Re: Will IR Illuminator work with any CCD Camera?

[ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:28:31 -0800, wdoe999 wrote:

> I want to setup some night surveillance cameras.  I notice that some
> CCD night cameras have the IR LEDS right on the camera.  Do these
> cameras have anything special about them that makes them work well with
> IR illumination (do they have circuitry to switch to B/W etc).  The
> reason I ask is that I would prefer to use standard CCD cameras and a
> separate IR illuminator, and am wondering if they will work together
> properly.  Thanks.

Simplest way to find out if a particular camera is IR sensitve: look at
the lcd or evf while someone holds a TV remote and punches a few buttons
for you - see if you can see the signal.