CCTV colour at night alternatives.

[baldelectrician]

I have and use Hikvision as it is decent
I also have a Darkfighter IP camera and it is good

Hikvision also do a hybrid NVR that takes BNC cameras as well as IP cameras, that way you can move from exisiting wired BNC to a IP system

The software is free IVMS4200 and it also works on mobile networks without a static IP (unavailable on most mobile networks)

 

[pc1966]

Has anyone used the Reolink cameras and recorders?

I ask as it turns out an American client of ours uses them, so they are not on Uncle Sam's naughty list, and they seem reasonable priced with no stupid subscriptions to use the claimed features:

Reolink RLC-520A - Smart 5MP Indoor/Outdoor Dome Security Camera | Reolink Official

Meet Reolink RLC-520A, a smart PoE IP camera with person/vehicle detection, 5MP Super HD, wide viewing angle, time-lapse, 24/7 recording, clear night vision and more.

reolink.com

 

[pirate]

EZVIZ here, poe, reliable and good quality picture. IR view for night time isn't good, probably because I have a streetlight very close which negates it, but standard view is fine. Night time is B&W though, switching to colour as light increases. Good value for money and I am getting another one for my holiday home.

 

[freddo]

Tried a few 24h colour cameras, all the ones I've played with had the same problem of very slow frame rate in night colour mode which leads to poor image quality when there is any movement

 

[buzzlightyear]

I just installed a annke system ,not bad if you want to read the instructions with mouse eyes .
normally would have put a HIC in ,but i price up a cheep one has i tried to keep the price down for the customer .

 

[LukeD]

The chances are anyone posting here ...their post go via China before its on the screen. China leads by some margin. Not because they are quick..its down to the west been so SLOW . The level of access they have over everyone is unreal. Read the "digital silk road" .And see just how WE let them take advantage of us !

 

[littlespark]

keep talking like that, lukeD, and you might disappear... by replaced by an AI replacement....

wait.... maybe that is an AI trying to fool us??


Luke.... click here if you are NOT a robot.... ▉

 

[buzzlightyear]

Luke.... click here if you are NOT a robot.

I bot ,bend over touch you toes .

 

[LukeD]

keep talking like that, lukeD, and you might disappear... by replaced by an AI replacement....

wait.... maybe that is an AI trying to fool us??


Luke.... click here if you are NOT a robot.... ▉

I am not clicking anyone.....!

 

[pc1966]

Tried a few 24h colour cameras, all the ones I've played with had the same problem of very slow frame rate in night colour mode which leads to poor image quality when there is any movement

It is kind of inevitable that if you split the light in to 3 parts for colour, and have a sensor of a given sensitivity, then you need 3x the exposure time to get a given S/N ratio and so 3 times less frame rate is possible. More so if you chase high pixel numbers (so each pixel has less collection area to get a given amount of energy).

But I am still amazed by how sensitive modern cameras are under low light!