Re: IR Illuminators

["Sue" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

That's a good idea, Doug.  I'm not forbidding her to stay out late, it's
just that when tell her that coming in late like that wakes us up, she
doesn't try to tell me that she went to bed at 10.  She's 22 years old, so
I'm not trying to be a tyrant.

Also, it's not just her I'm trying to catch, it's anyone walking around in
here at night, like hubby when he comes down to let the cat out in the buff.
The light is probably the better idea.  The cats would probably appreciate
being able to see their mice too.  :-)

Thanks.

"Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Could you use an occupancy sensor to turn a light on when on the errant
> daughter returns.?
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> Doug
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> "Sue" <sodom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:46680b14$0$9958$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I now understand after doing some research that the IR Illuminators that
>>work with cameras 1-1.5 lux, at least the ones Axis puts their name on,
>>cost in the neighborhood of $500.  Yikes!  I shouldn't expect much from
>>Hong Kong for $20.  At least I got a usable power supply.  :-)
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>> "Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:DgT9i.428592$115.176368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Day/night doesn't mean day/pitch black and a day/night camera will still
>>> need a certain amount of light to perform even when in the "night" mode.
>>> Most inexpensive LED illuminators don't perform as advertised, since a
>>> low light or day/night camera needs less light to produce an image then
>>> a poor performing illuminator will yield the best results on a camera
>>> that needs the least help. So the vendor is right in a sense, but what
>>> he should have said "you need a low lux camera to take advantage of the
>>> piss poor illuminator I've just sold you"
>>>
>>> Doug
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>>> "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.
>>>>
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>>>> "Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:1181149844.346116.83250@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> 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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