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5.5.5 Night Vision Settings
At night, with the infra-red lights, the cameras simply show reflected light. If the camera is pointed at empty space (not
pointed at trees, grass, or other objects), the night time picture will be entirely black. The infra-red lights seem to
project out roughly 50 feet - of course at that distance at night it will be difficult to pick out many details about the
object that is recorded.
If there is ambient lighting (street lights, overhead security light, infra-red light provided by other cameras or external IR
emitter) it is possible to extend the night time visible area.
1.The” Infrared LED control--“Auto” switches on the IR LEDs automatically when there isn’t enough light to produce a
good quality image. “On” turns the IR LEDs on permanently and ignores the light level in the room (resulting in a Black &
White mode). When “Off” is selected the IR LEDs are kept in the off state even if the light level of the room is too dark to
produce a good quality image. This may be useful if the LEDs are reflecting off a nearby surface and obstructing your
view.
Please note: “Auto” uses the light sensor on the front of the camera to check ambient light level to turn on the IR
LEDs at night. The sensor is below the lens.
2.“Black & White Mode”-- “Auto” switches the video from color to monochrome when the IR LEDs are turned on. “On”
switches the video to monochrome irrelevant of the status of the IR LEDs. “Off” forces the camera to stay in color mode
even when the IR LEDs are on. The default setting is “Auto” so that you have the highest sensitivity at night. In many
environments you have better picture quality as well as color night vision with ambient light if you set this setting to
“Off”, so you may want to try it.
3.“Moonlight mode”-- Turns Moonlight mode on or off or set it to automatic. The Moonlight feature superimposes
frames in order to brighten the image being viewed. This is also known as frame integration. In “Auto” the camera uses
the front Light Level Sensor to detect the amount of light available to the camera. Should the light level below, the
camera would automatically turn this feature on. Moonlight mode boosts the available light by reducing the frame rate
to 7.5 fps. When “Moonlight model” is “auto” or “On”, the cameras produce gorgeous night vision, especially the
outdoor serials.