Night time events not picking up like days

[International784]

My new SD5A425GA-HNR doesn’t pick up night time events hardly at all. Should I set different rules for night time? The camera sees everything perfectly…. They’re just not being recorded.

 

[wittaj]

Screenshots of field of view and settings would help.

It could be anything. Maybe at night the zoom is too tight and not enough light for it to ID the object.

 

[Flintstone61]

user error

 

[International784]

Here’s a screenshot at 540 from dmss. I’ll log into the settings in a bit. Which settings? The camera picture, events or AI for that preset?

 

[wittaj]

I think the vehicle is out in the distance?

Post a a day shot or video of a vehicle.

Is your IR set to auto or manual?

 

[International784]

I think the vehicle is out in the distance?

Post a a day shot or video of a vehicle.

Is your IR set to auto or manual?

IR is set to auto. Should I look at the shutter settings for night? Here’s some from yesterday and one from this morning. It is phenomenal and is doing way more than I thought was possible.

 

[wittaj]

Yeah at that distance it needs more light at night. The camera probably cannot make out a car.

Put IR to manual and blast it at 100 and see if that is enough.

If it isn't then you will need to add an IR blaster to help out.

Or you might need to zoom in more at night.

 

[Mark_M]

IR is set to auto. Should I look at the shutter settings for night? Here’s some from yesterday and one from this morning. It is phenomenal and is doing way more than I thought was possible.

I can certainly see why your cameras are struggling to detect a vehicle at night.

A vehicle's headlamps will likely be very bright and the camera doesn't not recognise the shape as a vehicle because of this.

 

[International784]

Yeah at that distance it needs more light at night. The camera probably cannot make out a car.

Put IR to manual and blast it at 100 and see if that is enough.

If it isn't then you will need to add an IR blaster to help out.

Or you might need to zoom in more at night.

I wonder if it’s possible to set a rule as tripwire zoomed in at a point where headlights wouldn’t be an issue. Is it possible to program this action for night alone?

 

[wittaj]

That you need an NVR or some other VMS like Blue Iris to tell it to go tondifferent presets during different times of day.

 

[International784]

Nice. A nice man overseas recommended a NVR5208-EI this would do the trick?

 

[DanDenver]

You sound curious. That means you like learning and improving. If that is true, consider going with the option that will allow for those traits to be fully satisfied. Go with Blue Iris. NVR’s will always limit you as they are designed to govern and or limit one thing or another. Not knocking NVR solutions, many use them and are happy. Just making a suggestion.