Full video review - IPC-HFW5231E-Z12E

[pozzello]

Tibor, btw, you can also right-click on the still image in BI to bring up a menu to take a snapshot,
so you don't need to take one with your phone...

 

[Tibor Makai]

Thanks. I have just started learning the system. Until now, I was just buying cameras and build the PC, recently finished most of the wiring, all though I still have two more cameras to install in stucco(hate doing that).
Today, I have purchased my last camera, from Andy. The SD1A203T-GN. This will be in the back, by the patio door and the wedge one, above the Ring doorbell .

 

[bigredfish]

.....
Today, I have purchased my last camera, from Andy. The SD1A203T-GN. .

I said that about 4 years ago too

 

[Tibor Makai]

Lol
Seriously, I have three cameras at the far corner of the garage, two on the other(1 59225 PTZ here), one across the porch, one will be at the door above the doorbell, one in the patio looking at the far side of the house(side gate), one by the patio sliding door and the cheap Amcrest PTZ in the garage. That should be enough.
But than, the other side of the house does not have anything, hmmm....

 

[Dasstrum]

Thanks. I have just started learning the system. Until now, I was just buying cameras and build the PC, recently finished most of the wiring, all though I still have two more cameras to install in stucco(hate doing that).
Today, I have purchased my last camera, from Andy. The SD1A203T-GN. This will be in the back, by the patio door and the wedge one, above the Ring doorbell .

We are getting off topic but that is a very good camera! love it!

 

[Dasstrum]

I'm still playing around with the settings for a LPR camera but this is what you get from 250ft away.
I am going to mount the camera on a pole tomorrow and do a full on LPR setup video. But it will only be from 50-75ft away (depending where I point it), not 250ft.

Note: I had to use Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset to get the camera to focus fully zoomed in. I'm sure if this was the cameras permanent home I would have to dive more into the utility but it does the job!

 

[Wildcat_1]

Posted these over on the LPR sub forum but thought I would post here too. These are from about 142 ft out approx 30 mph. Happy with the cams ability (except the focus issue below) especially when you feed a stream into OpenALPR. As others have mentioned, the Zoomed in Focus issue is still very much there and problematic with this cam past 80%. The Day/Night de-focus/re-focus can also be lessened in switching to B&W before sunset (some of us have tried the 30 - 45 mins before) and that seems to help too if you don't want to have in B&W all day. At least something to try while we await updated firmware that I believe Andy @EMPIRETECANDY is working with Dahua on.

The night time image is definitely an art and only gets better with continual review and tweaking as needed. If the firmware does see an update that solves the focus beyond 80% issue and ideally a 'don't auto focus, use my manual settings' )) check box then this really would turn from a great camera for LPR into an exceptional camera.

 

[MachAF]

You can disable auto focus via http api commands.

 

[Wildcat_1]

You can disable auto focus via http api commands.

Mach very good point along with set zoom markers and other functions as well which you could script. Would be nice to have the disable option in the GUI as well though as it would then open up the option of a workaround to the focus issue for any users that don't want to script or use NVR's only for example.

 

[MachAF]

It’s a temp fix...keep dreaming if you think Dahua is going to fix it... been this way over a year. Just got a 5831 and it’s autofocus works but literally takes 30 second for it to figure it out. Starting to realize Dahua cams are at this price point for a reason...

 

[bp2008]

The issue where Dahua cams have trouble focusing at high zoom at night affects even some of my 4+ year old PTZs.

 

[botics]

The IR lights on this camera are huge. Are the IR lights visible or is that the camera picking them up?

 

[Dasstrum]

The IR lights on this camera are huge. Are the IR lights visible or is that the camera picking them up?

That's the camera picking them up. You can definitely see a red glow coming from the front of the camera if your looking directly at it.

 

[botics]

Thanks. I would like something a little more low key.

 

[Dasstrum]

You can turn off the IR lights if you don't want them on... or you mean size wise?

 

[luke duke]

Shouldn’t need near full zoom at that range. I’m at 80-85% and capturing at 120ft.

*Edit: Sorry, my bad, removed video. Here's screen caps at 120ft at 80% zoom

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What settings are you using?

 

[bigredfish]

It will vary depending on your ambient light, distance, IR strength, car speed, and angle of attack..

Mine are both at 120ft, one is pretty straight on at a choke point slow moving cars, the other is at about 30-35 degrees angle which coupled with cars going 20-25 mph sometimes makes it tough.

I use HLC at about 60% strength to dim the headlight flare.

 

[botics]

You can turn off the IR lights if you don't want them on... or you mean size wise?

Yes size wise and user current non visible IR lights

 

[pb11186]

Yes size wise and user current non visible IR lights

Im in the same boat. Are there any good cameras that can capture plates that a little more on the smaller size? Or i guess i cant have my cake and eat it too! Lol

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[NetHunter]

You can disable auto focus via http api commands.

How can you tell me the command please