bigredfish
Known around here
You are correct, Using those settings, in fact most any setting in that ballpark, with HLC at 80-100% it does help reduce the washout. Similar to headlights at night for which it is marketed.
I tried with both Smart IR, Zoom Prio, and IR at 100%. Little difference. The HLC is what makes the big difference.
Unfortunately it’s getting light out this morning so I’ll try this experiment tonight in a couple of different cameras.
It would seem a Shame if one has to go through all that to actually make IR “Smart”. Perhaps Dahua and HiK should just make IR on/off and tell us how to make IR react properly to subjects closer to the camera. So why would they both promote Smart IR? Neither mentions adjusting Exposure and or gain or using backlight?
HiK
Smart IR
The improved Smart IR function adjusts the IR strength to have better visibility depending on specific requirements. Smart IR is usually used to solve the problem of IR over-exposure in close shots.
Dahua Smart IR
I tried with both Smart IR, Zoom Prio, and IR at 100%. Little difference. The HLC is what makes the big difference.
Unfortunately it’s getting light out this morning so I’ll try this experiment tonight in a couple of different cameras.
It would seem a Shame if one has to go through all that to actually make IR “Smart”. Perhaps Dahua and HiK should just make IR on/off and tell us how to make IR react properly to subjects closer to the camera. So why would they both promote Smart IR? Neither mentions adjusting Exposure and or gain or using backlight?
HiK
Smart IR
The improved Smart IR function adjusts the IR strength to have better visibility depending on specific requirements. Smart IR is usually used to solve the problem of IR over-exposure in close shots.
Dahua Smart IR