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Getting the hang of it
Hey everyone,
I've been doing a lot of reading on this forum both old and newer threads and just when I think I've got it I get confused again.
Short version:
I have the new Dahua cameras but am confused about the best way to switch between day and night profiles. Should I
Long version:
I've read a lot about this Day/Night switch utility, but then I read it doesn't work on newer cameras. Then I read that now the cameras switch between Day/Night like you would expect but not sure if this is what everyone is doing now or if its still not as good as switching profiles at sunrise/sunset. Then I came across multiple threads where people are invoking the camera's API directly (triggered from some other automation). Just not really sure what the best approach from here is.
I am pretty new to this whole thing so all my Dahua cameras are new (purchased this year) and are on the latest firmware, Web 5.0, etc. etc.
Here are the current camera models I have:
Now that I have everything installed I've been really working to dial in the settings for both day and night profiles. Currently I have every camera configured with "Customized Scene" where I have a different schedule set up for each month that switches between Day and Night profiles based on the sunrise/sunset times for the middle of the month based on my location.
While this works okay it's not precise enough for me and am starting to run in to issues (beginning and end of the month) where its not switching profiles close enough to the actual sunset/sunrise time.
What is the best practice now for these new cameras to most accurately switch profiles based on lighting and/or sunrise/sunset times?
As always appreciate everyone's help and the wealth of information on this forum!
I've been doing a lot of reading on this forum both old and newer threads and just when I think I've got it I get confused again.
Short version:
I have the new Dahua cameras but am confused about the best way to switch between day and night profiles. Should I
- Use the Day/Night Switch setting in the camera interface itself?
- Use the Day/Night utility that is often discussed on this forum (seems like it may not even work for the newer cameras based on other threads?)
- Invoke the camera's API directly (triggered from some other automation) to switch profiles
- Some other option I am not aware of yet?
Long version:
I've read a lot about this Day/Night switch utility, but then I read it doesn't work on newer cameras. Then I read that now the cameras switch between Day/Night like you would expect but not sure if this is what everyone is doing now or if its still not as good as switching profiles at sunrise/sunset. Then I came across multiple threads where people are invoking the camera's API directly (triggered from some other automation). Just not really sure what the best approach from here is.
I am pretty new to this whole thing so all my Dahua cameras are new (purchased this year) and are on the latest firmware, Web 5.0, etc. etc.
Here are the current camera models I have:
- IPC-Color4K-T180
- IPC-T58IR-ZE-S3
- IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3
- IPC-T54IR-AS-S3
Now that I have everything installed I've been really working to dial in the settings for both day and night profiles. Currently I have every camera configured with "Customized Scene" where I have a different schedule set up for each month that switches between Day and Night profiles based on the sunrise/sunset times for the middle of the month based on my location.
While this works okay it's not precise enough for me and am starting to run in to issues (beginning and end of the month) where its not switching profiles close enough to the actual sunset/sunrise time.
What is the best practice now for these new cameras to most accurately switch profiles based on lighting and/or sunrise/sunset times?
As always appreciate everyone's help and the wealth of information on this forum!