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

[CamCrazy]

OK, I am quite certain this latest 1028 firmware is a step forward, both in daytime and night images. Feels like some of the automatic processing has been pulled back, I am seeing more natural looking (sometimes a little fine noise, which is OK) but colour at night and daytime is looking better in my two test locations. Also, my preference is still to have NR and sharpening at well below 10 or zero/disabled in both cases, I will take a grainy image with some 'sparkles' if it means retaining detail and enabling ID.

 

[duplo]

What are the sharpness settings on those?

I mean I can make the original FW do same moving sharpness from 15 to 75

Assume all other settings NR and Exp are same?

Hard to follow this thread,
some guys love posting text like book chapters without posting any videos/pictures. so cannot read anything.

You notice it if you put a test chart like usaf1951 (US letter size print) in a range around 10ft/3m at a mounting height of 6-8ft/2-2.5m. Day. Turn down exposure compensate to zero to be able to read the letters on the chart.

Digital zoom the chart.
On all previous firmware the test chart looks like a 2MP cam. On 1028 one could say now its 4MP.
The picture is now sharper, like 5442. Better overall image to me.

It looks like the firmware has some nasty software manipulation aka wizmagic. One day picture looks Ok, other looks not good. Somehow related to what colors are in the picture. So its some kind of alghorithm to me. The behaviour is unpredictable.

They removed/reduced it now somehow, but now have bit more noise. Can be settings related.
For me its now much better, less blurr etc. But noisier than before if you turn down NR too much.

 

[CamCrazy]

Hard to follow this thread,
some guys love posting text like book chapters without posting any videos/pictures. so cannot read anything.

Sometimes text like book chapters are just as good as videos and pictures, especially if they are filled with wisdom and experience - try the suggestions, if they work well, add that person to the 'they know what they are talking about list'

It looks like the firmware has some nasty software manipulation aka wizmagic. One day picture looks Ok, other looks not good. Somehow related to what colors are in the picture. So its some kind of alghorithm to me. The behaviour is unpredictable.

I would agree with this 100%, as the scene changes, so does the video output in many cases, this needs controlling.

 

[bigredfish]

Hard to follow this thread,
some guys love posting text like book chapters without posting any videos/pictures. so cannot read anything.

You notice it if you put a test chart like usaf1951 (US letter size print) in a range around 10ft/3m at a mounting height of 6-8ft/2-2.5m. Day. Turn down exposure compensate to zero to be able to read the letters on the chart.

Digital zoom the chart.
On all previous firmware the test chart looks like a 2MP cam. On 1028 one could say now its 4MP.
The picture is now sharper, like 5442. Better overall image to me.

It looks like the firmware has some nasty software manipulation aka wizmagic. One day picture looks Ok, other looks not good. Somehow related to what colors are in the picture. So its some kind of alghorithm to me. The behaviour is unpredictable.

They removed/reduced it now somehow, but now have bit more noise. Can be settings related.
For me its now much better, less blurr etc. But noisier than before if you turn down NR too much.

I concur

 

[Chokolinho]

What do you think, guys?

Shutter : 8,33 , Gain : 48 NR : 25 25
Sharpness : 10