Is it best to set the camera up at night?
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The CMVision IR200 is an excellent 850nm infrared light for night use. It comes on at dusk and goes off at dawn and can be used with most infrared cameras. Set the light up then check it at night to see if it is set properly. Adjust the light for maximum coverage for your camera. I have a camera and IR200 125 feet from the farm house and it provides excellent lighting for the house and property.
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The camera has to be infra red capable, or it will not work at night. You can set it up daytime, but you will have to check at night to see if the light is in the correct place.
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Make sure your camera has night vision or its a waste of time. Camera should detect night time auto. If no night vision, forget this
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The answer is no to the set up. Cameras should be set up during day light hours. If camera has IR sensor then having the IR lights could be set up at night to give you a better results of where they are pointing along with having it set to the best lighting for your needs.
318006
Was it already night time? I found that it does not take good shots at night, they all come out blurry
1751037
Agreed that a tripod is essential for clear nightime pictures. I got some very good moon photos using Shutter Priority mode. The Night Landscape mode has also worked very well for nighttime shots.
341342
Yes but then what the point. It will only capture pictures during the day. The night pictures will be all black
2085265
Yes you can, you can set your camera to bulb. The shutter will stay open until you click the button again. :)
1334049
Yes, you can set to motion detection and at night too. however, my Hunten did not last very long. I bought a Browning and it works fine.
240563
Yes, the backup lights will be the best place. Do to the fact that the camera will come on soon as the backlight is engaged.
765330
It can be set either apiture or shutter priority. It has settings for night shots, and just about any thing you need.
841260
If you want to keep recording at night with engine off, you should hotwire to battery directly, have a large enough memory and make sure you tether the cam with your computer and make sure it's on continuous since the default is little event when your vehicle stop suddenly or when you go over a bump. Hope that helps
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Yes, there is no setting for it to only run at night. I was very happy with the way the camera worked though, and I had the camera up for a month and a half and the batteries weren't down any more than 50%.
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Kitchen at night should be OK. Probably won't have that sharp HD look though.In your second example just make sure your subject is not silhouetted against the window and you should be all right. The camera is quite good at coping with most shooting conditions automatically.However, in my first week of using the HF100, in a darkened restaurant, I made the mistake of not turning the on-board video light on.I had read it is not very good and eats up the battery, but I should have used it. The video came out very grainy.Across a table for two is probably the best time to use it. I didn't shoot much anyway, so it wouldn't have used much battery.Oh well, I'll try it next time. Kitchen at night should be OK. Probably won't have that sharp HD look though.In your second example just make sure your subject is not silhouetted against the window and you should be all right. The camera is quite good at coping with most shooting conditions automatically.However, in my first week of using the HF100, in a darkened restaurant, I made the mistake of not turning the on-board video light on.I had read it is not very good and eats up the battery, but I should have used it. The video came out very grainy.Across a table for two is probably the... » Read More Kitchen at night should be OK. Probably won't have that sharp HD look though.In your second example just make sure your subject is not silhouetted against the window and you should be all right. The camera is quite good at coping with most shooting conditions automatically.However, in my first week of using the HF100, in a darkened restaurant, I made the mistake of not turning the on-board video light on.I had read it is not very good and eats up the battery, but I should have used it. The video came out very grainy.Across a table for two is probably the best time to use it. I didn't shoot much anyway, so it wouldn't have used much battery.Oh well, I'll try it next time. « Show Less
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No,not as long as the camera isn't in plain view or easily seen.We have several of these and have taken many photos of animals,people riding buy on 4-wheelers,etc,both day and night time without knowing the camera was there or they had their photos taken.Day photos are in color and night photos are black and white.One of my friends purchased this same camera to put in a tree behind his business for security.Also will take video if that's what your more interested in but this mode will use up battery life at a faster rate.
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We have no issues with night pics. Video worked great for awhile, but I'm am filing complaint today. Both cameras are good for pics only at this point. Not happy.
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I took some AMAZING picture on a virtually black night with just a little bit of moon. Be careful, though -- you need to use a tripod. Above 200 ISO the images are very noisy, and the image stabilization only works down to about 1/8 second. But with a good tripod you can go to a multiple second exposure.
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I have mine set up on a manually switched circuit and the camera is on at all times while the "towed" is hooked up so I can keep an eye on things. The infrared lamps (emitters?) are switched on by a photo eye on the camera so only operate at night. I tend to not tow at night unless necessary. I would assume the lamps would have a very long life, however I cannot offer any exact expects life. The quality of the picture at night is markedly poor compared to the daylight view and is in black and white, not color.
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Mine is ok at night because any motion that triggered the recording feature also triggered my motion light in the area of camera focus. I have mine set to the ultimate focus for the area it covers,but I don't believe you can alter the focus once it has been recorded.
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It works ok at night. If you want to see clearly you may need to either buy a ptz camera that has IR illuminaters built in, or buy a IR spot to light up the area you need to see the most clearly at night.