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    DIY Open Source IP PoE Camera

    An opensource 4K/60 with Starlight, VariFocal and PTZ in a compact turret form factor for $149 is my dream.... but I'll settle for 4K/30 Starlite fixed Goals: 4K / 30 fps H.265 PoE, Gigabit / 1000 Mbps 100% stable 100% secure ONVIF microSD backup 1-way listen microphone Here's where I'm at...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    There's an ignore button. Take your own advice and go away from my posts. and get a dictionary. bad·mouth or bad-mouth (băd′mouth′, -mouth′) - To criticize or disparage, often spitefully or unfairly: The camera that I tried, IP5M-T1179EW-28MM, is a sound hardware product. The software needs...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    I'm thankful for your outrage of the treatment of Foxconn workers and eager to learn what you are doing to help them. The last time I visited and inspected a Foxconn facility was 2014 when my company was looking for mfgs. Having eaten lunch with the workers they said the conditions were better...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    Curious how you got from "Foxconn doesn't assist in genocide" to "Foxconn doesn't exploit their workers" ? Why work for someone and get paid $100 if you could cut out the middleman and get paid $1000? Because you don't have the connections, capital, knowledge, etc or you simply don't want to...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    Are all Germans nazis? No. Some Germans protected and assisted Jews escape nazis like Anne Frank.. Just because something is made in China doesn't mean it actively or passively assists in genocide so your blanket statement is pointless. If you truly care, you can email Tim Cook yourself, his...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    Why? My toaster is made in USA. My LG refrigerator is made in South Korea, and my iPhone is made by Foxconn in various Chinese factories. Apple vets their suppliers for genocide and won't work with them, read their Supplier guidelines. As far as I know Foxconn hasn't done anything like that ...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    Well.. I just found out Dahua and Hikvision supply cameras to the Chinese military for use in Chinese concentration camps so I will be returning my camera and not buying or supporting any of their products. source: Security Camera Compliance with the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    Thanks for sharing, otherwise I'd be waiting for them to help! Next time I'll make a backup of the flash when I'm adding the microSD card. I'm building a custom firmware that combines the quickness of the Dahua firmware, the MP4 saving capability of the Amcrest firmware, disables all cloud...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    Anyone have the original Amcrest firmware for IP5M-T1179EW-28MM ? Its not available on Amcrest site and support hasn't responded in over a week. Might just return it at this point..
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    Review: Anpviz 8MP 4K Outdoor POE IP Camera with Audio IPC-D380

    Silk screen says IMX 415 sensor which is 1/2.8" FOV vertical is a bit narrower than my 5MP Amcrest. Pros: Solid build Don't need junction box, can fit and hide cables behind case, so Cons: Can't save files to FTP Images saved to FTP are low res Tried updating the firmware and no luck...
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    After flashing to the Dahua firmware DH_IPC-HX25(8)XX-Molec_MultiLang_PN_V2.800.0000000.15.R.200313 : Pros: UI is much faster Cons: NTP requires manual DST FTP saves files as DAV vs MP4 with the Amcrest firmware More false motion detect events
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    Review: Anpviz 8MP 4K Outdoor POE IP Camera with Audio IPC-D380

    Anpviz 8MP 4K Outdoor POE IP Camera with Audio,(Hikvision Compatible) UltraHD 4K Security Camera,Compatible with IVMS-4200,IP66 Weatherproof,Onvif Support,Night Vision,Motion Detection(IPC-D380) Is this a Hikvision clone? Its $76 from Amazon so I'm getting one to test..
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    Budget Dahua Cams or china alternatives under $100?

    Was going to get a couple more IP5M-T1179EW-28MM but WUXJKDET no longer works :( The Amcrest web live view is pretty slow, will try flashing Dahua firmware: DH_IPC-HX25(8)XX-Molec_MultiLang_PN_V2.800.0000000.15.R.200313 Whats the difference between PN and NP firmware versions...
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