Re: What's the secret to high quality night time images?

[J. <jsloud2001<removeme>@netscape.net>]

On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:40:29 GMT, Frank Olson
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>Pokey wrote:
>> My daytime pics are OK but the nighttime pics are terribly grainy like
>> a NASA moon landing.
>>
>> My current setup includes a standalone DVR set to maximum possible
>> recording quality which is 720 X 480 at 30 IPS, divided by four
>> channels = 7.5 IPS per channel.
>>
>> All of my cameras are color 1/4" CCD, 380 lines with IR LEDs.
>>
>> The cable runs to the cameras are 50-75 feet each.
>>
>> The highest quality weatherproof cameras I've seen available are 1/3"
>> CCD, 420 line.  How much of an improvement would these be over my
>> existing cams?  And how many lines can you get on a 720 X 480?  My
>> manual skips this fact.
>>
>> My dream camera is a weatherproof, adjustable 4-50mm remote zoom
>> control camera with auto iris, auto focus, and a 250 foot IR range and
>> provides crystal clear night time images guaranteed or triple your
>> money back.  It remains pie in the sky and criminals remain loose,
>> wild, and free.
>>
>> I may not get my dream camera but there must be some middle ground
>> that's better than a '67 moon landing.  Ideas?
>>
>> Pokey.
>>
>
>
>You won't get good low light performance from most color cameras (even
>with the IR illuminators).  I think it's Sanyo that makes a
>colour/black&white camera that switches between modes automatically when
>the light level falls below a certain threshold (and visa-versa).  You
>might be better off improving the quality of the scene lighting.  Some
>good Halide lamps for instance...


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