1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

bigredfish said:
This

Much like the 54PRO, cheap sensor. Hell, it makes the 54PRO look Good!

It seems all we're getting out of China lately is cheap, noisy sensors, and all of the manufacturers are trying to offset it with AI, NR, etc.
Putting lipstick on a Pig
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The problem is: "normal" people are buying this crap because all they care is number of megapixels and good looking static images, preferably in color.
They don't think about ID of moving objects... or, rather they don't want to think about ID and stuff like that(NR, gain, shutter speed), because it's way too complicated for them :(
So, why Dahua should spend more money, using better sensors, when they can sell the cheap ones?
I'm sure they are going to build really good cameras, but they will cost much more, the new 7-series cameras is a good example of that.
 
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Molbo said:
The problem is: "normal" people are buying this crap because all they care is number of megapixels and good looking static images, preferably in color.
They don't think about ID of moving objects... or, rather they don't want to think about ID and stuff like that(NR, gain, shutter speed), because it's way too complicated for them :(
So, why Dahua should spend more money, using better sensors, when they can sell the cheap ones?
I'm sure they are going to build really good cameras, but they will cost much more, the new 7-series cameras is a good example of that.
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Exactly.

Cant tell you how many I've tried to help in private chat and even when they see the blur and noise out of the 54PRO or others, they still love it.
"Its "brighter" and has great daytime color/contrast..."

But ask 99 out of 100 users here to show you a 30 second clip of a human at 15-25ft at night and they go radio silent.

I get it, many are coming from old 2MP and analog systems and the difference is so substantial they forget the whole premise.

As I said in another thread, it's a horrible image, but if its "good enough" for you, then Bless your heart
 
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Molbo said:
But what are we going to buy when Andy runs out of T54IR's ???
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I'm hoping for an upgrade from T54IR with future newer cameras. So far 54PRO is a disappointment. That's why I don't log in here as often anymore because there are no new toys I'm interested in at the moment.

There is SD5R404GA-HNF that's kind of interesting but not available for sale right now. It seems like Andy also have no answer for when it will be available.
 
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benallgood said:
I couldn't wait to mount Andy's camera, so I went to the other corner to get some daytime shots at default settings. Distances are the same 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 ft increments.
I'm going to leave the G6 Pro on the other corner while I wait to hear back from Unifi support.

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I'm looking forward to the night time videos of T54IR ZE S3 Vs G6 Pro later.:highfive:
 
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Arjun said:
@EMPIRETECANDY can be proud again :rofl:
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Not proud, need powerful chips to solve this. They are different cameras, people will go on buying the dual illumination cams and sure will go on buying the pure IR or LED cams.
 
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EMPIRETECANDY said:
Not proud, need powerful chips to solve this. They are different cameras, people will go on buying the dual illumination cams and sure will go on buying the pure IR or LED cams.
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Its not your fault Andy that Dahua discontinued the 5442 camera - corporate always wins unfortunately.
The best you can do for the foreseeable future is perhaps expand your portfolio and diversify your product offering - maybe Hikvision has something that Dahua does not, just a thought
You are an invaluable person on the forum - lets hope Dahua does something good in the near future
 
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benallgood said:
In the previous tests, I turned off poe to the ports for any cameras that may have their IR LEDs lights visible. In this one, I wanted to see the same exact event from the perspective of each camera.



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Good job on the testing btw
 
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In the previous tests, I turned off poe to the ports for any cameras that may have their IR LEDs lights visible. In this one, I wanted to see the same exact event from the perspective of each camera.



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Gotta' admit - the nighttime performance is slightly improved after turning off other IR LEDs from cameras in the vicinity. However, the IR in this G6 Pro Turret reminds me of older Dahua cameras before the 5231 Turret that was introduced in 2016-17.
For license plate, if you select LPR Night Vision in settings, the IR and Exposure would have auto-adjusted to get that plate reading.

1780919997503.png You can also try tinkering with IR controls - Screenshot 2026-06-08 080054.png

And for Shutter Exposure - Select Frame Clarity (somewhat granular control, but not completely) - Screenshot 2026-06-08 080224.png
 
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Something is tickling me to test one unit myself. I don't think I would ever go full outright Ubiquiti for cameras, but I have been thinking of adding one more Ubiquiti camera (this time being the G6 Pro Turret) to my current lineup, particularly due to the built in Warm Light - I don't need a bright spot light for its intended location, and at the same time, I don't want to the warm light to be on 24/7, thus the IR light can run during all other hours. My concern is pointing cameras with IR (on) towards other cameras with IR (on) - IR "bounce-back" will be present for sure, thus camera placement is everything. This G6 Pro is not ready to replace any of my 5442 turrets; I have my shutter exposure manually adjusted and it has been dialed in perfectly, which I can't do on a Ubiquiti camera "YET"

OP, you turning of IR on the other nearby cameras made a difference - that's for sure, IR interference from other cameras contributes immensely to ruined nighttime performance and introduces unwanted artifacts, especially GHOSTING :(
 
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You can even try to adjust the IR strength pictured in my previous post
 
Ubiquiti support should be genuinely taking notes if they give a damn about their products as well as customer retention (especially on the professional level ;) )
 
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Arjun said:
Something is tickling me to test one unit myself. I don't think I would ever go full outright Ubiquiti for cameras, but I have been thinking of adding one more Ubiquiti camera (this time being the G6 Pro Turret) to my current lineup, particularly due to the built in Warm Light - I don't need a bright spot light for its intended location, and at the same time, I don't want to the warm light to be on 24/7, thus the IR light can run during all other hours. My concern is pointing cameras with IR (on) towards other cameras with IR (on) - IR "bounce-back" will be present for sure, thus camera placement is everything. This G6 Pro is not ready to replace any of my 5442 turrets; I have my shutter exposure manually adjusted and it has been dialed in perfectly, which I can't do on a Ubiquiti camera "YET"

OP, you turning of IR on the other nearby cameras made a difference - that's for sure, IR interference from other cameras contributes immensely to ruined nighttime performance and introduces unwanted artifacts, especially GHOSTING :(
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Those last 2 videos were with the other camera IRs turned ON. All the previous videos had them OFF.
 
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