Review-I'll be the guinea pig for the new SD59225U-HNI PTZ.

reeves1985 · Apr 23, 2017

Mines working pretty good now as well
I'm still getting the odd tracking the sky or the brick wall but in the main it's doing a decent enough job
Certainly better than the huisun I've got.
I have also found that it seems to be about contrast levels.
When the green box appears then it seems to track properly.

I'm not sure I want to lose the functionality if that's what the new firmware does.

EMPIRETECANDY · Apr 23, 2017

ljw2k said:
Might be beneficial to other members if you can post your settings, this will give a guideline on where to start to get good results.

The Huisun was Pretty shit also on Auto tracking but again that was only a £200 20X PTZ

All device using experience different, you may think not good but most people think they are good, they still be a good product. That is it.

Frank van der Heide · Apr 24, 2017

EMPIRETECANDY said:
All device using experience different, you may think not good but most people think they are good, they still be a good product. That is it.

We're just trying to get help here with our issues with this PTZ, @EMPIRETECANDY. It definitely has some major tracking issues and also the new firmware isn't a succes. I send you a PM about the new software. Pls reply.

This was my question in PM:

Andy, what is this one used for? Do we need to install that one also?

[PTZ]General_SD59XXXS-HN_V3.02.20.R.170116

Shockwave199 · Apr 24, 2017

Any of you guys with a huison ptz ever try to see if the dahua fits in that wall mount? Curious how generic the top of the dahua might be. I'd love to keep my ptz wall in place and just hang the dahua from it.

reeves1985 · Apr 24, 2017

Shockwave199 said:
Any of you guys with a huison ptz ever try to see if the dahua fits in that wall mount? Curious how generic the top of the dahua might be. I'd love to keep my ptz wall in place and just hang the dahua from it.

Doesn't fit mate

reeves1985 · Apr 24, 2017

Frank van der Heide said:
We're just trying to get help here with our issues with this PTZ, @EMPIRETECANDY. It definitely has some major tracking issues and also the new firmware isn't a succes. I send you a PM about the new software. Pls reply.

This was my question in PM:

Andy, what is this one used for? Do we need to install that one also?

[PTZ]General_SD59XXXS-HN_V3.02.20.R.170116

Not sure what this does.
I installed this one it definitely did something but I can't quite work out what

My best guess is it just updates the controls.

Frank van der Heide · Apr 24, 2017

reeves1985 said:
Not sure what this does.
I installed this one it definitely did something but I can't quite work out what

My best guess is it just updates the controls.

Well, i installed it and it changes the PTZ software. No idea yet what exactly it changes, but the PTZ software version seems to have changed.

See the before (left) and after (right) version details.

Solar Deity · Apr 24, 2017

Hound Dog 911 said:
My furnace puts off steam that trips 1 of my cameras. Used to be 2 until I installed a pir. It sucks! Last night the pir worked perfect. No false alarms on that side. It picked up a opossum and our cat come through. No false triggers. Can't wait to have the rest of the pir's installed. My SD59 is setup in a group and spins to the side when the pir trips for my turret cam. Works out awesome.

Excellent. I just finished the Pole Barn install this Saturday. Have the exact setup as you do @Hound Dog 911. 6 days and 26 hours total for the entire project. Probably could have cut that down to 5 days and 22 hours but:

I had the PIR's working on the bench. When transferring to the site, I inadvertently plugged the alarm block in to the "OUTPUT" on the top row. Doh!. Lesson learned. The sensors are solid and waterproofed with silicone, even though they are not rated for outdoors. $15 each, with over 40 feet of reach when tested. They have been through multiple torrential storms since mounting.

After 30 seconds of no activity, the SD59 swings back to the driveway approach like butter. I used a time event. May switch it to 45 seconds.

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Shockwave199 · Apr 24, 2017

reeves1985 said:
Doesn't fit mate

Thanks. Not that I have the same bracket but I figure it might be close. So the dahua was too large on top to fit in? Or the opposite?

FlipNJ · Apr 24, 2017

Glad I read this thread. Was just going to order one. Not now. You poor guys are dealing with some aggravating stuff. Hope it works out.

Hound Dog 911 · Apr 24, 2017

Solar Deity said:
Excellent. I just finished the Pole Barn install this Saturday. Have the exact setup as you do @Hound Dog 911. 6 days and 26 hours total for the entire project. Probably could have cut that down to 5 days and 22 hours but:

I had the PIR's working on the bench. When transferring to the site, I inadvertently plugged the alarm block in to the "OUTPUT" on the top row. Doh!. Lesson learned. The sensors are solid and waterproofed with silicone, even though they are not rated for outdoors. $15 each, with over 40 feet of reach when tested. They have been through multiple torrential storms since mounting.

After 30 seconds of no activity, the SD59 swings back to the driveway approach like butter. I used a time event. May switch it to 45 seconds.

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I have mine set at 1 minute. Putting the 2nd pir in tomorrow morning hopefully. Just don't feel like fiddling with it this evening.

Have any of you messed with these settings? They are kind of hidden tucked away under the global setup. I just ran them to 100 for each just to see what happens.

Frank van der Heide · Apr 24, 2017

Hound Dog 911 said:
Have any of you messed with these settings? They are kind of hidden tucked away under the global setup. I just ran them to 100 for each just to see what happens.

Those settings were not there in my previous firmware and the Global IVS tab has disappeared completely in the march 2017 firmware ;-(

Hound Dog 911 · Apr 24, 2017

They are kind of hidden. You have to hit the little arrow. If not the menu is collapsed. Pretty easy to overlook.

reeves1985 · Apr 24, 2017

Hound Dog 911 said:
They are kind of hidden. You have to hit the little arrow. If not the menu is collapsed. Pretty easy to overlook.

I too would like to know what they are for because there's no documentation anywhere about them and to be honest they seem to do nothing at all

Hound Dog 911 · Apr 24, 2017

reeves1985 said:
I too would like to know what they are for because there's no documentation anywhere about them and to be honest they seem to do nothing at all

Agreed. On all points.

Frank van der Heide · Apr 25, 2017

Hound Dog 911 said:
They are kind of hidden. You have to hit the little arrow. If not the menu is collapsed. Pretty easy to overlook.

This is all i got left on IVS settings (no Global setup tab anymore):

beingaware · Apr 25, 2017

This is why you don't upgrade every time Dahua / dell / Cisco etc release a new firmware.

Some times it's better to hang back a few.

looney2ns · Apr 25, 2017

Frank van der Heide said:
This is all i got left on IVS settings (no Global setup tab anymore):

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@Frank van der Heide did you try setting the cam back to defaults, then update the firmware?

Hound Dog 911 · Apr 25, 2017

Maybe some help with questions we have had.

Solar Deity · Apr 25, 2017

Hound Dog 911 said:
I have mine set at 1 minute. Putting the 2nd pir in tomorrow morning hopefully. Just don't feel like fiddling with it this evening.

Have any of you messed with these settings? They are kind of hidden tucked away under the global setup. I just ran them to 100 for each just to see what happens.

Adjusted and tested plenty this weekend. Drove in and out of the driveway approach at least two dozen times, with cars, trucks, bikes, and foot traffic.

I see your sensitivity is set to 8. Best results for tracking were at the default, 5. Set to 3 or less, no tracking. 8 or above, wacky tracking or none at all.

Also, a vertical intrusion box works the best for tracking, from my testing. One that captures the height of the object, not just crossing a line on the ground, like a 4 sided tripwire.

YMMV

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