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  1. CamCrazy

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    This ^^^^^ the 54Pro has very pronounced issue in this regard, also 'ghosting' at night and low light is worse than any other Dahua camera I have seen.
  2. CamCrazy

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    That is good to know, the square boxes are bulkier but useful for universal fit of 4K-X and S3 variants, noted. The 130E is a tidy box with the retaining strap, fiddly to fit but compact nonetheless.
  3. CamCrazy

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    This might well be the sub stream darkness issue I have flagged, depending on which stream is being shown via the browser. Mine actually appears to have resolved itself!! but prior to this any substream below 1080 resolution was substantially darker, as per your sample.
  4. CamCrazy

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    That looks like a fine setup. Question, is that 4K-X mounted on a PFA-121 rather than a PFA-130E, or are my eyes deceiving me?
  5. CamCrazy

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

    Here is the odd thing, at some point in the last few days this has resolved itself! :wow: At the time I tried everything to resolve it, no joy, literally a direct result of the firmware upgrade, @Chokolinho was seeing it also. Right now it seems to be OK. The issue I had with the exposure...
  6. CamCrazy

    Dahua SD49225T-HN PTZ repair log

    Cable I used below to repair this PTZ, basically cut the tail end as long as possible then strip back accordingly. Amazon.com: Create idea 10 Core PoE RJ45 Ethernet LAN Cable Connectors for IP Cameras and Monitoring Systems : Electronics Cable mappings as below, why they didn't use standard...
  7. CamCrazy

    Dahua SD49225T-HN PTZ repair log

    Repair was succesful, decided against cutting it open to rework just the one cable, probably do more harm than good. That is one down and one to go, cable mapping of the replacement cable to follow and link also.
  8. CamCrazy

    Dahua SD49225T-HN PTZ repair log

    The 49225 network connector pin out is as expected for a standard RJ45 connector/socket arrangement: 1 - Brown 2 - Brown/White 3 - Green 4 - Blue/White 5 - Blue 6 - Green/White 7 - Orange 8 - Orange/White
  9. CamCrazy

    Dahua SD49225T-HN PTZ repair log

    OK, this went on hold for a while! finally soldered the wires today, including clear heat shrink on all individual cables and then larger piece surrounding. Tight and fiddly job but I have done worse :lol: I will wrap it generously in electrical tape once tested, this is still 50/50 whether it...
  10. CamCrazy

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    Greatly appreciated @tmxv4128 - most useful and excellent placement of that camera :thumb:
  11. CamCrazy

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    I think that there are not enough people testing this camera in poor lighting, it hightlights the floors more, which is a good thing. It means those fortunate enought to have street lights or additional ambient will be winning. For the sake of the three I own, hopefully they can pull this...
  12. CamCrazy

    Learning from IPC-T54IR-ZE purchase mistake

    If you do not own a PTZ, just get one, you will never look back. A 2mp lowlight will do just fine for starters :thumb:
  13. CamCrazy

    Learning from IPC-T54IR-ZE purchase mistake

    Pairing up cameras can be useful, you would certainly be pleased with the 4MP S3. Similarly one of the 4K variants might also be worth a try depending on your requirements, this might not be an option if you prefer IR to white LED's at night. Since purchasing the 4K-T cameras recently I am...
  14. CamCrazy

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ :thumb:
  15. CamCrazy

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    I did think that myself, at a guess I would have said 20-25 feet, it looked high. As above I tend to go 8-9 feet, in my mind I think these are less likely to get hit with a hammer or paint ball device :wow: :lol: Normally you can never have enough damn cameras, overview, then tigher angle on...
  16. CamCrazy

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Have you tried applying some frosted/etched glass window film to diffuse the beam, might well diffuse it too much but I use this on camera IR with good results, I have a post somewhere with a sample, will dig it out. See image below. Available on Amazon/eBay etc. Might need to experiment by...
  17. CamCrazy

    B54PRO-Z4E first impression

    Got to love the 4K series, maybe not on this thread but could you possibly post an image of that 4K-X in daylight with rough distance listed :thumb:
  18. CamCrazy

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Sorry, I can see that looks fine on the normal image output. It is a very large overview, light will always be required for that, suspect you will need some very beefy IR to cover properly. Similarly with floodlight you would be looking 6000-10000+ lumens, unless you slow the shutter speed down...
  19. CamCrazy

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

    I bought mine, stupidly assuming the sensor would be identical to the S3 or better but with addition of white LED's. Well, assume makes and ass out of you and me, as it turns out. For @Tinman (that cat comment did make me laugh!) I am pretty sure with that much light the 54Pro should be working...
  20. CamCrazy

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

    Join the queue :(
  21. CamCrazy

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

    The daytime is pretty good so long as the light is bright enough, if it isn't, forget it, the S3 wins hands down. Similar in B&W, it isn't close to the S3 yet. Night requires a lot of work still, in both B&W and colour.
  22. CamCrazy

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    Can't quite see what is going on with the daytime image onn the S3, looks kind of grainy?!? The night image looks about what I would expect with no additional IR. The B54 bullet variant has more powerful IR illuminators on board, it would be more suited for this location. But, you can add either...
  23. CamCrazy

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

    Interesting, I like the 54Pro better in this case!
  24. CamCrazy

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

    Putting together a list of bugs/things that need resolving on the 54Pro ZE model using latest 1127 firmware, for my own reference and maybe others can add to, or expand on: ● Reduced quality output in B&W at night. ● Poor quality output in colour at night (smearing, artifacts, ghosting on...
  25. CamCrazy

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

    I will experiment with this for you later, also echo the NR to zero comments. Once I've pushed the gain and NR, shall see how things work out. Previously I have kept gain below 60 at night and NR below 20, daytime I have NR 'off' :)
  26. CamCrazy

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

    Ah well, at least maybe you will be holding off for a while now :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :clap:
  27. CamCrazy

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

    Well both myself and others appreciate the acknowledgement, no doubt between us there have been a few hundred hours logged on these 54Pro's, pretty sure I must have 10-12 hours at least, most likely more. I suspect we just about turned onto the road, possibly into second gear. I guess...
  28. CamCrazy

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

    I would wait before jumping to any conclusions just yet, it is my opinon that significant firmware revisions or more likely hardware upgrades (54Pro V2 or similar) will be required before these cameras are performing where they should, particularly at night. Just my opinion of course, I have...
  29. CamCrazy

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

    Just an update, I tried the Dahua firmware, failed regardless of which way around sadly, so for now, guess I stick with current new, or drop back to previous depending. Is anyone else seeing a darker image on sub stream below 1080p with the very latest firmware? mainstream is normal, just sub...
  30. CamCrazy

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

    Deep breath, I'm going to try the 4.R Dahua release on one of mine then. I tried to install the 4.R from Dahua and it failed, restarted camera, I normally install the firmware.bin first then the DH_IPC bin second, any tips for this...?