Review-Dahua Starlight IPC-HDW5231R-ZE 800 meter capable ePOE
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For basic home user, Is it worth paying the extra to buy the ze or is it just a wider zoom? Any other noticeable features?
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My opinion is no. Slightly wider zoom, slightly longer telephoto, very slightly better at night.
But, I don't see any reason to not buy it, to me it comes down to aesthetics.
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Just wanted to say a huge thank you to Andy at @EMPIRETECANDY. I received my 5231-ZE today. from my initial testing of it has surpassed my expectations. I took no time to mount it.
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All settings still at default. Some with IR on, some with IR completely off, some forced color.
There was a full moon, that was just above the horizon.
Sorry, it there not in order, in a hurry.
All settings still at default. Some with IR on, some with IR completely off, some forced color.
There was a full moon, that was just above the horizon.
Sorry, it there not in order, in a hurry.
Thank you for the honest feedback
Spoke to Andy and the price difference isn't much now so might as well buy the ze. Getting ready to order mine now
The new of line of ePoe switches these cams use are now listed.PFL2106-4ET-96 - Dahua Technology
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handinpalm
Getting comfortable
If you are in wide angle view I am not really satisfied with the ir coverage of the r-z one. It has too much ir power in front, and much less over 80°. But you can see it only when looking in rooms p.e. I your example with looking in the distance it´s not possible to be noticed.
But one thing is much more interesting for me. The ir night focus point problem of the zoom lens cams is wrong, dahua hasn´t released a firmware fix for it, although the problem and a solution is well know to there engineer.
Your night IR still picture is looking washed out like out of focus. Can you please have a look at the night focus point ? And how it changes after releasing day auto focus at night ir view? And then at daytime do the same thing. I bet you will be noticing the same annoying problem...
The day time pictures without sun are looking a bit too much WDR affected (flat low contrast), your WDR value is set above 20?
Dahua is promising a real technical breakout with 800m epoe @ 10mbit and 13W (or 300m with higher bandwith 100mbit and 25,4W) I hope this is not only theoretical
It would be nice to see some experiences on this feature. On the other side it´s a dahua only feature, so we are fixed on dahua epoe components. It´s non standard, nothing I really like. It´s maybe in the future after warrenty replacing parts being a big problem.Are you satisfied with the moving object quality? Thats a poor example, the person and dog is really washed out when mooving. The shutter speed is too low. But both cams behave similar. A problem of the internal IR power and a very wide viewing angle.
I like the look of these better than the hdw5231r-z. Glad I held off buying more of those. I just ordered a few of these even though I won't be needing extended distance it can handle. Curious to see how it compares to the other in my application. Thanks for doing the review!
IF you have a long distance foe the Poe power supply, then use the special POE switch, or else use normal one is fine. But normal one normally support 130-150meters
If you are in wide angle view I am not really satisfied with the ir coverage of the r-z one. It has too much ir power in front, and much less over 80°. But you can see it only when looking in rooms p.e. I your example with looking in the distance it´s not possible to be noticed.
But one thing is much more interesting for me. The ir night focus point problem of the zoom lens cams is wrong, dahua hasn´t released a firmware fix for it, although the problem and a solution is well know to there engineer.
Your night IR still picture is looking washed out like out of focus. Can you please have a look at the night focus point ? And how it changes after releasing day auto focus at night ir view? And then at daytime do the same thing. I bet you will be noticing the same annoying problem...
The day time pictures without sun are looking a bit too much WDR affected (flat low contrast), your WDR value is set above 20?
Dahua is promising a real technical breakout with 800m epoe @ 10mbit and 13W (or 300m with higher bandwith 100mbit and 25,4W) I hope this is not only theoretical
As I stated in the beginning, BOTH cameras were tested at factory default settings. I had not adjusted anything. Therefore, your mileage may vary. I'm perfectly satisfied with the camera.
Andy, I wish there was a link to the new 5231 or new Poe switches to click on to see your offerings online. I've found your aliexpress store before but dinking around with my iPhone tonight I could not find your store. Care to share a link to the new 5231 and/or the store web site?
Thanks,
Robert
Okay, I found the store..... so, does anyone know the DHL shipping cost of a single 5231? Obviously, this is important to understand for a larger order. The way it's quoted only makes sense for a single item.
What did you pay for your 5231 (yes, the new one) and how many were in the order?
Thanks,
R
What did you pay for your 5231 (yes, the new one) and how many were in the order?
Thanks,
R
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You can contact @EMPIRETECANDY better by yourself. For Germany I can help, but they are yet not in Stock.
You can contact @EMPIRETECANDY better by yourself. For Germany I can help, but they are yet not in Stock.