How far will the Infrared lights shine?
Six IR lights will reach about 5 feet and twelve IR lights will go to 10 feet. The cameras are “light sensative” and do not rely solely on the IR lights. When an object is very close to the camera, that object is blocking any ambient light. This is where the IR lights come into play. For rare situtions where a camera is installed in a location where there are no tail lights, head lights or street lights, an independant Infrared flood lamp may be used. The models we carry have 69 IR lights and reach about 30 feet out. Will the picture be as clear as my home television? Your home television is typically a CRT tube in a controlled light environment. The stations you watch are also in a controlled light environment when they are filmed. An LCD monitor is the same as what is used in laptop computers or on your cell phone. Glare and bright surrounding light will make any LCD screen hard to see. Adjustments with the brightness and contrast controls can compensate to a certain degree. The came
