daisy 0 Posted September 18, 2009 Hello all, Why is my camera showing all white when it's in night vision mode? I just got a new system installed, in the daytime it works well, however when it turns into night vision mode, the camera shows nothing except white. I have 4 cameras inall, all the other three work perfect, and only this one, show all white in the night.Can any expert here give me some suggestions of what is going on with that camera? Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blake 0 Posted September 18, 2009 What brand and type of cameras do you have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailbone215 0 Posted September 18, 2009 Hello all, Why is my camera showing all white when it's in night vision mode? I just got a new system installed, in the daytime it works well, however when it turns into night vision mode, the camera shows nothing except white. I have 4 cameras inall, all the other three work perfect, and only this one, show all white in the night.Can any expert here give me some suggestions of what is going on with that camera? Thanks in advance. You are mostly getting IR reflection from the built-in diodes. There is no cure for this other than to shut them off by disconnecting power to the diodes and using a separate IR emitter. I'm guessing you are using some low-end Speco variant of som other Asian crap cam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoreviewsecurity 0 Posted September 18, 2009 I'm curious... I just googled that cam. Does the cam giving you problems have the "hood" on it?? And the others don't by chance?? When I first saw this cam the first thing I thought of was the IR would reflect off of that hood washing out the image. If the hood is painted black underneath than my point above is not the issue. You may just have a bad camera. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daisy 0 Posted September 18, 2009 You are mostly getting IR reflection from the built-in diodes. There is no cure for this other than to shut them off by disconnecting power to the diodes and using a separate IR emitter. I'm guessing you are using some low-end Speco variant of som other Asian crap cam. Hmmm, I bought these cameras from a US company Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daisy 0 Posted September 18, 2009 I'm curious... I just googled that cam. Does the cam giving you problems have the "hood" on it?? And the others don't by chance?? When I first saw this cam the first thing I thought of was the IR would reflect off of that hood washing out the image. If the hood is painted black underneath than my point above is not the issue. You may just have a bad camera. Anyway, I am trying to figure it out. I have been on this work for several hours. The cover is silver. I think maybe I will try to take apart the cameras... Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailbone215 0 Posted September 18, 2009 Hmmm, I bought these cameras from a US company I didn't catch what brand these are? I was multitasking here and was interrupted and thought you had 4 bad cams instead of just one, my mistake. Trust me, I've been through a lot of trial and error with crap cams. I really don't want to see anyone else waste money unnecessarily. I do agree that you probably have a bad cam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoreviewsecurity 0 Posted September 18, 2009 Hmmmm, silver?? How far out do they extend?? Anything other than black will create IR back wash. Without us actually seeing an image from the cam, it's difficult to say for sure. Good luck with your effort. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suky 0 Posted September 18, 2009 The LED light is reflecting off the dome of your camera and blinding your lens. To correct this problem, please remove the dome/lens cover and pull the little foam gasket around the lens out until it is flush with the inside of the dome/lens cover. This will block the IR lighting from reflecting back into the lens and blinding it. You can have a try and see how it goes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewireguys 3 Posted September 18, 2009 The LED light is reflecting off the dome of your camera and blinding your lens. To correct this problem, please remove the dome/lens cover and pull the little foam gasket around the lens out until it is flush with the inside of the dome/lens cover. This will block the IR lighting from reflecting back into the lens and blinding it. You can have a try and see how it goes! Now if you just removed the fake link to your web site in your sig.... then you would be following the rules Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
