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    guy delivers package with eyes closed - birdbox style

    I am glad he didn't trip and fall.. but come on Amazon. If you didn't watch the movie you won't get it.
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    Bra Pick up on a nice December morning

    I guess someone was having a lot more fun than I was LOL Hikvision darkfighter 6mm (daytime)
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    New DS-2CD2045FWD-I Darkfighter

    Good Morning everyone. I upgraded from an 8mp non DF model to the DS-2CD2045FWD-I. This is a 4MP with Darkfighter technology. While the differences are not evident at first, I have to say that this is camera is great for low light and does a much better job at capturing images. Images are much...
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    Need thoughts on new camera

    Guys I am trying to decide if it is beneficial to change between two cameras to look at the end of my driveway (property line) and cross a single car lane (20ft) at my parking spot immediately across. I have a 8MP Hikvision bullet 4mm installed which works well during the day and lets me...
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    Dealing with the pigtails..

    Good Morning folks, I know the norm is to dirll a large hold in the wall or to install the camera on a j-box and drill a large hole on the face of the box. However, here is the situation. I want to install a camera in a location where I cannot do either of the two. The best I can do is in...
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    Help me understand lux rating

    Sorry if this was previously asked. When I look at spec like this what I am understanding is: Spec from Dahua PTZ camera Color: 0.05Lux@F1.6 The camera is able to produce a usable color image at that exposure with at least 0.05L of light. Any less light and it will go in BW or turn on IR light...
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    10TB WD Purple - Noisy

    Anyone else running a 10T WD Purple drive who can confirm, it is normal for the drive to be heard? I am guess I am used to my SSD's on my main PC. Older NAS running 2TB red drives is 100% quiet despite running surveillance for a long time. New NAS/QNAP with with drive, I can hear when I stand...
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    Thinking of replacing PTZ with 360 dome outdoors

    Hi folks, I have a small 2mp PTZ camera with 4x zoom mounted at the exterior face of my house. Most of the time it is looking at my driveway, but from time to time I monitor parking space (visitor space) inmediately infront my house if I or a visotor parks there. One of the challenges is...
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    Ghosting and pixelaition on camera feed

    Hi guys, I did a quick search but maybe I am not using the correct technical term for this, but I have noticed that usually on the hikvision cameras that I have owned, I get a broken image during motion events. For instance if I walk by the camera the image of the subject moving gets all messed...
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    Lux rating vs Sensor size question

    Hi guys, I have two cameras from dahua plan to test them side my side this weekend. Camera A: SD22204T-GN 2mp 1/2.7" Color: 0.05Lux@F1.6; B/W: 0.005Lux@F1.6 Camera B: SD22404T-GN 4mp 1/3" Color: 0.05Lux@F1.6; B/W: 0.005Lux@F1.6 Correct me if am wrong plesse, It would apprear to me that both...
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    Live view on monitors in house ?

    I am just wondering of many of you see value in having you cameras up on a monitor or dedicated TV at home. The past few weeks I have been doing this and I really like being able to glance over and see that my driveway and front door are ok. I am even able to go meet the UPS guys at the door and...
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    PVC, EMT, or Flex conduit ?

    Guys so for my information, what is the most commonly used conduit used for CCTV? I tried PVC and it is a bit of a pain in the ass - with having to glue it etc.. in the end for now I said screw it and left the CAT cable exposed (can't be reached) but I am looking for what works most of the time...
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    LTS and Pelco vs. DAHUA

    I noticed many places around me are equipped with LTS and Pelco. Just wondering how those slot in or stack up tp dahua ans hickvision. Interesting how i am more aware of cameras now and interested to see what they are. Thanks.
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    LTS and Pelco vs. DAHUA

    I noticed many places around me are equipped with LTS and Pelco. Just wondering how those slot in or stack up tp dahua ans hickvision. Interesting how i am more aware of cameras now and interested to see what they are. Thanks.
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    Besides Blue Iris, what else is there there?

    Like the tittle says gentleman. Is there another competitor worth looking at? I think I am going to ditch synolys surveillance station for now.
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    Camera video lag

    Guys what are some factors that contribute to lag or delay in video? I noticed that cameras get very slow in low light conditions also. Thanks.
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    Hikvision line crossing detection help

    Hello guys, I having some difficulty understating how to configure line crossing within in a IP 2.0 4MP camera. Below is the view I want to monitor at one entrance. As you can see the path is between a wall and a column. I have drawn a line as shown and selected A to B as the detection...
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