SD5A425GA-HNR detects cat ??

[Tinman]

I have had this happen a few times lately that my cam detects and auto tracks an animal. In this case it is a cat. But a while back it was a possum.

Here is the clip from card:



Here is my settings and firmware details:



This is the clip exported from BI:

 

[StevenFromTexas]

Your SD5A425GA-HNR video makes my SD4A425DB-HNY look like something that came out of a Cracker Jack box.

 

[JPmedia]

My HDW5231R-Z 2mp camera puts a green box around our dogs whenever they are in view of the camera in the backyard. The green box goes wherever they do

 

[bigredfish]

I have had this happen a few times lately that my cam detects and auto tracks an animal. In this case it is a cat. But a while back it was a possum.

Here is the clip from card:



Here is my settings and firmware details:

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This is the clip exported from BI:

Yep mine too, as do Both of my 4K-X bullet

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Yes, we also make a special animal tracking fw for the PTZ5A4M-25X (SD5A425GA-HNR), this camera is very sharp, but bit expensive.
@guykuo have a good video capture the bear audio i think he installs an external voice pickup.

 

[guykuo]

Yes, we also make a special animal tracking fw for the PTZ5A4M-25X (SD5A425GA-HNR)....

Animal tracking firmware? I would love to have that on my PTZ5A4M-25X cameras. I only have the General_SD-Taurus_MultiLang_PN_Stream3-Normal_V3.200.0000018.2.R.240617 which does not track animals.
The bear video was manually aimed, but getting firmware that also does animals would be wonderful.

BTW, the audio in that Bear video was created using sound effects in Final Cut Pro. It is not actual recorded audio from the event.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Actually when you use with smart AI NVR, just turn off the target filter will make the animal tracking working, i just send you the DM for the autotracking fw

 

[Tinman]

I only have the General_SD-Taurus_MultiLang_PN_Stream3-Normal_V3.200.0000018.2.R.240617 which does not track animals

That is what I am running and yet mine will track an animal, even with the "human" target filter selected. But that's ok, it works great on people, and I hate to mess with the firmware.

 

[guykuo]

Never did it this well before.... More jittery than my manual aiming, but getting actual automated tracking for animals is a step up from the standard firmware.
These are a few examples that are getting caught now.

View attachment 06-23-2025 07-25-41 M Knoll PTZ.mp4
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[guykuo]

Add image stabilization in Final Cut Pro and the result is quite nice despite the jerky camera tracking moves.
View attachment find the right rock.mp4

 

[Tinman]

Nice clips. I would like to make my tracking continue longer once the subject quits moving. As in the cat capture, my tracking duration was set to 60 seconds, yet this did not work, and it returned to home. So far, I think this is a setting we cannot adjust, once the subject stops, it would be nice for a delay setting.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Very nice Clips, thanks for sharing@guykuo