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Thanks for the reply (ps caps are NOT me yelling and only used to segregate portions of the conversation). Your camera or the cabling is faulty. Get it check out. no, it is not as i have checked it out and as well used 3 different cables currently working. How come no one suggested putting a separate IR illuminater in a separate location and disabling the camera's inbuilt IR (or chose a model that doesn't have ir filter and ir inbuilt ? Assuming we are on the same subject, the cams i have with self contained ir boards should work as the factory designed. Utilizing a separate ir and housing would be additional costs and space and this would still Not solve the issue at hand. In that case, you can even hid the camera, no light from there. IR Light source totally from another source which could be in a separate location. See above...not looking to add, modify, conceal the cam or it's location. Also, choosing those wavelength can't be seen by human eyes is no help to conceal the camera location. Not looking to add, modify, conceal the cam or it's location. NVG or another IR camera would pick up the IR light light a bright torchlight shining your way (since we are going the direction that the bugler is through). Some HP camera will also pick it up depending on their camera design if it comes with the ir filter inbuilt. I think you have 2 posts or two different posters mixed up here! See my above comments. Also, camera can't see what is conceal. So if intruder wear a hood/mask to conceal the face, you can't see through it as well. Not looking to add, modify, conceal the cam or it's location. Looking for probable source of cam video distortion only! What about intruder cutting off the power supply ? ???? does not apply! I think you have 2 posts or two different posters mixed up here! Then you got to put in UPS. ???? Does not apply! I think you have 2 posts or two different posters mixed up here! What about the intruder removing the DVR/Recording device ? Then you got to either put strong box to prevent them from doing so. ???? Does not apply! I think you have 2 posts or two different posters mixed up here! What about the intruder cutting through strong box and removing it or set fire to the system ? Then you got to provide for alternate recording site, maybe through internet. ???? Does not apply! I think you have 2 posts or two different posters mixed up here! What about intruder cutting your internet line ? Then you got to have multiple WAN connection, maybe backup with 4G conncetion. ???? Does not apply! I think you have 2 posts or two different posters mixed up here! What about intruder using a 4G Jammer to jam the wireless network connection ? ...... The list goes on. ???? Does not apply! I think you have 2 posts or two different posters mixed up here! Anything is possible, what's your budget ? If you are looking into security, then you got to consider the 3DR of security. There have to be a response to the intrusion. Anything else is just to deter, detect and delay for your response. If there's no response, no matter what you put in, they can be defeated given sufficient amount of time. I appreciate the reply but, you clearly slid off center here as to what i was asking. You clearly have a reply to two different posted combined here!

********************* Thanks for the reply! It is a bit hard to explain but, I'll try. When low light (evenings/darkness) is present, the camera video picture gets distorted which looks like an almost all white screen with horizontal lines and which makes the video impossible to view. When very low light and IR board "active", the picture will flicker a bit on it's way to the IR board coming "all the way on" which then will turn the video almost white. It is the revers when the sun comes up so-to-speak. The attached pict is the cam video on it's way to being completely "gone". The cam works fine w/out the IR board being connected when in sufficient light and with the IR board connected.

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Greetings All - (new here), I posted a question in another part of this site in November 2015 but, stumped everyone meaning received no replies. so, I am here as this topic is very close to current problem issue I have. 1) I have a cctv 48 ir exterior cam with sufficient and working power supplies and cable(s). 2) The cam board (1/4'' or 1/3'' Sony or Sharp) is working fine with no issues when detached (separated from ir board) or even when mated with ir board together with ir power disconnected. 3) The IR board is working fine when ir sensor is covered or brought into a dark environment and comes on when dark as it is supposed to. It works fine when powered up when detached/separated from cam board. 4) When both are connected mounted together or separated, when the ir board comes on the video picture is very distorted. It would almost seem obvious that everything points to the IR board even though it comes on and appears to be visually functioning normally. Could the IR board be "injecting" the distortion back into the video cam board causing the video distortion? Would appreciate anyone responding to this or, with similar issues. Thanks.

WOW! ....This easy to stump the board/forum? ...GASP!

Greetings all - new here. Jumping right in; 1)... I have 9 exterior outdoor (48IR)cams set up residentially. 2)....Blew 3 of them up 1 week ago (long story). 3)....Some are 1/3'' others are 1/4''. 4)....Actual internal assembly is mounted to internal board with 2 screws and have/has a "screw-in" lens with set screw (assume for focus clarity). 5)....I however, do not recall what cams are which size as I neglected to record same. 6)....I have no video or IR board illuminations and cables and power supplies are good. 7)....Is there any way to determine what size lens is in any board as I detect no writing on the lens itself (chips are Sony). ....My intent is to change out the internal board (I have spare IR boards). ANY and all assistance is greatly appreciated!