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Hi Guys. I was hoping to get some help out with a camera swap that I did. I have a 4 camera Q-See system and I'm really tempted to purchase a better new system after reading all the good info on this forum board. I was able to get this Honeywell HD70 dome camera (NIB) from a swap on Craigslist. I swapped out a bike rack that I wasn't using, so it didn't really cost me anything to have a new toy. These are pictures from the dvr, not live. Old Q-See 3.6mm bullet camera New Honeywell HD70 4mm dome camera So I'm having some issues with the night picture on the Honeywell camera. It has 3 switches... 1) Flicker On/Off 2) AGC On/Off 3) BLC On/Off Only thing ON is the AGC. First shot before I realized that I had mistakenly taken out the foam ring, I thought it was shipping materials. No foam ring, 6pm. 2nd day 6pm and with foam ring in! Not much better. And this is with me messing with the brightness settings on the dvr itself. Still not great. Can anyone tell me if maybe the settings are wrong? Should I turn off the AGC? Am I not being realistic to get a picture a little better than what the Q-See camera was providing me at night? There is some ambient lighting from the street. Thanks Guys, You're help is appreciated!

Thank you, Sir! I guess this is what was throwing me off..."The HD70 is a day/night camera that switches from color to black and white mode depending upon available light." Yeah, the Q-See camera was a bullet camera with only 12 ir leds. This HD70 has 24 ir leds, so I was hoping it would do just a little better. I'll look for an iris the next time I'm up there. It probably won't be for a few days though.

Thanks for the reply! Yeah, that's the camera. I don't recall being able to focus it since it's a 4mm lens. I'll have to take a looksy again. All those pictures were from the DVR, the live video feed doesn't look so bad grainy-ness wise for the Q-see camera. At this point i'd probably be happier with that than with what I have now. I'll have to play with the BLC. The only reason why I turned the AGC on is because I thought that I read that the D/N setting was dependent on whether or not the AGC was on. So that's why I switched it to ON thinking that the camera would go from color to B&W at night time. Q-SEE Camera Product Specifications Category Description Image Sensor 1/4 in Sony Super HAD Color CCD Lens 3.6mm Horizontal Resolution 420TVL Effective Pixels 510x492 NTSC Field of View 53° Connectors BNC (F), 12VDC 2.1mm (F) Minimum Illuminance 0 Lux Infrared LEDs/Distance 12/30ft IR LED Wavelength 850nm Video Output 1 Vp-p75 ohm Electronic Shutter Speed 1/50 (1/60)-1/100,000 sec Synchronization na Audio Output None S/N Ratio >48dB Gamma Characteristic 0.45 Power Supply 12V DC Power Consumption 120mA (300mA Max with LEDs on) Operating Temperature -4°F to 122°F (-20°C to 50°C) Dimensions 2.5(W) x 3.5 (D) x 2.5 (H) in Honeywell HD70 Dome Camera Operational Video Standard NTSC Scanning System 2:1 Interlace Image Sensor 1/3" Sony HAD CCD sensor Number of Pixels (H x V) 811 x 508 (NTSC) Minimum Illumination 0.0 lux, operates in complete darkness Horizontal Resolution 550 TVL Video Output 1.0 Vp-p, composite @ 75 Ohms Sync System Internal S/N Ratio 48 dB or more (AGC Off) Auto Gain Control On/Off Automatic Electronic Shutter 1/60–1/100,000 second (NTSC) 1/50–1/100,000 second (PAL) White Balance Auto IR LEDs 850 nm, 24 LEDs IR Illumination Distance (dependent on scene reflectance) ~50 ft. (15m) BLC On/Off Gamma 0.45 Lens Type Built-in fixed (f=4.0 mm) Angle of View H: 68º V: 50º Electrical Input Voltage 12 VDC Input Range 10-14 VDC Power Consumption 5 W (max) with IR LEDs on Housing: Die Cast Aluminum Dome: Polycarbonate