Hello,
Long time viewer.
I am looking to get a camera to cover my driveway. I will mount it about 7 feet up on the wall above the garage. Currently it's a low light area at night with just one lamp and a street light about 100 feet away. My question, do I lose out on the main advantages of a low light camera such as Dahua 5442 or their 2mp Starlight camera when running it at night in IR mode? The reason I ask is that I was set on one of these cameras that perform really well in low light but a review on YouTube pointed out that most Dahua cameras will get enough light from IR and then will not require ambient light. I hope this is a valid question. I did try searching and did read the wiki. Thanks.
Long time viewer.
I am looking to get a camera to cover my driveway. I will mount it about 7 feet up on the wall above the garage. Currently it's a low light area at night with just one lamp and a street light about 100 feet away. My question, do I lose out on the main advantages of a low light camera such as Dahua 5442 or their 2mp Starlight camera when running it at night in IR mode? The reason I ask is that I was set on one of these cameras that perform really well in low light but a review on YouTube pointed out that most Dahua cameras will get enough light from IR and then will not require ambient light. I hope this is a valid question. I did try searching and did read the wiki. Thanks.
