Re: CCTV at night

["Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Charlie Brown" <charlie.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:45435bdf$1_3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
>
> OK, I didn't do my homework very well.  I have a digital video recorder with one wireless miniature camera attached, I did this
> initial set up because I wasn't sure how good it was going to be.  It works fine but has a range of about 20m instead of the 100m
> spec, but the signal is going through a couple of walls.  I now want to add cameras to it (3 more spare ports) but the dealer
> tells me I need IR cameras if I want to record at night, they all look a bit chunky and I like the discrete miniature type.  Is
> there a way where I can use the miniature cameras but use separate IR lighting?  The dealer says you can't do this, you need the
> IR cameras.
>
> Can anyone help?

The dealer is wrong.  You can use a separate IR illuminator.  Unfortunately, the ones with enough power to illuminate a long
distance tend to be costly.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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