On 26/03/18 01:40, Grant Taylor wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was hoping that someone might be able to give me some recommendations
> of Pi cameras, good and / or bad.
>
> I'm wanting night vision and would like decent focus across a range of 5
> ~ 25 feet if possible.
>
> I'm moderately new to Raspberry Pis and a total n00b for Pi Cameras.  So
> any pointers or gotchas would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
>
>
I'm using 8 Pi Zeros to run cameras: 4 USB cameras (Microsoft Life Cam
Model 1393) and 4 using the NOIR 8Mp Raspberry Pi cam. (2 with IR LED
illumination).

The USB cams are great even in low ambient light (I have a street light
outside the house) and have auto focus. The IR illuminated Pi Cams are
working well in enclosed dark spaces (nest boxes). The final 2 work well
but go dark after dusk as they're not sensitive enough to run at low
light levels.

3 of the Pi cams needed the focus adjusted as the objects are closer
than 20cm.

Check them out on my website if you like. The feed is set to 30% to
conserve bandwidth but the recorded images are full HD quality.
http://www.nevilley.org.uk/livecams.php
Cam 1 2 3 & 6 are usb
Cam 4 5 7 8 are the Pi cams

The website is a bit slow but then the server is one of the very
original Pi.


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