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    Hikvision versus Dahua

    I had a Hikvision DS-2DE7225IW-AE and it was a really good camera for the money, but there appears to be confusion as to whether it does have auto tracking or not, even though the Hik specs clearly state that it does. I never used it (the auto tracking) so I cannot verify that and don’t have it...
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    Outdoor PoE Camera Setup Suggestion

    You might want to try a PTZ somewhere if you want better looks at your visitors, but would prolly be looking at more (maybe $350 ?) for a 2MP 25x Amcrest, or maybe bit more for a Dahua. I use Hikvision in the UK for the same thing....watching our visitors, but not quite as exciting as Mountain...
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    Sensor size - confused

    Cool - hope you are happy with it, and that is a great price for a new/unused one - good luck with the 30ft up installation :) Certainly a bit easier with this compared to a 8xxx version, but as you say, this is still heavier and more bulky than a 4xxx so need to take care. I would be...
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    Sensor size - confused

    I don’t have as much land as you have so hard for me to judge distance, but this might give a rough idea of what you might see at different distances with a 20x camera... It depends on the zoom lens a bit I think, but they are all fairly similar, so 25x might give you a tiny bit more than...
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    Sensor size - confused

    Yeah that one. I obviously do not know this seller or where he got it from, so probably worth checking it is a UK/Euro model, but looks like it from the box. Obviously you won't get a warranty with that tho. The spotlight effect I am on about is this... ...at that exact time - the spotlight...
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    Sensor size - confused

    Ok, so, erm, I have also owned one of these before too! :) I have basically been working my way up the PTZ range from the 4220 upwards! So, I liked these cameras for the price...I did not see much benefit in spending more for the 5425. You should be aware that the 4220 is actually old now, and...
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    Sensor size - confused

    I am in the UK too and yeah I buy all my cameras from eBay, sometimes used, sometimes new, but always from a UK seller, so you get a UK/Euro model and not Chinese. You can get some good deals on a 8223I. Keep an eye out for 8236I as well, which is identical but with extra zoom which you could...
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    Sensor size - confused

    Hi...I have owned both of these, so can hopefully help. The 5425IW does not have smart tracking. The 8223I does have smart tracking (although I have not tried it yet!) The 8223I is the better camera for sure, in terms of low light and IR. However, it is older, so any you buy now are going to...
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    Combining Dahua SD6C430U-HNI with BI4 for auto-tracking

    There are quite a few videos on YouTube which would give you some idea of how Dahua cameras work in relation to auto tracking, tutorials etc. You could probably get hold of the manual for this camera too. Auto tracking is not so popular here, for a number of reasons, but I assume largely as it...
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    PTZ with WDR makes moving images pink / ghost?

    Hey...if you click on ‘Image Parameters Switch’ in the sub menu above where you are (you are in ‘Display Settings’) then you can set it to switch between different ‘scene’ settings at different times of day (scheduled switch). Therefore you could create/modify a separate one for night, which has...
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    How to understand the magic of bitrate

    I also use high bitrate and high fps rate, as I use my cameras mainly to record wildlife so picture quality is most important for me. But yeah storage space is the downside...I don’t even get an hour with each 4gb file :) I am using Blue Iris. Maybe worth pointing out that whilst Blue Iris does...
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    Reolink?

    I am in the UK too. I cannot comment on Reolink, but have had some similar cameras like this from Amazon (Sunba, S3VC, Hitosino) and they were all returned for being faulty after 11 months/rubbish/faulty after 11 months respectively :) I did look into Dahua, but as you have found, they are...
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    Lost WDR on Firmware upgrade

    Oh ok, well maybe it is something to do with the profile you are selecting? Outdoor/Night/LowIllumination etc? I have noticed that changing this can add/remove features across the menus.
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    Lost WDR on Firmware upgrade

    I have seen this on a few, albeit cheaper Hikvision PTZ cameras, exact same thing. To be honest, I kind of got the impression that it was either a bug in the firmware, or that the cameras did not actually support WDR despite their specs stating that they did. Your experience implies it is...
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    Using powerline adapters and lightning problems

    I was wondering whether it might be feasible to just keep swapping a battery every few days or something maybe, and then charging them ‘back at base’ kind of thing...but I have no idea if quality powerbanks might be up to it or not...
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    Using powerline adapters and lightning problems

    That’s an interesting solution and good to know. I wonder how feasible it would be to make the camera end run off a battery of some kind. Can get some powerful power banks these days...hmmm....
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    should I make all my cameras record in h.265?

    Definitely worth testing it before assuming all is good. I have tried using Hikvision x265 and had issues. Appears to work at a glance but then find the stream is glitchy and not running smoothly. I was told by an engineer that Hikvision themselves admit their support for x265 was shoddy at the...
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    Auto Track // Smart Tracking

    Unfortunately not. The cheaper models do not really have much in the way of 'smart' features. You will find you need to spend a bit more to get these. I have a DS-2DE4220IW-DE (which is the old 20x model) and this definitely doesn't have this feature, and looking at the specs of the 4225, it is...
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    Auto Track // Smart Tracking

    Not sure on your NVR question but pretty certain that camera does not support auto/smart tracking, which will explain why you cannot find options for it.
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    Hikvision wavy video

    The only thing that has caused this sort of issue for me was using a certain type of LED floodlight. Almost like the frequency of the LEDs was out of sync with the camera picture...a different LED light was fine...
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    Long Distance POE

    I watch wildlife with my cams and something, I presume badger, munched one of my network cables clean in half. No nibbling or messing about...entirely severed :) And yes I have also noticed lots of more minor nibble damage over the years, presumably from rodents...another cable became...
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    BI 5 PTZ Joystick

    I would be interested to hear how people get on with PC based joysticks and BI. I tried a Xbox controller with BI4 and it was a bit hopeless really. Seemed to work much like a digital controller instead of analogue, so was super clunky. I assumed that this was because BI was unable to pass on...
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    Guidance for upgrading Hikvision Darkfighter PTZ Firmware

    Thanks for the comments. I plucked up the courage to do the upgrade (to 5.4.0) and all went well - nothing exploded, it all behaved immaculately :) I now have the features I wanted so will probably just leave it on this version unless I notice anything else missing.
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    Guidance for upgrading Hikvision Darkfighter PTZ Firmware

    Hi all, Please can anyone reassure me that I am doing the right thing regarding firmware? I have looked through a load of previous posts, and have gleaned a lot of useful info, but just wanted to double check before I proceed. I have a camera I bought from eBay…a Hikvision Darkfighter PTZ...
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    How do you pronounce Hikvision?

    I spoke to their customer services the other day, and they pronounced it ‘Hike’, which surprised me as I always thought it was Hick :)
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    Large PTZ recommendation

    I have tried 6 Hikvision PTZs from low budget upwards, and am currently using a Darkfighter X camera...DS-2DF8225IH. This is excellent in low light but my subjects (animals) are only 30m away maximum, so I can’t comment on its performance from very long distance. The odd thing is that the...
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    Is Acceptable To Use A Cat6 Inline Coupler?

    Yeah, I have used these without any problems before. Am using one with a 95w POE injector too and it still works fine :)
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    Hikvision joystick

    I have the 1200KI, and the way that works is you set the presets up via the cameras webpage, and then simply call the preset numbers from the joystick.
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    Hikvision DS-2DE2A404IW - Presets

    The only way I have (successfully) tried to use presets with Hikvision PTZ cameras is by setting the preset positions using the Hikvision webpage configuration...ie...in the Hikvision camera setup itself, and then just call those preset numbers within BI. Is that what you are doing, or are you...
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    Cheap eBay camera's

    Fwiw...I have found in the past with Hikvision cameras, that if the camera IP is set to 10.xx.xx.xx or something that is not the same as your local network or your other cameras, and the camera is plugged into a router or a switch, then indeed, sometimes SADP will not find it. The only way...
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