bedece

Thanks for your replies - extremely helpful. I will tell you all about the successes & failures as we go! Questions have been answered. I look forward to offering others some helpful advice about a topic I know lots about in the future. bedece

Hi My company does video monitoring in industrial settings. Some of our customers don't have adequate lighting to use day/night cameras so we have resorted to using IR cameras. We have a requirement to 'see' large spaces and to distinguish a human being from other types of objects (e.g. a cat). I need to llight up 50M - 100M, but want to also have wide angle views. We have tried cameras with IR inbuilt, but have found the IR to be ineffective or too limiting. So I want to use IR illuminators in the area of interest and mount the camera elsewhere overlooking the scene. My question is: Can you use IR illuminators like flood lights? Can you light up an area and mount the camera away where it suits you. I use only ex-view CCD cameras - can I use any type of camera and lens? Can't wait to here the collective wisdom out there. Bede