Re: IR Illuminators

["Sue" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, dear.  That's not good.  I don't know if hornets are a problem here in
SoCal or not.  But thanks for the warning.  I just bid on 2 outdoor
enclosures.

"Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I don't mount many Speeddomes indoors. The outdoor design has a deadly
>flaw.
> There are vents that hornets love to use to gain entry and nest inside the
> dome. The smoked glass makes it difficult to see the little devils inside
> before removing the glass. Bad things happen when the dome comes off,
> especially if you're up on a ladder. Many other domes don't have that vent
> "feature". AD must like it since it seems like they kept it on VIII.
>
> "Sue" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:466954db$0$30690$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> BTW, these Speeddomes are REALLY nice cameras.  I have a third one in my
>> closet just waiting for a place to go.
>>
>> "Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > There must be more to this story. A Speeddome Ultra VII indoor model is
>> > mounted indoors? But it is looking outdoors? And an IR illuminator? How
> is
>> > the illuminator attached to the camera in order to illuminate the area
> the
>> > camera is focused on?
>> > There is a difference between low light cameras. If it is that dark you
>> > might need a true day night camera. If you need detail you might need a
>> > mega
>> > pixel camera instead of a PTZ camera.
>> > Try one of these to see if it fits your needs better. AV3130 DayNight
>> > http://www.arecontvision.com/products_3130.html
>> >
>> >
>> > "Sue" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> Well, there you go.  Now I'm thoroughly confused.
>> >>
>> >> I have several day/night cameras, some really cheap, one is somewhat
>> >> expensive.  They work great.  But I also have some very expensive high
>> >> end
>> >> cameras, such as the Sensormatic Speeddome Ultra VII, and the Axis 213
>> > which
>> >> are not day/night, at least not automatic day/night.  These are the
> ones
>> >> I
>> >> need the extra illumination for.  What would I need illumination for
>> >> on
>> > cams
>> >> that already have day/night?
>> >>
>> >> I bought an IR illuminator on ebay thinking that I could use it with
> the
>> >> Speeddome Ultra VII inside my house so that my daughter could not
>> >> sneak
>> > back
>> >> to her room after being out half the night, but I can't see squat
> because
>> >> it's so dark.  It has 48 LEDs, but doesn't illuminate worth a damn
>> >> with
>> > that
>> >> camera.  I tell the seller, he says "you need low lux camera to take
>> >> advantage".  That's like giving Dolly Parton a boob job if you ask me.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> > On Jun 6, 7:56?am, "Sue" <s...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >> Easy question, does one need a very low lux camera to take
>> >> >> advantage
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> an
>> >> >> IR illuminator?  If so, how low?  Thanks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sue
>> >> >
>> >> > Actually the opposite is true. The more IR illumiators that you
>> >> > have,
>> >> > the less low level light sensitivity the camera needs. ( assuming
> it's
>> >> > a color day/night switching camera)
>> >> >
>> >> > There are low light level cameras that don't need any illuminators.
>> >> >
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