZ

    What do you think about using three 10 foot lengths of 2", 2.5" or 3" PVC pipe to build a 30' tall pole in order to mount a Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN) on it? The Pipe would be butt-ended into a concrete pad and then the pipe would be strapped every 12" against...
  9. MarcW

    Turrets directly on wall or with a wall mount?

    does it really matter? If you can point the camera at the angle you want then mounting it directly onto the wall will save $$$ by not having to buy the mount and it would be less obtrusive and less easy to break off the wall by vandals...no?
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    PTZ camera identification

    wtf? maybe your neighbor is better off purchasing some assault rifles instead of security cams if you HOA is against cams....that would make your neighborhood a safer place. Right? I hate what the NRA has done to our country, but maybe its time to set a new non-profit advocate for security...
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    Does Netgear GS516TP support a Dahua SD49225T-HN POE+?

    good question, I have a fairly large network that spans between two buildings and I have two other netgear managed switches that I absolutely love as they tell me if there is an Ethernet fault. my current situation is that I have five cameras that I have had to dissconnect as one of them is...
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    Does Netgear GS516TP support a Dahua SD49225T-HN POE+?

    There is so much misinformation out there and its pissing me off. I want to consolidate several IP cams via a 16 port Netgear GS516TP ( https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Rackmount-Lifetime-Protection-JGS516PE/dp/B00GG1ACX2 ). Unfortunately my premier cam is a Dahua Starlite SD49225T-HN which need...
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    removing moisture in my Starlight PTZ

    you were right, there were 4 screws holding the hatch in place. I simply climbed a ladder and after loosening up the screws had a small cup worth of water douse my shirt. Even though we are in Tampa, its a somewhat hot and dryish day so I am going to let the sun do its work with the back cover...
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    removing moisture in my Starlight PTZ

    I turned it on after we got power back yesterday (almost 6 days after the storm) and it appears to be working ok. I didn't notice the moisture until the afternoon sun hit it and the visibility quickly went south with a thick fog over the entire lens. Then as the fun hit the lens directly, it...
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    removing moisture in my Starlight PTZ

    Crap, I am in the Tampa Bay area and my less than 3 month old Dahua Starlight SD49225T survived the storm, but now has a ton of moisture in it. When the sun hits it in the afternoon, the entire window on the front of the globe is covered in water vapor and its so much that it then develops...
  16. MarcW

    Just installed BI & Top-201s and caught first thief in 2 weeks

    The old timers in Florida would eat the huge tortoises in a heartbeat and from my neighbors, they have seen some old timers grab large tortoises presumably to eat them. I imagine thought that the person in the video is not a Florida native and probably a recent transplant. He probably thought...
  17. MarcW

    Door checker criminal scum

    I live in north Pinellas (Tampa Bay), its been raining here the last two weeks...hot and humid as shit! Thankful though as the drought is finally over :0
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    Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN)

    I just purchased and setup a SD49225T-HN and i assumed it has a built in mic...the software seems to think so and there is a little slot on top of the PTZ ball that I thought was where the mic was located. is there really no built in microphone? And if not, is there a standard one Dahua sells...
  19. MarcW

    couple of guys busted over the weekend

    nice...I like how your lazy guard cat in the beginning of the video doesn't even lift a paw to stop them...no more cat treats for you! btw, is it not somewhat irresponsible to leave a customers car unlocked on an open lot? I mean new cars have no valuable in them, but a customers car ... who...
  20. MarcW

    Lightning

    its a catch 22, the more you ground your house and add lightning rods to protect your home, the more lighting is attracted to your home because of the ground potential difference. I have heard experts go back and forth of if its safer to ground the shit out of your home and install upwardly...
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    Just installed BI & Top-201s and caught first thief in 2 weeks

    sure...welcome... I moved to Florida about 25 years ago and am still learning all about its protected wildlife and fisheries...neat stuff that the tourists that pass through here rarely get to see the depth of it all.
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    Just installed BI & Top-201s and caught first thief in 2 weeks

    not really, that particular tortoise has several boroughs that are in the woods off to the right in the video. My property line extends to within about 1 foot of the roadway, but yes that mowed area is considered a right of way for the county...so I own it, but they are allowed to use it, and...
  23. MarcW

    Just installed BI & Top-201s and caught first thief in 2 weeks

    even though I am an electrical engineer, programmer and photographer by trade i am still a newb when it comes to these ip security cameras. The top-201 has no IR, the top-201-ir has a small built in ir ring and a light sensor (presumably to switch from color to B&W ir mode) and I also purchased...
  24. MarcW

    Just installed BI & Top-201s and caught first thief in 2 weeks

    Just barely...and only when the conditions are perfect (good lighting, car not speeding etc)...so I would say that its not consistent enough to say that its possible to read license plates at all. But considering I purchased these cam's from Amazon Prime (free Shipping) for only $19.99 each I...
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    Just installed BI & Top-201s and caught first thief in 2 weeks

    Preface; I have a wife and 4 kids, so while I would love a set of Dahua Starlights on all corners of my property, that simply isn't going to happen right now. :) So I budget purchased a few top-201s and top-201-irs and mounted two of them on the mailbox. One facing north, the other facing...
  26. MarcW

    WTS Dahua SD49225T-HN 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera

    ok, does it come with a mounting bracket? so for example can I mount this on a pole or a wall of a steel warehouse or do I need to order the mounting kit for those situations? also, I don't have POE+, do you have the ethernet power injector box with it? Or would I need to order this separately...
  27. MarcW

    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    I am trying to use some infra red lighting in order to get greater coverage in an area and noticed that the Top-201-ir picked up the suplimental lighting just fine, but the non-ir top-201 and top-308 simply did not see the ir light at all. now obviously the top-201-ir has the light sensor, so...
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    Review - TOP-201 Super Mini 720P HD IP-Cam (The Cheapest IP Cam So Far !!)

    I purchased five of these mini cameras now and was wondering what the difference was between the top-201 and the top-308? I have one top-201, two top-201-ir and my last purchase was for two top-308 cameras with an adjustable zoom lens. The top 308 is noticably different in size (a few mm...
  29. MarcW

    Hello from Tampa Bay

    Thank you everyone, I will be doing my first post soon regaring advice replacing 4 very old analog bullet cams and one turrent cam with IP POE cams. I realize this question has been asked many times before, but due to my limited budget, I may not be able to purchase the Dahua's that everyone...
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