Cameras come in different shapes and sizes, however this does not affect
the picture quality. The shape rather should be looked at in terms of
cosmetics, convenience of installation and camera placement. Two cameras
with different housings and similar components should perform no
different if constructed properly.
Box Cameras
Box cameras are often used when:
- Mounting to a wall or any vertical area
- Viewing long distances where a long lens is required which would not fit inside a dome or bullet camera
- When extreme low light conditions are not a consideration
If the box camera is within someone's reach the camera is usually inserted in a protective enclosure. If the lighting is extremely low, box cameras can be inserted inside enclosures that have built-in infra-red illuminators but the camera must be infra-red sensitive. Meaning it is able to utilize the infra-red illuminators from an external source.
Infra-red Cameras
Infra-red cameras are often used when:
- There are poor or extreme low light conditions
- When the camera is not within someone's reach
The distances infra-red cameras can see are based upon its illumination capacity. Infra-red cameras have LED's which cast out into the darkeness. Realistically agood rule of thumb is figure 1 foot for each LED. Therefore if a camera has 30 LED's then most likely the distance the camera covers is 30 feet.
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