Jasper 0 Posted April 23, 2007 I am looking for a good day/night camera with Wide Dynamic capability. This Nuvico seems to have good Day/Night specs as well. 1/3" CMOS Sensor High Resolution - 480 TV Lines 0.1 Lux (Color), 0.03 Lux (B/W) Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) 12VDC/24VAC Dual Voltage The thing is I see the CMOS and remember that most people on the forum have said it is inferior to a CCD. But my Digital camera uses CMOS and an expensive HD camera I have uses it as well. I then see this camera and wonder if it might be any good. Check out these specs. Any opions on the camera would be appreciated. 1/3" CMOS Sensor High Resolution - 480 TV Lines 0.1 Lux (Color), 0.03 Lux (B/W) (Good Color and BW Lux rating) Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) 12VDC/24VAC Dual Voltage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted April 23, 2007 saw those listed before, didnt try them as was told they are still generally lower quality than say a GE or Sanyo. BTW i have 2 new WDR cameras from GE to test, i just have to order some lenses as they are box cameras and the demos didnt come with lenses. The same technology will be in domes as well shortly, apparently. One of the cameras is a CCD WDR and the other is a CMOS WDR. GE recommends the CCD model for lower light Day Night apps. The CMOS version (KTC-XP3) seems to only be a Low Lux CMOS Color camera, while the CCD version is a Day Night. http://www.pixim.com/html/press_release_070131.htm CMOS WDR CCD Day Night WDR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasper 0 Posted April 23, 2007 saw those listed before, didnt try them as was told they are still generally lower quality than say a GE or Sanyo. BTW i have 2 new WDR cameras from GE to test, i just have to order some lenses as they are box cameras and the demos didnt come with lenses. The same technology will be in domes as well shortly, apparently. One of the cameras is a CCD WDR and the other is a CMOS WDR. GE recommends the CCD model for lower light Day Night apps. Both are Day Nights. Their specs are exagerated then? That is what caught my eye. Those other Sanyos I bought the 1184's are rated 1.2 color and .06 lux BW. When I saw the specs on this new camera and it had the WDR too I thought great. Sanyo currently doesn't have a dome that has a Day/Night with WDR capability. Their new Pan Focus Day/Night looks good, but no WDR. I haven't tried the BLC on the 1184's for sunlight coming in through a tinted window towards one of the Cameras. I want the Day/Night and WDR, but who makes one that has good low light capability, Panasonic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted April 23, 2007 Dont know if they are, just was told the actual dome quality wasnt as good .. cheaper is all. Cant say what the image is like, I would love to see one, but cant spend the money to buy one to test it. The Pan Focus they have here is looking at a door entrance, actually does pretty good without WDR .. but I only saw it briefly so cant say for sure. I doubt any of them are going to match the low light level of a BW camera though, the Sanyo (you and i have) definately doesnt, neither do any of the Day Night box cameras ive tested in the past .. at the club .. hence BW all around .. but ill give these a go down there anyway since i have them to demo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasper 0 Posted April 23, 2007 Dont know if they are, just was told the actual dome quality wasnt as good .. cheaper is all. Cant say what the image is like, I would love to see one, but cant spend the money to buy one to test it. The Pan Focus they have here is looking at a door entrance, actually does pretty good without WDR .. but I only saw it briefly so cant say for sure. I doubt any of them are going to match the low light level of a BW camera though, the Sanyo (you and i have) definately doesnt, neither do any of the Day Night box cameras ive tested in the past .. at the club .. hence BW all around .. but ill give these a go down there anyway since i have them to demo. Yeah the Sanyo's are a known quanity, I like them. Very good Day/Night dome. The Pan Focus is probably what I'll end up buying. Thanks for the feedback. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gyro Gearloose 0 Posted June 13, 2007 I understand that Nuvico has discontinued all of their Wide Dynamic Range cameras. They say they were having to many production quality control problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spytown 0 Posted June 14, 2007 That is correct, all Nuvico WDR cameras are gone...discontinued. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted June 24, 2007 Does anyone know how their regular Day Night Vandal Dome is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
