Camera picture showing up...weird at night

[BudworthTDog]

Hello, I'm new to Blue Iris and brand new to IPCamTalk. I don't know exactly how to describe what I'm dealing with here so I guess I'll just show you.



I just hung the camera and it was showing up fine when my flood lights were on before the IR night vision turned on. Now it just looks...bad around the edges. Any ideas? I'm hoping it's a setting and not a bad camera.

 

[sebastiantombs]

You need to move/aim it so that the siding of the house is not in the frame. The video looks bad from the IR being reflected by your siding.

 

[BudworthTDog]

Okay that makes sense. I will have to take tackle that tomorrow. It's getting a little late. Thanks for your reply.

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

To me it looks like it has a big smudge on the lens? tried cleaning it?

 

[wittaj]

Total IR bounce - force it to color and it will be fine...dark but fine LOL

 

[sebastiantombs]

I think it is only IR bounce rather than a smudged lens with IR bounce. The blur on the left looks like lens reflection artifacts to me.

 

[BudworthTDog]

Total IR bounce - force it to color and it will be fine...dark but fine LOL

I can't figure out how to force it to color. I'm assuming you mean in the camera settings and not Blue Iris though. For what it's worth it's a Dahua N43AL52. I tried moving it away from the vinyl siding and it helped...some. It looks way better without the cover on it. I can't figure out how to get it to look okay with the cover on. Here is what I'm talking about.


Top is with the cover off and bottom is with it on.

I also installed another camera today (same model) and it looks like total trash during night time. It's on my shed and not by vinyl siding.



Any settings I can look into?

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

Its not fogging up on the inside is it?

 

[wittaj]

That is one of the many problems why a lot of people here avoid domes - you now have IR bleed where the foam/rubber seal is not seating properly to the dome so it is bouncing all off the interior of the dome. Or it had sat too long in one spot and left a mark on the inside of the dome that needs cleaned.

You need to wipe the dome clean and insure that the foam or rubber gasket is not catching somewhere and allowing IR to pass.

In the camera setting is a day and night and it is probably set to auto - change it to color and see what the image looks like that will confirm it is IR bleed from internal.

 

[SouthernYankee]

What is make and model of camera ?
Is it a dome, then the dome need to be cleaned.
Is the camera water tight and does it have good dry desiccant .
Post a picture of the mounting location of the camera, include any outside lighting within 15 ft.

 

[bigredfish]

Friends dont let friends install domes outside

 

[BudworthTDog]

Cleaning the lens up helped a lot.



Good to know about domes. A little late...but good to know lol.

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

Inside or outside?

 

[Mark_M]

Its not fogging up on the inside is it?

I've had a factory sealed bullet do this before.
Cheapo Dahua bullet with not much care.

Luckily it was easy to unscrew, dry and place more silica gel packs inside.


I haven't had any issues with my domes outside doing the same (yet).