How does this camera do at night. I noticed there was an IR camera made by them to, any difference?
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It is grainy and lights of other vehicles create a pretty large blob on the screen (I use it as my review mirror because I have the back of my car full of parts.) For backing up, my reverse light are enough to see 15 or so feet behind me which I find to be plenty. Note:IR cameras usually do not throw much further than that.
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The night vision is great! I did not expect it to be as good as it is. I can see with no issues. The reverse lights provide more than enough light. Like J2P3 said, the picture is grainy but that's expected at night. You can clearly see at least 10ft behind the car.
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In the dark, the backup lights on my car provide enough light to see reasonably well about 10 ft. behind the vehicle although the picture is grainy. Bright lights, e.g. overhead lights at gas pumps, tend to wash out the image. I don't know anything about the IR unit.
814602
I have it in my family room and at night it is horrible. I do not like this camera. I have a couple of Sony Enhanced Effio-E 700TVL Dome Style Camera - 2.8-12mm Lens - 36IR LED - Empire Security Cameras Model ESC3. They are sold on Amazon and they sell through their website. In my opinion it is a much better camera.
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I am no expert on night vision tech. That said when you activate the infared feature you get a really bright image. It seem to be a little fuzzy. but that could be me. Zero in at what ever rough distance you will be using it and blast away. What ever you get beats shooting in the dark.
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Yes and no. The camera has a set of IR LEDs that allow it to see at night. You will have not be able to see what is going on at night unless you do what I did and tape off the LEDs using black electrical tape. What happens is the IRs hit the glass and at night it acts like a mirror and blinds the camera. Without the LEDs it works fine during the day and at night it works decently with ambient/porch light. You could also get an IR LED array for fairly cheap here off amazon and point that into your yard as well. That way it would have pretty good B&W; night vision.
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I have this Bell and Howell and it goes in and out of focus almost constantly so I replaced it with a 1080p HD Infrared night vision/full spectrum camera and I am much happier with that camera. Go for the Full Spectrum. The one I bought does not have it's own IR light but I bought a good IR flood light and a light bar and they both work great together. Do not get the cheap IR light though unless you only want to see about 3 feet in front of you for only about 15 minutes as the battery dies quickly and a recharge takes 4 hours. Buy the one that takes a 9 volt battery it lasts much longer and if it dies you can easily just replace the battery. I have this Bell and Howell and it goes in and out of focus almost constantly so I replaced it with a 1080p HD Infrared night vision/full spectrum camera and I am much happier with that camera. Go for the Full Spectrum. The one I bought does not have it's own IR light but I bought a good IR flood light and a light bar and they both work great together. Do not get the cheap IR light though unless you only want to see about 3 feet in front of you for only about 15 minutes as the battery dies quickly and a recharge takes 4 hours. Buy the one that takes a 9 volt battery it lasts much longer and... » Read More I have this Bell and Howell and it goes in and out of focus almost constantly so I replaced it with a 1080p HD Infrared night vision/full spectrum camera and I am much happier with that camera. Go for the Full Spectrum. The one I bought does not have it's own IR light but I bought a good IR flood light and a light bar and they both work great together. Do not get the cheap IR light though unless you only want to see about 3 feet in front of you for only about 15 minutes as the battery dies quickly and a recharge takes 4 hours. Buy the one that takes a 9 volt battery it lasts much longer and if it dies you can easily just replace the battery. « Show Less
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Night pictures are normal color taken with a white flash. IR is only used for motion detection.
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when u use a ir illuminator on bell and howell camcorder built in infrared can u see more clearly to get around it the dark
612113
This is a great camera! Excellent picture, sharp, good color rendition and LOW noise @ night. BUT, I have learned that dome camera's cause bad reflective IR emitions at night. I have my IR turned off since I am not relying on it so much @ night. I recommend a bullet cam any day unless you need something more stealthy.
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In day yes, night no . Night vision only b&w; , Never had n vision before . Simple to install but night vision not so good ? I dont think any cameras any better , You just need surface to bunce back ir light i guess . Work well inside shop & driveway ,but not pointing out in open flat area with no back ground .
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Yes this does have night vision, or what is called NightShot infrared mode for lowlight shooting.The only problem that I had with this camcorder was when I played some old tapes that I have to see what was on them; when I first played them I had picture and sound, then when I played a different tape I had no picture or sound. I talked to a friend who works with video and TV, he said to play a tape from start to finish and keep doing it until there is a picture. I played the tape two times and then played one of my old tapes and the picture and sound was great. I am now very happy with this camcorder. Yes this does have night vision, or what is called NightShot infrared mode for lowlight shooting.The only problem that I had with this camcorder was when I played some old tapes that I have to see what was on them; when I first played them I had picture and sound, then when I played a different tape I had no picture or sound. I talked to a friend who works with video and TV, he said to play a tape from start to finish and keep doing it until there is a picture. I played the tape two times and then played one of my old tapes and the picture and sound was great. I am now very happy with... » Read More Yes this does have night vision, or what is called NightShot infrared mode for lowlight shooting.The only problem that I had with this camcorder was when I played some old tapes that I have to see what was on them; when I first played them I had picture and sound, then when I played a different tape I had no picture or sound. I talked to a friend who works with video and TV, he said to play a tape from start to finish and keep doing it until there is a picture. I played the tape two times and then played one of my old tapes and the picture and sound was great. I am now very happy with this camcorder. « Show Less
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Yes you can see the red glow. All IR emitters are visible If you are trying to make this a hidden camera they will be able to see the glow from the emitters. I must say dollar for dollar you will not find a better camera. It is my favorite camera and I am in the process of changing to exclusively this camera. I have cameras 3 times the price of this camera and not as good. Buy it you will be glad you did.
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The IR light does bounce back with this model too. But I just turn the IR light off, from the menu. The cameraj is very sensitive and I find I have a very usable image at night with just a light ambient light, no IR needed.
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The Sony DCR-SR42 handycam shoots very well in low light conditions. I use it in ghost investigations exclusivly in zero light . I do use external Infrared for brighter video but the nightshot it comes with is very good too. Great camera and I will buy another with out hesitation. Awesome camera.
884276
It works ok at night. If you want to see clearly you may need to either buy a ptz camera that has IR illuminaters built in, or buy a IR spot to light up the area you need to see the most clearly at night.
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No, it does not have IR and in fact is terrible in low light applications. It has a very small aperture, so without a light source, it will show nothing. The camera has a ~1MP sensor which outputs a 720P video stream.
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No this camcorder does not have night shooting capabilities. It does very well in low light conditions though. I have recorded street scenes very successfully with nothing more than the street lights themselves.
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During the day it will work, but there might be some reflection depending on the angle and amount of light inside. At night the infrared light will reflect back to the camera and give you glare and it will be impossible to see any thing outside. You can tape over the infrared lights and then put a separate infrared light outside if needed.