Low Light CCTV Camera CLEARANCE

This Low Light Camera is a colour camera with a sensitive sensor capable of recoding images at light levels down to 0.01 lux. During normal lighting the camera will provide a colour image. This will change to Black and White under low light conditions. To give you an idea of just how sensitive the camera is, see the following table. One of the images above is dark showing a PC screen with a camera image on it. In front of this screen is the actual telescope! That is how sensitive this camera is! The power light from equipment is enough illumination for this camera to be able to 'see in the dark'.

Unlike most CCTV cameras that are intended for night time use, this camera relies only on its sensor. It does not illuminate the area with IR light. This is especially important in astronomy applications as this could interfere with images. When required to operate at very low light levels the camera switches to mono operation.

Due to its sensitivity, the Nite Devil has its own setup menu which can be accessed via menu buttons. Before shipping we setup the camera so it will operate at its most sensitive. The camera is fitted as standard with a 3.8mm lens. Even positioned relatively close to the telescope it is capable of offering a wide filed of view allowing you to see exactly what is going on.

This is an analogue camera and has a simple 'pig tail' connection of a BNC and DC Socket for power. We recommend its use with this analogue Balun for long cable runs using a Cat 5 type cable.

The camera is fitted inside a discreet dome and is adjustable for elevation.

To view the camera, several options are available. The simplest is to use an analogue input card to your PC. These are simple video to USB devices that allow direct connection to a PC. Alternatively you can connect the camera to a DVR like the model we offer HERE. This will allow monitoring of the image remotely by browser or even phone and tablet. A DVR can also record or alert you to movement.

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