Hikvision DS-2CD2387G2H - ok at night or better with larger sensor?

[garmcqui]

Yeah you have better ambient light. Even though I have a street light, it’s from the turn of the 19th century and uses candles

Yes, all of the streetlights round here were switched for LED a few years ago, helped massively.

 

[garmcqui]

What gain setting are you adjusting? I've got 2 x 2387G2-LU and haven't come across the gain that controls the amplification of the light picked up by the sensor.

They see to use the same firmware for both.

I don't have many street lights in my area (one- on the opposite side of the road and one house down.) I have to supply additional white light. Even then, 1/100 can be a struggle and you run into issues with uneven light spread across a scene causing exposure problems.

The gain setting is in the exposure menu for me, just under the shutter setting.

 

[triumph202]

The gain setting is in the exposure menu for me, just under the shutter setting.

Thanks, I'll have to have another look. I may need to update the firmware.

 

[wittaj]

Yeah Hikvision likes to hide the gain in some setups, and then people wonder why their image is ghost blur with motion.

With my Hikvision, gain is only available in 'Day' mode:

Config > Image > Display > Day/Night Switch - Change Auto to Day
Config > Image > Display > Exposure Settings - Adjust Gain as required

 

[triumph202]

Okay, I went off to check and it wasn't there - I only had "Iris", " Anti Banding" and the actual exposure. I missed your post @wittaj and have started updating the firmware on one of them. That would be in "Low Illumination" mode IIRC?

I'll go back and check now as the update will be done.

 

[triumph202]

Well the UI has certainly changed, but no, there's no gain setting under Exposure. I tried all six of the options: Basic, Front Light, Back Light, Low Illumination, Custom 1 and Custom 2. The firmware is Firmware_V5.7.19_241207

https://www.hikvision.com/en/produc...s-2cd2387g2-l-u-/?subName=DS-2CD2387G2-LU+(C)

Config > Image > Display > Day/Night Switch - Change Auto to Day

Okay, that was it.

But that leaves me stuck running the same settings day and night. I guess I'll have to see how HLC goes during the day- I need it on at night due to the lighting issues.

Yeah Hikvision likes to hide the gain in some setups,

I've got one older Dahua camera that you have to have just the right options selected to get the gain up too.

 

[triumph202]

But that leaves me stuck running the same settings day and night. I guess I'll have to see how HLC goes during the day- I need it on at night due to the lighting issues.

Confusion set in there- it doesn't. I can still have Scheduled Switch on.

Thanks for your help.