Two Security Cameras that Overcome Difficult Lighting Situations

Images of customers or visitors walking into a room are important surveillance shots to capture. They can also be very difficult images for your security camera to handle since your subject is often moving from bright sunlight into a relatively dark room. The resulting images often show little more than a bright rectangle where the sun is shining in through the entry door. Here are two security cameras that will allow you to capture these difficult images.
Honeywell HCCM474M
Bright Light Operation
The HCCM474M uses backlight compensation to deal with variances in light. With this feature, you can program the camera to ignore hotspots in your picture, such as those created by sun shining through windows and doors. This feature allows the camera to maintain its adjustment to the overall lighting condition of the room.
You can use this security camera with a variety of lenses, which you will have to order and install separately. When using the HCCM474M in bright light situations, choose a manual iris lens. The iris in a camera lens adjusts automatically to let in more or less light. If your camera is aimed at an open door, sun shinng through the door will cause the iris to close in much the same way that bright light causes you to squint. As a result, anyone walking through that open door will appear as a dark silouhette. With a manual iris lens, you can adjust for bright light and then leave the lens locked onto that setting.
Small Size
A physical advantage of this camera is its very small size, making it ideal for covert applications. The camera body is slightly larger than 1.5" wide and 1.5" high so it makes for a very unobtrusive installation.
Speco CVC7WMTD
Bright Light Operation
The Speco CVC7WMTD also utilizes backlight compensation, but it's the electronic shutter that makes it especially useful in bright light situations. The Speco Dome Camera comes with a 4-9mm auto iris lens installed. This lens is ideal for taking a wide view of an entire room, but it can also focus in on a set of double doors. Thanks to the electronic shutter, the auto iris lens works very well in bright-to-dark transitions.
Vandal Resistant Construction
A helpful physical feature, this camera's vandal resistant housing will will survive a blow from a 10lb. sledge hammer. The housing is also weather resistant, making it ideal for outdoor applications.