Do not be sold by some trademarked night color vision (Full Color, ColorVu, Starlight, etc.) that is a marketing ploy in a lot of ways lol. I have said this before, but worth repeating. Read the reviews here, most include both still shots and video. Rule of thumb, the shutter speed needs to be at 1/60 or higher to get night video without blurring. Any camera can be made to "see" color at night if the exposure time is long enough, as in half a second or longer. Look for videos, with motion, to determine low light performance. Don't believe those nice night time captures they all use. 833" (bigger than a 20mm chain gun round)ĭon't believe all the marketing hype no matter who makes the camera. 50 caliber bullet or ball)ĨMP - 1/1.2" =. Sensor to resolution for good performance at night -ĢMP - 1/2.8" =. A 4MP camera with a 1/1.8" sensor will perform better than a 8MP camera with that same 1/1.8" sensor. The higher the megapixels for the same size sensor the worse the low light performance. The larger the sensor the better the low light performance. The smaller the "F" of the lens the better the low light performance. The smaller the lux number the better the low light performance. Instead chase the sensor size, that is the true key to good video both day and night, especially at night, OK close in but past 20 or 30 feet and they're useless.ĭo not fall into the megapixel trap, more is not always better. The little white LEDs that are on some "full color" cameras are similar to the flash on you cell phone. That can be white light or infrared light. Every camera, no matter what the marketing term may be, needs light to produce an image. Any camera can be "tuned" to produce a nice color still shot at night, but the real test is color with motion at night. Turrets are generally better than domes or bullets, less problems with bugs being attracted to the infrared light used to illuminate the scene at night. It's hard to make any kind of recommendation. Without knowing the distances involved to the areas that you need to cover, mailbox, livestock and so on. Look in there for reviews, and here on IPCT those reviews show day and night video in real installations and in real, or simulated real, conditions. There is an entire subheading on this forum just for Hikvision cameras. Don't rely on YouTube (SrewTube) for solid, real world, information on cameras. I am assuming a Pan and Tilt is cost-prohibitive.ĬolorVue and DarkFighter are nothing more than marketing terms. I require outdoor cameras and could use a dome if I need to. The FAQs I have read suggest bullets aren't my best option and that domes have IR reflections though, I'm not really concerned about IR detection from the likely threats I face. What would a similar Dark Fighter model give me in terms of capability and at what real-world street price in the USA?Īssuming you have ~$500USD to spend on a camera to mount on a farmhouse or barn to watch for mailbox thieves and livestock predators along with more common theft and vandalism surveillance, what Hikvision camera models are the better options?
How do the different Dark Fighter releases compare to each other? How does ColorVU fit into the nighttime use role? How do the price points change when going from ColorVU to the Dark Fighters?įor example, the 8MP ColorVU bullet runs less than $250USD which seems like a good price.
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