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  1. steve1225

    Do you all agree with this statement regarding different focal lengths?

    Yes, corrected, thanks
  2. steve1225

    Do you all agree with this statement regarding different focal lengths?

    I wrote many times on this forum, that the only future / way how Dahua / HIK can upgrade is start to use Quad Bayer image sensors, created for mobile & sport cameras world... Those are 48 or 50 Mpx in little bigger sizes than we use in CCTV world (1/1.3" to 1") - single pixel is much much...
  3. steve1225

    1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

    Biggest problem with G6 Pro is that night video quality from that camera is not so good. Both color and/or IR...
  4. steve1225

    Dahua NVR system

    You didn't write what NVR and cams models you have.. How old or how low in Dahua eco system they are.. It hard to tell what they can do... Configuration on cams and NVR should be done on web interface of cams & NVRS, using local connection (or VPN). Some features can be remotely configured by...
  5. steve1225

    1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

    Axis have cameras with even bigger sensors. Don’t ask for price 99% consumer cameras have small 1/2.8 or 1/3” sensors Only a few companies have dedicated 1/1.8” models. Consumer Full color 1/1.2” cam model was one time freak accident by HIK/dahua
  6. steve1225

    1/1.2" 8MP Varifocal

    it's not 100% accurate ;) https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/network-products/network-cameras/wizmind-7-series/dual-sight/ipc-mfw7849y-z4-t8a https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/network-products/network-cameras/wizmind-7-series/dual-sight/ipc-mfw7849y-z4-t44 Above 1k USD from Andy, only...
  7. steve1225

    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    Ai Key… Ai port was temporary solution for stupid problem ubiquity created by not supporting any form of motion detection from ONVIF cams
  8. steve1225

    It looks like better ONVIF support is coming to UniFi Protect

    New generation of Unifi Protect software with many upgrades... Plus new NVRs with view port (HDMI view) and Edge AI built-in (describing what is in video by AI - like 'man in white t-shirt and blue jeans walking with German Shepard dog over the street') No need to use extra hardware..
  9. steve1225

    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    it's PTRZ cam - so dome with extra small motor used for all movement, which works only for configuration not tracking. no auto tracking in any form...
  10. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    It’s .6 not .5 firmware… we had .4 It looks like there were .5 released in march which we never received .5 have „other” AI target filter (to human/car/animal) for people who want more detection in IVS There is also high frame support for 1080p
  11. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    it's legit... please remember that firmware is from Chinese team - so they don't know Prima aprilis.. I saw the screenshots of that website with that beta firmware...
  12. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    I know from many sources that there is big firmware upgrade in development for 54PRO.. Latest version is from 01 April. there are many new firmware subversions visible in internal Dahua firmware website, but my Polish Dahua people can't download it - it is limited by permissions for some...
  13. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    Video from Facebook:
  14. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    WizColor 2.0 (aka WizColor X) new features: - bigger aperture F0.8 (I don't know how this even works). Asked gemini AI for commenting that aperture. Depth of Field (DoF) will be very problematic... - bigger pixel size - but only for 2Mpx in 1/1.8" sensor... - better AI-ISP 2.0 processing...
  15. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

  16. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    Interesting: there is also 2249-PROX with 2 Mpx sensor in 1/1.8" !!! https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/network-products/network-cameras/wizsense-2-series/wizcolor/ipc-hdw2249th-s-prox
  17. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    And the winner is: PRO X series with WizColor X technology :) Found on Dahua WebSite - there is new 2449-PROX, which probably have cheaper chips inside (less RAM or something)...
  18. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    there are more: MAX, PRO MAX & ULTRA look at ubiquity ;)
  19. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    Yes They always present the new products around April +/- 1 month…
  20. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    Another banner found on YouTube..
  21. steve1225

    WizColor 2.0 is coming (15 April)

    I found this post on official Dahua Facebook page.. I don't know - does this will be next gen of cams with better WizColor hardware / implementation or any firmware upgrade fixing in actual models... @EMPIRETECANDY do you have any news here?
  22. steve1225

    EOM (End of Marketing and Sales) for 5442-S3 announced

    YES - both IR 5442/5842 -S3 series (54IR/58IR) and Full Color series -S2 series 5449/5849 (Color4K in Andy shop) are gone.. You can find them in Discounted section with EOL mark / logo: https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/discontinued-products/network-cameras/ipc-hdw5442t-ze=s3...
  23. steve1225

    EOM (End of Marketing and Sales) for 5442-S3 announced

    It looks like also all 5-series Full Color models (both 5449 & 5849) went EOM in last day of March. With exception for 5849-A180 camera. 5849 - it means Color4K with 1/1.2" is no more... As replacement is provided by Dahua 5x59-PRO with WizColor...
  24. steve1225

    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Where Andy wrote something like this? Please link / quote specific post…
  25. steve1225

    Scaling Society CCTV from 24 to 60+ Cameras (NVR & Cable Run Issues)

    NVR Chanel limit: there are 128 (or even 256) channel NVR from HIK, but only in Ultra line, which is pricey...
  26. steve1225

    Introducing: UniFi Protect G6 Edge Cameras | NVR + Edge AI + Camera. One device.

    it's not.. it's simple POE+... Please remember those Edge cameras have Ubiquity NVR and Ubiquity AI Key built-in.. They can work STANDALONE in any network, without Ubiquity NVR (they use SD-CARD as storage).. PS. Availabity from Q3 2026.. I don't know why they introduce them now...
  27. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    All options you mentioned are video processing options done in SOC (processor) - in mixed software & hardware solution. Not at image sensor level. The only image settings which change image sensor behavior are: shutter time, gain (aka ISO) and full WDR (>= 45 or 50 depending of camera model)...
  28. steve1225

    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    @bigredfish We don't know that.. SmartSense sensors were used for many years in non AI-ISP (classic video processing) Full Color cams (HIK vuColor and some Dahua Full Color) and they have comparable night color performance to 5442... For some reason they were used in Full Color cams - probably...
  29. steve1225

    T54 no sub snapshot SOLVED

    Check your encoding settings for secondary stream in camera settings If I remember correctly this call CHANGE encoding for secondary stream from h264/h265 to mjpeg.
  30. steve1225

    URGENT!!! There will be new DMSS 2.0 and new cloud account mode & new cloud video streaming

    There is always only one account which is true owner and admin of device (in Dahua cloud way). And it can give access for device to many more users. If company don’t have admin / device owner, then you can be that person / account in DMSS