IPC-T5442T-ZE IPC-T5442TM-AS IPC-T5842T-ZE SMD 3.0 Smart IR Latest New Firmware From EmpireTech

I must correct myself. Options are only usable when logging in with the default admin not any created user afterwards....
In case anyone is wondering, I upgraded to the latest Volt firmware on the dahuawiki site (V2.820.0000000.4.R.210527) and it has this same bug. When logging in as a user other than 'admin' the video settings are all blank. I also tried deleting the user and re-creating it, that made no difference, and yes I did a factory reset as well. So this is not specific to Andy's version of the firmware. I didn't try his version because I prefer the Dahua branded ones to display the camera model number in the web interface and on my NVR.
 
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Knowing the account issue from the old foscams :cool: I tried it with FF, Chrome and for sure IE
But often there are some faults on my side, so I'll try tomorrow again
did behave differently with the different browsers?
 
Does anyone else is seeing a problem with IVS?
The IVS tripwire was working great.
Since I had to factory defaults before and after the upgrade, I thought it could be me.
Before, it was working great and since I was using two tripwires, it felt it was bullet proof .
After the upgrade, I started using three tripwires and I'm still getting lots of times when the cam does not detect crossing.
Is it a known issue?
 
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Does anyone else is seeing a problem with IVS?
The IVS tripwire was working great.
Since I had to factory defaults before and after the upgrade, I thought it could be me.
Before, it was working great and since I was using two tripwires, it felt it was bullet proof .
After the upgrade, I started using three tripwires and I'm still getting lots of times when the cam does not detect crossing.
Is it a known issue?
I have the same... It picks up the cat running around om the driveway, but misses a car of people that walk on the driveway... Smd is turned of. I only use 3# tripwire
 
Yes, there are issues with IVs rules. It is always a good idea to read through the thread to get an idea of any issues with a firmware.

There are newer versions that are supposed to fix the IVs issues, but I haven't had a chance to test them yet.
 
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Yes, there are issues with IVs rules. It is always a good idea to read through the thread to get an idea of any issues with a firmware.

There are newer versions that are supposed to fix the IVs issues, but I haven't had a chance to test them yet.
Thanks WinNl and cd26
I was talking about IVS only. SMD was always very far from perfect.
In my case, I installed the FW a day after it was published (26/05) so the thread wasn't written yet.
searched for the word IVS in that thread and probably missed it

Anyway, I can report about
  • quite a lot of IVS tripwire crosses that are ignored
  • since I'm currently using few tripwires for the same gate, I can add that in most cases it would either catch with all three of them or none of them
  • I can also add that my family dog got false positive for the fist time in a year after installing that FW

Is the newer FW still available for testing? that one is horrible.
if not, do you know what was the last one that is advised?

again, thats
 
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I also only use IVS.
With the firmware above I didn't miss anything till now. I have it running for a few hours.
 
With the firmware above I didn't miss anything till now. I have it running for a few hours.
Thanks again,
I also remembered the December FW as the last best one. I'd also give it a chance as SMD3.0 is just as bad as SMD gets while IVS is very important to me.
 
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So you really need to ask yourself, why am I updating? If it is just for kicks, then stay with what is working....

A common theme around here is don't fix what ain't broke. If the unit is working and meets your needs, in many instances an update breaks what you had working and provides you with something you didn't need. A Dahua Z12E that someone updated and then constantly reboots comes to mind, and a certain Dahua PTZ that loses autotracking with an update come to mind, a Hikvision ANPR camera losing half the FPS and loses the ability to read US plates - those are big deals to have happen. Don't do it unless it is fixing a problem you are experiencing or adds a feature you really need.

Many of my cameras are on older firmware - the camera works in my field of view and setup, so I am not going to update it and risk breaking what was working for my use case. YMMV.
 
Thanks again,
I also remembered the December FW as the last best one. I'd also give it a chance as SMD3.0 is just as bad as SMD gets while IVS is very important to me.

Yes I use the December smart ir firmware as my production firmware. I can't remember the exact version/date off hand but it is posted on this forum.
 
The latest new firmware has the best on smart IR,we work a lot on it.--- If you no need the best smart IR, can use the Dec one.
The SMD 3.0 we have another version will be release later this month. Just wait dahua engineer to finish it. @Wildcat_1 said the SMD has some improvement.
So later will have a better one.
 
Yes as @EMPIRETECANDY mentioned I tested the SMD 3.0 only FW (latest) and saw a great reduction in false alerts and more accurately capturing Human vs Vehicle which is good news. As mentioned this does NOT include the SmartIR fixes based on the work I did but that will be in the next FW version so that should then represent a great final version of the FW from a bug fix perspective and also (hopefully) a good platform for Dahua SmartIR + SMD FW going forward.
 
Thanks WinNl and cd26
I was talking about IVS only. SMD was always very far from perfect.
In my case, I installed the FW a day after it was published (26/05) so the thread wasn't written yet.
searched for the word IVS in that thread and probably missed it

Anyway, I can report about
  • quite a lot of IVS tripwire crosses that are ignored
  • since I'm currently using few tripwires for the same gate, I can add that in most cases it would either catch with all three of them or none of them
  • I can also add that my family dog got false positive for the fist time in a year after installing that FW

Is the newer FW still available for testing? that one is horrible.
if not, do you know what was the last one that is advised?

again, thats
Be sure to properly do the "Global Setup", that can help some with issue's with IVS in this firmware.
 
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Thanks guys,
1. I do know that I was TESTING the NEW FW. I took it all into consideration.
I was only asking if what I see is a known issue and if that's the case, what's the last stable version available (the December one).
2. Yes I'm back with the Dec. version and it works as before.
3. Thanks Looney, I didn't yet get to it but I know I need to still work on the global setup for the right perspective.
4. If the May version I was using before was supposed to support SMD 3.0, there is not much to expect. it may be better than the older SMD but still very far from human recognition done by the IVS.
5. What really puzzles me is how come the difference between SMD and IVS in human filtering is so big. While the IVS is doing an impressive job, the SMD is far behind.
My dog got false positive only one time in a YER..... BUT..... that false positive (the only one) was when I was using the 5/21 FW.