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image quality,annoying 2-3 seconds the pixels move
2022-06-14 07:43:53 - last edited 2022-07-11 06:54:19
Tags: #Live View
Model: Tapo C310  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 1.2.2

I noticed one thing that is annoying. The image quality is ok but every 2-3 seconds the pixels move. It is annoying, I do not see such an effect on other cameras with much cheaper percentages. I uploaded a new firmware but it is still the same. Power frequency settings do not improve

 

I attach a video, one has normal speed this strange effect is visible, when the video is accelerated the effect is clearly visible 

 

Normal speed:

https://youtu.be/J3JB5S3WAeA

 

Accelerated:

https://youtu.be/Kmy5ReOEpgU

 

Shooting timelapse in this case is out of question because the effect is nightmarish. I am wondering if it is my camera's fault or others have the same effect

 

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2022-06-27 06:06:45 - last edited 2022-07-11 06:54:19

@Darek1988 @Dan84 @nomadJuice 

Hello everyone,  

Thank you for the feedback.

As checked with our engineers, the pixels in live view will refresh when the focal length of a lens changes,  as focus is adjusted when a camera shoot video, you will notice a slight and imperceptible flicker, this behavior is common for the Lens of camera. You could set the camera on higher resolution like 1080P and 3MP to mitigate phenomena as possible.

Hope this help explain the situation. 

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Re:image quality,annoying 2-3 seconds the pixels move
2022-06-17 09:25:57

  @Darek1988 

 

I am also facing the same issue.

 

I do not have SD card recording enabled, but the video feed is being saved on my computer via RTSP.

 

Were you able to figure out a solution for this issue?

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Re:image quality,annoying 2-3 seconds the pixels move
2022-06-17 09:30:36

  @nomadJuice  In the newest Firmware Version: 1.2.2 it is a little better but unfortunately the effect is still there. This effect does not occur in another tplink vigi camera. The video from the camera is recorded on tplink DVR and it does not matter whether the recording is on a card or rtsp stream

this surprises me because I have cameras from China that cost literally 20usd and they do not have this effect

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Re:image quality,annoying 2-3 seconds the pixels move
2022-06-20 12:51:18

  @Darek1988 

 

I have a Tapo C320WS and have exactly the same issue. Every 2 seconds the pixels shift slightly.

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2022-06-27 06:06:45 - last edited 2022-07-11 06:54:19

@Darek1988 @Dan84 @nomadJuice 

Hello everyone,  

Thank you for the feedback.

As checked with our engineers, the pixels in live view will refresh when the focal length of a lens changes,  as focus is adjusted when a camera shoot video, you will notice a slight and imperceptible flicker, this behavior is common for the Lens of camera. You could set the camera on higher resolution like 1080P and 3MP to mitigate phenomena as possible.

Hope this help explain the situation. 

>>Landscape Mode - Tapo App for Pad. >>Smart Action 2.0 Explore and meet the next level home automation. >>How to position my TP-Link camera for optimal performance.
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Re:image quality,annoying 2-3 seconds the pixels move
2022-09-27 04:54:25

same issue with my c320ws. I wonder if other cams have this issue...should have returned this product

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