Advice need on quality of picture from new Camera

[MrRalphMan]

All,

I need some advice on whether I'm going made or my camera has soft focus on the left had side.

The Camera is a DS-2CD2335FWD-I Low Light camera and I have a thread on it here.

I've tried some options:

Tried different options with ROI, to no avail.
Different Bit rates etc
Lens is certainly clean and free of marks

I'm having a bit of back a forth with the seller, as I feel that the focus on the left hand side is soft. I'm going to add a few photo and would love it if I could get some feedback as to if anyone else sees it.

New camera


New camera pointing directly at the house next door


Original camera (4mp Hok Turrent)


To me the left of the bush, the fence in the gap on the left and the bricks to the house are soft. The seller says they cannot see anything wrong and also claim to have sent the photo's to Hik, who also cannot see anything wrong.

Maybe the camera is ok, but I'll probable drive myself mad as I can see it is different..

Paul

 

[MrRalphMan]

I cannot seem to update the post anymore, but here is another photo that I think shows the difference across the image.

 

[aristobrat]

I see it.

I thought I've read a similar thread (but regarding a Dahua camera) and the thought was the lens itself was likely the issue.

Hope you're able to get this sorted!

 

[MrRalphMan]

I see it.

I thought I've read a similar thread (but regarding a Dahua camera) and the thought was the lens itself was likely the issue.

Hope you're able to get this sorted!

Thanks dude, I'm going to send some more proof in.

As this is the first time I've used aliexpress, does anyone have any advice?

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[MrRalphMan]

I've sent some more images to the seller.. The next three are the camera pointed directly at my neighbours house and show the softness on the left, even when flipped 180deg.

 

[alastairstevenson]

even when flipped 180deg.

Excuse the dumb question - but flipped how?
Presumably not electronically as the view is different. Mechanically?

 

[fenderman]

Excuse the dumb question - but flipped how?
Presumably not electronically as the view is different. Mechanically?

Im going to say electronically since the time stamp and camera title are right side up...

 

[alastairstevenson]

Yes, that would make sense. It would hard to understand why the softness would stay on the left if the camera was physically rotated.
But I wondered also about the field of view.

 

[MrRalphMan]

Im going to say electronically since the time stamp and camera title are right side up...

Sorry the third photo would not upload.

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[MrRalphMan]

Sorry the third photo would not upload.

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Also to clip I just turned the camera in the mount by 180deg

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[fenderman]

Also to clip I just turned the camera in the mount by 180deg

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ok, so it is then inverted again when you post it...otherwise the text should be reversed..

 

[MrRalphMan]

ok, so it is then inverted again when you post it...otherwise the text should be reversed..

The last photo is right. Camera physically upside down and that's a car roof at the top.

So the softness follows the left side of the lens. My neighbor does not have fuzzy bricks.

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[fenderman]

The last photo is right. Camera physically upside down and that's a car roof at the top.

So the softness follows the left side of the lens. My neighbor does not have fuzzy bricks.

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I dont understand...if you manually flipped the camera, then the softness should be on the right side and the camera text should be upside down...something is not right..

 

[MrRalphMan]

I dont understand...if you manually flipped the camera, then the softness should be on the right side and the camera text should be upside down...something is not right..

If the camera is upside down, it sees the wall upside down.
I'm confused too.

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[fenderman]

If the camera is upside down, it sees the wall upside down.
I'm confused too.

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When its inverted, what does the live view look like? is the text inverted?

 

[MrRalphMan]

When its inverted, what does the live view look like? is the text inverted?

no, cos the text will always be in the top left of the screen, the image rotates though.
If you rotated the camera through 45 deg, the picture moved on the screen, not the text?

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[fenderman]

no, cos the text will always be in the top left of the screen, the image rotates though.
If you rotated the camera through 45 deg, the picture moved on the screen, not the text?

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the text comes from the camera, if you invert the camera, the text gets inverted...

 

[MrRalphMan]

the text comes from the camera, if you invert the camera, the text gets inverted...

Why? If I turn the rotate the camera it still puts the text in the top right of its view. The nvr just shows me the camera view.
A bit like of you had a pair of glasses with a scratch on the top left of them. If you hung upside down, as long as the glasses didn't fall off, you'd still see the scratch on the top left, but the world would be upside down.




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[fenderman]

Why? If I turn the rotate the camera it still puts the text in the top right of its view. The nvr just shows me the camera view.
A bit like of you had a pair of glasses with a scratch on the top left of them. If you hung upside down, as long as the glasses didn't fall off, you'd still see the scratch on the top left, but the world would be upside down.




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the camera displays the text in the same location and same orientation regardless of position, so if you rotate it the text will rotate with the camera.

 

[MrRalphMan]

And be in the same position on the live feed. The image will move on the screen...

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