ip camera with external ir led

[damai7788 0]

Hi All,

I just bought IP camera, TPLINK 3130G, without built-in IR.

In dark condition, this IP camera cannot see anything, just all black.

I installed this IP cam beside an analog dome camera with IR, just to know if the IR from the dome camera can help this IP camera see in darkness.

But it seems the IR from analog camera cannot help the IP cam to see in darkness.

When viewed at the same time, in dark condition, the dome can see in darkness, the IP cam still cannot see anything, totally all black in monitor.

 

Any idea to make the IP cam can see in darkness?

 

Thanks.

Anto

[Soundy 1]

All camera sensors can "see" infrared light. Color cameras typically have an IR cut filter over the sensor, to block the IR light that's present in regular daylight that can negatively affect the image (throws off exposure and color balance). Cheap IR color cameras don't have the cut filter, but compensate electronically for the poor color balance caused by the IR. B&W cameras generally don't have IR cut filters either.

 

In short, the only way to make this camera "see" IR is to disassemble it and remove the cut filter. Since that's normally glued right over the front of the sensor, this may or may not be an easy operation, and may result in you ruining the camera.

 

This is NOTHING to do with it being an IP camera, BTW... it's just because it's a color camera.