Update:
Myself and
@jmcu have been playing with it the past few days and have made some progress.
Things that seem to have made improvement:
1- Enabling WDR contrary to most PTZs and most cameras as far as detection where contrast helps the camera see and determine targets,
enabling WDR at 20-25 which creates LESS contrast (softens or equalizes light/dark areas as WDR is intended to do) actually helps this camera in detection and tracking
---> Notice how @jcmu 's samples from his 4K version are flatter and less contrasty than mine.
2- JMCU removed a couple of my IVS rules. This actually improved tracking. Again this is counter to most of my other cameras. Removing a tripwire within an Intrusion box greatly helped tracking in that zone.
3- One thing I think would probably help also is raising the height, unfortunately that's not an option on this placement. This may indeed logically extend its range
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Results from 14 hours yesterday
This was a "no trashcan" day and workday so limited (down 30%-50% on traffic)
Total good detection's - 130
Wrong/false targets detected and tracked (mostly vehicles and a few aliens) - 21
Good tracking of human detection's - 87
Lost tracking on valid target (humans only) after properly detecting and tracking for no good reason - 12
Misses (defined as a valid detection, but camera could not find the target)- 20
Mulligans (Due to the speed or short duration of target visibility I gave the camera the benefit of the doubt) - 8
So Conclusions:
1- The busier the scene the more this camera struggles with finding the target.
2- With clear open spaces it performs well out to 200-250ft or so, beyond that the complexity of the scene greatly effects its accuracy. If you have open fields/farm, limited 150ft street scene, or just not a lot of clutter, it will be adequate for most needs.
3- Contrast affects are somewhat opposite of what you think as normal for detection and tracking. Less contrast /flatter image seems to improve its accuracy
4- Complex IVS rules seem to be detrimental to its accuracy. My 6D series even my Mini don't seem to reflect this. I run multiple IVS rukles on most of my scenes without problem on fixed and PTZ cameras.
Detection was never really the issue with this cam. Tracking and finding the target, and proper id of target was the problem and continues to be.
Its better. It may even be "acceptable" I haven't quite decided. But its not Awesome
Good track as expected at about 120-150ft
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Not so much
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