Brian
Check out my thread linked HERE on this, long story short, much better, still work needed IMO but a lot better than before. Let me know with any questions
IPC-HDW5442T-ZE New cam from Dahua :)
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Brian
Check out my thread linked HERE on this, long story short, much better, still work needed IMO but a lot better than before. Let me know with any questions
Thanks fellas. I read through that entire post, Wildcat. It looks like the last update was on 11/23 - and looks to be posted as the Dec 03 firmware, correct? Seems like there were monthly FW updates for awhile there, any ideas if they are still tweaking the SmartIR any more?
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Wittaj - I was following Wildcats posts during the timeframe that I bought the cams, I just lost track of the continual updates. I will dig into the settings after I get the latest FW updated.
Thanks again fellas - might reach out if I have questions with the update and/or settings.
Brian
Hey everyone, I guess I missed the relevant post/s but are there some general configurations recommendations for the HDW5442T-ZE? E.g. people seem to recommend using CBR, H264 and a bitrate of 8192.
Are there any other tips?
Also what make and model do you recommend to select in BlueIris?
Thanks!
Are there any other tips?
Also what make and model do you recommend to select in BlueIris?
Thanks!
sebastiantombs
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The rest of the setting, brightness, contrast and so on are all dependent on the specific location of each camera. Rules of thumb are to use a manual shutter speed, no slower that 1/60, 16.66ms, at night to prevent blur, keep exposure compensation and gain as low as possible to prevent noise and blur. It can be a slow, tedious process getting everything "just so" the first few times but then you get an idea what each setting does so it gets easier over time.
In terms of a model in BI simply enter the IP and login credentials in find/inspect and let BI select the type. BI will usually select "generic" but it will work fine that way.
In terms of a model in BI simply enter the IP and login credentials in find/inspect and let BI select the type. BI will usually select "generic" but it will work fine that way.
looney2ns
IPCT Contributor
Use find/inspect and use what it finds.
Shutter Speed / Exposure Tutorial
Surveillance users do not need to be photography experts but understanding the basics of shutter speed is critical to avoiding major low light problems....
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Thanks @sebastiantombs and @looney2ns.
The shutter speed tutorial states its best to stay with auto shutter speed but sebastiantombs recommends fixed.
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Do you use the camera motion detection and feed that into BlueIris or do you just use the detection provided by BlueIris? When everything is up and running I will continue looking into Deepstack AI.
The shutter speed tutorial states its best to stay with auto shutter speed but sebastiantombs recommends fixed.
Confusion intensifies
Do you use the camera motion detection and feed that into BlueIris or do you just use the detection provided by BlueIris? When everything is up and running I will continue looking into Deepstack AI.
sebastiantombs
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The problem with auto shutter speed is that at night, when we need cameras to get good video with no blur, the camera will slow the shutter speed down to "improve" the picture, make it look nicer. The result is blurred video when there is any motion. That is why I say to set a range that is no slower than 1/60th second, 16.66ms, to avoid blurred night time video. The camera is not "smart" enough to know when motion happens and speed up the shutter. Even if it is that "smart" it takes too long for everything to happen, internally, in the camera so no good video is available.
looney2ns
IPCT Contributor
Yeah, don't use auto shutter.
I should have linked this one instead.
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I should have linked this one instead.
Common issues with camera image
Here is a quick guide to what might go wrong with the image of your cctv camera, and how to fix this. MOTION BLUR: This is probably the most common issue, new camera owners run into. Many times on this forum I've seen posts like: "I bought a set of cameras recently. The image looks great on...
looney2ns
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I ended up like tigerwillow1
, but I am sure was more lost.Googled and found this: LOL
Dahua camera System Service settings
The cameras have a long list of features that would seem to be of no use and/or a security risk for a small camera system. I realized that I don't know what a lot of them are, even though they are enabled by default. For example, on this settings page: Do we need to have any of these enabled...
Thanks looney2ns for the Multicast/Broadcast tip, I turned it off but if it is needed for Dahua IP Config Tool, maybe I need to leave it On. Though I can change Cam Network settings in Browser and if I had to do a Factory Reset of the Camera, Multicast defaults to On which would allow me to IP the Cam via the IP Config Tool.
Flintstone61
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How in the hell do you people know that 16.66 ms = 1/60 shutter?
I'd like to get my night view dialed in using ms but alas i can't do much math.....
I'd like to get my night view dialed in using ms but alas i can't do much math.....
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1 divided by 60 times 1000 = 16,67ms
The 1/60 is the time in seconds and then multiply by 1000 to get to ms.
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bigredfish
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@wittaj just showed you the hard way for all those smart kids who actually paid attention in math class.
For the rest of us numbskulls there’s an easier way without all the cypherin’ The camera will do the math for ya.
Set exposure to manual, choose say 1/60 and then choose “customized range” at very bottom of that drop down menu. The camera automagically calculates the range 0-16.67, works for any manual exposure value.
For the rest of us numbskulls there’s an easier way without all the cypherin’
The camera will do the math for ya.Set exposure to manual, choose say 1/60 and then choose “customized range” at very bottom of that drop down menu. The camera automagically calculates the range 0-16.67, works for any manual exposure value.
sebastiantombs
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I just searched for seconds to millisecond, typed in 1/60 and viola! I also know the math but I'm a lazy old coot.