How good is this camera at night/in the dark?
843266
This is not a night vision camera therefore it requires some light source ie backup light. I have some Cree backup bulbs so it works well at night.
843267
Works pretty well. As long as the camera is clean. Distance would be about 20/25 feet.
843268
Seeing at night is no problem with this camera. I'm thinking a bout how long I've had this... 7 - 8 months now and it has been great. The one thing I am still getting used too is the wide angle perspective. Not a problem it is just something you need to be aware of when backing up. FYI, I hook up to a trailer and it makes it a snap night or day.
843269
As long as you have backup lights you will have no problem seeing 20+ feet.
843270
I live in a city, so there are streetlights around, but I can say that the visibility is good. Hope this helps.
843271
It's not going to be amazingly bright, but I can see what's behind me just fine.
1146246
I have been able to see nighttime shots but they are quite grainy as would be expected. IT does recognize movement and take video when there is no light, yes.
318006
Was it already night time? I found that it does not take good shots at night, they all come out blurry
1847493
this camera is great at night shots, long exposure with low ISO and you can make great pictures. check out 500px.com/tallicafan85 to see my pictures with this camera and my canon 60D. the HD video on the pen epm1 is fantastic, clear shots and fast auto focus, video at night never have tried it.
94005
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.
1477841
I have been using this camera for a good bit of time now. In my experience, the low light capabilities are acceptable for me, but it is not super by any means. With headlights and streets lights it works reasonably well. Even the colors like the sodium vapor street lights and the traffic signals show well. Don't count on moonlight for good performance. Its not anywhere as good as night vision technology in comparison. Don't expect that.
1769352
This camera does NOT have true night shot with a built in IR light, but takes pretty good videos, although a bit grainy, at night. The videos in the day are not grainy like this, though.
1456778
The best camera I bought was by far the GW700TVC it will do everything you want.unbeavable night time pics.couts about 70.00
2227164
Friend the camera records very well in low light day. At night you have to putting on an extra lamp for darkness. and where artificial light very well ... records It is an excellent camera.
684991
not recommended if You need to place in a dark location. It's low light capability is limited. I placed it in an office that only needed to be viewed during work hours. Otherwise its a great camera.
1091613
The camera does a decent job once is fully dark, but during the change from day to dark is a little bit washed, also sometimes the motion sensor triggers with put actual motion with in the field of view. I am currently twiking the sensor levels
1760204
Use a tripod and have multiple batteries it should work fine. There will be a slight color distortion is shot during the day, but at night as with all full spectrum cameras you really need good lights to use with it.
100196
The camera is very impressive when it come to night shooting. The night time pictures appear to be filled with light using the ai or automatic point and shoot. Best I vever owned. Very good night time pics...thumbs up.
1947498
Looks pretty decent at night. I left all wiring inside the vehicle so only the camera is on the outside of the vehicle. Been through snow and rain and no issues.
1712841
It is very silent and has no flash, so I am not sure if you will catch any good photos at night but during the day the pictures are fine.
1811712
I took some AMAZING picture on a virtually black night with just a little bit of moon. Be careful, though -- you need to use a tripod. Above 200 ISO the images are very noisy, and the image stabilization only works down to about 1/8 second. But with a good tripod you can go to a multiple second exposure.
1591807
I have not tried night time pictures yet, the pictures I have taken are very good though, I would imagine night time would not make too much difference. 16 MP and a very compact design are the highlights as well as the lithium rechargeable battery. Very economical, and a very good overall camera.