CanCuba
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You mean like just plain, old WDR but it gets applied when the camera thinks it's necessary?
WDR vs SSA
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Yea, much like the Exposure or Gain fields. You could set a lower limit and an upper limit and it applies it as necessary.
bigredfish
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That makes more sense now….
bigredfish
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So I think its one of those things that for 90% of locations its more trouble than its worth. BUT in my carport it seems to be doing well. From bright sun through an hour of moderate rain clouds it never once actually shut off like it did to @Ri22o . I think that would be a dealbreaker for me. And because its variable is what makes it better in that location than straight fixed WDR.
Still Im gonna watch it for a few days and see how it does
Still Im gonna watch it for a few days and see how it does
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I've played with SSA, I use it for daytime only as it brings out the shadows.
Night forget it, way too much noise for the street cam (fixed B5442E-SE , 3.6), and the noise was unpredictable and variable. Could not find a sweet spot that would last all night.
Night forget it, way too much noise for the street cam (fixed B5442E-SE , 3.6), and the noise was unpredictable and variable. Could not find a sweet spot that would last all night.
bigredfish
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Yup, WDR or SSA neither recommended for nighttime.
I find WDR-25 to be the best general setting. SSA can look nice and show lots of brightness in the shadows, but it is almost too much. And most importantly, I end up with SSA cameras often doing a 'hunt' or fresh brightness calibration every so often, say once every 30 minutes: they go full bright white, then quickly dim down to the normal image.
bigredfish
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My experience with WDR is it’s very much based on the camera and the scene. Not all Dahua cameras treat the WDR setting intensity the same. Some I have set on 1 others 10, others 20-40
Again I only use it during the day, and only when absolutely necessary.
I haven’t experienced that with SSA on the one and only camera I have it turned on, so far after adjusting saturation and white balance it’s doing well.
Again I only use it during the day, and only when absolutely necessary.
I haven’t experienced that with SSA on the one and only camera I have it turned on, so far after adjusting saturation and white balance it’s doing well.
bigredfish
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I wonder if you dont change WB from Auto it may play games.... I set mine to manual and adjusted that way with fixed settings and its doing well.