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    items to buy along with cameras

    my computer has one ethernet port unfortunately. the switch I ended up going with was this one. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CMXROIO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 it works well so far but I only have 2 cams on it. it says the total power budget is 64 watts...
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    IR illuminator

    I tested my 2 IR lights tonight and these were the only pictures I was able to capture due to the kids. picture 1 is this light: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075F7NV56/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 picture 2 is this light...
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    I ordered it and should arrive Tuesday. I could take the 2.5" ssd out of my laptop and use it as I no longer use that laptop.
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    I am off work tuesday next week and was hoping to get everything setup on a new pc and finish the installation of my 2nd camera and the IR lights. I think I am going to go with this computer and just not worry about an ssd right now as its not really needed and I cant find anything cheaper with...
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    found these 3 on ebay and I just have to narrow it down to one. I really like the one with the SSD and I think the 17 would be my 2nd choice. any opinions? 1. HP Elitedesk 800 G1 SFF i5-4570 3.20GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Windows 10 Pro | eBay 2. HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz...
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    HP Elitedesk 800 G1 SFF i5-4570 3.20GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Windows 10 Pro | eBay this seems to be exactly what I am looking for and priced right. any input on it?
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    IR illuminator

    I was as well but didnt have much luck so decided I was stuck with something like this.
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    IR illuminator

    here is a photo of the new light. when the weather improves and I get my 2nd light I will do a comparison of them in the back yard in complete darkness. this is all I have for now. it has less of a hotspot than the light in the camera but thats about all I can tell with the snow right now.
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    ok good to know, ill keep looking around for a 4th generation non S or T processor that is a SFF.
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    How does this one look? I am planning to pull the trigger on it today. HP EliteDesk 800 G1 USDT Intel i5-4590S 3.00GHz 256GB SSD Win 10 Office 16 Pro | eBay
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    do I need 2 hard drives, one for windows and one for the recordings or is just a wd purple sufficient? I was thinking of putting windows on an ssd but if its not needed, I will just get one without a hard drive and add a 4tb WD myself
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    IR illuminator

    will do. got the first one I posted today so I plan to test it tonight.
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    I have no issues cutting the price in half. I was under the impression It was best to have a 6xxx CPU. I'm all for saving money
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    Will this pc work for BI?

    Would this computer work for 6 HDW5231R-ZE plus 1 higher megapixel camera? I read the wiki and it seems to me that it would be fine but I wanted to double check that the only extra item I would need would be a WD purple hdd. HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF Gen6 i5-6500 3.20Ghz 8Gb RAM 128Gb SSD...
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    IR illuminator

    thanks! I ordered one of those as well and plan to use them both.
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    automatic control of black/white and IR

    So far it hasn't seemed to like dealing with that. I'm going to get an external IR and try just keeping it in B/W mode at night and see how that pans out. My cameras dont seem to like the long narrow throw of the built in IR light.
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    automatic control of black/white and IR

    I was also curious if there was a way for BI to control the color, black and white and IR based on the lighting conditions so on nights where there was snow on the ground it could do color mode and nights without it could do B/W with and without the IR depending on the amount of ambient light...
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    IR illuminator

    I am planning to buy an external IR illuminator and was wondering if anyone had purchased this unit before from amazon...
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    hardware needed for patch cables

    I ended up using cat6 couplers that I attached to a board and mounted on my basement ceiling. I took the stress off of the cable with zip ties. Here is a picture of the finished product. It's not pretty but functions well and will be completely hidden from view.
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    motion blur and unclear image in general

    I downloaded the ntsc firmware which completely eliminated the flicker from the street lights at shutter speeds over 1/100. unfortunately increasing the shutter speed didnt fix the motion blur. I also have reduced the dnr from 30 down to 5 and this didnt seem to affect the blur either. here is...
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    motion blur and unclear image in general

    ok, so I turned the IR off completely and the video is pretty dark and grainy but I can recognize a face a little better.
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    motion blur and unclear image in general

    the cameras came from Andy, I would think they are the US version?
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    motion blur and unclear image in general

    it is set to PAL but it does not give me the option of NTSC.
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    motion blur and unclear image in general

    the exposure in the dahua gui is set at 1/100. if I reduce it anymore I get a very bad flicker from the street lights.
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    motion blur and unclear image in general

    smart ir is enabled and BI is on auto. is there anything else I need to do in order to make sure smart IR is functioning correctly?
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    motion blur and unclear image in general

    I have tried increasing the shutter speed and it doesn't seem to make a difference. both of my 2 cameras do this. it seems almost like at night nothing is in focus other than the cars. here is a video from tonight of my 2nd camera.
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    automatic control of black/white and IR

    when it relies on the photocell is that just the "smart IR" mode in the dahua settings? I do have that set to on as opposed to it being either on or off.
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    automatic control of black/white and IR

    In blue Iris or the Dahua web gui I was wondering if there is a setting to automatically control the IR light and color and black/white mode? the reason I am looking for this is on dark nights I like the picture better with the IR light on and black and white mode. the other half of the time...
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    hardware needed for patch cables

    Since I only have a couple runs and will only have 5 or so when everything is complete in the future, I just got some couplers. I plan to mount them in a row, on a board that is attached to the basement ceiling below my living room floor. This way I can support the cables where they plug into...
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    hardware needed for patch cables

    As far as mounting goes, I was just going to attach it to a stud on the ceiling in the basement below the living room.
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