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I have two rock columns, one on each side of my driveway. Each column has an IP turret cam facing the street. These two cameras, using "out of the box" settings:
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Each turret cam is about the same distance from the vehicle in the pictures. The vehicle is roughly 100 feet away.
The 4k Amcrest camera has a 2.8mm fixed lens, with 1/2.8 sensor. The 4MP Empiretech camera has a 2.8-12mm lens, with 1/1.8 sensor, set at maximum zoom (12mm)
Below are the images. They have been cropped to focus on a comparison of the vehicle.
4k screenshot with no optical zoom and no digital zoom, versus 4MP screenshot with max optical zoom but no digital zoom:
4k screenshot with no optical zoom plus 3x digital zoom, versus 4MP screenshot with max optical zoom plus 3x digital zoom:
Upon review, there is obvious evidence presented that the optical zoom and different sensor in the 4MP camera presents a significantly better image than a 4k camera with a 1/2.8 sensor.
Question-- any suggestions on camera settings to change to improve a nighttime image? Both cameras are using unaltered factory settings.
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Each turret cam is about the same distance from the vehicle in the pictures. The vehicle is roughly 100 feet away.
The 4k Amcrest camera has a 2.8mm fixed lens, with 1/2.8 sensor. The 4MP Empiretech camera has a 2.8-12mm lens, with 1/1.8 sensor, set at maximum zoom (12mm)
Below are the images. They have been cropped to focus on a comparison of the vehicle.
4k screenshot with no optical zoom and no digital zoom, versus 4MP screenshot with max optical zoom but no digital zoom:
4k screenshot with no optical zoom plus 3x digital zoom, versus 4MP screenshot with max optical zoom plus 3x digital zoom:
Upon review, there is obvious evidence presented that the optical zoom and different sensor in the 4MP camera presents a significantly better image than a 4k camera with a 1/2.8 sensor.
Question-- any suggestions on camera settings to change to improve a nighttime image? Both cameras are using unaltered factory settings.
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