My apologies if this has been covered before. I searched but couldn't find a related thread. If anyone knows of a helpful link, it would be appreciated
I have a hooded bullet cam just below the shallow angled roof peak ( no snow here) above my garage door to view the entire front yard and up and down the street which is ~35ft down the driveway. I want to mount a wide angle LED 5000k floodlight either above or below the camera. The floodlight will be angled to keep the light on my suburban lawn and should not be causing a white-out on the camera lens. The lens is close to a foot from the wall it's mounted on between the outdoor junction box and bullet style housing.
If I mount the light above the cam it'll be on the fascia, so the light shouldn't be blocked by the bullet cam and , if I mount it below the cam it'll be on the same wall as the cam about a foot lower.
My concern is whether the wide angle LED floodlight illumination coming basically from behind the cam ( if mounted above the cam ) or from below the cam would be preferable from a best picture perspective?
I'm thinking if I mount the light above/behind the cam I'll be recording fewer bugs and be less likely to experience lens flare.
Or should I be looking at a completely different lighting solution that I'm not thinking of? I have no other lights in my relatively small yard.
If I've done nothing but confuse with my lack of ability with the English language in describing the scenario I apologize. If any clarification or addition information is needed please let me know.
Thank you for your time and attention.
I have a hooded bullet cam just below the shallow angled roof peak ( no snow here) above my garage door to view the entire front yard and up and down the street which is ~35ft down the driveway. I want to mount a wide angle LED 5000k floodlight either above or below the camera. The floodlight will be angled to keep the light on my suburban lawn and should not be causing a white-out on the camera lens. The lens is close to a foot from the wall it's mounted on between the outdoor junction box and bullet style housing.
If I mount the light above the cam it'll be on the fascia, so the light shouldn't be blocked by the bullet cam and , if I mount it below the cam it'll be on the same wall as the cam about a foot lower.
My concern is whether the wide angle LED floodlight illumination coming basically from behind the cam ( if mounted above the cam ) or from below the cam would be preferable from a best picture perspective?
I'm thinking if I mount the light above/behind the cam I'll be recording fewer bugs and be less likely to experience lens flare.
Or should I be looking at a completely different lighting solution that I'm not thinking of? I have no other lights in my relatively small yard.
If I've done nothing but confuse with my lack of ability with the English language in describing the scenario I apologize. If any clarification or addition information is needed please let me know.
Thank you for your time and attention.