Why does FPS drop at night ?
Why does FPS drop at night ?
Why does the FPS of all my cameras drop at night ? From 15 to 20 (as selected in each camera) daytime to 10 - 12 at night. The CPU load is around 40%. I have 8 Cameras, Mostly Reolink 520's / 410s and 1 brandless PTZ - it happens to them all, as I add them the FPS at night gets lower and lower. The network into the PC is running at around 40mbit. I have several more Cameras to add yet.
Re: Why does FPS drop at night ?
How are you determining the FPS change? Also post a screenshot of the Status window -> Cameras tab. Se also these search results for Reolink in the self help documentation that may be useful.
- "Whenever I take something apart to fix it and put it back together again, I end up with like six really important looking pieces left over" -Tim Allen
- If you know what your after, you'll recognize it when you see it.
Re: Why does FPS drop at night ?
Some cameras are just configured to do this. Reolink halves their FPS at night to capture more light in each frame. There are ways around it though.
Re: Why does FPS drop at night ?
Thanks, yeah I think it's the way the cameras work (Reolink 410s and 520s). When I turn a light on and the IR goes out in the camera, the FPS goes back up.