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

[Chokolinho]

Putting IVS lines over plants is probably asking for trouble, stick to either grass areas or pathways...excuse the rough drawing!

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I only have intrusion false alarms.

 

[steve1225]

I only have intrusion false alarms.

One more time: from WHAT?

you should have AI rectangles which shows what object created a alarm..

any screenshots / videos with AI rectangles?

 

[bigredfish]

Thanks for posting more video clips, this is useful for all. Here is my take on the second video, if you would rather not run LED all the time then certainly run in IR mode, switch to LED when IVS triggers as you have it set already, get the shutter speed faster at say 1/160 or 1/200, this will allow you to hopefully freeze motion and hence ID someone if required, testing will be needed to confirm. The light levels even with LED's on concern me slightly, possibly try pushing the gain up just to test, you could also try shutter priority and see how that works out, ignore if you already tried that with lesser results.

Shutter priority at 1/160 or 1/200 minimum, IR on when dark and trigger LED's with IVS rules, would be my summary, oh and keep NR below 40 if you can, or at least below 50.

Exactly what I said and showed.

I would be careful with Shutter Prio, it tends to bump gain to the point of a very noisy image

 

[steve1225]

Acupick is off. Only IVS.

ps. if you use tripwires, why you use intrusion?

 

[Chokolinho]

One more time: from WHAT?

you should have AI rectangles which shows what object created a alarm..

any screenshots / videos with AI rectangles?

Once from the car tire that was recognized and next to the plant on the object. However, I no longer use Intrusion, only the lines.

 

[Chokolinho]

ps. if you use tripwires, why you use intrusion?

I had it that way before, too. I didn't have any false alarms then.

 

[bigredfish]

ps. if you use tripwires, why you use intrusion?

I use both in a number of scenes, particularly larger open spaces

 

[steve1225]

I use both in a number of scenes, particularly larger open spaces

In many cases have sense - especially to differentiate different things (street vs plot, people entrance by gates etc).

But not so much on this one (lots of "objects" happening on the scene...)

@Chokolinho didn't answer what objects invoked those intrusions.. so I'm shooting with possibilities

 

[CamCrazy]

Exactly what I said and showed.

I would be careful with Shutter Prio, it tends to bump gain to the point of a very noisy image

Sorry, wasn't trying to double up, possibly hadn't seen yours at that point

Yes shutter priority can work better in some locations than other, also could be camera specific to some degree, I use it on a couple of mine, other are full manual.

 

[bigredfish]

I just haven’t had any luck with it. It creates a beautiful static image, but movement becomes “holy dancing pixels Batman!”

 

[alekk]

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.”

Has anyone compared the FOV of the (new) T54PRO-AS (fixed 2.8 & 3.6mm) to the T54PRO-ZE ... and gotten the "equivalent" numbers?

AS specs (fixed focal) are:
2.8 mm: H: 111°; V: 60°; D: 135°
3.6 mm: H: 95°; V: 51°; D: 114°

ZE specs (vari-focal) are:
H: 114°–48°; V: 59°–27°; D: 143°–56°

So for the AS-2.8mm, the ZE at "0 zoom" should be pretty close ... albeit kinda strange that the ZE has more horizontal FOV and less vertical - maybe different lens distortion?

For the AS-3.6mm, would it be expected that the ZE "zoom equivalent" would be be similar to what @tmxv4128 wrote about the 4M-T being 137?

Can anybody with the AS and ZE do a quick test and report back?

 

[Ookie]

I have seen about everything in the hood, been here for 43 years. I have had gone the motion light route and found it just draws more attention to my house than if it just stays dark. It's the main reason I even turn off my little porch Malibu lights. When it's very late it's better to just let them walk by and don't ask for their attention. This is why I run Color mode on my big PTZ as they can't see it following them when it about tracks. The cam in the other corner of porch runs IR. I like the fact that even there is some motion blur, I can tell what color of clothes or car that drives by. I will definitely keep playing with some of your ideas and do appreciate all the feedback!

Former police detective here. This is a mistake. Always take your best shot at deterrence over getting good video. Always.

Criminals like to work in the dark. When we interviewed them, we always asked how they selected houses. One of the common themes is that they look for dark places and avoid light.

I SMH at some of the guys with IR illuminators. We only use them for situations where there is a neighbor problem and/or ALPR stuff. They have no clue what happens.

Let's suppose that you have solid videos and the cops recognize the guy the instant you show them the video. It's not getting you your stuff back. Whatever they stole from you was likely sold for drug money an hour after they left with it. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have to show up in court 5-10 times over the next year. Fail to show once and the case gets dropped.

At best, after taking off five days of work, the DA arrives at a deal where the guy pays you $20/month for four years. Until he gets locked up a few more times, gets sent up top, and you get nothing because he's behind bars.

We do massive floodlights. No big box store nonsense. Motion with RAB brand sensors for residential. Always on for commercial.

Always take deterrence first.