I was in a store today where the front faces directly West and it's all glass. When the afternoon sun starts to come in the video is terrible, so I think WDR cameras are the solution for this environment.

I contacted my CNB supplier and they recommended:
DBB-34VF INDOOR DOME: BLUE-I TRUE WDR (72dB), DAY/NIGHT - 580TVL
- or -
DBB-24VF INDOOR DOME: BLUE-I XWDR (60dB), DAY/NIGHT - 580TVL which is a few dollars less, which is inconsequential. I'd go for the better camera for the environment.

Does anyone have an opinion on either of these cameras or can provide other recommendations for under $200 per camera?

Here are some screenshots from this afternoon, taken after I played around with contrast & brightness trying to get the best possible image with what is there now.

Thanks in advance for your opinions and advice.

Where are the people in the store in the afternoon? Your tweaks look good. How do people and faces look in those spaces now?

It's actually a busy store. I took those screenshots in between customers.

When someone is standing at the register around that time of day you can't really see their face because of the brightness behind them. It's also difficult to see the employees, cash drawer & safe, which is the whole purpose of the register camera (we have it from the opposite side also).

Right now it's 8:40PM and the video looks good, but is too bright in certain areas because I had to turn up the brightness this afternoon to be able to see anything behind the counter. It's unacceptable to me and I'm looking for a solution to correct it.

Oh yea - a good WDR will work very well there. I would stick to only true WDR cameras, as in that slightly more expensive one. It will work better than the 'fake' xwdr. I think Rory tested blue-i, and found that the BLC features and what-not helps lots too - if not better than the WDR.

CNB Blue-i control light very good (CNB WDR)





and this is a 3 year old CNB blue-i (low res just logged into a system to get a door shot)

Thanks Adam & Tom. Your feedback is very much appreciated.
Tom - thanks for the screenshot. That's just what I'm going after.
Once I get the cameras installed I'll post some after pics.