I've recently started work in the I.T department of a small company. I've been asked to install a CCTV camera on the front of the building (no idea why this comes under the I.T dept, but I like a challenge) The company already has a JPEG2000 8 channel DVR with 6 cameras attached. The new camera will be externally mounted and need to cover approx 50metres. The area is well lit at night. Budget is

I've recently started work in the I.T department of a small company. I've been asked to install a CCTV camera on the front of the building (no idea why this comes under the I.T dept, but I like a challenge) The company already has a JPEG2000 8 channel DVR with 6 cameras attached. The new camera will be externally mounted and need to cover approx 50metres. The area is well lit at night. Budget is

Edited July 17, 200619 yr by secboy

Without being rude, stay away from them, I've delt with them once and that was enough.

Very DIY I think.

If the area is well lit at night you'd probably be better without the infrared. Get yourself a colour/mono bodied camera and get a proper housing for it. Something like this...

http://www.henrys.co.uk/cctv/colourcamera.htm

It's not a professional unit IMO, but it's within your budget even with the housing and lens. It should out-perform any IR camera if the area has decent light.

assuming budget is for camera not installation then look at LiLin, they do a complete standard camera and housing with IR leds built in, superb in low light without the usual 'porthole' effects associated with ir LED illumination.

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alan

I've recently started work in the I.T department of a small company. I've been asked to install a CCTV camera on the front of the building (no idea why this comes under the I.T dept, but I like a challenge) The company already has a JPEG2000 8 channel DVR with 6 cameras attached. The new camera will be externally mounted and need to cover approx 50metres. The area is well lit at night. Budget is

The problem with IR cams is if the light level is not all that low, the camera may not switch to B&W but the photocell still switches the IR lamps on slightly. This can cause the colours to become distorted and the quality of the picture is not what it would be if the cam had switched to B&W.

All depends on the actual light level though.

... and need to cover approx 50metres....

WIDE?!?

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