Infrared-Capable Network Cameras?

dagummace · Post by **dagummace** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:32 pm

Has anyone got experience or recommendations as to a network camera - preferably wireless - that supports infrared, yet meshes nicely with ZoneMinder?

A friend of mine wanted me to do a Zoneminder setup at his house, and he mentioned with some enthusiasm a bundle he had seen at Costco of a whole monitoring system which included a couple of cameras with IR LED's.

Post by **zoneminder** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:22 am

I don't know of any such cameras however I think _most_ cameras will benefit from an IR illumination source so you always just get an IR light and use regular cameras.

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:36 am

'most' mono cameras can utilise ir light but some are better than others, if your mad keen on ir response you need to look for a 1/2 chip wand check its freq resp graphs

deridere · Post by **deridere** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:05 pm

just to let you know that when you got cameras with built in IR you going to get a lot insects wondering in front of your lens- they are attracted from IR- and blocking you lenses this way.

when you got separate IR`s then the insects fly around and make nests on the IR lamp itself not on you lens.

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:36 pm

I agree with the above but sperate emitters are usually expensive, but to be honest is the best way to go