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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    LOL ... but did the animal detection not only flag this, but correctly identify it was a Bear?!? ;-)
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Thanks for the insights @steve1225 ... as I hoping you would chime in with your knowledgeable input. Would love to get your expert opinion on this comment of mine: "But what the heck is going on with the smeared grass in the foreground (ditto the tree branches that have some light on them) of...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    I took a quick look at the videos (LOL an apple fell from the tree!) and the 59ZE looks a LOT better than the 54ZE to me ... albeit I can I see what @jmcu was talking about how the 54ZE can be sharper. Thanks a bunch @duplo for including some images - since I can easily download and flip...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Yes, the S3 is very nice (especially at the price point) and I did not mean to imply otherwise ... plus low-light testing is only one aspect.
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    In case you missed my edit update @steve1225: I would suggest that for low-light testing, this forum would benefit if people used those SAME standard parameters across cameras to allow easy comparison - the "Steve1225 low-light test!" Which sounds like full manual, 1/120s Shutter (1/100s...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Based on @steve1225's (always) informative followup, it sounds like that same parameters (1/120 Shutter, 50 Gain, and 100 Iris with 30 2D/3D NR) were used on all camera in the first 20 seconds of this video As I said, "HOLY CRAP, the 54PRO-AS just CRUSHES the beloved T54IR-Z3-S3" So that's why...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Great tests @jmcu ... and LOL that you even took my suggestion to "dress" up with colored shirts and Crocs ... plus a cat - well done! ;-) I started watching the first video and froze it right away at the start to look at the parameters - which were 8.3ms (1/120s), 50 Gain, and 100 Iris with...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Ditto what @steve1225 said that if you have time @jmcu, would be great to see some faster shutter speed footage to "push" the lens/cameras. As he also pointed out, dial in some gain (which I don't know enough about the Dahua world)... but similar to camera testing, bump the (basically) ISO up...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Great footage @jmcu ... just to be clear, was the gain (ISO) "about" the same on all of them? At a QUICK glance, the overall exposure level seems about the same on all of them ... but looks like some "boost" in the shadows especially for the IPC-54PRO-AS. I think (?) I saw some better dynamic...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Holy crap that's awesome. Waiting for it to get dark ... ;-) P.S. Hopefully camera settings are "similar"?
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    BTW, did anyone else notice the deer running in the background of @jmcu's video ... ;-)
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Thanks for sharing the videos @jmcu ... super-cool of you to share what you are seeing ... as I know it takes a bit of effort to package it all up - ditto @EMPIRETECANDY for your commentary. We are all waiting for the "Money Shot" (do NOT look that up in the slang dictionary! ;-) which as I...
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Thanks for keeping us posted @EMPIRECANDY and looking forward to seeing some images!
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    I LIKE that can-do attitude!!! ;-) Ditto what @steve1225 said about putting the T54IR in the mix since "Everyone knows this model and know what is performance at night..."
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Woooo ... @jmcu has been holding out ... but delivers the goods! ;-) Would love to see a side-by-side comparison of the all three camera at night, NO illumination and full color (i.e. not IR), using similar params. I.e. lets see what the difference is in lens/sensors.
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