B54PRO-Z4E first impression
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If 24/7 recording and reliable alerts could be had, many would go that route!
I use the camouflage ones on my tree mounted locations, still working out how to get them sync'd with blue iris
This data would be good to see no doubt, I usually try and keep mine below the max limit if possible at least, pretty sure they will be working hard enough.
Just a follow up using the 10FPS.
No difference I can see. Still more blurred and less quality image than the 5442 Z4 S3 running 2X slower shutter
5442 Z4 produces a better, sharper image
B54PRO Z4 running 1/1000 and 1 FPS
5442 Z4 running 0-2 (1/500) and 30FPS
No difference I can see. Still more blurred and less quality image than the 5442 Z4 S3 running 2X slower shutter
5442 Z4 produces a better, sharper image
B54PRO Z4 running 1/1000 and 1 FPS
5442 Z4 running 0-2 (1/500) and 30FPS
Kinda comparing apples to oranges unless we can override the PROs processing, no? Of course the processing wouldn't be an issue if it were providing superior (or at least equal quality) results.
This is odd, the white SUV looks fine, something isn't right, I can get better results in the UK 
where the light is poor. You could drop the shutter to 0 - 0.7ms, but even on 1ms it should be better. Assuming you on H264H, high bitrate, no NR and no sharpening (initially at least), backlight off and firmware 1028? I know you are well versed in all this but just mentioning since it looks pretty bad considering the light levels!
Mine set as per below:
Those will nail a nearly perfect freeze frame in light half as good, probably less in fact. So I am sure you can make some ground, unless of course the bright ambient is actually screwing with the Ai brain and causing issues. I might not see that kind of light again until sometime next year 
where the light is poor. You could drop the shutter to 0 - 0.7ms, but even on 1ms it should be better. Assuming you on H264H, high bitrate, no NR and no sharpening (initially at least), backlight off and firmware 1028? I know you are well versed in all this but just mentioning since it looks pretty bad considering the light levels!Mine set as per below:
Those will nail a nearly perfect freeze frame in light half as good, probably less in fact. So I am sure you can make some ground, unless of course the bright ambient is actually screwing with the Ai brain and causing issues. I might not see that kind of light again until sometime next year
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Yes and no! - during the day mostly I find my Pro's are OK, low light or night is when the processing takes the wheel! otherwise I can get them to nail motion pretty good, all be it on 0.95ms shutter. The light in @bigredfish samples is very good, maybe too good and this is causing other issues, sadly I cannot compare at this point since we won't see those kind of light levels again until probably June/July 2026.
I will put my 54Pro ZE which covers a road on max zoom tomorrow and just make sure it still gives me good freeze motion, at the moment it is on around 50% zoom, possibly 60%. I do have one covering a door way with human traffic and that is OK, maybe not quite S3 level but pretty damn close, more like your first white SUV image than the next 5. For the record, I actually prefer the white suv image from the Pro, more natural look, the 5442 version of that vehicle looks over sharpened and processed, that could be personal preference. Granted the other images from the 5442 in those samples are clearly superior to the Pro. It's even more bizarre because you should be getting reasonably consistent images like the first one.
1028 FW
All right, but I do have NR on 15, I'll turn it off.
Its still lipstick on a pig if you have to run 10fps, 1ms exposure and 0 NR which will fall apart at dusk or during cloudy weather
All right, but I do have NR on 15, I'll turn it off.
Its still lipstick on a pig if you have to run 10fps, 1ms exposure and 0 NR which will fall apart at dusk or during cloudy weather
I can promise you these Pro's do not like NR or sharpening, it fries the brain even more.
Mine is running 15fps and will give same results at 20fps or even 25fps, remember mine is a ZE turret. I switch mine to IR 30 minutes before sunset, at least, sometimes 1 hour. Light is bad in the UK though.
1028 FW
All right, but I do have NR on 15, I'll turn it off.
Its still lipstick on a pig if you have to run 10fps, 1ms exposure and 0 NR which will fall apart at dusk or during cloudy weather
The 54PRO likes WHITE.... I've noticed this all along. Can't explain it.
Explain the black vehicle that was actually traveling slower...
The 54PRO likes WHITE.... I've noticed this all along. Can't explain it.
Explain the black vehicle that was actually traveling slower...
All right, but I do have NR on 15, I'll turn it off.
Its still lipstick on a pig if you have to run 10fps, 1ms exposure and 0 NR which will fall apart at dusk or during cloudy weather
The 54PRO likes WHITE.... I've noticed this all along. Can't explain it.
Explain the black vehicle that was actually traveling slower...
The 54PRO likes WHITE.... I've noticed this all along. Can't explain it.
Explain the black vehicle that was actually traveling slower...
Yes 100% they love white or light vehicles! black or dark is a struggle! that must be the brain again!!!
Depending on whether the bullet 54Pro is working differently, my take on the black vehicle and the carts is down to NR and/or processing. The only time I see those kind of artifacts/smearing/blur now on my Pro ZE is during poor light or at night, anything close to daylight and mine are in pretty good shape, sometimes surprisingly so in fact. This is in part what annoys me more about these things, some mornings when it is in colour and terribly dark image, it can still give great detail. This is partly why I think there could still be a lifeline for these things
.I'm getting "acceptable" results in daytime. Just not as good as the 5442 S3
If I didn't have a 5442 S3 50 ft away I may not notice the daytime so much.
At night its a hot mess in both color and IR
If I didn't have a 5442 S3 50 ft away I may not notice the daytime so much.
At night its a hot mess in both color and IR
I get that 100%, hot mess if not daylight no doubt, which makes daytime somewhat irrelevant I know. But you should be getting better and more consistent results with those light levels, if you can face anymore testing
Regardless, a truck comes by and my S3 is clean and noise free, sharp and bright, the Pro looks like an 8 year old camera that needs replacing. Those are indeed the facts, sadly. I could easily just rip mine down and swap for S3 or 4K at this point. If the bad guys turn up in white trucks with large black letters on the side we will be in good shape though
Better with 0 NR
Will suck on dark days and lower light levels
Will suck on dark days and lower light levels
My T54PRO-ZE has false vehicle triggers sometimes an at least 99% of the time it is caused by a passing white pick up truck.
