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IR Illuminator – IR Light

IR Illuminators are a form of special lighting that provide illumination in total darkness. The IR itself is invisible to the human eye but not for an IR sensitive camera. The camera is always in black and white or what those in the CCTV industry call mono mode. Mono is crucial to enable it to work. An IR illuminator will not work with a colour camera.

There are many high performance IR Illuminators on the market but Raytec and Clarius are the current market leaders. However there are a large number of cheaper options on the market.

White Light Illuminator

White light illuminator, IR illuminator or even halogen lighting.

Which ever form of lighting you chose to compliment your HD CCTV system it is crucial to consider your CCTV lighting plan with the same level of thought as you choose your HD cameras and your recording solution.

A HD CCTV system without an White light illuminator is like a conductor without his orchestra. One needs the other .Without lighting you will not see anything and colour is impossible to reproduce. HD CCTV is far more sensitive to light levels than analogue and installers need to let their customers know at point of sale.

Don’t just hope ambient lighting will be sufficient.

In response to the obvious need for CCTV lighting many HD camera manufacturers are including IR illuminator LED’s within their camera unit itself. Anything from 12-96 IR leds can be seen fitted to many HD cameras now depending on the distance the installer is trying to achieve. These cameras work well and we would recommend them , however there is always a scenario where a White light illuminator will be needed, this is of course where color images at night are important.

So think CCTV lighting when designing HD CCTV systems and think White light illuminator for colour IR illuminator for covert lighting , easy to install highly cost effective and efficient and a compliment to any CCTV system you are installing.

AT-6E-S IR illuminator by Axton

If you are designing an HD CCTV system you will already know you will need IR illuminators to ensure night time images are exactly what your customer will need. The Axton AT-6E-S is an outdoor rated PoE IR illuminator, designed exactly for this purpose. It can be to be integrated into the IP network surveillance system and powered by a suitable PoE switch. It has a photocell enabling Automatic Day/Night sensativitey , Input/Output (I/O) ports and a PoE power input. The I/O Ports are designed to allow interaction with CCTV cameras and motion detectors. The AT-6E-S comes with a lifetime warranty making it a highly attractive purchase for installers.

• I/O ports for seamless camera synch

• Data & Power pass-through design

• Easy integration into existing installation with no additional cabling

• Built-in Day/Night switch

• Designed and built in the USA

• Lifetime Warranty

The specification is as follows

Product Group MegaPixel PoE

Wavelength 850 nm

Angles 10° 30° 45° 60° 130°

AT-6E-S p/n 6ES3810 6ES3830 6ES3845 6ES3860 6ES38130

Range 200’/61m 130’/39m 100’/30m 82’/25m 50’/15m

Horizontal FOV 40’/12m 71’/22m 76’/23m 82’/25m 90’/27m

Input Power 6W, PoE (IEEE 802.3af)

Operating Temperature -4°F…+140°F/-20°C…+60°C

Dimensions 3.75”x2.75”x2” / 95x70x51mm

Weight 10oz/0.3kg

Environmental IP67

Mounting Tripod socket 1/4″-20 / U-bracket included

Housing Vandal resistant

CCTV lighting plan

What ever form of lighting you chose to compliment your HD CCTV system it is crucial to think hard about your CCTV lighting plan before you deploy any security system. The thought and planning required needs to be considered with the same level of thought as you would apply when you choose your cameras and your recording solution.

An HD CCTV system without either an ir illuminator or White light LED’s is not going to work . One requires the other. Without white lighting you will not see anything because HD CCTV is far more sensitive to light levels than analogue. This seems to be a point that installers seem to forget to let their customers know when selling HD CCTV. Ambient lighting will help but will not be sufficient. Once again we reiterate get your CCTV lighting plan right.

Camera manufacturers are including IR illuminator LED’s within their camera unit itself in an effort to ensure pictures are usable at night. Although the pictures will be improved it is not the solution because although these cameras work well there is always a scenario where a White light illuminator will be needed, this is of course where colour images at night are important.

So don’t forget your CCTV lighting plan when designing HD CCTV systems and think White light illuminator for colour images at night and IR illuminators with dual chip cameras for covert lighting. Whichever way you design a CCTV system, the CCTV lighting plan is probably as important as the camera system design itself. Clarius illuminators or Raytec are the market leaders.

list of IR illuminators

IR illuminators from HD CCTV solutions

RAYMAX Infra-Red

RAYLUX White-Light

FUSION Low Voltage

RAYLUX Urban

AXIS T90A21 IR-LED 50-100 DEG – infrared illuminator

AT-3S Smart Series NANO IR Illuminator, 850 nm

Videotec GEKO IRH10L8A LED illuminator IRH60H8A

VIDEOTEC IR-LED illuminator 60°, Hi-power, 850nm 12/24VDC-24VAC, distance up to 56 m

Clarius IR Short Range. Short range IR illuminator; SMT LED technology, Distances up to 45m Angles 10, 30, 60, 100 x 50 & 120 deg.

GJD CLARIUS Large IR Illuminator 25m Infra-Red LED illuminator – Clarius IS-830

This Clarius IS-830 illuminator is designed to provide class leading performance for HD CCTV images.

Luxurite Product code: IRLAMP-100 198 pcs of high-power IR LED100 meter IR distance15˚ light angleDC12V 1.2Amp IP66 Waterproof

Iluminar 190m 24VA Long Range IR Illuminator IR623-A10-24

COP 80 Metre range IR LED flood lamp