For those of you running a 54IR at night and getting full color with a motion floodlight, how many lumens do you need? Also, what are good settings to get full color? Thanks!
IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 night full color settings?
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Like everything - so many variables.
Some have got by with a few watts of light because they get reflection off the garage or a wall. Others have blasted stadium quality and still can't run color because of the distance they are going for and/or it is out in the wide open with nothing to reflect light around.
What is end goal - you can run the camera on default settings and get by in color with very little extra white light, but motion will be a blur.
But if you want ID quality, the same metrics still apply - min 1/60 shutter but ideally 1/120 or better.
Some have got by with a few watts of light because they get reflection off the garage or a wall. Others have blasted stadium quality and still can't run color because of the distance they are going for and/or it is out in the wide open with nothing to reflect light around.
What is end goal - you can run the camera on default settings and get by in color with very little extra white light, but motion will be a blur.
But if you want ID quality, the same metrics still apply - min 1/60 shutter but ideally 1/120 or better.
Min 2000-2500 if you hold your tongue right on Tuesdays and Thursdays
But really I've found you need 3500-4000, preferably above the camera, doesn't have to be exact but you risk a backlight situation if too far off the axis of the camera
But really I've found you need 3500-4000, preferably above the camera, doesn't have to be exact but you risk a backlight situation if too far off the axis of the camera
If it is motion, screw the neighbors LOL. If a perp got in their car, you will be the first they come to for video LOL.
20 feet out would need a decent amount of lumen - probably well over 2000 lumens. I like the nightchaser floods as they give a narrower 40 degree light so it is more concentrated into the field of view, and I have the lumens go up as we get later in the night.
20 feet out would need a decent amount of lumen - probably well over 2000 lumens. I like the nightchaser floods as they give a narrower 40 degree light so it is more concentrated into the field of view, and I have the lumens go up as we get later in the night.
If only Dahua would get smart and drop the AI garbage and add white LED's and IVS activation of same on the 5442 series.... oh wait, they killed that 
If only Dahua would get smart and drop the AI garbage and add white LED's and IVS activation of same on the 5442 series.... oh wait, they killed that
Right! I suspect it is lack of sensor/chip availability and changing to 5442-S4 version would have been a noticeable decline in quality.