Pink tint, don't think it's IR filter

[Rubke]

Today I noticed something strange. This morning, a few minutes after the camera switched from B&W to color (with an audible click) the image gradually turned pinkish. Before and after the image looked normal.
Same thing happened this evening 20 minutes before the camera switched to B&W again.

Before and after the pink tint (which gradually comes and goes, in small visible steps, with a few seconds in-between each step) the colors are normal. As you can clearly hear the IR filter switching and as the pinkish tint can only be seen on these 2 specific occasions and not continually during daytime I don't think the IR filter is stuck.

What do you think might be causing this?

 

[TonyR]

Déjà vu ? ==>> Is this a stuck IR filter problem

 

[Rubke]

Déjà vu ? ==>> Is this a stuck IR filter problem

I've read that thread, but that looked more like a stuck IR filter. Mine only showed the tint two times during the day for a few minutes. Rest of the day was fine.

Pretty sure mine filter isn't stuck as you can hear it clicking.

I was thinking of maybe a white balance issue?

 

[Mark_M]

'Purple fringing' like mentioned here?

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[TechieTech]

If you are using H264+, try switching the camera to regular H264 and see if it goes away.

 

[Rubke]

'Purple fringing' like mentioned here?

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Forgot to mention it's a 5442ASE. Didn't do it this morning. Could indeed be this purple fringing!

Using H265.

 

[IAmATeaf]

Do you have a pic? Wondering if it’s the same/similar issue that I had with my 5442-ase turret where one day randomly during the day the stream went all pink

 

[Rubke]

Do you have a pic? Wondering if it’s the same/similar issue that I had with my 5442-ase turret where one day randomly during the day the stream went all pink

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Here you go. Applied a small crop and blacked few things out.



And here normal image this morning as reference:

Was yours pink the entire day? Mine only two times during the day, for a few minutes length each time. Quite sure it wasn't a stuck IR filter as I heard it switching in the morning and evening.

 

[Arjun]

Quite a problem that appears overtime as these cameras age

 

[Rubke]

Quite a problem that appears overtime as these cameras age

Camera is only 2 months old... What do you think is causing this? I'm pretty sure it isn't the IR filter being stuck as 1) image before and after is normal and 2) pink tint gradually increases and decreases.

 

[Arjun]

If its still under warranty, I suggested swapping that unit out to see if the problem goes away; if the problem persists, its clearly a design / quality control issue

Camera is only 2 months old... What do you think is causing this? I'm pretty sure it isn't the IR filter being stuck as 1) image before and after is normal and 2) pink tint gradually increases and decreases.

 

[Rubke]

This evening, a little after sundown, I noticed the same pink tint on the image. When looking out of the window the sky itself was pinkish as well. I took a photo with my phone, and guess what, same tint could be seen. Few minutes later when the tint couldn't be seen on the 5442 anymore it also couldn't be seen anymore on a photo taken with my phone.

Yesterday the pink tint could be seen a little before sunset and a little after sundown.
So probably, as these cameras are really light sensitive, they pick up the pinkish tint which is actually there, and show (and exaggerate) it.

 

[looney2ns]

This evening, a little after sundown, I noticed the same pink tint on the image. When looking out of the window the sky itself was pinkish as well. I took a photo with my phone, and guess what, same tint could be seen. Few minutes later when the tint couldn't be seen on the 5442 anymore it also couldn't be seen anymore on a photo taken with my phone.

Yesterday the pink tint could be seen a little before sunset and a little after sundown.
So probably, as these cameras are really light sensitive, they pick up the pinkish tint which is actually there, and show (and exaggerate) it.

I have one facing south that does the same depending on cloud cover.

 

[looney2ns]

Setting the white balance to outdoors instead of auto, can help.