Re: IR Illuminators

["Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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
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> 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
> news:46689785$0$9972$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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
> > news:4667fc3d$0$19528$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> 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
> >> 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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