Paranormal Underground - Topic: Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Humming on Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:52:01 -0800

what a difference, your pictures really show it. Good info. thanks for sharing.

Tom_BGH on Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:36:03 -0800

Thanks for the info. While I'm not really into CCTV setups, this is pretty tempting - at least to get me thinking about it. Price-wise, that is hard to beat.

ourobouros2k2 on Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:47:55 -0800

...so these are for a cctv? what is the distance illumination like?

Thw wolfcom is a cctv type camera, and it's spec'd distance rating is 150', but 100 would be more of a real world figure. It also depends on your target, location, etc. but they are very impressive...

The sony was the dcr-sr65 handycam hybrid camcorder. I knew it was weak in nightshot, but despite throwing more and more illumination at it, it is still pretty dim. Not unusable, but as you see, not admirable either.

Sony beats it at resolution, but I need dark performance.

regards,

Andy

Tom_BGH on Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:19:54 -0800

...so these are for a cctv? what is the distance illumination like?

ourobouros2k2 on Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:05:17 -0800

Panasonic has the technology, it just isn't available in anything but their more expensive prosumer offerings. 1k and above.

RyanNREMTP on Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:53:57 -0800

It's a shame since Sony is still the leader in camcorders for ghost hunting. I'm really surprised someone else like JVC or Panasonic hasn't taken up the slack. Guess we are a very small minority when it comes to customers.

Boatlesspirate on Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:42:59 -0800

Wow-what a shame. Thanks for the post Andy. I guess my SR-11's value just went up!!

ourobouros2k2 on Throwing illumination at certain ccd's is just a waste

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:32:14 -0800

Recent topics in another forum about late model hybrid Sony's performance while in niteshot mode prompted me to do a quick test to see the difference for myself. I should mention that there is an insane amount of ir illumination here, all 850nm (approx. 30 led's in the ring, and the onboard led on the sony). There is a typo on the picture as the size of the ccd on the Wolfcom 912 is 1/3" not 1/4" 9as stated in pic). Results pretty much speak for themselves, and as far as late model sony cameras go, it isn't a matter of how much illumination really, it just isn't overly sensitive to IR.

Regards..

Andy