How well would this camera work for night surveillance of outdoors, through a window?
2040706
My scnc2900 infrared night vision worked fine through glass. It is an in door camera located on a dining hutch. The hutch doors are glass. I opened the doors and could see clearly through the glass from my pc at night. Keep in mind that to see anyone's facial features (to make an ID) you would have to have the person within 10 feet of the camera or so.
2040707
I have a FIOS internet connection and could Not get the SHARX camera to work at all.
2040708
It depends on the camera's proximity and position to the window. In short: the window's glass might reflect the camera's IR lights, generating a glare that will range from insignificant to completely blown out.If you *really* need reliable outdoor surveillance, consider one of the outdoor models like SCNC3905 or SCNC3805.
2156789
Any indoor video is relatively poor unless ample window light is present. I would say it is sufficient for capturing family moments but not for quality video. Personally I like the little camera.
1760205
Yes it would work. Depending on how long you are planning on staying out I'd bring plenty of spare batteries and a way to charge your IR light. This camera has excellent night vision and with the right IR light you'll be able to see 20-30 in some cases.
1125336
I'm not familiar with Night Owl but I would assume you could use it with it. However, I would spend another $20 and upgrade to GW Security Professional 700TVL Surveillance Video Outdoor CCTV Security Camera - 1/3-Inch Sony Exview HAD CCD II with Effio-E DSP Devices, 700 TV Lines, 2.8-12mm Varifocal Lens, 42pcs IR LED, WDR, OSD Menu Button Control. It's a much better camera.
1475994
I would say yes, if there wasn't a lot of ambient light and your were projecting too far. We have used ours for outdoor viewing and it worked well. (approx. 10ft throw, 70 inch diag)
1795668
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.
1125204
This model is not designed for night use. However customers use them to monitor outside through windows and at night with a light source next to them.
1644586
I don't think it's a good idea to use it as a home security device. I have put it on the dashboard. It is really good during the daytime, but it is hardly seen on the screen at night. The quality of the recording at night is terrible.
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.
1857712
The night vision is quite good depending on the distance you want to see, 20 ft. works good and inside a building even works better. If your mounting it outside make sure the power supply is protected from moisture, if it gets wet it will burn out. Just mount the power supply under something so rain won't fall directly on it. Hope this helps
556740
Your using it to monitor the exterior of your home from the interior of your home directly through a window? If so, I don't have an answer for that. It wouldnt expect it to do that, it is not the proper camera to do so. Get an exterior camera with the proper width and leds to do so. Just for example, have you ever tried to recording through the inside of your house to the outside with your camcorder. It's never worked very well, very bad focus. Look into an exterior cam. Mine works great.
1633021
It does work well at night but as far as a deer running by I really don't think the picture would take but the video might. I haven't had that to happen so I really can't say. I haven't used the video on my camera only the camera to take still photos.
688471
This is an excellent camera, sometimes I put the camera at the window to show my neighborhood, so it will work at that distance.
1346101
I have yet to try this camera at night. It does, however, work well in low light conditions. I would say that the range for good images is around 15 feet, but this camera does not have the same high resolution as a normal point and shoot.
2096985
It should work. To be honest this camera works better than the night owl cameras I had. Very clear n the night vision is out standing.
458560
Everything I've seen costs at least $50 and will probably cause more problems than solutions. With any enclosure I think you will have problems with IR reflecting off the inside of the dome, degrading your night capability. I would look for a camera designed for outdoor use...unfortunately all the ones I have seen are significantly more expensive than Foscam. I have had mine outdoors without any enclosure but mounted under a roof and well shielded from the rain for a year or so. No problems at all. I live in the tropics, so very high humidity, bugs, and high temps are the norm. No problems at all so far. I also note the Foscam web site has a newer 9821E model that has higher resolution and POE, but I haven't seen it yet for sale on Amazon.
473715
Yes, I have my camera pointed outside through the window pane and it works fine. There is a reflection on the glass at some parts of the day but I can see just fine.