Re: IR Illuminators

["Sue" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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.
>