5231 Issues (?)

[Tbully]

Hi All -

Please see attached. I'm having issues with one of my 5231's at night. During the day, both cams operate equally well. However, at night, one camera is really blurry. If I adjust the contrast, the image gets better, however it's blown out during the day. I realize I could setup profiles, etc. However, all of my 5231's have always ran well with one profile/setup all day. Additionally, you can see where the camera right next to it still has a decent image. I've checked all settings and everything is identical.

Any ideas?

 

[wittaj]

You really should run a day and night profile and dial them in for the settings.

Those both appear to be mainly running auto/default settings and probably experience motion blur at night.

The east picture appears to be getting light washout from a light close by or the brightness is turned up too much or contrast not enough.

Post screenshots of your settings for brightness, exposure, etc.

 

[Tbully]

I don't disagree and will look in to that, thanks.

Just weird that it has been fine for a few years and now all of the sudden is being washed out.

All of the settings are "default" and identical to the other 6 cams I have. (not ideal settings, I know)

 

[looney2ns]

Have you cleaned the lens lately? See any condensation inside?
Post screen caps of your settings.

Leaving a cam at it's defaults, almost never results in the best performance.
Common issues with camera image | IP Cam Talk

 

[Tbully]

Yes. I keep the lenses clean and can't see any condensation or other impurities in the optics.

The settings were all default (50% ,etc). I went through the process of updating the firmware on all cameras to gain the "auto profile" functionality. This will allow me to fine-tune the setting depending on ambient lighting (auto nighttime). This is making a big improvement so I appreciate the direction here.

It still doesn't explain why the sudden change at night but it's looking better nonetheless.

Thanks all.

 

[bigredfish]

I'd guess IR reflection off something maybe. What if anything is in the scene or close by the camera that wasnt before?

Other than that, as @wittaj mentions, perhaps settings have changed? Like gamma?