The case for using the SSA backlight setting

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I have several new cameras from Andy and they are awesome! Tremendous upgrades for all my cameras from only 3 years ago. A new to me setting available is SSA backlight. My FOVs almost all include areas of bright sun and shade due to my surroundings. Selecting SSA seems to really improve the image to balance the shadows and highlights. What do you folks think about SSA? Do you use it, are there pros and cons etc? Much appreciated!
 

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Sometimes it looks like SSA may overcompensate WDR setting on some of my camera locations, but on other locations it seems to do a good job with correction.
 

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Sometimes it looks like SSA may overcompensate WDR setting on some of my camera locations, but on other locations it seems to do a good job with correction.
Yes, before I tried it on my cameras, I watched that video. I would agree that on some of my cameras and specific lighting conditions, the result looks a little unnatural, which I accept as the point of using the setting.
 

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In certain situations yes. Especially cloudy days and dusk and dawn times when camera is still in day mode.
 

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Does Blue Iris struggle with SSA here as it does with AI SSA?
And Backlight SSA simply is an automated WDR in that it varies the strength/intensity as well as on/off of WDR automatically adjusting to conditions.
Whereas using plain WDR you are forced to pick a static/fixed strength/value
 
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