EmpireTech IPC-Color4K-X is an amazing weather cam

[Mike A.]

Yeah, when we had a full moon and snow on the ground here mine was ridiculous. You get dark shadows from the moon. ; )

 

[MikeMakesWhiskey]

The turret still no news right now, has plan on it, but when can make it and work great need bit time, at least wait to June i think. Turret will not be as strong as this bullet one.

Do you think they will make a camera with the big sensor, but not all the features for the people that use their NVR for those features?

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Just make all the setting via its webpage if you not have a NVR, guys here use it with Blur IRIS are working very well.

 

[NightLife]

Strong moonlight makes this camera amazing.



(1/3 sec exposure time, as always)

Do you have a privacy screen around the back of that house? Is that why it looks as soft as it does, focus wise there? Very cool shot. Maybe when I get a PTZ or a varifocus I'll redeploy my Color4K-X like this, shooting over the lake at the cliffs etc. I agree, a full moon is nothing short of spectacular with these colour cameras.

 

[bp2008]

The focus is indeed a little soft but that is not uncommon in my experience with Dahua's 4K cameras unfortunately. The low light also contributes a bit to the soft appearance, particularly on the far horizon.

 

[MikeMakesWhiskey]

Just make all the setting via its webpage if you not have a NVR, guys here use it with Blur IRIS are working very well.

Sorry, I meant to include 'at a lower cost' because it does need all the fancy stuff that required the cpu and software. I want the big sensor, but 12 $250 cameras is a big hunk of change.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Sorry, I meant to include 'at a lower cost' because it does need all the fancy stuff that required the cpu and software. I want the big sensor, but 12 $250 cameras is a big hunk of change.

This kind of super chips only use on some high end cams, maybe 2-3 years later the 1/1.2cmos will be normal.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Thanks to @genelit great video from Sweden , we call it Pola light Camera,lol

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Thanks to @genelit great video from Sweden , we call it Pola light Camera,lol

That green fuzz in the background is terrible. I'm gonna need to come out there in person and perform some maintenance on the camera. It's a lengthy process, it will take about 2-3 months to complete.

 

[CCTVCam]

Thanks to @genelit great video from Sweden , we call it Pola light Camera,lol

Love this camera and some great captures of the Northern Lights.

 

[Accretion]

Would this camera also support continuous video streaming? I intend on getting one that can do so to serve as a live weather cam to showcase weather-related events like snowstorms

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Sure no problem. Use RTMP to add to the cam with youtube. Check the guide

 

[bp2008]

The focus is indeed a little soft but that is not uncommon in my experience with Dahua's 4K cameras unfortunately. The low light also contributes a bit to the soft appearance, particularly on the far horizon.

This is a really late followup, but I was able to fully fix the poor focus by taking the front off the camera and manually rotating the lens a bit to refocus it.

 

[actran]

@bp2008 For educational purpose, a YouTube video showing how you did it would be really great for the rest of us...

 

[CCTVCam]

@bp2008 For educational purpose, a YouTube video showing how you did it would be really great for the rest of us...

Whereas that's a great idea, I don't see it happening unless he buys another camera with the same problem as it would otherwise necessitate taking apart the camera he now has fixed and completely re-focusing it again. Simple adage if it ain't broke don't fix it holds true here. He could easily break it or lose focus and not be able to get it back again. Maybe someone else could show the process though if they have to do the same as I'm sure he's not the only one who knows how it's done.

 

[wittaj]

It is a simple procedure. Many threads on it:

Fixing focus on IPC-COLOR4K-X
I bought a refurbished IPC-COLOR4K-X from Andy last year and its focus was got great. Then for some reason it got worse over time. So I took it apart today and was able to fix the focus easily. 1. Take off front panel of camera to expose 4 screws. 2. Unscrew 4 screws to open camera case. 3...


Successful change of 1/3" Dahua lens from 2.8mm to 25mm
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Dahua Lens Replacement
Hi, I have a newly purchased Dahua IPC-HDW2431TP-AS-S2 camera and wanted to know if it is possible to change the lens from a 3.6mm to a 2.8mm. Basically, I am testing this Dahua camera to replace a Hikvision IPC-T120-D 2.8mm camera. The image quality on the Dahua is much better but...


This post was for a Hikvision, but the steps are pretty similar, it is a matter of taking off the cover, xacto knife scraping off the glue on the thread and turn in small increments and watch it on a screen.

2CD2387G2-LSU/LU Tear down and refocus (with pictures)
I recently purchased a 2CD2387G2 8MP ColorVu to replace a 2386G2 monitoring the driveway and front yard of my home. After conducting some side-by-side testing with the existing 2CD2386G2 I came to the conclusion the new 2CD2387G2 was not as well focused. Images from the 2CD2387G2 were...

 

[Sonnie]

Is this still the best camera from Andy for weather watching?

 

[bp2008]

Best that I know of, yes.

 

[Sonnie]

Thanks... got one in my cart.

 

[guykuo]

You're going to have fun with it. It captures sky events that you can't even see with your eyes.

Tonight's aurora activity (from near Seattle) was not visible to my eyes, but the Color 4KT got this


Ignoring earth curvature, I estimate 460 miles to the aurora last night.