Frank van der Heide
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If you can find the September 2016 version, you could try that before going on to the March 2017 version. Perhaps you're taking too large a step from July 2016 to March 2017?
Just my guess.
Review-I'll be the guinea pig for the new SD59225U-HNI PTZ.
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Just my guess.
Frank van der Heide
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Did you try the PTZ limit settings? I wonder if that's what screwed up my zoom functionality.
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No I left that alone. Since I didn't know what it did, didn't want to try it yet.
hmjgriffon
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my thought as well, I just need to get my hands onto that version, I can use this if someone can verify it's correct for my camera Index of /Dahua/kamerove_systemy/_Firmware/05SD/Main_Firmware/SD-Eos/DH/20160912 I downloaded it and looked at the file that lists the cameras it works on but they have very odd model numbers.
Frank van der Heide
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Nobody?
Frank van der Heide
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Yeah, please! I would really like to try that one. Thanks.
Frank van der Heide
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Got it, thanks. Downgrading now.
Frank van der Heide
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Downgraded from March 2017 to July 2016. Now let's wait and see what that brings me.
Frank van der Heide
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Ok people, here are the results from the Dutch jury.
I took nightshots with the same settings on both firmware versions.
See how in the July firmware my zoom is fine. However it has a hard time focussing, a problem that I have seen reported here many times. So that is definitely a July 2016 firmware problem. Then check the March 2017 firmware and see how it just doesn't zoom more than 2x. But then the focussing is much faster. So the focussing issue seems to have been 'solved' in the newest firmeare but a zoom issue is introduced.
With July 2016 firmware:
With March 2017 firmware:
I will do some daytime shots to compare later.
I took nightshots with the same settings on both firmware versions.
See how in the July firmware my zoom is fine. However it has a hard time focussing, a problem that I have seen reported here many times. So that is definitely a July 2016 firmware problem. Then check the March 2017 firmware and see how it just doesn't zoom more than 2x. But then the focussing is much faster. So the focussing issue seems to have been 'solved' in the newest firmeare but a zoom issue is introduced.
With July 2016 firmware:
With March 2017 firmware:
I will do some daytime shots to compare later.
Frank van der Heide
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Daytime with the July 2016 firmware:
Daytime with the March 2017 firmware:
See the difference in zoom range? I definitely expect a 25x PTZ to be able to zoom like it was in the previous firmwares. Not like in the March 2017 firmware.
@EMPIRETECANDY please take note of this!
If somebody could send me the September 2016 firmware, I can test and compare that version also. But nobody seems to have it???????
Daytime with the March 2017 firmware:
See the difference in zoom range? I definitely expect a 25x PTZ to be able to zoom like it was in the previous firmwares. Not like in the March 2017 firmware.
@EMPIRETECANDY please take note of this!
If somebody could send me the September 2016 firmware, I can test and compare that version also. But nobody seems to have it???????
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Did you upgrade the PTZ firmware? There is a separate FW for it.
Frank van der Heide
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Yes, I'm on the latest level.
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Can you post the version?
Frank van der Heide
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PTZ software: General_SD59XXXS-HN_MainAPP_Sony_PTZ_V3.02.20.R.170116.bin
Located here: http://www.dahuasecurity.com/firmware_181_5.html
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OK. Was checking to see if we're on the same one. That's what I have and my zoom and auto-track work as good as the old FW. Really weird that we're all having different experiences.
hmjgriffon
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Shit I didn't know there was separate ptz firmware, do I just load that into the upgrade spot like the normal firmware? I'm interested to see if my cam fails to take that too.
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hmjgriffon
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I wondered what the hell that file was on the normal firmware page, so I updated that and it ran fine LOL what the hell, I haven't tried the march 2017 version of the regular firmware again and if you're having problems I dunno if I want to lol. but the other guy says he's on the newest version with no issues.
hmjgriffon
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Mine still fails to install the march 2017 firmware, really odd, it installed the ptz software no problem, did Andy ever send you the september 2016 firmware? I might wanna try to see if that will take or not.
nayr
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reset to defaults and try upgrading again?
Frank van der Heide
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I just received an older version from Andy. It's from April 2016. Really old, but perhaps you can try if that one works for you. I will send you a PM later.