Regarding night vision, can you disable the internal IR lights if I want to use my own external IR lights?
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Yes. Configuration -&gt; advanced configuration -&gt; system -&gt; Service tab -&gt; uncheck "Enable IR Light." You may have to update firmware to have this option. I am running version 5.1.2 build 140116. I think you must have at least version 5.1.xx to have this option. Hope this helps.
225498
Yes. Configuration -> advanced configuration -> system -> Service tab -> uncheck "Enable IR Light." You may have to update firmware to have this option. I am running version 5.1.2 build 140116. I think you must have at least version 5.1.xx to have this option. Hope this helps.
225499
It is very good camera with good resolution in day light but the night vision is not as good as I was hopping to be.
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There is a sensor on the front of the camera, directly in-line with the IR lights, that senses when the lights should come on and off. As far as I know, there isn't any option to set a schedule for the IR lights, or even any way in the settings to turn them on/off manually. This can be a drawback. I've also noticed that when the lighting is between the IR on and IR off stage, the IR lights will cut on and off every few seconds. You can hear when they come on... they make a *click* sound. Click on... 2 seconds pass... click off... repeat over and over until the lighting goes up or down. This rarely happens, but if the light gets just right... There is a sensor on the front of the camera, directly in-line with the IR lights, that senses when the lights should come on and off. As far as I know, there isn't any option to set a schedule for the IR lights, or even any way in the settings to turn them on/off manually. This can be a drawback. I've also noticed that when the lighting is between the IR on and IR off stage, the IR lights will cut on and off every few seconds. You can hear when they come on... they make a *click* sound. Click on... 2 seconds pass... click off... repeat over and over until the lighting goes up or down. This... » Read More There is a sensor on the front of the camera, directly in-line with the IR lights, that senses when the lights should come on and off. As far as I know, there isn't any option to set a schedule for the IR lights, or even any way in the settings to turn them on/off manually. This can be a drawback. I've also noticed that when the lighting is between the IR on and IR off stage, the IR lights will cut on and off every few seconds. You can hear when they come on... they make a *click* sound. Click on... 2 seconds pass... click off... repeat over and over until the lighting goes up or down. This rarely happens, but if the light gets just right... « Show Less
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I think there is only infrared function for night shot. You can take white-black video at night not color one
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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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I don't think there's a way unless you make modifications to the front panel (as in make a hole in it) While it wouldn't be integrated, you could install an external IR module somewhere nearby
1819804
Define "Night Vision" . . . Define what you expect to see . . .It is OK in low light, like room at night with a single light source, but no, it is not mil spec Night Vision, IR Sensitive, nor is it meant to be used in a "total lights out" situation. In some marginal light situations, you may get a recording, but it will be grainy.
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The "night vision lights are not IR lights they are actually very bright led's which just light up the windshield area of your car making it impossible to see out of the windshield at night. very big flaw in the design also the night vision is not true night vision it will only record what your headlights illuminate
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Yes, you can leave the illumination off or switch it between the red or green illuminations.
987051
No, it doesn't. Neither have manual IR nightvision ( my older handycam has it).
1291145
Not me, but if there is glass in front of it (like a storm door) it is useless at night due to the reflected glare of the infrared. I covered the infrared led's.
292110
Yes, the brightness of the IR LEDs is controlled by the sensor. The less light the brighter the LEDs. The sensor has an IR filter so it does not see IR as light.
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The non visible IR lights are a longer wavelength = your eyes cant see them. Unfortunately most CCD/CMOS camera sensors are also less sensitive to the longer wavelength IR so it is a trade off between you being able to see the faint red glow of the shorter wavelength IR, or the camera not getting as much illumination at night from the long wavelength IR.
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Yes. The "IR" light is a red LED that can be seen naked eye. If your up against someone with genII or better it's like a bright target on your face. You can disable the light but the quality drops so low you'd be better off eating an ass-ton of carrots instead in hopes of developing super powered eyes.
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Presuming that you are referring to the outdoor 2332L camera... Under the advanced tab, the first option is ICR & IR... you can turn off the IR light and untrigger the IR filter there... I'm sure this is in the user manual!!
42290
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
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You are able to turn off the night vision and IR lights in the settings for the camera. Then you can look through a window at night.
137001
Digital night vision is kind of a class of its own because of the way it works, but to answer your question no. I would put it more into maybe gen 2 to early gen 3, a lot of your quality is going to be based on the amount of ir you have available, such as use of a torch or spot beams.