This camera appears to be designed for complete darkness, or infrared mode. My question is how well does it work in low light situations?
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If you are using the camera normally, lighting is as important as it is with any other camera. Using the infared mode, it seems to work a little better in low light than total darkness as the infared (on my camera at least) is not very strong. You get about 5-6 visual at most depending on your angle in total dark where as you might get 10 to 20 feet in low light, but it may be harder to distinguish things at the greater distances.
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Pretty well, but distance is limited without another separate infrared light panel.
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I have never been able to get the camera to record more than a few seconds of video. I have not taken the time to figure it out. I think that I should not HAVE to figure it out. You put in an SD card, you record, you replay, you're happy! Not this one.
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It only lights up a small area in total darkness. Low light helps extend ur infrared. But too much light eliminates the night vision effect. This camera also has problems focusing in the dark. I sold mine because it was a major issue.
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If you are using the camera normally, lighting is as important as it is with any other camera.Using the infared mode, it seems to work a little better in low light than total darkness as the infared (on my camera at least) is not very strong.You get about 5-6 visual at most depending on your angle in total dark where as you might get 10 to 20 feet in low light, but it may be harder to distinguish things at the greater distances.
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It works well in low light. Infrared is just an extra light source. It has regular light, infrared light and no light setting with a push of a button.
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I don't believe that is what Canon means by low light. I have a HF R100 and it does not see my IR light at all.
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Hi Nolan, this Sony HDRCX900/B has a Night Shot feature which emits infrared light to take images on a total darkness. -Ely
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I can confirm that its not good with low light even though the specifications states up to 1 lux. I have a rather bright night light in the baby's room and the camera feedback is black.
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this camera works in lighted places but in total darkness you will not be able to see anything, but you can try to use it with an Infared light as you know the infared will not emit any visible light but the camera will see it and I think you'll be happy with the results, I hope my humble opinion helps you and Happy hunting.
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I think there is only infrared function for night shot. You can take white-black video at night not color one
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Not in low ambient light when on either auto or aperture mode; I have not found a mode in which it works well in low light, but haven't read the manual either.
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This camera uses infrared LEDs to provide night vision in total darkness up to 30ft. If the camera is pointed towards a window, the infrared will reflect off the glass and affect the picture quality. This type of installation is not recommended.
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It isn't bad in low light, just use a wide angle lens to use as much light in the area as possible and you shouldn't have any problems.
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According to the features of this camera, it has Blackout LED Technology; no flash, no glow, no light and no photo/video shutter noise. That being said, it should work properly for you. Jessica S., Customer Service
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I install IP/network cameras for customers regularly. To answer your question exactly as asked, the M1054 does have (fairly) good low light sensitivity, but nothing like a true low light camera, nor does it have infrared lighting to see in complete darkness. There is no black and white mode for lower light sensitivity either. It is purely a color camera that can see okay in dark situations, mostly by slowing the frame/rate per second, and having the option to (remotely or passively) turn on the white led for viewing things in very dark rooms. The distance one can see in complete darkness with white led on is fairly short (maybe 10-15 feet), but clearly not as well, or with the same accuracy as the Axis advertisement will have you thinking. I install any brand a customer asks me to, but my preference is medium to higher level Axis camera for the best adjustability, post installation. Hope this helps somewhat. Bradford
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During daylight hours, it does so very well. When using the IR lighting, there is a lot of glare. I've tried several ways to eliminate it, but so far no luck. I have read where someone blacked out the lights on the camera and used IT illuminators outside, and that worked. I'll be giving that a try myself.
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Hi, this Sony Cybershot doesn't have any infrared or night vision for taking images in the dark w.o the flash. -Ely
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I am no expert on night vision tech. That said when you activate the infared feature you get a really bright image. It seem to be a little fuzzy. but that could be me. Zero in at what ever rough distance you will be using it and blast away. What ever you get beats shooting in the dark.
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I am a home inspector and take many photos in dark attics and crawlspaces. I have used many cameras over the years and am very happy with the quality of the pictures it takes in dark areas. My suggestion to ensure good performance is to set the flash to always come on when taking pics in the dark. The auto flash sometimes will not come on if there is a light source present. In my case if I have my flashlight on in a dark area. Not only does it take good low light pictures but I have found that it is very durable and the mechanical lens seems to hold up very well to dust and dirt. Overall in this price range this is the best camera I have found that does not carry the expense and inconvenience of battery packs. I hope this has been a helpful answer.
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Hello Steve, this is not a good choice for low-light conditions. It only works in daytime, or indoors with good lighting.
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I've got a Red 6 I bought 6 weeks ago. Haven't really used it on game yet but did a fair amount of experimentation on day and night shooting and distances, motion, etc. A few of my night shots were very washed out. My yellow lab was maybe 8 feet away when he triggered the camera. Seems like subjects closer than 20 feet end up over exposed. Another test was of me in the yard at night 20 feet away and I showed up clear as well as my neighbor's house wall that was over 60 feet from the camera. While reading your note I thought of something you might try in case your camera is over exposing your night shots with too much infrared for the closer shots. Try using some black electrical tape cut in small pieces and placed in front of a few of the IR leds to block out a portion of the light they emit. Also try not to have a lot of dry light colored grass in the photos to cut down on the amount of IR reflection back to the camera. Good luck. One last thought, it could be that the software that must distinguish between Color Daylight exposure recording and switching the unit to exposing for IR black and white may be having a problem during that transition period when its switching prematurely (too early) to IR and the combination of IR and still existing twilight is overexposing the shot. I suspect that might be your case.