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    Looking for a 2MP (or higher) PTZ POE with good night vision

    @looney2ns thanks but that one is the non-POE version
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    Looking for a 2MP (or higher) PTZ POE with good night vision

    Thanks for the recommendation. I think that might be a little overkill given we're perfectly happy with the Amcrest ProHD 1080P POE we have in the first kid's room.
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    Looking for a 2MP (or higher) PTZ POE with good night vision

    Thanks, I have looked there, and actually all of eBay. They have the black version available but not the white one, which I need for WAF. Is there a way to convert PoE to the 5V USB connector on the non-POE models, such as this one: Amcrest 1080P WiFi Security Camera 2MP (1920TVL) Indoor...
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    Looking for a 2MP (or higher) PTZ POE with good night vision

    I'm looking for a camera similar to the Amcrest ProHD 1080P POE, which appears to be discontinued / out of stock everywhere. This will be acting as a baby cam in a 10x10 room, so great low light is a must. On the ProHD that I have now, we set the IR to be off and it works well enough because...
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    Looking to upgrade my 2MP Cameras

    Thanks for the feedback, I'll need to give these a good thought. When do you think the Dahua 2022 catalog will be released? It would be great if they had an 8MP 1/1.2" sensor on a turret. If it's a few months away, I might as well wait, but if it's ~12 months away, I'll need to make a decision...
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    Best doorbell camera on the market?

    My Nest Doorbell Cam somehow managed to get water trapped under the top layer of plastic and looks like trash after 2.5 years. I'm looking to replace it, but I'm not super pleased with the picture quality compared to my other cameras. For the WAF, I need a few features: Mobile app with...
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    Looking to upgrade my 2MP Cameras

    By the great advice of this forum, I purchased 4 x IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras about 2.5 years ago and mounted them perfectly to cover the areas I need covered. (All mounts are less than 7 feet from the ground). Now I am looking to upgrade a few of the cameras. Specifically, I'd like to be able to...
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    Looking for camera to capture backyard play area from 100 feet away

    Would a 4K camera add value in this case since it's only needed during daylight hours?
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    Looking for camera to capture backyard play area from 100 feet away

    We're having a playground put in (slides/towers/etc.) about 100 feet away from the house in our backyard. I'd like to put a camera on the house that can capture it well enough at 100 feet away in daylight. I'd prefer a PoE camera for easy integration with the rest of my cameras. Thanks in...
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    Upgrading IPC-HDW5231R-ZE to 4K

    With that calculator it asks "Maximum possible zoom setpoint of varifocal camera. Ex: Value you see when camera is zoomed all the way in. " Is there a way to read what the zoom set point value is from the camera settings?
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    Upgrading IPC-HDW5231R-ZE to 4K

    After seeing the 2020 Dahua Lineup, I'm interested in upgrading a few of my IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras to 4K. I understand that the 2020 lineup doesn't include varifocal 4k/30fps cameras. Is there any way based on my current cameras that I can see which focal length is being used? For example, is...
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    I appreciate the feedback!
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    Cloud Backup for Motion Clips

    I'm a little confused, from one angle most things on this site prepare you for the worst outcomes with strong recommendations for multiple cameras covering all possible entry ways, detailed specs on how to configure cameras, recommendations for dedicated hardware to run BI, and everything else...
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    Cloud Backup for Motion Clips

    Common man, you can't refute offsite storage/backups as part of an overall strategy.
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    Would the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE camera work if I were to place it directly next to the door? It seems like it would be very limited in the width if I mounted it vertically against the house.
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    I appreciate the feedback, I'll need to see what the wiring situation looks like once I get keys to the place. I'd still like some feedback on the best way to cover the back basement door, would mounting a camera underneath the balcony be a terrible idea?
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    Well they can't all be that terrible, otherwise these guys would go out of business trying to sell them, right?
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    Good points all around, will have to take a closer look at mounting options under the overhang. WAF... lmao... that was actually part of my reasoning for going for the Nest since the app looks to be very easy to use. If it doesn't work I can always return it and try another.
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    PoE Switch Options

    Would the Unifi US-8-60W work? It claims "4 Auto-Sensing IEEE 802.3af PoE Ports". Ubiquiti Networks - UniFi® Switch 8
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    The overhangs in the front are about 5 feet from the ground, it seems like it would be very easy to physically disable them if someone tried. What other options would there be to keep it at 15 feet, just buy a more expensive camera with a larger sensor? Regarding the back of the house, the...
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    CCTVCam, can you recommend a good location to mount it on the front of the house?
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    I don't think so on the front of the house, maybe in the back where the flood lights are in the middle?
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    PoE Switch Options

    I'm considering getting an 8 port UniFi switch to create VLANs and also power my APs, so I would only have 2 PoE slots left on it. I'm thinking if I get one more 4 port one, I would have up to 2 more that I could expand to. I just wanted to confirm that even a 100mbps PoE switch would be...
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    I forgot to list the camera inputs I entered into the calculator: Camera 1 - IPC-HFW5231E-Z12E Distance: 47 ft Width: 83 ft PPF: 23 HFoV: 82 degrees Height of Camera: 15ft Camera 2 - IPC-HDW5231R-ZE Distance: 59 ft Width: 55 ft PPF: 35 HFoV: 50 degrees Height of Camera: 15ft Camera 3 -...
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    PoE Switch Options

    I'm looking to create a 4 camera setup and I was wondering if any PoE switch with 4 ports + up link would be sufficient? I'm looking at the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE and IPC-HFW5231E-Z12E cameras and it seems that they each max at a rate of 1 mbps for H.264 encoding.
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    Who to hire to mount cameras?

    I'm buying a home for the first time and haven't had a chance to learn the basics of home maintenance, and would rather not start with mounting cameras. Would I hire a general contractor, the electrician that would run the Cat 6, or do I need to seek out security system installers?
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    Cloud Backup for Motion Clips

    Has anyone been able to configure a native plugin to connect to AWS or Azure storage to upload just the clips when motion is detected? I saw a number of FTP bridge options, but was wondering how extensible it would be for a direct connection.
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    Looking for feedback on potential new build

    I'm closing on a house in a couple of weeks and am starting to plan my security system and surveillance setup. I spent most of this weekend reading everything I could on this site and have drafted the following potential setup. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks in advance!
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