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Re: Colour cctv/IR



On 19 Jan 2007, at 21:26, White, Peter wrote:

> Quick question - I've got a couple of the Panasonic IP cameras (1
> pan 'n'
> tilt, 1 static), and one of them is in the nursery to spy on the
> little
> madam when she has her midnight tantrums.  They're not night-time
> cameras,
> so to make them see in the dark, is it as simple as putting an IR
> illuminator in the room, or do I actually also need a camera
> tailored to IR
> pick up?

Most likely they will have an IR cut filter in front of the lens,
which will significantly reduce the benefit of having an IR
illuminator. You'd get much better results from an IR sensitive
camera...

Jim



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