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Turret CCTV Cameras and Night-Time Infrared Bounce
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What a turret is
A turret, sometimes called an eyeball camera, holds the lens in a ball without a full dome bubble. You still get a compact outdoor housing, but infrared light from the LEDs is less likely to reflect off a dirty bubble into the lens.
When they beat a dome
On pale walls, under low eaves, or where spiders and dust build up, turrets often give a cleaner night picture. Adjustment is also simpler: loosen the ring, aim, tighten. They are a common choice for driveways and side passages.
When a dome still wins
Indoors, in a shop, or anywhere the lens should be harder to touch, a dome bubble still helps. A turret lens is more exposed. Height and a vandal-resistant model still matter if the camera is within reach of a passage.
Specify the lens, not the fashion
CapeCore uses turrets where night performance at that mounting point needs it. The recorder, the cable run and the scene still decide whether the camera is useful.
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