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

A couple of shots comparing the 54ir-ze-s3 with the new t54pro-ze.
The s3 is the first pic, pro the 2nd.

I don't have the pro dialed in as of yet, and positioning is still ongoing as well, but gives an idea of what b&w IR looks like compared to the S3.
 

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Pretty sure the white LED is not associated with IVS. At least it’s not with the 3449 Pro.

It’s a bit deceiving, but unless there is an Event Linkage directly associated with the IVS rule, (on the 3449) Smart Illumination is what’s activating the white LEDs which is an all area internal sensor not specific to IVS or any region. Think of it as SMD which is why the lady triggered it?

UNLESS The “warning light” ? May be the white LEDs on the 5459PRO? In which case they’re different
 
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What exposure are you running on the top video? Fluffy looks a little blurry
 
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A couple of shots comparing the 54ir-ze-s3 with the new t54pro-ze.
The s3 is the first pic, pro the 2nd.

I don't have the pro dialed in as of yet, and positioning is still ongoing as well, but gives an idea of what b&w IR looks like compared to the S3.
This looks quite comparable to me, pretty damn close depending on settings for shutter speed etc.
 
Here is a quick comparison video I made of the IPC-Color4M-T and IPC-T54PRO-ZE.
SETUP:
Both cameras were set up as close as possible with the same focal length and placement. To match the 3.6mm of the Color 4M-T, I set the zoom of the T54PRO-ZE to “173.” The distance of the cameras’ target was 15’5”. The accompanying video is focused only on night captures, since that is what everyone seemed to be interested in seeing. Note, I did include a screen capture from my NVR of the daytime image from consecutive days at the same time for each camera. As you can see, the Color4M-T looks better.

THE VIDEO:
As requested by Bigredfish, I made video clips of three comparison scenes:
1. B&W with illumination by the cameras’ IR
2. Color with the porch lights turned “on”
3. Color with the porch light “off” but LEDs of the cameras turned “on”
Also, as a final clip, I switched on Smart Illumination and walked out to the porch to see how long the IR would take to switch over to the warm LEDs.

For the test, I walked into camera view, and then in the next clip I ran to show if ghosting was a problem with the shutter setting 0-8.33.
In Summary, the T54PRO-ZE is nice, but I am going to swap the Color4M-T back tomorrow to monitor the front door. It was the clear winner in the test for both day and night. I could tweak the settings for the IPC-T54PRO-ZE to eliminate the noise and help with illumination, but I wanted this test to focus on both cameras with the same settings.

Video Link:

The light levels on the Pro in both B&W and colour look way off, hope this is a bug, surely it cannot be this bad, there is another video posted on Andy's channel which shows the Pro looking as expected in B&W and colour mode with little to no ambient light.

 
Not with an IVS rule …

And you can’t define ROI or detection area with the 3449Pro as far as the Smart Illumination is concerned

Actually, that’s only true for older models like the 3449Pro.
The WizMind 5 Series can trigger Smart Dual Light and other linkage actions directly from IVS events.
The IVS rule itself acts as the ROI — confirmed in the Dahua NVR User Manual V1.0.0 (2025, Ch. 6.1.3 & 6.2.1) and the 5459HP datasheet.
 
Pretty sure the white LED is not associated with IVS. At least it’s not with the 3449 Pro.

It’s a bit deceiving, but unless there is an Event Linkage directly associated with the IVS rule, (on the 3449) Smart Illumination is what’s activating the white LEDs which is an all area internal sensor not specific to IVS or any region. Think of it as SMD which is why the lady triggered it?

UNLESS The “warning light” ? May be the white LEDs on the 5459PRO? In which case they’re different
It does use the warm leds as a warning light. The lights will turn back off once the IVS rule ends. I may of found why it triggered as I had the global enabled (see pics) The exposure is all default auto. I will tweak that once I get a few more events. I may have to increase the IVS sensitivity as well, as the cat did not trigger. Here are a few more settings to help explain.

Screenshot 2025-10-09 084357.jpgScreenshot 2025-10-09 084542.jpg
 
Yes I understand the IVS rule being essentially the ROI but there’s no other control for that other than the line you draw and sensitivity setting

On the new 5 series having a direct Event linkage for activating the white LEDs at night, great. Didn’t know that
 
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It does use the warm leds as a warning light. The lights will turn back off once the IVS rule ends. I may of found why it triggered as I had the global enabled (see pics) The exposure is all default auto. I will tweak that once I get a few more events. I may have to increase the IVS sensitivity as well, as the cat did not trigger. Here are a few more settings to help explain.

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Gotcha. That is different than the 3449
 
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Gotcha. That is different than the 3449
The forum wouldn't let me attach more settings pics for some reason again. This global tab...do we need to configure it or disable it, never could figure that one out? I do not have SMD enabled and am wondering if the global setting is the reason.
 
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False trigger at image edge
Zoom in (4–6 mm)
Mis-classification (human/animal)
Disable “Animal”
Too sensitive bounding boxes
Sensitivity 3–4
Motion blur / ghosting
EIS off, 3D-NR Medium
 
Actually, that’s only true for older models like the 3449Pro.
The WizMind 5 Series can trigger Smart Dual Light and other linkage actions directly from IVS events.
The IVS rule itself acts as the ROI — confirmed in the Dahua NVR User Manual V1.0.0 (2025, Ch. 6.1.3 & 6.2.1) and the 5459HP datasheet.
Mine ROI is not enabled. So am I understanding you right, I need to enable it and draw the area where my rule is to eliminate the false trigger?
 
Mine ROI is not enabled. So am I understanding you right, I need to enable it and draw the area where my rule is to eliminate the false trigger?

Sry for confusion
ROI is used only for motion detection or image exposure, not for IVS/AI events.

For IVS (Tripwire, Intrusion, etc.), the rule itself acts as the ROI — the camera’s AI still analyzes the entire frame to detect and track objects, and then checks if any of those bounding boxes cross your IVS line or zone.

Right?


So the fix isn’t enabling ROI.
You could try:
zoom in a bit,
disable “Animal,”
reduce IVS sensitivity,
and keep your Tripwire line tighter to the actual area you want to protect.
 
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Here is the actual .dav file of night cat capture. It looks much better that BI's exported clip I posted earlier. Well, guess I can't attach a dav. file...crap
 
Did the IVS rule actually trip on the lady? I mean the IVS rule flashed red and recorded as an IVS event?

If not, I’m willing to bet $100 the IVS rule you showed at the steps did not activate the warning light and no change is necessary other than to increase sensitivity for fluffy (I run most of mine at 8-9)

I’m betting the global Smart Illumination settings which encompass the entire FOV picked her up and kicked on the warm/white LEDs

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Sry for confusion
ROI is used only for motion detection or image exposure, not for IVS/AI events.

For IVS (Tripwire, Intrusion, etc.), the rule itself acts as the ROI — the camera’s AI still analyzes the entire frame to detect and track objects, and then checks if any of those bounding boxes cross your IVS line or zone.

Right?


So the fix isn’t enabling ROI.
You could try:
zoom in a bit,
disable “Animal,”
reduce IVS sensitivity,
and keep your Tripwire line tighter to the actual area you want to protect.
Sounds right...I'll try to disable the global AI and see what happens.
 
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Though it sounds like the new 5 series can activate the white light via Event Linkage, it kinda depends on whether you use that by itself and/or in conjunction with the Smart Illumination setting.

For my example in a little more enclosed space, I want the lights to come on before they trip IVS, 1- to allow the lighting change to occur before target hits IVS to insure a clean image, 2- because if bad guy is standing 10ft to the side of my tripwire and not activating it, I still want the light to come on and see his face better anywhere he may be in the FOV

Scene specific I suppose
 
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