PTZ5A4K-25X and IPC-Color4K-T180 settings...
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I haven't tested it yet, but I will shortly.
I can raise it up above the roof line, or at least get most of it out of the way. I can't see anything over to the left anyway for the tree.
I can raise it up above the roof line, or at least get most of it out of the way. I can't see anything over to the left anyway for the tree.
Okay... not so good thus far. This PTZ will likely only be good for day use. Maybe the 4MP unit I am getting for the barn to look back at the house will be better for night.
OTOH... our little ZE-S3 for the carport is pretty good so far.
It's not bad if you have decent light at night, there is a street LED lamp right across the street from my house and I can run mine PTZ5A4K-25X 24/7 full color with good result.
bigredfish
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For whatever reason, I have seen the 8MP cameras on the 1/1.8" sensor under the new GUI struggle with low light way more than other cameras. I don't know if the firmware hasn't been optimized for that amount of MP or if they just had to up the digital parameters so much with the increased MP.
Unfortunately, you are experiencing what many of us say - a PTZ is a great compliment for an existing fixed camera system and should never be used as a replacement for a fixed/stationary camera.
Fortunately, it appears you have a good start with some fixed cameras, so it is just a matter of adjusting your PTZs to compliment them.
As @bigredfish said, they are not plug-n-play and like him, I have spent many hours tuning it in to accomplish what I wanted.
Exact same settings on both cameras. Is the one darker because of it pointing towards the sun?
Yep, that is similar to the post I made last night about the IR bounce off the roof.
In this case, the exposure is adjusting to the bright sun, which then makes the rest of the image darker.
In this case, the exposure is adjusting to the bright sun, which then makes the rest of the image darker.
Yeah... I found out when I moved the other one to that same area, it got darker too.
Odd that I didn't have this issue in the daytime when mounted lower.
Odd that I didn't have this issue in the daytime when mounted lower.
The fun of mounting a camera for optimal conditions LOL! One of the other reasons we suggest temporary mounting for 24 hours. But even that isn't perfect as each season or snowfall can change the settings LOL.
Sometimes we have to compromise and accept that we are not going to get ideal 24/7, and then we have to pick and choose on what/when.
Maybe with BI you set up to have it move to a more zoomed in preset during a specific part of the day to mitigate this issue?
Sometimes we have to compromise and accept that we are not going to get ideal 24/7, and then we have to pick and choose on what/when.
Maybe with BI you set up to have it move to a more zoomed in preset during a specific part of the day to mitigate this issue?
Wow... what a difference that made. Still get the front of the barn and the Jeep parking.
Yep. During the day the roof isn't as big of an issue as it isn't reflecting the IR.
So you set up a day preset and a night preset to try to capture the ideal during day and night.
