Teams from Raytec, Tavcom and leading camera manufactures demonstrated the different images captured by some of the industry’s most popular cameras and raised awareness of the challenges of night-time CCTV.
Cameras were focused on Rotakins and other targets at a range of distances, from 75m up to 300m, and in a variety of lighting conditions including ambient low level light, metal-halide floodlighting, energy-efficient white light LED illuminators, and with both semi-covert and covert IR illumination.
“We wanted to show the importance of dedicated CCTV lighting in delivering effective night-time images, and the real advantages that the latest Raytec LED technology delivers over general ambient lighting or traditional security floodlighting,” said David Lambert of Raytec.
The company said a “clear lesson” from the test was the ineffectiveness, and costliness, of general-purpose floodlighting. When turned, on the 4000 watt floodlights took several minutes to reach full illumination output. In contrast the 40 and 80 watt Raytec illuminators produced effective white-light on the scene instantly, used to deliver full colour images.
Installers are invited to the next test nights, taking place on February 5 and 7 in the Birmingham and Manchester areas. For a summary of the lessons learned from the test nights so far email: [email protected]
