Smalest PTZ with Starlight for watching breeding kestrels

[42er]

Hello folks,

I have some big Dahua PTZ already for security reasons.

Now, a pair of kestrels are going to bread in the kastrel nesting box, which I placed in Feb 2020 on my house wall.





On the 2nd foto (1st is the female, 2nd male ontop), I did a yellow/red point, where I wish to place the mini PTZ.

What I found by my selve is: Dahua 1A203.

Are there any "better" or smaler mini PTZs from Dahua?

Important points for me:

- Starlight

- PTZ

- zoom is with 3x ok, because the distance are around 1m (3 feet)

- wide angle view

- 2MP fine, 4MP nice

- Fotos/records should be save via ftp on my NAS

 

[looney2ns]

Review-Dahua SD1A203T-GN Starlight Mini PTZ

Courtesy of Andy @ Empire Technology @EMPIRETECANDY we have a new Mini PTZ to check out. This is similar to the one that @tangent reviewed, except this one includes zoom and IR illumination, his model does not. You can see his review here of the SD12200T-GN: Review: Dahua Starlight Mini PT Dome...

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[42er]

@looney2ns ,

thanks for the link to the review and I know, that you had many cameras in your hands.

Is the SD1A203T in your opinion "the one" I need, or do you have others in your view?

 

[fenderman]

There is a 4mp starlight version of the same camera. Not sure of the price difference but it should not be much.

 

[42er]

@fenderman , do you pls have a link or name for me, because I did not find it?

 

[fenderman]

@fenderman , do you pls have a link or name for me, because I did not find it?

REVIEW- Dahua SD1A404XB-GNR 4MP AI mini PTZ

Thanks to Andy @EMPIRETECANDY for providing this camera for testing in exchange for a fair and honest review. This is the 4MP AI big brother to the 2MP SD1A203T-GN Click here to purchase this camera from the IPCT Store. Aliexpress link $174.99- US $174.99 5% OFF|2019 Latest New Model...

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[42er]

@fenderman , thanks a lot, just ordered it from @EMPIRETECANDY

 

[42er]

@fenderman , sorry, but one more question..... what is the right mounting device for the camera on my position?

Dahua PFA130-E or PFA13G or ?????

Because, the Dahua accessories sheet dont name the camera...

 

[looney2ns]

Mount directly to the beam. Nothing else needed.

 

[samplenhold]

Is the beam that you will be mounting to a wall beam or a roof beam, as in vertical or horizontal? Most PTZ cams do not like to be mounted laying flat on a wall, at least that is what I have read here.

Is it out of the rain? Could it get wet? It is important to weather proof the connectors.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Just add a PFB203W and drill a hole on it, then can use it easily as a wall mount, there has other guy on the forum do it like this.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

DIY like this

 

[looney2ns]

Is the beam that you will be mounting to a wall beam or a roof beam, as in vertical or horizontal? Most PTZ cams do not like to be mounted laying flat on a wall, at least that is what I have read here.

Is it out of the rain? Could it get wet? It is important to weather proof the connectors.

All answered in the OP.

 

[42er]

Hi folks,

I received the Dahua DH-SD1A404XB-GNR from Andy.

Sadly, there comes no power supply with the camera (support POE, which I dont use at all), which I did not notice :-(

But I have a standard power supply with 12V and 2A and with 5,5mm/2,1mm barrel connector... with + on the middle pin and - on the outside.

But how is the camers barrel connector wired?????? Where is + and where is - ??? Sometimes there is a sign on the connector, but not here. E.g.

The orig power supply is PFM320D, but sadly, the documentation don't tell anything, where + and - is.

Does anybody from you, have a doc about where +/- is or can pls measure it (if you have a PFM320D)?

Thanks a lot

 

[guykuo]

Camera is + inside, - outside.

 

[42er]

Thank you @guykuo , it works well and I can setup now the "little one".

 

[VorlonFrog]

Can't wait to see those pictures, please share when you've got something.

 

[42er]

@VorlonFrog , that will sadly take some time, because the camera, I received, has a defect... just 2 out of 3 IR Lights are working and has to be repaired, better changed.

I tested another power supply, all 3 IR modes.. noch changes, just 2 IR lights are working...




But the female, is already breeding

 

[looney2ns]

@VorlonFrog , that will sadly take some time, because the camera, I received, has a defect... just 2 out of 3 IR Lights are working and has to be repaired, better changed.

I tested another power supply, all 3 IR modes.. noch changes, just 2 IR lights are working...

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But the female, is already breeding

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It changes which IR led is on by the direction the lens is pointed, they don't all stay on all the time.

 

[42er]

@looney2ns , THANK YOU, after turning the Lens the 3rd IR LED turned on, and another turned off.

That is really to much "AI" for my "good old world understanding".