Ok everybody, here's what we've been waiting for, the night video. This is a 22 minute video that I've arranged into 7 sections. The goal of this was to show how the camera (on current FW) handles different lighting situations at night. Therefore, as stated above, you'll see the following light situations tested against:
- 1 x 100w LED
- 1 x 250w Spotlight at varying dim (and equivalent wattage) levels
- Illuminators only (no additional light)
- Footage that includes a combination of the above
- Balancing the scene at the end
I also push the camera to absurd shutter levels up to 1/500 which for reference is something I would not expect to pull off in this FOV (1/120 is about the highest I would go with the 5442 on this install) let alone in color and 4K so definitely take a look at that. The camera offers a nice crisp 1/120 as well when balanced so check that out as well.
I've created a ton of timestamps so you can jump to the section(s) you are interested in whether that's the full screen video or the frame synced comparisons. These timestamps are in the YouTube description + appear as chapter markers on the video.
Lastly, just remember this is the current version of FW that still has some critical image impacting bugs (I will create a post below with the bug list I've submitted, focusing on the most impactful ones) and I will retest when Dahua send me the new FW expected this week or next.
I will also post this in POST #2 for reference on the front page
@Parley I make sure I include the distanced (62ft) footage in each test so you can get a better idea there.
@cd36 you'll see the lights I used called out in each test + if you skip to 08:26 (also timestamped) in the video you'll see Illuminators only used for a feel of completely dark scene with only on-board light used.
NIGHT VIDEO - Be Sure To Force to 4K