motion blur and unclear image in general

[fenderman]

I have tried increasing the shutter speed and it doesn't seem to make a difference. both of my 2 cameras do this. it seems almost like at night nothing is in focus other than the cars.
here is a video from tonight of my 2nd camera.

you are over exposed. Enable smart ir.

 

[GKyle840]

smart ir is enabled and BI is on auto. is there anything else I need to do in order to make sure smart IR is functioning correctly?

 

[pozzello]

reduce exposure. you've also got some ghosting from too much DNR

 

[GKyle840]

the exposure in the dahua gui is set at 1/100. if I reduce it anymore I get a very bad flicker from the street lights.

 

[pozzello]

In the System/general tab, what do you have set for 'video standard'?
in the US, use the NTSC setting (if not already) to reduce flicker associated with our 60hz power....

 

[GKyle840]

it is set to PAL but it does not give me the option of NTSC.

 

[pozzello]

ah, chinese cam. d'oh. then your stuck with the flickr at certain exposure rates, unfortunately...

 

[GKyle840]

the cameras came from Andy, I would think they are the US version?

 

[pozzello]

well, the flicker isn't the root cause of your exposure issues, so nevermind that, but avoid 60 and 120hz rates...

 

[GKyle840]

ok, so I turned the IR off completely and the video is pretty dark and grainy but I can recognize a face a little better.

 

[SouthernYankee]

Please download your videos to YouTube and provide a link.
For security reasons I do not download files.

 

[adamg]

Agree, overexposed.

 

[aristobrat]

is there anything else I need to do in order to make sure smart IR is functioning correctly?

I don't think there's anything you need to do after enabling it (other than saving the change).

This thread might have some ideas:
Night Vision adjustments for starlight dahua cams.

 

[chadskie]

it is set to PAL but it does not give me the option of NTSC.

You can change your cam to NTSC firmware. Andy provides both on his forum post. Super easy.

 

[GKyle840]

I downloaded the ntsc firmware which completely eliminated the flicker from the street lights at shutter speeds over 1/100.
unfortunately increasing the shutter speed didnt fix the motion blur. I also have reduced the dnr from 30 down to 5 and this didnt seem to affect the blur either.
here is the most recent video at night with the IR on.
mon 2.mp4