Re: Replacing cameras

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Gale wrote:
> This loft conversion is getting sooo expensive - keep thinking of
items that need sorting/replacing before I lose the opportunity when the
loft floor is all sealed up!
> Latest item is CCTV cameras - been meaning to do something for a while
- I have a number of B+W cameras (small Sony exHad ultra low light) or
something like that. Great in the day but at night, the inbuilt IR LED's
give so much reflection off of the lens glass when it's dirty (like most of
the time!), the picture is unusable :-(
> So was thinking of either a better designed camera or a separate IR
illumination and new cameras.
> Any ideas/recommendations? Very low light sensitivity would be good -
not sure about colour or B+W or switching type.
>

Separate cameras and IR illumination is definitely the way to go IMHO.
With the right camera, you might not even need the IR. I'd recommend
looking at the Samsung Techwin range:

http://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/index.php?showtopic=12528&hl=samsung

I've still not found a retail supplier though. I did manage to get a
couple of fixed domes off ebay on the (very) cheap, but it looks like
someone fed them mains by mistake so the boards are fried.

I have a couple of "Vista" domes which have the proper IR cut
filter,
and they're a whole lot better than the typical "bullet" cameras
with a
few IR LEDs built in...

Jim