PaulfromCT

I am a long time reader of this fantastic forum. I am stumped on a issue and would greatly appreciate some feedback on the attached photos. On the left is a Swann 1080p bullet cam from Costco. EXCELLENT camera for the price. Amazing color representation and clarity. This camera is under a 24" eave midway through. On the right is the Q-See 1080p dome cam from Costco. This camera is also under an overhang but a 6' one (Porch). The first set of frames is when a cloud passes and the second is when it is sunny. As you can see when it gets sunny, the colors get all out of whack with the Q-see dome. Even when a cloud passes it doesn't improve too much. Is the Swann that much better of a camera or is it the camera positioning? I have played with all of the settings in the Q-see. I like the dome because it is low profile and not as noticeable as the bullet, but the color representation in this situation stinks. I am using Blue Iris for an NVR. The front of the house is south facing. Thanks for any feedback!

I downloaded the "latest" firmware from the website and I went from a October 31, 2012 revision to a September 2012 revision. Oh well. The camera functions perfectly when cloudy . Hoping the WDR will improve the picture as there is quite a change in brightness from under the porch and in the front yard. Initially I wanted to avoid an IR cam because I have adequate lighting and MORE than adequate spider population.

These cameras have the same type of warning that the Swann bullet cams had "Compatible with Lorex NVR only. Cameras are not intended to be connected to the local network directly". Do you think this just means it is a royal PITA to get it to work without an NVR?

I tried all of those options in the link and I am still disappointed with the picture. I might replace the Q-See Dome with the new Lorex 1080p domes at Costco. It looks like the Lorex bullets are the same as the Swann bullets (which work great). I think I need some kind of WDR because of the shady porch vs sunny yard.

I thought the Q-See 1080p Dome was just a rebranded dahua 2MP mini dome? Specs and software match up. When I had this dome where the Swann is now I never had this problem. I will check out the other forums, I couldn't find them when I searched (thank you for the links). I did have the same issue with my Dahua IPC-HFW2100 but that camera had IR and it was just the cut filter getting stuck. As far as I know the Q-see Dome has a permanent IR Cut. I know these are cheap cameras, but I cannot afford (ahem spousal denial for $600 cams) better grade cams for my house where I don't get paid to sell/install them.

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking IR-cut as well as the colors reminded me of an old Foscam Day/night that didn't have an IR cut filter. But from what I have read, this cameras has a permanent IR cut and is a day only camera.