craigaz

Please be gentle - I'm a noobie. I am installing a box camera w/ a 5-100mm zoom on my home to catch license plates on cars leaving my cul-de-sac. Now for the question - Will any box camera work with an IR illuminator? I plan on using this one: http://www.apexcctv.com/p-653-ir-illuminator.aspx from Apex CCTV. I would hate to go through all the trouble to find out the camera doesn't work with IR. FWIW - distance from camera/illuminator to subject is about 150 feet. Thanks in advance!

Hmm, that may be a little too cheap of a unit. Someone post a good looking $100 unit recently. Was that CNB? Best, Christopher Does anybody have experience with the illuminator above? I looked up the CNB MIR3000 and it looks pretty impressive.

Thanks for all the great info! This the illuminator I plan on using: [edit by mod-store link removed] Hopefully it will do the trick! Thanks again, Craig

Sean, Thanks for the quick response. I haven't settled on a camera yet so I guess I'm still ahead of the curve. I am looking for something in the 525+ TVL category that will survive the Arizona sun in an outdoor enclosure. Since I haven't made my purchase yet the best bet might be to just go with a day/night camera with an IR filter and be done with it. Any suggestions?