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  1. LittleScoobyMaster

    Blockshopper PII Removal Tips Needed

    Sometimes it helps cybersecurity practices by keeping your personal information off the web but Blockshopper.com doesn't seem to be very cybersecurity friendly as they do not remove home owners information from their website unless you are in law enforcement, under an order of protection, or...
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    Xprotect 2021 R1Release

    Released Tuesday. Anyone try it yet? Any Major Issues? https://releases.milestonesys.com/2021-r1/cover The docs are here: https://releases-milestone.webflow.io/2021-r1/cover#2021-r1-download
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    Galaxy S21 Smartphone 8K Camera Stream

    Curious if anyone has been able to successfully stream the Samsung Galaxy S21 8K stream to their PC or if it's even possible? I know the phone gets hot after 5 minutes, etc. There are apps that can do 1080p and possibly 4k but I don't know if anyone has done that yet for 8K streams or if there...
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    Window Privacy Film - Infrared Degredation

    If you have a camera in your house pointing outside into your yard from a window with many IR illuminators outside in the yard, how much IR would this privacy film block? (25%, 50%, 75%+). Or none at all? It says it blocks 97% of harmful rays but I don't know how exactly that relates to...
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    What happened to Fan BingBing?

    Hoping Empire Andy may know this one. Fan Bingbing's disappearance shows no one is safe from Beijing - CNN Hey Andy. Any idea of what really happened to Fan Bingbing? It's been bugging me lately.
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    Where do all the banned Dahua cameras end up?

    Australia and French National TV Investigate Hikvision, Australia Military To Remove Hikvision Cameras What does the US government officially do with all the Dahua and Hikvision cameras they previously purchased and now must replace? Can we purchase them somehow?
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    Dahua Sanctions

    Will this raise our costs for importing Dahua cams? Trump Administration Considers Sanctions Against Dahua and Hikvision
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    Xprotect Custom Camera Views

    Has anyone figured out a way to modify the camera views in Xprotect? For example, I really like the 16:9 1+1+6 camera view, however, in my opinion, the 2 center camera feeds should be equal (instead of the top center camera having twice as many vertical pixels as the bottom camera). I don't...
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    Xprotect Smart Client Downscaled - Pixelated Streams

    Anyone else notice this? https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/s/article/Smart-Client-visual-impairment-of-downscaled-views?language=en_US I have been noticing this pixelation much more recently as I am looking to add a 4K monitor. (one of the workarounds Milestone mentions). There was an...
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    Remote On-Off Battery Switch

    Would this item work for controlling a device that uses a 9 volt battery? https://www.amazon.com/Fimco-7771938-Wireless-Convenient-Collapsable/dp/B00FGYK50A/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
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    5231 4K Dahua

    Just curious when a low light capable 4K camera will be released that could match the low light capability performance of the Dahua 5231's? Is it looking like 2020, 2021, or closer to never?
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    Tariffs and Dahua

    Will the tariffs affect the price of our Dahua cameras? Say it isn't so! The US-China trade war is about to get real IPVM did a story on this a while back but it didn't have Dahua info at the time. US / China Tariffs Impact on Video Surveillance
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    Solar IR beam fence

    Curious if anyone uses these types of invisible fences? https://www.amazon.com/Powered-Wireless-Infrared-3-Beam-Detectors/dp/B00AX2TE8Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1526191309&sr=8-4&keywords=ir+beam+sensor+solar Also, do the IR beams show up on the Dahua starlight cameras?
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    4K PTZ

    Is the Dahua SD6AE830V-HNI at around $1200 to $1300 one of the better cameras to purchase if you just want a decent 4K PTZ camera, or are there any other brands that have pretty good 4K PTZ cameras at good prices yet? I'm only needing one for daytime use. Just curious if there is anything a...
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    Bright Light Bright Light.

    If you wanted to convince somebody not to cut through your yard late at night using only a super super super bright light (or series of lights), what light would you use? Preferably something that would plug into a regular US AC outlet. (the kind you have on the outside of your house in the...
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    Why are fences so expensive?

    I think there is a fence racket going on. There should be a way where you can purchase a nice looking fence for peanuts and install it yourself with minimal effort. I mean really minimal, like this fence. EZ Trim Fence System It has this small bar at the base of the pole, it takes a couple...
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    8K TV's for surveillance

    I read an interesting article about the state of 8K recently (especially found it interesting how the cost for an 8K set has dropped 93% in 2 years from over $100,000 to $9,000) and it got me thinking about how I currently use 4K tv's for surveillance live viewing. And also, if another price...
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    Loudest Remote Control Siren

    Looking for a loud remote controlled siren I can put out in the yard. It would be used to scare kids out of the yard if I notice them on my cameras. I wouldn't use it that often, just once in a while and only when I press a button. Kinda looking for something like this only much louder and more...
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    Smart External IR

    I notice many of the Dahua cameras have smart ir that changes the intensity of the ir leds as objects come closer to the camera. Is there a low cost external IR illuminator that does the same thing? (for people who like to keep their cameras inside the house pointing out windows). Most of the...
  20. LittleScoobyMaster

    Best Camera Camouflage - Indoors facing Outside

    I'm curious what some of the best camera camouflage items people are using so your cameras aren't noticable to anyone. My cameras are inside pointing out windows with all the IR illiminators outside (camera IR lights disabled to prevent window glare / ir bounceback). I've had way too many years...
  21. LittleScoobyMaster

    Dahua box camera above 12MP?

    Curious if anyone knows when Dahua might release a box camera higher than 12MP resolution.
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    Xprotect Essentials+ 9th Camera

    When you use Xprotect Essential+ with 8 free cameras and then decide to add 1 more camera, do you pay approximately $450-$500 to cover the cost of all 9 cameras? Or, do you just pay for camera #9 license costs with the other 8 cameras remaining free? Also curious about which companies have the...
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    Thermal Tech Time Frame

    How many decades until this tech is available to us for an average price of $300? (stationary camera without PTZ)
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    IP Cameras and HDR

    Do IP surveillance cameras use the same HDR found in today's TV sets? I know some of my cams have WDR but none of them list HDR as a spec. When I think of HDR, I think of DolbyVision, HDR10, etc. Curious if any IP cams will ever utilize that, especially Dahua. I'm replacing a 1080p with a 4K...
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    Dahua NK8BA4 STARVIS 4K Camera

    NK8BA4 Does this 12MP / 4K camera compare to the 5231 models as far as low light is concerned? Curious what the sensor is for this one. It lists .001 lux on the site but I understand those are not always accurate.
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    Battery Powered WiFi Outdoor Camera without Cloud Service

    I'm noticing that most outdoor battery powered wifi cameras seem to require cloud services. (Arlo Pro, Hikvision Mini Trooper, etc.) I'm not seeing many that don't require it. I don't think they should have that requirement. Anyone have any good experiences with ones that don't have a cloud...
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    Hikvision EZVIZ Mini Trooper

    Hikvision Ezviz Mini Trooper Totally Wireless Camera Tested Has anyone tried one of these yet? I had purchased an Arlo Pro to test but I read that it can't do local storage only without uploading to the cloud (super lame). From the doc it sounds like the Mini Trooper can record locally only...
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    WD Purple 10TB

    Western Digital Expands Purple Lineup with a 10 TB Helium-Filled HDD Not sure if anyone posted about these yet. Came out last week. $399 though. The 8TB has been going for $280 or so.
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    4k starlights

    Besides that one Dahua PTZ that I think is a Starlight (and over a grand), how long until Dahua releases a decent batch of 4K Starlight cameras? (like the turrets, small bullets, etc.) 1080p is so 1998 I can't stand it any more. It becomes plainly obvious when you use a 1080p video image...
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    ipc-hfw1320s-w-5631 - Can IR lights be turned off?

    Can someone who owns this camera confirm if the internal IR lights can be turned off? thanks IPC-HFW1320S-W | Dahua Technology
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