IPC-HDW5831R-ZE (2018) vs DH-IPC-HDW5842T-ZE-S2 (2021) - 2018 camera wins in image quality

[BORIStheBLADE]

Wait.. that last picture was taken at night?!

 

[runraid]

@adamg also look at the writing on the sign. "Fire Lane" is clearer on the 2018 compared to the 2021

 

[runraid]

@BORIStheBLADE the most recent pics I posted in this thread were taken during the day time.

 

[samplenhold]

All of this is academic if you are not showing a person moving in the frame. No one cares about the contrast of the dirt. The real test is how well a moving person can be identified, day or night.

 

[runraid]

@samplenhold True. I'll capture some videos and we can take a look at those...

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Wait.. that last picture was taken at night?!

This pic is taken at 20:24, so it's a night video. There has another video here.

Courting red foxes are goofy

These two have been courting for a while, and with mating season upon them they have ratcheted up the silliness. They do this sort of thing all through the night. The scene is lit with a single dusk to dawn light bulb, from a portable utility fixture which seems to obliterate the blue lighting...

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[runraid]

This pic is taken at 20:24, so it's a night video. There has another video here.

Courting red foxes are goofy

These two have been courting for a while, and with mating season upon them they have ratcheted up the silliness. They do this sort of thing all through the night. The scene is lit with a single dusk to dawn light bulb, from a portable utility fixture which seems to obliterate the blue lighting...

ipcamtalk.com

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That pic? Yes that’s a night pic when it was completely dark outside. That’s 4k color cam tho

 

[BORIStheBLADE]

That pic? Yes that’s a night pic when it was completely dark outside. That’s 4k color cam tho

Yes that is the one I was referring to.

 

[runraid]

Btw. That’s with the warm light off. No lights were on outside. It’s simply an amazing night cam.

 

[wittaj]

That is what happens when one quits chasing MP and chases sensor size LOL.

You now finally have a 4K camera on the proper size sensor instead of those kiddie 4K cams on 1/2.5" sensors or worse

 

[runraid]

TO be fair the 5842 is pretty good at night and has a decent sensor compared to most cams

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

There has a bad news, the Color4K-X price is increasing, maybe the next batch price will be higher.

 

[wittaj]

Absolutely, I have both cameras and they are incredible.

But the 5842 is on a larger 1/1.8" sensor, unlike those piece of crap IPC-HDW3849H-AS-PV cams you have that are 8MP on the 1/2.8" sensor

(Sorry just had to tease you a bit from our chats on other threads about the poor performance of those stinkers LOL)

 

[samplenhold]

There has a bad news, the Color4K-X price is increasing, maybe the next batch price will be higher.

Is there a 6mm coming soon?

 

[wittaj]

While we are asking, how about a varifocal and a turret verson

 

[runraid]

And please give us raw mp4 instead of dav

 

[runraid]

Absolutely, I have both cameras and they are incredible.

But the 5842 is on a larger 1/1.8" sensor, unlike those piece of crap IPC-HDW3849H-AS-PV cams you have that are 8MP on the 1/2.8" sensor

(Sorry just had to tease you a bit from our chats on other threads about the poor performance of those stinkers LOL)

It’s an honor to be teased by you

 

[wittaj]

After seeing that 4K/X, I bet you never buy another 4K on a smaller sensor LOL.

It is literally a night and day difference between a 4K on a 1/1.2" sensor and 1/2.8" sensor.

 

[Wildcat_1]

@runraid I got your DM and will ping you back when I can so we can set some time to dial in your cam optimally. Then will be able to determine whether it’s a great fit in current FOV or what more is needed etc.

 

[Wildcat_1]

While we are asking, how about a varifocal and a turret verson

Definitely think we’ll see a fixed turret 4K-X this year (assuming chip shortages don’t get worse) but vari will still be a year to 1.5 years out due to delays with shortages and a good pic of sensor to optic etc IMO.