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Default Security Cameras and low light

powerstation wrote:
Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced security camera that can
produce a reasonable quality picture at night under streetlights ?


I'd be surprised if they can.

unless you can get away with visible IR lamps (giving away the fact that there's
a camera) and the camera has decent optics, you will need an invisible IR
cannon and you'll still need decent optics, especially for admissible evidence
purposes. anything around 940nm is invisible to the naked eye but blindingly
obvious with an inexpensive camcorder with nightshot.

http://www.rfconcepts.co.uk/ir_lights.htm

hth