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  1. M

    Night/IR Wildlife Camera setup help for small farm

    I've been tasked to set up some cameras at a relatives farm. Here are their goals: Ability to see if bears/moose/racoon/etc are/were around and making noises in the evening and night Crepuscular and nighttime recording, but 24/7 "may be useful too" The primary goal is to check for animals...
  2. M

    Looking for the best LPR and security camera system

    hey guys im new here. I’m looking for the best lpr camera system. I need something that can record and has the best features for slow moving cars at night in my cul de sac. It will be mounted on my garage facing the street. I’d also like recommendations for a security camera system that can...
  3. E

    Recommended POE IP camera with good night vision? Synology NAS setup (UK based)

    Hi all I am looking to get a POE camera that has good night vision. Crime on my street over the last few weeks (broken windows, stolen cars, people fighting you name it) has gotten crazy. I currently have the CX410 but I need something that has a wider FOV (the quality is grainy as well IMO)...
  4. C

    Dahua TIOC camera does not recognize the IVS rule at night, original support is at a loss...

    Hello Community, I would like to ask for help with the configuration of the Dahua camera model D-IPC-HFW3449T1P-ZAS-PV-27135. https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/All-Products/Network-Cameras/WizSense-Series/TiOC/IPC-HFW3449T1-ZAS-PV The camera is mounted on the pillar in the outdoor area...
  5. B

    Replacement camera questions - FOCUS on NIGHT TIME - looking for advise

    First, appreciate the forums and all the good info. Sorry for the long post but I'm looking for the best advise I can get! So currently I have 2, 3xLogic VX-4V-OD-RI-02 domes on a lamp post highlighted below and a 3rd further down on a private road. They have been in place for a few years and...
  6. kujo2023

    BlueIris Codeproject.AI not alerting at night

    I cannot figure out why I am not getting confirmed alerts at night on my Reolink RLC-81ma camera. The Reolink camera software detects the car and records the event every time. However, BlueIris has been missing it every night. In BlueIris when rerun the clip with "Testing & Tuning" "Analyze...
  7. Ollie

    IPC-HDW3249TM-AS-NI - is recommended?

    Hi, I'm considering of buying this budget camera. It is 2MP with a 1/2.8" sensor. https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/All-Products/Network-Cameras/WizSense-Series/Full-color/IPC-HDW3249TM-AS-NI I wonder whether someone has it or is familiar with it and with its picture quality at night? Also...
  8. P

    Night mode not working with IVS

    Hi there, I have a setup with a DHI-NVR5208-8P-4KS2 running 7 cameras. The models are: HDW5541H-AS-PV HDW3541T-ZAS HDW3849-AS_PV During the day, IVS is working prefect, giving alarms on people, vehicles etc. But as soon as its dark, there is suddenly a bad performance. IR is turned up to the...
  9. B

    Scheduling for day/night motion sensor sensitivity

    Hello all, I was wondering how could I setup my BI device, so that my profile can change from day to night, and viceversa, so that I can ajust the move sensor sensitivity, but without affecting the alerts config that I might have present at the time of the change. Example: I get back home, and...
  10. C

    Schedule causing only two cameras to stop recording

    This is very odd, I have a schedule setup for night time which is linked to sunrise/sunset. Works just fine but two out of my six cameras stop recording when the night schedule kicks in until I go to settings on each camera, change nothing and simply say OK/save??? The time line for these two...
  11. slafino

    Licence plate car night

    Hi, I recently bought a camera that is not an official Hikvision brand, but I read that this camera is made by Hikvision.The image is also beautiful zooming in and out, but at night the license plates of the vehicles are not visible. The marks shine, I tried a few settings a bit it got better...
  12. A

    All cameras keep restarting at night or no image

    Installed system all way good but now Having issues at night time with the colour vue cameras they keep cutting out going all pixely flickering only at nighttime and have a strange line at the top of the image on all cameras even during daytime can anyone help or knows what’s wrong...
  13. A

    Cameras looking at IR emitter - is that ok?

    Folks, I got a setup, where I would like to lift 2 IPC's just a little bit. But if I'll do it, it will also automatically change their FOV in a way that during night they will be seeing each ither IR emitters for about 8 straight hours. I tested it, not much flare or any other artifacts but...
  14. P

    Which setting would you choose? see vid

    hi all, I am experiencing night time motion blur on auto shutter setting, and ghosting if choosing the manual exposure setting (1/200). I don't think I can get it much better than these two options. Both can see the license plate at the end of my driveway, yet both have their own distinct...
  15. Jacksonspop1

    CREEPY CRAWLY THINGS ON THE ROOF

    This is what you are ignoring when you hear scratching and rustling on your rooftop. No, it was not Santa. Still not sure how it was getting up there, but once we caught it.... it tasted just fine.
  16. sygad1

    4k/8MP camera night vision

    Hi All, Been reading a lot recently as I want to overhaul my entire camera system, spent a few years "playing" now I would like to get a little more serious. I'm very interested in the idea of 4k resolution but i'm reading a LOT that they are pretty awful at night. Is there any movement in...
  17. Boban Aleksov

    Camera recomendation

    Hello there, this is my first post on this forum... Greetings from Serbia. Looking for reccomendation for good night camera that can reach 50-60 meters at least(200ft) with it's own IR system. Currently i have Dahua HFW1230S and HDW4631C-A and both of them fail to reach those distances...
  18. Z

    Extreme low light conditions

    Hello, I am currently working with iPolis SNZ-6320P. We work outdoors in changing locations (installing cameras per requirements for periods of 12-48 hours). I have two major problems with it: 1. I am not fully satisfied with its extreme low light conditions. (night with no lights) 2. usually...
  19. J

    Sanity Check - Better cameras, IR Illuminators or tweak Blue Iris?

    Well, I've had some cameras up for a while but I've mostly used them just to see what's going on in front of the house from my office. I woke up this morning and saw that someone had broken into my car in the driveway. I thought I at least would have some good video. Well, in my opinion, the...
  20. dodamn

    Is 2MP Hik better than 3MP at night? Really?

    I have two choices. DS-2CD2025FWD-I (2MP, Ultra low light, Network, Bullet) DS-2CD2035FWD-I (3MP, Ultra low light, Network, Bullet) I want better quality at night. Which one is better at night? I have read the following article. Which camera you recommends to good low light outside ? It is...
  21. B

    Hikvision Mini Dome - Better low light?

    I've got a Hikvision mini dome installed that I'm trying to figure out if I can get better color night images out of. It is a 4mp 2.8mm DS-2CD2542F. The 1st image below is from the Hikvision and the 2nd is from a Skybell doorbell camera. I was surprised that the Skybell image looks so much...
  22. cryptelli

    Dahua 5231R-Z vs SD59225U-HNI WDR

    Question. Is anyone using WDR during the night and actually seeing the image adjust like WDR should? I've played around with it in the past on all of my turrets and it didn't seem change the picture at all. So I ended up using either BLC or HLC. It wasn't until I enabled WDR on my PTZ did I...
  23. S

    What is wrong with my DS-2CD2532F-IWS night vision?

    Hi guys I just installed DS-2CD2532F-IWS on my parents house (4mm, V5.3.0 build 150814) Day time image looks fine (I think): But night time really suffers =( Can someone please share some tips on how to make it better? I guess more light would help it a lot (like a sensor light). I just did...
  24. B

    Alot of Noise on Hik ds-2332 turrets - pics attached

    I finally have 3 cams up and running... I cannot figure our why there is so much "noise" or why they are so grainy at night... I tested both inside and they do not have the grainy look. Its driving me crazy because I am not looking forward to running new cable if that it the problem. These...
  25. K

    Cant get a decent night image on cars moving 25mph at 40 feet with my 4mp cam.

    I have poured thrugh every thread here I can find and I cant seem to resolve this. I can get a daytime image from a clip that is perfect and almost can make out bumperstickers and plates from an image of cars going by at almost 90 degrees 40ish feet away. I dont expect to get plates but the...
  26. Overcon

    Dahua IPC-HFW2300R-Z & Night Video Quality Help

    Anyone have any suggestions on how I can improve the video quality on the Dahua IPC-HFW2300R-Z camera? It is by far, the worst camera I have for night vision and possibly the best for daytime video. Here is the info on the unit I have: Here is an example of the video quality (make sure your...
  27. M

    Hikvision Camera Settings

    I did a quick search around the forum and using Google, but I'm mostly at a loss. When it comes to camera settings, I really suck at it. All our cameras are Hikvisions (DS-2CDxxx2) - a mix of dome, bullet and exir bullet. I've set the configurations about the same for each. At first I was...
  28. B

    Get another camera or is this just settings?

    There has been some car break-ins and my neighbor across the street just had a home evasion. So I am trying to spruce up my camera system a bit. Well at least one camera. The camera in the pictures below is a Digimerge (now flir) 2mp HD mini dome Poe-IP camera with a single IR. I would like to...
  29. lingnau

    IR Mode x Focus on DS-2CD2632F-IS

    We have a brand new DS-2CD2632F-IS that we just installed. From what I can judge it is properly focused. But during the night when it uses its IR leds, from what I can tell the images gets blurry. Is that normal? Has anyone experienced this and does have any tips? Those are the full resolution...
  30. P

    Residential complex camera installation guidance required

    Hello! I hope I lay out the situation nicely here so as to make it easy for you guys to help me out. I am a hobbyist of IP cameras for about 11 years, with experience in D-Link and Axis IP cameras and basic network infrastructure and installation skills and I live in South Africa. Now onto the...