Dahua Starlight Varifocal Turret (IPC-HDW5231R-Z)

[hmjgriffon]

Money down puts you at top of list, under the last guy who paid; he's gotta take care of those paying customers first..

At the rate his stocks are blowing out when they do appear; I'd just go ahead and pay now and be thankful that when they finally do arrive you dont have a whole nother month of shipping to endure.

True true man, so true

 

[foobart]

nayr (and others) what kind of video settings are you using, for "production"

FPS
VBR/CBR
quality
Max Bit Rate
Iframe Interval

 

[hmjgriffon]

nayr (and others) what kind of video settings are you using, for "production"

FPS
VBR/CBR
quality
Max Bit Rate
Iframe Interval

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You have to set your own man every situation is different but for best quality, go highest bitrate, CBR, I go 20fps because why the hell not and then tweak all the image settings for your exact scene.

 

[KP416]

How do I put money down?

It has been a month since any response from Empire to my request.

 

[ekaz]

Did you pay already?

I did, great dealing with Andy. Went back and forth a couple times in conversation before I pulled the trigger. Now I have to spend more money on a POE switch.

 

[tfip]

I have purchased NVR, POE switch, and WD purple drive, but have no cameras. How do I pay for cameras to get one the list? Thanks

 

[ekaz]

I have purchased NVR, POE switch, and WD purple drive, but have no cameras. How do I pay for cameras to get one the list? Thanks

Contact @EMPIRETECANDY

 

[foobart]

You have to set your own man every situation is different but for best quality, go highest bitrate, CBR, I go 20fps because why the hell not and then tweak all the image settings for your exact scene.

I know every man sets things, I've played around with these kinds of things a good bit in movie encoding etc. I particularly wanted nayr's usual settings because I'd imagine it captures experience in this context, and if there's any special considerations.

 

[Soepkip]

I have a (probably) general Dahua question: is it possible to set the camera to auto zoom when motion is detected?
For example for monitoring a driveway, when motion is detected it zooms in?

I think I will go for the bullet version of this camera to replace an existing Dahua bullet (which I will use somewhere else), considering these turrets are not going to be in stock any time soon.

 

[nayr]

no, its a Motorized Varifocal.. the only thing you get over a Manual Varifocal is you dont have to take the camera apart to adjust the optics..

Its not a PTZ

 

[marigo]

Maybe a stupid question, but can I compare the quality of this turret with this one:
DH-IPC-HDBW5421E-Z

 

[nayr]

I already did compare it to the 4MP Varifocal here: Dahua 4MP Varifocal Bullet (IPC-HFW5421E-Z)

 

[marigo]

Thanks!

Sorry didn't saw/search for it.

edit:
definitely not to compare with the starlight quality/series

 

[PR0r]

Would anyone know if the following POE injector would work with this camera?

Ubiquiti GP-A240-050
It outputs 24V 0.5A.

 

[fenderman]

Would anyone know if the following POE injector would work with this camera?

Ubiquiti GP-A240-050
It outputs 24V 0.5A.

no, it wont.

 

[PR0r]

no, it wont.

Thanks for that I'm on the look for something suitable.

Would either of the following work? Or could you please recommend one.

TP-LINK PoE Injector Adaptor TL-PoE150S | Officeworks

TP-LINK PoE Splitter Adaptor TL-PoE10R | Officeworks

 

[cryptelli]

TP-LINK PoE Injector Adaptor TL-PoE150S | Officeworks

If you are only going to be running the one camera, this is what you are after. If you intend on expanding your system later it would be a better idea to look into a PoE switch. I quite like the US‑8‑150W by Ubiquiti Networks.

 

[weigle2]

If you are only going to be running the one camera, this is what you are after. If you intend on expanding your system later it would be a better idea to look into a PoE switch. I quite like the US‑8‑150W by Ubiquiti Networks.

Ubiquiti make great products. I am using this one - Ubiquiti Networks - TOUGHSwitch™ as to me the SFP ports are useless. It's also a little cheaper and has a dedicated management port. What the USB port is used for, anyone know?

 

[fenderman]

Thanks for that I'm on the look for something suitable.

Would either of the following work? Or could you please recommend one.

TP-LINK PoE Injector Adaptor TL-PoE150S | Officeworks


TP-LINK PoE Splitter Adaptor TL-PoE10R | Offiuceworks

You would need the injector not the splitter..as mentioned you should look into a switch if you intend to use more than 1 cam..they start at 40-60 here in the US...the ubiquiti mention is way overpriced and not needed for your installation..
Amazon.com: ZyXEL 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Web Managed PoE Switch with 60 Watt Budget [GS1200-5HP]: Computers & Accessories

 

[cryptelli]

the ubiquiti mention is way overpriced and not needed for your installation..

Zyxel gear isn't really popular here down under, at least non of the regular suppliers I purchase from stock it. The closest product to your suggestion available out here would be a Edimax ES-5104PH~ $128.

Alternatively a TP-LINK TL-SF1008P can be purchased for around $75AUD.