have you seen @bp2008, poor guy has to have 20 cameras to watch his driveway.. even thermal
Pffffff I blew past 20 a while ago.
This is what happens when you add new cams and don't take down the old ones. I tell myself it is because they all contribute IR and more IR is always better, but really I'm just a camera junkie.
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@nayr I know it is generally not a good idea to update firmware just because but given the recent backdoor issue, it sounds like I should upgrade my cameras (5231 turrets) to this new firmware as soon as I get them from Andy? Probably a good idea to check for an NVR (5216 non PoE) update in case they released one for that too.
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Considering that this ptz is available for about 100 bux more, its not worth the hassle of replacing the old ones unless this is an aesthetic issue...otherwise you can just use the new ptz in the new locations
Dahua 2MP 25x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera (SD49225T-HN)
jayson436
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Not sure. They are Dahua 2mp models with IR and 20x zoom
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I upgraded my 3 from Andy to the January PAL firmware last week and just updated them again tonight with this new NTSC firmware. Upgraded without issue.
A very Noob question, but since these are IP cameras, is PAL/NTSC relevant? Does it matter which one I choose?
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It doesn't matter and you can swap firmware between the two.
Edit: Substream resolutions also are different. Thanks nayr.
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Why do they make two versions? What am I missing if it makes no difference in IP cameras?
Ok, so why would they bother making the PAL version at all? Not trying to be difficult, just want to understand why they would go through the effort when they could just release one version
Substream resolutions are also different; @Akguy25 they are made to be compatible with hybrid systems that still have to deal w/analogue signals and analouge displays.. if your all digital, get whatever's newest version and if both are available then get NTSC
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Thanks, I understand PAL and NTSC. I wanted to understand why the firmware referenced them given that these are IP cameras. @nayr cleared it up.
Neither of my varifocal starlight turrets are on PAL firmware anymore, but these are the sub stream options with NTSC.
There was definitely never a 1080p option for the sub streams, and PAL maxed out at 1280x720 in Sub Stream 2 as well.
These are the PAL options on one of my older 4MP cameras that has PAL/NTSC switchable firmware. It has the same NTSC options as the starlights.