Low Light Home Security Cameras

A home security system is only as good as the technology it’s built on. If your home security system uses inefficient and outdated technology, you’ll be less secure. For example, it’s great that you’ve got a camera pointed at your home’s entrance at all times, but if it can’t pick up images at nighttime it’s only effective part of the time.

That’s where low light home security cameras come in. There are three ways in which technology can help create a more reliable and clear image for your camera in the dark:

1. Utilize contrast. One of the best ways to improve a camera’s ability to capture images in the dark is to switch from color to black and white images. This enhances the contrast of the video. Many home security cameras use black and white images in order to increase low-light visibility. These systems may or may not switch back and forth between color during times of better lighting.
2. Wide Dynamic Range. WDR is a technology that will attempt, on its own, to compensate for the amount of lighting in a given room. For example, if your camera is placed near a window aimed at an outdoor light, it can result in a poor quality video. WDR technology relies on two CCDs (Charge-Coupled Devices). One works at fast speeds, while the other operates at a low speed. This means a given image actually is captured twice. Those two captures are integrated to create a picture that’s much sharper and clearer in a low-light environment.
3. Infrared. This is the traditional “night vision” technology that you’ve probably heard of (or at least seen in the movies). “Infrared” is a catch-all term that refers to a number of different technologies, including Image Intensifiers and Thermal Imaging, as well as other tools.

If you want your home security camera system to be as effective as possible, it needs to be able to capture images all day and night. Check into some of these low light home security camera technologies today and you’ll see what a difference they can make in your home.