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I want to buy a network camera (not necessarily wireless) for use at night. The night images don't have to be color. I am wondering if 2.5 lux is any good at night? With just starlight and moonlight, how low should the lux rating be?

Thanks.

boatman wrote:I want to buy a network camera (not necessarily wireless) for use at night. The night images don't have to be color. I am wondering if 2.5 lux is any good at night? With just starlight and moonlight, how low should the lux rating be?

Thanks.

0.2 lux is about the same as a full moon
0.01 is about the same as a quarter moon
0.002 is a moonless night

With 2.5 LUX you wouldn't see much of anything at night. Have you thought about IR network cameras (outdoor)? ACTi and Vivotek make decent ones.

Google is you Friend here
Read these for some info

Scroll down to the "CCTV Lens Lux Chart"
http://www.skywaysecurity.com/cctv_lenses.cfm



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