ljw2k also has some of the best lighting conditions of anyone here. And that camera is a much better camera than the one you are proposing. There is no comparison between the 8MP on the 1/1.2" sensor of that camera and the 4MP on the smaller sensor you are looking at, even if they are both called ColorVu. The 1/1.2" sensor blows away any other sensor.
Do you see a lot of dark grass here that will absorb the light in that photo compared to yours? No he has reflective tile instead of grass. He has a lot of light color ground and buildings to bounce light off of. Do you have LED ornamental lighting to help - doesn't appear you do? Also we do not see if this picture is with a shutter wide open resulting in motion blur? Anyone can make a still image look good. Your reolinks produce a good static image with no motion in it.
All you have is a streetlight that will be way behind the subject and then a PIR light that comes on when motion triggers it. That will result in delayed detection capabilities. You over-estimate how quickly these cameras can respond to a changing light condition. If you have the reos up still, go out with a flashlight and shine it into the camera and see how long it takes for the camera to recover. A perp will be out of the image before the camera adjusts to new light.
Most people here start out with motion activated lights and then eventually go with just leaving them on all the time because of the problems it causes the cameras. So are you ok with leaving that light on all-night if that is what it will take for the ColorVu camera to work properly? If not, then we suggest you look into a camera with IR.
Re-read @Sphinxicus post above on his experience with a ColorVu camera in a similar situation as yours.
We look forward to your nighttime video with motion.
Do you see a lot of dark grass here that will absorb the light in that photo compared to yours? No he has reflective tile instead of grass. He has a lot of light color ground and buildings to bounce light off of. Do you have LED ornamental lighting to help - doesn't appear you do? Also we do not see if this picture is with a shutter wide open resulting in motion blur? Anyone can make a still image look good. Your reolinks produce a good static image with no motion in it.
All you have is a streetlight that will be way behind the subject and then a PIR light that comes on when motion triggers it. That will result in delayed detection capabilities. You over-estimate how quickly these cameras can respond to a changing light condition. If you have the reos up still, go out with a flashlight and shine it into the camera and see how long it takes for the camera to recover. A perp will be out of the image before the camera adjusts to new light.
Most people here start out with motion activated lights and then eventually go with just leaving them on all the time because of the problems it causes the cameras. So are you ok with leaving that light on all-night if that is what it will take for the ColorVu camera to work properly? If not, then we suggest you look into a camera with IR.
Re-read @Sphinxicus post above on his experience with a ColorVu camera in a similar situation as yours.
We look forward to your nighttime video with motion.
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never mind. Not sure what cameras my neighbours have. Some look like Eufy type and they got a better picture (though far better light due to closer street lighting. The clear picture was further down the street and I didn't speak to the owner directly, I was shown it by another neighbour. They think it's the same guy who was visiting last year though I wasn't aware of those incidents. Apparently they posted face pic on Facebook and got an ID which they past on to the Police.
