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

bigredfish said:
I kinda wonder if that 24w is with the lens heater engaged? I thought a saw a spec on that?
Wonder if it can be controlled in a setting?
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I think it's with everything engaged - lens heater, led's AI (!!!), siren, speaker etc. For sure, 90% of the time, not everything will be on at the same time. The issue with going lower in terms of a switch is the one time everything aligns to cause every feature to be used, or if not every feature more than you budgeted for. In hot climates, probably never happen as heater will never be engaged unless it detects misting due to humidity rather than just low temp. However, in cold climates it's possible. The issue though is where do you pitch your poe if not? If you go for 16w and that 1 day it goes to 17w, thats the camera or poe potentially damaged. That's why I always pitch poe above the camera max to give headroom and avoid the electronics always being maxxed out as electonics don't like prolonged heat or load for max life. So it's an issue in so far as most may very rarely if ever trigger all 24w. But if you don't buget for it, what happens if it occurs? ...and where do you pitch you poe switch if not at full power? 10w, 12w, 15W?...and what happens if the stars align and you pict for 15w and it goes to 16w? Even if you don't exceed are you maxxed out all the time giving potentially lower life? Very hard not to pitch to spec sheet figures unlerss you're prepared to risk damage. Not knocking the new cameras they're looking great. But it is going to require some expensive changes to poe equipment by the look of it.,
 
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