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Hi. you will find most connections are like that..... all you need is a lead like this and a 12v power supply Ok figured it out. You do NOT need a RG59 on my camera + mic. tomcctv was correct. I need a RCA male -> male.

I bought this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/170909305011 but neither the audio in OR the power cable were the correct size for my Dahua (IPC-HDBW3300) camera. Does anyone know what mic I need for this camera, that has the correct plugs?

Is this the newest?

It's VERY easy to get the exact storage that he needs: cam1: xxxkbit cam2: xxxkbit cam3: xxxkbit etc etc etc xxx+xxx+xxx= xxx / by 8 to get KB/S, then / 100 to get MB/S * 60 to get data per minute * 60 to get data per hour * number of hours that you want to record per day * days you want to record Simple as that.

I was figuring 8 cameras at 15fps averaging 40000 bytes per second streams. (h.264) That is average for my 4mp ACTi cameras running variable bit rate high quality. I think it was 43tb for 14 days. I have some that are much higher I noticed when looking though. Some as high as 250,000 bytes per second. I can go lower, but see a noticeable difference in quality, and I use them to get license plates so I need the high quality stream. I could well be off, these were quick and dirty calculations lol. Some of my one megapixel cameras stream 2,000 bytes per second, then another of the exact same camera with the same settings at the same site will be at 16,000 bytes per second. Depends on the scene a lot, so you may vary. I have over 70tb of storage now, but I record on motion and I have multiple sites so most sites record to say only 1-2tb getting me anywhere from as low as 30 days to as much as one site with 302 days right now. Must not be busy there lol! My goal is for at least 90 days storage, I'll be working on that more once we finish rolling out the next 20-30 sites. It's in BITS. 8000kbits is 1 MEGABYTE a second. My Dahua 3MP at full resolution and max frame rate is 8000kbits = 1MB/s. 60MB for 1 minute. 3600MB or 3.6GB every hour PER cam. 86.4GB per day. 1 209,6GB (1.2TB) for 14 days per camera. This is at everything maxed. You could probably set it down to 4000kbit and still get 90% of the image quality you get with 8000kbit, and you are down to 604,8GB per camera for 14 days. So for 5 cameras running at 4000kbit you would need a bit over 3TB. So just get 4 1TB disks and you should be good to go, as each 1TB disk is actually around 930GB once it's in place in the PC That will give you 3.7TB of storage.

Software Version 2.103.0000.0.R, build : 2012-07-24 WEB Version 3.0.0.0 Do I have to do some settings in the camera to enable push or is it just in the app?

Sorry for bumping the thread, but I just got one (some weeks ago) and I am AMAZED what I got for $300 SHIPPED to Norway! Thanks to buellwinkle for his site (http://networkcameracritic.com/) that got me looking into Dahua. I had a Foscam that replaced this camera and what a world of difference. For $300 it's a GREAT camera. I use it as a dog monitor and for that it works just great. I mounted it in the ceiling, corner of the room, and it covers the whole room (minus a couple of blind spots, because of the layout), but I would not hesitate for a second to buy another camera like this. IR works great for my needs. It has more than enough IR lighting to light up the entire room at night. THAT being said I am totally new to this game, and I have only had a Foscam previously.

Thanks mate, got it

http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/ipc-hdbw3300--14.html I have this. 3MP dome. Focal Length 3.3~12mm Max Aperture F1.4 Focus Control Manual Angle of View H: 79.3°(Wide)~29.8°(Tele) Lens Type Manual / Auto Iris (DC) Mount Type CS How do I change the Focal Length and focus of the camera? Thanks guys!

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I am not getting push to work. It says OK when I use the push config to connect to my camera but I have not got a notification, even though it's storing snapshots on my FTP server. Do I need a SD card for this to work? I am currently sending snapshots to my local FTP.

Just got an answer from Will at K&D: You can disconnect the fan if it's mounted inside. The fan is just to blow hot air around to all the other parts if it's mounted outside Now I am pretty much 100% happy with this cam! I think I'm going to buy a new one now to mount outside, either a new dome or a bullet camera

Thanks, it's not on that port Also, anything I can do with the fan? The sound is low pitched, so it's pretty annoying. Can I change the fan to a better unit or remove it all together? BTW, how do I change the view angle? It's a varifocal lens. Is it set at the widest from factory?

Tested again and I set separate forward rules on tcp, udp and http. I also used the official app that dex recommended. Video delay was down to 0.5 seconds and frame drops are rare so it seems it was a router problem. Thanks for all your suggestions and help guys.

Thanks. I'll give that a try. Don't know the CPU usage, but it's not a concern. I have a powerful desktop PC. Quad core - 4Ghz, lots of ram, SSD disk, Windows 7. Most of my testing has been via my Android phone on my LAN. Smooth picture (most of the time), but it does have a delay. Maybe this is the norm? Do you guys have a video delay on your Dahua cams? Also, I'm having some problems with the quality of the stream now. It seems to drop frames and is jerky. I have 50/100mbit fiber, so it's not a speed problem. Any suggestions? It might be a router problem. I have opened TCP and UDP ports in one rule, maybe this is the reason. I will update this thread if the router is the cause of the dropped frames.

I don't have a software or NVR, I just have the camera and watch it from the webpage (camera IP) and from the IP Cam Viewer app on Android. There is a 2 second delay from when something happens, to when it shows up on the camera.