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

    And per the other thread, apparently @wittaj also! ;-)
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Great info @steve1225! While "Min illumination" seems to be a bit of a loosy-goosy metric, if "measured" the same way, I'm surprised that F/1.8 -> F/1.2 (and F/1.6->F/1.0) didn't provide more of in improvement (0.007->0.006) as that is more than a full-stop of light to the sensor ... but as...
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Cool - looking forward to it. Maybe best to have a separate thread(?) I saw your awesome time-lapse of the Cascades (used to live in your neck of the woods) so a side-by-side of that would be cool!
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Great to hear - hopefully someone can do a full "shoot-out" comparing the vari-focal (and fixed) against the 5442-S3's, especially in low light.
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Thanks for confirming @steve1225 that it doesn't appear sensor technology changed much ... obligatory WTF when modern sport cam/drones/etc. have improved so much - GRRRR! Interesting that adding GigE pushed the power draw up another Watt - I assumed that since 10/100/1000 was so ubiquitous...
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    GREAT stuff - thanks for posting Spec Sheets - looking forward to actual reviews. Comparing the Vari-Focals Specs of the IPC-Color4M-TZ-Pro versus the 5442 (both 4MP), the "Min Illumination" numbers only changed from 0.0007@F/1.8 to 0.0006@F1/1.2 ... so kinda suggests not much improvement in...
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    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    Thanks for the updates @EMPIRETECANDY and showing us some real-world examples. Looking forward to (at least) a 3-way shootout ... new versus 5442 and 4K. For the nighttime shots, would love to see some example with no IR. Same exposure (i.e. shutter speed and gain and max aperture) will quickly...
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    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    Thank you @EMPIRETECANDY ... with bonus points if side-by-side with 5442 in same lighting and using similar settings.
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    Dahua T54IR-ZE-S3 - wow, what a contrast difference

    Have you tried forcing the image settings to be the SAME on both camera's ... and if so, is there still a noticeable difference? If so, that implies something different in the hardware. Otherwise, it sounds like the the algorithms are on the "fence" with the scene ... with the two cameras...
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    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    Ditto what @CCTVCam said - bummer if not noticeable gain in low light performance. And thanks @EMPIRETECANDY for sharing info as you find out. BTW, when you get the specs, might be helpful to know what the "mounting compatibility" is - i.e. if we have 5442's, will these be a drop-in replacement?
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    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    As always, great info @steve1225 ... and cool that @EMPIRETECANDY will have them soon .... as I'm hoping to replace some cameras and get some improved low-light capability over the 5442-S3's. BTW, do ALL of the new Dahua camera's come with animal detection? That ends up being pretty nifty/useful.
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    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    Yea, so frustrating that we haven't seen this technology go into "our" camera's ...
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    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    Very impressive @steve1225 ... and yes, especially the video stabilization done under challenging conditions.
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    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    I like this go-for-it attitude! ;-)
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    Dahua WizColor COMING SOON!

    Ditto and LOL that in order to get a "better" sensor, you buy a dashcam and cannibalize the sensor.
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