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    Dahua SD42212SN-HN 1080P Mini PTZ Dome Review

    Here's my latest review on the Dahua SD42212SN-HN 1080P Mini PTZ Dome. » Dahua SD42212SN-HN 1080P Mini PTZ Dome Review Network Camera Critic
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    New SD card line from Sandisk for sruveillance cameras

    Sandisk has new line of SD cards specifically made for home security cameras and dashcams. Before you get too excited, being able to record 5,000 hours of video may seem impressive, but it's 208 days if recording continuously, but for most recording events, it may last 1-2 years which is pretty...
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    Dahua SD42212SN PTZ experiences

    I just got a new Dahua PTZ with this firmware 2.420.0001.0.R, build : 2014-06-07. Does anyone else have this firmware installed? Want to get feedback if there's issues with either this firmware or older firmware before I try older firmware. For me it's gets intermittently laggy, like 5-7...
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    Camera console connection via UART

    I got a USB to TTL adapter at Sparkfun.com, about $10 and connected to a camera during bootup. For those interested, I got the JSP connector at the link below that plugs directly into the camera, so easy peasy. The wires coming out of the adapter are as follows, red is ground, black is RX...
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    Hikvison Permanent Region Code Hack

    I put together this region code hack and worked fine for cameras with 5.2.3 and older, but something has changed where I believe it's checking checksum or something that makes it no longer work. I'm going to publish this in hopes that someone can help me figure out what's different in 5.2.5...
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    Dahua IPC-HFW2300R-Z 3MP zoom bullet is great

    I love this new Dahua camera with zoom, it's affordable, less expensive than the Hik vari-focal cameras and you don't have to take it apart and fidget with lens controls. It's under $200 shipped at Wrightwood Surveillance, best place for Dahua because these are official U.S. cameras backed by an...
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    ISC and NAB shows coming up - free passes

    These are industry trade shows but some non-industry people sneak in. I can get free passes to either show if people are interested, PM me. Both overlap the same week in Las Vegas so no reason not to attend both if you have the extra day to do it. Wrightwood Surveillance will be there as well as...
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    Help needed with Dahua SD42212SN PTZ install

    I want to install one of these mini-PTZ cameras and trying to figure out what's the best way. This is the camera, looks like an ordinary dome This is the roof. I would like to mount it as close to the fascia board as possible on the left of this picture. The rafters are 1 3/4" thick, the...
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    UART JP1 Connector on Hikvision Circuit Board

    Does anyone know where I can get a plug that plugs into the JP1 UART connector on the Hikvision circuit boards. They all have them, but this is a picture of a 2732 circuit board. I have some dead cameras and want to try and see what the bootloader is doing. .
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    FAA will require you have a pilots license to fly a drone

    I'm a licensed pilot, so does not affect me, but isn't it crazy that the FAA wants to regulate toys? I just hope they let me count my drone flight time towards my airline transport pilots license. I'm sure my Phantom experience will quickly translate to flying 747s...
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    QR or Bar Code access control

    We have a need to send guest passes out so people can print them or show them on their phone and the reader would grant or deny access. We currently have access control using HID Edge and VertX and RFID tags, so this would supplement this. Also, we have Doorking phone entry dialers if it can...
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    FC40 Camera Video

    I took my Phantom FC40 up for it's maiden flight, heck my first successful attempt at flying anything smaller than a Cessna. Not the best camera, but was cheap, $20 upgrade from the Phantom without that camera plus you can watch it in flight from a smartphone. I have a Mobius that I'll get...
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    Hikvision Push Notification - iVMS-4500

    I followed the instructions, actually already had motion detect turned on and Notify Surveillance Center checked because of Milestone. I enabled Push Notifications for 4 cameras on iVMS-4500 on my Android phone (Galaxy S4) with 4 different camera firmware versions (5.0.2, 5.1.0, 5.1.6 and 5.2.0)...
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    New Intel i7 processors

    Anyone running the new i7 Haswell processors, the i7-5960X, i7-5930K and i7-5820K. Wonder how many 3MP cameras you can get on a PC with these processors and BlueIris. Finally they are offering the consumer what has been available to the Xeon server grade processors for 2 years with and 8 core i7...
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    Intel Celeron NUC vs i5 NUC

    Sort of an odd comparison as you would think they are the same except for processor, but no. They look the same, have the same slot for a 2.5" hard drive, same dimensions. What the Celeron NUC has is WiFi (plus Ethernet) and a full size HDMI port (i5 has a mini HDMI so you need an adapter), it...
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    Hikvision DS-2CD3332-I with 25mm lens for LPR and long distance viewing

    *** SOLD *** I have a brand new Hikvision DS-2CD3332-I with 25mm lens for LPR and long distance viewing. I did it to see if it was possible to do and it works well. It's an English camera, can be updated with English firmware, sold as new with warranty. $199.99 shipped.
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    Low Cost Illuminators

    I've noticed there was a lot of people buying the CMVision illuminators so I purchase the IR3, a 3 LED illuminator on Amazon for $15,49. It's advertised to have a lighting angle of 60-80 degrees and 50-100' range. So first to show you the problem I had and why I need an illuminator in the...
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    Solar Power - Self Install or Not?

    With all the electronic gadgets I have besides computers & cameras, I run up a hefty electric bill. I'm thinking of going solar but the bids I'm getting for a 5-6KW setup is sort of high, about $30K for 23 panels (before any federal tax credit). I look at the same equipment they are using and it...
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    Ardhuino for posting weather data on Hikvision OSD

    I want to post the outside temperature on the OSD of a Hikvision camera using an Arduino. I can't rely on traditional weather info because just a few miles away where places like Weather.com get data from is 1 miles lower in elevation making the weather data worthless. I can get the Arduino to...
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    25mm Lens for ds-2cd2032-i Mini-Bullet

    There's some people trying to do LPR with their Hikvision cameras at longer distance of 40-60' or have a requirement to ID someone about 100' away but there's no telephoto option with these cameras beyond 11mm. Wrightwood Surveillance now has 25mm lenses you can use with these cameras. Here's...
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    4K TV's dropping in price

    It's a amazing that only a few months ago, 4K TV's costs thousands, not a 50" for $429 with free shipping, wow. The 39" version is $329. Would likely make awesome CCTV monitors, watch 4 1080P streams at full resolution. http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B00BXF7I9M?tag=tbprod-20
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    Dahua SD59212S-HN available

    WrightwoodSurveillance got in a batch of the 12X zoom version of the popular SD59230S-HN for $659. These have the advantage over the lesser expensive dome version that they sell for $499 in that they have IR LEDs and can tilt 15 degrees over the horizon. The disadvantage is they are 24V but come...
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    Dahua SD59230S-HM PTZ 30X Optical Zoom for sale

    The Dahua PTZ camera I used for the review is available for $799.99 shipped free within the 48 states. It's all back in it's original packaging, has the latest firmware. http://wrightwoodsurveillance.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_16&products_id=383
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    iSpy for PTZ Tracking - Dahua

    I tried to implement PTZ tracking with iSpy but not sure it's possible with Dahua cameras. The reason is they have commands for left/right/up/down but it requires a start command to get it going, then a stop command to stop it and iSpy did not seem to have provisions for this. So when it...
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    Face Detection and Traverse Virtual Plan in 5.1.6

    Have any of you used the new face detection feature in 5.1.6? How about the traverse a virtual plane that triggers motion detection if it crosses a line in a certain direction. I tested it briefly. Could not ID my face if my face took up the entire image but stand back about 2-3' and it...
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    New "Lite" Series Cameras from Dahua

    Just finished a review on the new IPC-HFW2200S. When I talked to Dahua a few months ago, I told them Hikvision was killing them on price on the low end. They said they have plans to fix this, so this must be it. http://www.networkcameracritic.com/?p=2331
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    Hikvision 5.1.6 Firmware

    Was playing with the new Hikvision 5.1.6 firmware and discovered the following enhancements; TEST buttons galore, for Email, NTP Time Server, FTP & NAS Config. Now you can see if the camera can connect to these servers, before it was just a guess EVENTS - Dynamic Analysis for Motion works...
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    5.1.6 Firmware

    Anyone get 5.1.6 firmware yet?
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    Issues with Hikvision Web client using Safari on a Mac

    Don't know how many Mac users there are here, but I came across an issue reported to me, so I thought I would let you know and see if anyone has overcome this or at least give you one option that works for me. When use Webcomponents option on Safari on a Mac, with the V5.0 Firmware Version and...
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    ds-cd3332-i take apart

    Has anyone open up the Hikvision eyeball/turret camera? Any tricks/tips for cracking it open?
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