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  1. steve1225

    T54PRO-ZE vs IPC-Color4M-TZ

    Dahua released with almost half year delay (firmware problems??? :) new 7 WizMind-7 series Dual Light cams... https://www.dahuasecurity.com/Products/All-Products/Network-Cameras/WizMind-7-Series 25% bigger bullet chassis in comparison to latest 5x59-PRO.. only bullet and PTRZ dome.. 4 and 8...
  2. steve1225

    T54PRO-ZE vs IPC-Color4M-TZ

    Big question here is 'all problems with WizColor' is simply from different/bad video processing or there is worse image sensor or open aperture create problems with softness of image (last one can be very true for IR). If there is worse image/optics, then worth checking should be 5459-IL, which...
  3. steve1225

    Hard drive recommendations

    depending model & size they can be much or less noisier... You must read manufacture spec sheet in PDF.. noise levels are different for different size (TB) models in each line depending how many magnetic discs & heads are inside..
  4. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    lights reflection typical to open aperture (F1.0).. 5x59 in bullets have some mitigation for that (angled sensor), but in turrets is no space for that. it's first -IL reported on forum, where you bought it? please put video footage with people/car movement at night...
  5. steve1225

    T54PRO-ZE vs IPC-Color4M-TZ

    Dahua released on website new firmware for TIOC-PRO (IPC-HX3XXX-Goethe_MultiLang_PN_Stream3_V3.140.0000000.21.R.251206), which have also AI-ISP on/off switch in configuration page. Interesting is that after upgrading from older firmware, this switch will be default to OFF... Looks like Dahua...
  6. steve1225

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    It’s not ISO, it’s always HDR On PRO models you can’t simply compare ISO by comparing images. This don’t work like this
  7. steve1225

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    Why 6ms? You are from the US - so 8.3ms (1/120s)... With today modern LED lighting you can even put European 10ms... 50/60Hz (100/120Hz) light blinking from electric grid is no more with LED lights... If you see ghosting on moving objects, then this means there is missing light.. More IR or...
  8. steve1225

    3D noise reduction should always be off

    All modern cameras in mobiles / drones / sport cameras and CCTV cams are using some form of 3DNR. Without 3DNR you will see HOW CRAPY modern sensors are and how much noise they produce... even at day condition (like cloudy sky etc).. Only true profesional video cams with much much bigger &...
  9. steve1225

    Review - EmpireTech IPC-T54PRO-AS 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP WizColor

    5xPRO cams have two NEW video image processing STAGES.. One is AI-ISP with AI based 2D & 3D noise reduction.. Problematic but now can be disabled... Second I call "always HDR" - which is strong local (per image region) gamma manipulation with 3D LUT color mapping and auto brightness algorithm...
  10. steve1225

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    check VLC over rtsp stream.. You will know what is really in RTSP stream and is SmartPSSLite or CHrome version wrong...
  11. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Reading this forum thread and post like that I see two problems: 1. AI-ISP and the beautiful, colorful, bright static images this technology can generate have incredibly inflated the expectations you and several similar people on this forum have. The truth is that the 5459-PRO uses the same...
  12. steve1225

    Healthcare

    In Portugal, I simply go to pharmacy every 2 months, give my ID number and without any prescription buy the same meds as last time (hypertension) paying full price (because I don't have new prescription) at 30 Euro range (for 2 months)... For me is a cheaper (counting my time) than I will go to...
  13. steve1225

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    Smart Object Detection: R1515332.0_V1.005.0000000.0.R [NEW] this was mentioned on Dahua internal 5x59-PRO presentations, that it will be released in Q4 2024... question what this is exactly doing?
  14. steve1225

    EmpireTech latest New firmware, Device Guide video, Manual WEB5.0

    V5 is a beta... and very buggy.. stay on V4...
  15. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    the same story was with full Video Meta Data on 5442 & 7442.. enabling VMD corrected camera manual settings (shutter times etc) to catch objects in motion.. in case AI-ISP this behavior can be explained by fact that AI-ISP (2D & 3D NR) are USING IVS data - to localize on video picture moving...
  16. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    1.1 V3.146.0000000.4 Release Date November 11, 2025 New Features None. Optimized Features Optimized image effects, including clarity, saturation, noise, and WDR. Lets hope something changed around AI 2D & 3D noise reduction...
  17. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    1. old firmware... upgrade firmware to last one.. there were some bigger IVS updates... 2. try check with / without Large Scale AI (in IVS->global settings).
  18. steve1225

    Colorvu G3 availability in the USA? worth it?

    Andy have some G3 models: https://empiretech01.com/collections/colorvu-series-camera Please be aware that G3 similar to Dahua WizColor cams - use some AI trick (AI-ISP) in video processing to create beautiful bright and colorful static images at night conditions. they can work in worse...
  19. steve1225

    Mini-Review EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-T

    it's strictly different firmware version behavior - not different HW model behavior... ZAS you have on firmware version after Dahua added Large Scale AI models. Another time, when they add some feature and they destroy other by bad code design...
  20. steve1225

    Mini-Review EmpireTech IPC-Color4M-T

    for me MD masks never worked for Smart Illumination on 3449-PRO.. Now I know why - I used IVS.. quality of firmware on newer Dahua cams is going spiral down...
  21. steve1225

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    To be fair - you should show here how image / video with the same exposure / shutter looks from 5442... A big problem with WizColor / AI-ISP cameras is that because they can "paint" a beautiful bright color static image at 1/100s to 1/250s at night in low light, we think the same applies to...
  22. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Andy, but they have SECOND video processing pipeline without AI-ISP in this firmware.. All dual light (5x59-IL) models DON'T have AI-ISP and they use some form of more classic video processing... almost the same hardware.. the same firmware.. They simply can add option to use video pipeline...
  23. steve1225

    Sensors used in Dahua cams

    Both Dahua WizColor and hik vucolor are using SmartSens sensors (4/6/8 mix). Omni vision is used only in classic higher lines
  24. steve1225

    AcuPick 2.0 - NEW AI features for Dahua cams / NVRs (presentation)

    yes, I have plans to buy it when will be available on Andy shop.. question when I will have time to install / play with it? There weeks ago I started big modernization of my house and for now I don't have time / energy to unpack / install in my house Andy last delivery of 54PRO-ZE...
  25. steve1225

    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Main difference for PRO NVR is WizSeek - natural large AI model like Google Gemini for describing what NVR see on video. You can search objects / actions by written prompts like 'Man in blue t-shirt running over street'. Or 'cat jumping over fence'. You can create alarms for specific actions...
  26. steve1225

    AcuPick 2.0 - NEW AI features for Dahua cams / NVRs (presentation)

    Delivered by Andy demo of searching objects using WizSeek and AI text prompts:
  27. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    what tool / process are you using to extract the firmware?
  28. steve1225

    AcuPick 2.0 - NEW AI features for Dahua cams / NVRs (presentation)

    Firmware to 5xxx-XI-PRO have 1.5 GB of main .bin file + 2GB of algorithms .bin file... In comparison 5xxx-EI had 0.25GB firmware file and 6xx-XI had 0.45GB firmware.. Big jump in AI algorithms data...
  29. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    no it's not.. 4/5/8 Mpx models configuiration and 140db WDR (triple flash, 90 fps on sensor) on 4Mpx model suggest that sensors on 5x59-IL are taken from OmniVision (identical to 5442) not SmartSense. they have very different noise type.. there is no 2Mpx model on both lines...
  30. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Yes, main board with SoC and firmware is the same. Only sensor and optics are different. Plus firmware don’t support ai-isp (different internal config). In world of cams this is normal. Hik have sometimes hundreds cam models on the same main board / soc / firmware.