Low light conditions camera

kontech

kontech

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Jan 8, 2017
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Hi all,
I've seen similar older posts on this topic and wanted to check if there have been any leaps in 2024 with regard to low light and no light conditions cameras available in US market.
My use case: long driveways and perimeter around the structures in the suburban area with no light at night.
Looking for a bullet outdoor form factor, fixed lens and no frills but need clear night vision with IR. Don't care for color and prefer not to use withe LED illumination.
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The 5442 series, now 5442-S3 version represents the best there is.

Significant improvement over the the previous great 5442 model.

wittaj

Thread 'Mini-Review - 5442-Z4E-S3 AKA B54IR-Z4E S3 - Replacement to the 5442-Z4E'

As many of us are aware, Dahua decided to keep the same model numbers of some of their most popular models like the 5442-Z12E and the 5442 series cameras, but they have been updated with a newer GUI and specs that on paper show better than the previous version as was discussed in this thread even though they have the same size sensor as the previous generation.

I previously did a mini-review of the new 5241-Z12E here, so now it is time for the 5442-Z4E comparison between the old Z4E and the new Z4E.

Many of the specs remained the same. Similar to the 5442 series with...
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Here is a handy dandy shutter speed calculator for those like me whose fraction math to milliseconds does not compute.
i have the one above set to a customized range of .02 to 1.33ms
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The distances vary between 25-75+tf or so.
It seem that Dahua and its clones is the preferred brand on here. Is @ndy the only place to buy it from as I can't even find 5442-S3 elsewhere unless it's called something else? What other brands with similar specs can you guys recommend?
 
See this thread for the commonly recommended cameras (along with Amazon links) based on distance to IDENTIFY that represent the overall best value in terms of price and performance day and night.

The right camera for 25 feet is a different camera than at 75 feet. You will need more than one camera.

These cameras are Dahua OEM sold by respected member here @EMPIRETECANDY

The 5442 series is called 54IR for Empiretech.

The Importance of Focal Length over MP in camera selection
 
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IPC-T54IR-ZE S3

looney2ns

Thread 'Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret'

Courtesy of @EMPIRETECANDY we have this camera to check out.

Camera is available HERE or HERE.

  • 4-MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor, low luminance, and high definition image.
  • Outputs max. 4MP (2688×1520) @25/30 fps.
  • Built-in IR LED, and the max. illumination distance is 40 m.
  • ROI, SVC, SMART H.264+/H.265+, AI H.264/H.265, encoding after filter, flexible coding, applicable to various bandwidth and storage environments.
  • Rotation mode, WDR, 3D NR, HLC, BLC, digital watermarking, applicable to various monitoring scenes.
  • With deep learning algorithm, it...
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For 75ft , better use the bullet one, the turret will be hard to reach.
IPC-B54IR-Z4E S3

wittaj

Thread 'Mini-Review - 5442-Z4E-S3 AKA B54IR-Z4E S3 - Replacement to the 5442-Z4E'

As many of us are aware, Dahua decided to keep the same model numbers of some of their most popular models like the 5442-Z12E and the 5442 series cameras, but they have been updated with a newer GUI and specs that on paper show better than the previous version as was discussed in this thread even though they have the same size sensor as the previous generation.

I previously did a mini-review of the new 5241-Z12E here, so now it is time for the 5442-Z4E comparison between the old Z4E and the new Z4E.

Many of the specs remained the same. Similar to the 5442 series with...
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