Dahua 5442/T54IR vs the rest
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Thank you kindly, being lazy I know, normally I am good and research! you got me thinking about the bullets now though
- I mean technically I could replace the turrets with bullets, since they are on the front of the house and approximately 12 feet up the turrets do look slightly less obnoxious! do have one on the roofline though where the power would be useful. I will swap out a couple of the existing 2MP starlights with the 5442 S3, then try one of the 54Pro's on the roofline with the LED's on and see how that works out. The other 54Pro I plan to use on the front door which will also cover the driveway and throw some ambient which will cross over slightly with the roofline camera, this will be a trial to see how colour works. Seems to me that the 54Pro series have reasonably bright LED's. Be nice to ID cars in colour at night when required, on the one hand I don't miss street lights, on the other hand they would be useful for the cameras!The more I read on the main thread, the more I'm tempted to cancel the 5442's and switch for these Pro's if not dispatched yet! flexibility of essentially having a security light and IR camera if you want, built in one unit. On a side note, I wonder why they chose warm LED's and not 'daylight' or cool?!? seems an odd choice to me.
Currently I have 2x 54Pro ZE coming and 2x 5442 S3, maybe the wise choice would have been 2x 54Pro ZE, 1x 54Pro AS and 1x 5442 S3, the latter for comparison purposes. Mostly they will be used in 2.8mm wide anyway, there is normally a tendency for the fixed focal length to be a touch sharper. Of course having spot focus on the ZE models can be useful in some instances.
Currently I have 2x 54Pro ZE coming and 2x 5442 S3, maybe the wise choice would have been 2x 54Pro ZE, 1x 54Pro AS and 1x 5442 S3, the latter for comparison purposes. Mostly they will be used in 2.8mm wide anyway, there is normally a tendency for the fixed focal length to be a touch sharper. Of course having spot focus on the ZE models can be useful in some instances.
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Fixed it for 'ya @Parley .... ;-)
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Andy calls it the 4m-tz
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3449Pro was up until recently a fixed lens only. Mine is 3.6mm
Andys part is: 4M-T
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The VF version of the 3449Pro just came out along with the 54PRO (5x59 series)
The Andy part number for the new 3449Pro VF; is 4M-TZ
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Andys part is: 4M-T
EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-T 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP Smart Dual Light Active Deter
4MP 1/1.8" CMOS Built-in multi-core light, Max. IR distance is 30 m, Max. warm light distance is 30 m Intelligent monitoring: Intrusion, Tripwire Supports max. 512 G Micro SD card Built-in dual Mic Support two-way talk IP67 protection Sound and light alarm (red and blue lights) SMD 4.0
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The VF version of the 3449Pro just came out along with the 54PRO (5x59 series)
The Andy part number for the new 3449Pro VF; is 4M-TZ
EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-TZ 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP WizColor TiOC PRO Vari-focal
Available for pre-order, shipping to the US takes about 2 weeks 4-MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor, low luminance, and high definition image. Built-in multi-core light, the max. IR distance is 50 m and the max. warm light distance is 50 m. Intelligent monitoring: Abnormality detection Alarm: 1 in, 1...
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IPC-Color4M-T
IPC-Color4M-TL
IPC-Color4M-TZ
IPC-Color4M-XL
IPC-Color8M-TL
I can do some "rocket science" things and fill out tax forms, but I sure can't make any sense out of these model numbers!
IPC-Color4M-TL
IPC-Color4M-TZ
IPC-Color4M-XL
IPC-Color8M-TL
I can do some "rocket science" things and fill out tax forms, but I sure can't make any sense out of these model numbers!
StevenFromTexas
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Yeah, I'd rather see some useful names like IPC-Crappy, IPC-Fair, IPC-Good, IPC-Better, and IPC-Excellent. Now that tells me something without having to get out the damn encyclopedia to figure stuff out.
The 4M-T is the new 3449 Pro, but is there a mapping of what all the above map to? Which one is the 54Pro?
And the older 4k-t has a 1/1.2 sensor, but these newer ones have 1/1.8, so technically isn’t that, while older, better for low light given the bigger sensor? Software helps, but hardware wins there.
And the older 4k-t has a 1/1.2 sensor, but these newer ones have 1/1.8, so technically isn’t that, while older, better for low light given the bigger sensor? Software helps, but hardware wins there.
You're getting confused by the Dahua to Andy translation
4M-T is and has always been the 1/1.8" 4MP 3449H-AS-PV-PRO
4K-T is and always has been the 1/1.2" 8MP 5849H-ASE-LED white light only camera
4M-T is and has always been the 1/1.8" 4MP 3449H-AS-PV-PRO
4K-T is and always has been the 1/1.2" 8MP 5849H-ASE-LED white light only camera
I liked it more when they had 5442 somewhere in the name, at least then I knew life would be good regardless of what came before or after
- joking aside I'm learning more each day with these new camera models, mostly thanks to the knowledgeable folks on here such as @bigredfish, @looney2ns, @wittaj and others 
Getting off track a bit here, but how much better is the warm lighting on the IPC-Color4K-T 8MP cameras vs the turrets, 2 LED vs 4 LED and about 3-4watts difference it appears? normally I would prefer bullets for this reason but turrets look a bit less imposing!
Yeah, I'd rather see some useful names like IPC-Crappy, IPC-Fair, IPC-Good, IPC-Better, and IPC-Excellent. Now that tells me something without having to get out the damn encyclopedia to figure stuff out.
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Andy PLEASE...
Change names of your Color4M/8M cams to our unified system.
34PRO, 38PRO
24WHITE (or 24COLOR)...
No-one understands actual messs with Color4M/8M...
PS. If you must use Color4M names due FCC registration, please use dual names in Your shop (like 'T34PRO-AS / Color4M-T' and 'T34PRO-ZE / Color4M-TZ'). This way You could unify also other older models with strange names...
Agreed. Love Andy and his fine products... But the naming system is nonsensical. This is a much better idea.