Review-Dahua Starlight IPC-HDW5231R-ZE 800 meter capable ePOE
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Aajjoo
Getting the hang of it
Decided last minute to go to the summer house over the weekend and brought the cameras to finally have them installed.
Installed two of them today and I’m MIGHTY impressed! It’s pitch black outside but pretty much all of the areas covered are perfectly visible. NOTHING like the cheap Misecu-junk I had before, this is next-level sh*t!
Thank god I found this forum (and @EMPIRETECANDY)
The two remaining cameras have to wait until next weekend.
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Installed two of them today and I’m MIGHTY impressed! It’s pitch black outside but pretty much all of the areas covered are perfectly visible. NOTHING like the cheap Misecu-junk I had before, this is next-level sh*t!
Thank god I found this forum (and @EMPIRETECANDY)
The two remaining cameras have to wait until next weekend.
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Aajjoo
Getting the hang of it
One issue though, one camera seemed to get stuck in night mode 
I had it set to auto and had to manually change it to daylight for it to change to daylight.
Is this a common issue with these cameras? The other one I mounted yesterday changed from night to day like it should.
Thanks!
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I had it set to auto and had to manually change it to daylight for it to change to daylight.
Is this a common issue with these cameras? The other one I mounted yesterday changed from night to day like it should.
Thanks!
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looney2ns
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No, it's not a common issue. Reset it to factory defaults, set it up again, see if that helps.One issue though, one camera seemed to get stuck in night mode
I had it set to auto and had to manually change it to daylight for it to change to daylight.
Is this a common issue with these cameras? The other one I mounted yesterday changed from night to day like it should.
Thanks!
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Aajjoo
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Thanks @looney2ns
That’ll have to wait until next weekend when I go up there. Until then I’ll keep track of it with my phone, tomorrow the issue hopefully is gone
@EMPIRETECANDY Have you seen/heard about this issue before?
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I think you probably just have a setting messed up on that camera.
Aajjoo
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That was my thought initially as well but came to the conclusion that there aren’t that many settings apart from the day/night/auto settings that affects this, is it?
To be honest I haven’t messed with the settings much, they pretty much are as they were delivered apart for some IVS settings.
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Settings are in:
Camera > Conditions > Conditions > Day & Night > Mode **note which profile is selected, check the settings for the others
Choose which profile is active in Camera > Conditions > Profile Management
Don't forget to click the save button.
Aajjoo
Getting the hang of it
Thanks! I’ll see if I can check this in Smart PSS straight away!
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Aajjoo
Getting the hang of it
Nope, apparently not possible. I’ll look at it next weekend.
Thanks again!
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Aajjoo
Getting the hang of it
It’s apparent it doesn’t even turn on the ir’s even though it’s pitch black.
It does change to b/w once dark enough but obviously it doesn’t turn on the ir’s. Once it’s daylight it doesn’t go back to color mode.
It has the very same firmware as the other camera (which works fine) which is mounted and has the exact same settings, so I’ll try a factory reset once I get a chance but if that doesn’t work I’m afraid I need to get in touch with @EMPIRETECANDY
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It does change to b/w once dark enough but obviously it doesn’t turn on the ir’s. Once it’s daylight it doesn’t go back to color mode.
It has the very same firmware as the other camera (which works fine) which is mounted and has the exact same settings, so I’ll try a factory reset once I get a chance but if that doesn’t work I’m afraid I need to get in touch with @EMPIRETECANDY
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EMPIRETECANDY
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This happen when you get the cams or failed after using for a while? Try to open the camera and found the IR light cable if loosen, seems the camera no nightvision or No IR light one, so totally darkness. This may happen sometimes when long distance shipping. Some express guy throw parcels.It’s apparent it doesn’t even turn on the ir’s even though it’s pitch black.
It does change to b/w once dark enough but obviously it doesn’t turn on the ir’s. Once it’s daylight it doesn’t go back to color mode.
It has the very same firmware as the other camera (which works fine) which is mounted and has the exact same settings, so I’ll try a factory reset once I get a chance but if that doesn’t work I’m afraid I need to get in touch with @EMPIRETECANDY
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Aajjoo
Getting the hang of it
Installed them last weekend, just checked them for DOA and focus issues before this.
Will check this when I get to my summer house, hopefully this weekend, or the next.
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tibimakai
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I had a loose IR plug, in one of my cameras, HFW5231E-Z12. Somewhere on this forum, I have posted some pictures with it as well.
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Aajjoo
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@tibimakai Been going through your posts but haven’t been able to find the pictures of this, could you point me in the right direction?
Also, what’s needed to open up a camera? All my cameras are in the summer house and I need to make sure I bring the proper tools for this as there’s no hardware store within less than an hour from there.
Thanks!
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tibimakai
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My camera, has a different housing. I have mentioned about the pictures, because maybe internally, they are similar.
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Aajjoo
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Thanks a lot @tibimakai! At least i sort of know what to look for now
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