Hikvision DS-2CD2142FWD-I poor night quality

[Derek Gordon]

Hi, I have two DS-2CD2142FWD-I camera's. During daytime, the quality is excellent. However, at night, the images are very dark and blurry. See the change in quality below.

Can anyone recommend any settings that might improve the night vision, or any other HikVision cameras such as ultra-low light camera (ds-2cd2135fwd-i(s))

 

[John Q Public]

Its not so much a camera settings as it is the type of camera you are using. Dome cameras in general do not perform well in some outdoor environments due to the dome collecting dirt and water spots and the IR from the camera at night is reflected back into the lens. Try cleaning the dome inside and out and see if you get the same results.

 

[alastairstevenson]

Can anyone recommend any settings that might improve the night vision

The dome is vulnerable to flare from refracted bright IR light entering at acute angles, such as that you have from the close wall that's in the field of view.
You will see some improvement if you angle the camera away from the wall such that the bright reflection is reduced.

You will get good results from a turret-format camera such as a DS-2CD2335FWD-I from both the much improved low-light capability and the lack of the dome giving flare due to reflections, dust, rain spots and scratches.

I'd be very cautious in cleaning the dome.
The image quality is remarkably sensitive to even the very small surface scratches and haze that can result from cleaning attempts.

 

[SouthernYankee]

the DS-2CD2142FWD-I is not a hikvision darkfighter camera and will have problems at night unless you have a lot of light.



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[bluenose72]

I'm having same issue with a darkfighter bullet. DS-2CD4A26FWD-IZS-P. Looks blurry at night as if it's not focusing right.

Maybe the Scottish weather lol

 

[fenderman]

I'm having same issue with a darkfighter bullet. DS-2CD4A26FWD-IZS-P. Looks blurry at night as if it's not focusing right.

Maybe the Scottish weather lol

Your issue is unrelated to the op. Post a proper full size image.

 

[SouthernYankee]

Post full size picture with people in it. Or at least a car. A wet street shows absolutely nothing.

 

[hikwpg]

Less wall, clean the dome.




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[vector18]

Is there a tree or something to the left? It looks like something is reflecting the IR Light back into the camera on the left. There is way too much wall in the pic, but the IR light is not bouncing back off the wall. As others have mentioned, make sure the dome is clean and scratch free.

 

[vector18]

Also, see if you can reposition the camera, but do it at night time so you can figure out less glare while moving it.