If youre problem is how to identify the camera's manufacturer then check this out:
http://www.techspot.com/community/topics/how-to-identify-your-webcam-and-then-find-its-driver.123880/
the color is very off when it comes to IR cameras. So its basically choosing the best camera fro your lighting, it is better to use a shutter adjustment.
danielsimoons replied to spacemusicgeek's topic in Security Cameras
Before you buy anything specifically, Please consider what kind of pictures you do want to take, A deep sky or scenic, anything like that. If you want to take snapshots because you're referring to astrophotography then an inexpensive dsc would help.