sebastiantombs
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Another thank you to both you, WC, and Andy for getting this kind of arrangement in place, and especially to you for doing all the work involved plus keeping all of us "duffers" aware of what you're seeing!
hahahah, my hope is that this deep, real-world level of testing helps all of us here regardless of security/IP product or manufacturer. I'm pleased to see my latest findings on the SmartIR issues for example of the 5442 / SMD3.0 FW have now made it into real fixes that offer real improvements for all of us. I will continue to deep dive on the testing of this, other cams, systems, FW etc pulling them apart and providing unbiased reviews as well as feedback to manufacturers such as Dahua both on end user and code level fixes in hopes to get them and us, better products featuring improved performance straight out of the gate as they move to release.WC you should be in QC for Dahua as you sure are dedicated at sorting all their problems out. Will be interested to see if the new firmware improves picture quality.
Should be? You mean he's not already?WC you should be in QC for Dahua as you sure are dedicated at sorting all their problems out. Will be interested to see if the new firmware improves picture quality.
He must be due a Christmas hamper soon!Should be? You mean he's not already?
I agree. The night video is so much better. It is a win-win for me.I know this camera is essentially a prototype and you are doing some wonderful beta testing for them, but I agree with @sebastiantombs that the first glimpse of it with daytime that the 5442 seemed to be overall better video, but the night images that most of us are concerned about is no comparison and this camera beats the 5442 easily, and I am sure the new FW will only improve upon it.
Look forward to your next video!
@Wildcat_1 - I also sent you a DM in case your DM is acting up again LOL
I agree. The night video is so much better. It is a win-win for me.
I know this camera is essentially a prototype and you are doing some wonderful beta testing for them, but I agree with @sebastiantombs that the first glimpse of it with daytime that the 5442 seemed to be overall better video, but the night images that most of us are concerned about is no comparison and this camera beats the 5442 easily, and I am sure the new FW will only improve upon it.
Look forward to your next video!
@Wildcat_1 - I also sent you a DM in case your DM is acting up again LOL
Absolutely! And Andy is as good as they come. I haven't seen any chatter anywhere else where an Andy equivalent (reseller vendor) has the type of relationship with a camera manufacturer to get changes like this made.They take feedback seriously, that's why they continue to deserve our business
A win-win-win is great. I cannot wait to see the lastest video. IMHO the detail was better in the daylight videos with the 4K. As I said before look at the light bulbs, your shoes and hat. For comparison you left the settings the same for both cameras in order to be a fair comparison. However IMHO that tends to overexpose the 4K with the bigger sensor.I captured video over the first night with the new FW and am currently encoding it now so I can upload. I will show how this compares to the existing (5/26 FW)
Maybe I can make it a win-win-win
Got your DM. Will reach out as soon as I can
yes absolutely overexposes but like you said want to do a like for like then show how to dial in as I did at the end. You’ll see more dialing in within the next short night video and I’ll point out how Hik & Dah use understood controls which although expand the range of ability need more careful dialing in to compensate. In the upcoming video (awaiting YouTube) you’ll see how I balance the scene and selective dial in to leave a small area overexposed BUT is not critical to the scene and therefore doesn’t kill the image.A win-win-win is great. I cannot wait to see the lastest video. IMHO the detail was better in the daylight videos with the 4K. As I said before look at the light bulbs, your shoes and hat. For comparison you left the settings the same for both cameras in order to be a fair comparison. However IMHO that tends to overexpose the 4K with the bigger sensor.