I am looking into getting 2 domes for my home (Front & Rear) i need the following..

Be weatherproof.

Lowest lux as possible (Don't want IR)

480TVL or better

Colour

Provide a good quality picture.

Vari-focal

Don't want a PTZ.

Option to wall mount

Budget around the

Edited June 12, 200718 yr by wombats

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if your trade and a business the try www.dynamic-cctv.com

and look at their low light domes DTV-VLD

I am looking into getting 2 domes for my home (Front & Rear) i need the following..

Be weatherproof.

Lowest lux as possible (Don't want IR)

480TVL or better

Colour

Provide a good quality picture.

Vari-focal

Don't want a PTZ.

Option to wall mount

Budget around the

@BellMan371

I am not trade,this is just a DIY project but thanks anyway.

@barooga

I have looked through the domes available from where i bought the dvr but they don't seem to have anything with the spec i require. Most of their domes are for internal use.

be careful a lot of these ultra low light cameras look the business and can see in very very little ambient light but the moment you get movement in the scene - a burglar for example all you actually capture is a ghostly blur

shutter speeds to slow or something better to improve the light level than expect electronics to compensate

Thanks for the tip. Could you tell me what feature i should be looking for for this to not happen on the cam i buy?

Thanks for the tip. Could you tell me what feature i should be looking for for this to not happen on the cam i buy?

anything that claims " extra low lighting ability" or has " moon " " stars" or " black" in its name lol

check the shutter speed against the chip size - bit chip slow shutter = small chip fast shutter , close your eyes for longer and more would have passed your line of vision , its the same principle

I do understand what you are saying about the close your eyes for longer and more would have passed your line of vision. But a little confused with "check the shutter speed against the chip size" Most of the cams i have been looking at are

Shutter Speed PAL : 1/50

As a comparison here's the spec for the dynamic domes:

http://dynamic-cctv.com/PDF%20files/DTV-VLD.jpg

How about the system Q nitedevil......Very impressive in low light and within budget.......

This unit was designed by four ex samsung design engineers who clearly know whats what!!