Review-EmpireTech IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED S2, 2.8mm 4mp.

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Thanks again to @EMPIRETECANDY we have another new cam to check out.

IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED S2
4MP Full-color Fixed-focal Warm LED Eyeball WizMind Network Camera

4MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor, low illuminance, high image definition.
Outputs max. 4MP (2688 × 1520) @30 fps.
Built-in warm illuminator, and the max. illumination distance is 30 m.
ROI, SMART H.264+/H.265+, flexible coding, applicable to various. bandwidth and storage environments.
Rotation mode, WDR, 3D NR, HLC, BLC, digital watermarking, applicable to various monitoring scenes.
Supports max. 256 G Micro SD card, Built-in Mic.
12V DC/PoE power supply. · ePoE,IP67 protection.
SMD 3.0.
Cams price is approximately $150.00 Us, shipping included at time of this posting.
Can be purchased Here or Here
Full specs: Link

This cameras claim to fame will be its F1.0 lens.
The IVS works as expected, the SMD also works fairly well.

It has a different mounting plate than previous cams. Plate is metal.
This one can be fitted on standard single gang junction box.
You mount the plate, then place the camera body over the stubs that are on the plate lining up the holes
To release the cam from the plate, press down on the locking tab and slid cam towards the tab.
Once cam is seated on the plate, you can then tighten the small set screw on the opposite side to prevent tampering.
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This camera is intended to be used as a full color cam, it does not have IR, nor does it have an IR cut filter.
You do have the choice whether or not to run in cam in color or black and white.
It does have the two visible LED's on the front for illumination if needed.

In my testing I found that the LED's are really going to be very location dependant for how effective they will be in any given situation.
If you have other visible light in the area, that is the best option.

Daytime testing is uneventful, it performs on par with other's in the 5442 family of cams.
At night, I started out with the onboard LEDs at 100%, then moved them lower in 10% increments as you can see in the video.
I settled on 8%, otherwise it washed out faces anytime I was closer than 10-12ft. It did not auto adjust to prevent washout.
Near the end of the video, You can see that I add an additional 60watt LED bulb into the mix.
The light on the left is 7.5watts of LED in a lamp post.

I did find that the camera had reverted on its own to shutter priority, from manual. This occured when I would login to the cam....sometimes. Other times the settings would stick.
Settings used:
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Dahua CMOS for F1.0 1/1.8" has both new and old.
The old size is longer, the new one is much shorter.
But I have compared and there is not much difference between old and new images.
But the new short version can be replaced by 2.8MM F1.0.


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I'm reconfiguring this cam as a test, to be used strictly as an overview cam for the street, especially after dark, to see how well I can capture cars driving past and their description.
I'll not be concerned with close to the cam captures in this scenario, my focus is the street.
I have tilted the cam upwards so the LED lights will spread further to the street.
Stay tuned to this same bat channel.
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Here is a capture with the LED at 8%, and cam was not tuned trying to capture at the street.
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So the answer is a solid yes for using as an overview to get a car ID. With some more fine tuning, I'm sure it could be improved upon. Obviously in my situation a longer focal length rather than 2.8mm would be better, it's 50 ft to the bottom of the drive.
Settings used.

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Still shot of car.

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Here is the downside to using visible light located on the camera to light the scene. The bugs enjoy this visible light much more than IR.

 
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I use the S1 model as a spot light, does it’s job pretty well and the light is very bright. Is the S2 model brighter? Is it compatible with the PFA130e mount?
 

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Just have the time to watch the night video that updated on 16th, why i select looney's place to test this camera, mainly because his place has very low light. Under the LED light of the camera, this camera low light capacity is good. So would be a good choice for those who want full color at not very low light places.
 
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