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Hi, While I have wired ethernet in my house I'm going to have to run some additional cables for some of my cameras. I don't net know whether I'll be able to hide those cables in the walls... Assuming that I am not able to hide the cables I'll need to run some externally and in some areas...

Hi, I have some questions regarding mounting brackets that I hope someone can clarify for me if you don't mind... - I will be mounting a camera in the corner of the ceiling of my carport. Is an in-ceiling or junction box the right mount to use here? - Is the argument in favour of junction boxes...

Hi, One of the cameras I'm looking at is the EBW81230 and I see it has a built-in microphone. Could someone explain to me how sensitive this microphone is please? I'm thinking to place this camera on the ceiling of my home theatre room and am wondering about the range at which it will be able to...

Hi, Are there "goto" motion sensitive lights I can use to help my cameras out? I'm thinking primarily outdoor, but also indoor. Relatively discreet/nice would be idea, due to WAF... Note that one of my outdoor use cases is for a downlighter in my carport. Regards, Dave

Hi, I'm weighing the set of cameras I'll buy to cover my house. I want at least some of those cameras to notify and/or email me when there is a motion trigger. And maybe trigger my homeassistant home automation system to "do stuff". Looking at the specs, some cameras have alarm outputs while...

Hi, I've noted that some fisheye cameras list in their specs the ability to 'dewarp' the 360 degree image. Having seen this in shown in a youtube video it is quite impressive. However, other cameras don't list that feature... So, is dewarping a feature of the camera or the NVR software? The...

Hi, I have a 48-port POE gigabit switch at home. That should make any NVR purchasing decision a non-brainer. I can connect cameras to the POE ports on the switch and connect the NVR via its management port... However, I've realised that Dahua NVRs only have a fast ethernet LAN interface...

Hi, I'm in the process of specifying my ip camera system. When I first started looking into it I presumed I would simply use Blue Iris with my NAS. However, while I have PC(s) available I don't really want to add Blue Iris to their workload which means getting new PC hardware... After mulling...

Hi, Something isn't entirely clear to me from what I've read regarding camera modes and day/night use, especially in-house. Hopefully, someone can put me straight :) I've noted that cameras from the likes of Dahua have optimised modes for daytime and nighttime usage. And i've noted that it's...

Hi, In mulling camera options I've been focusing more on vari-focal cameras. However, I have a question; are there situations where fixed is the better bet? Or is it simply budget that dictates whether to go down the fixed route? Regards, Dave

Hi, One the the areas I'm planning to put a camera is in the corner of my carport above the side door to my house and the door to the storeroom holding my IT equipment. Obviously, this area get pretty dark with occasional bright lights from passing traffic... What I'm most concerned about with...

Hi, Am going to do a self-install of a poe camera system and hope to learn as much as I can here:) Regards, Dave