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Camera performance in direct sunlight / glace - hynespa - 05-20-20 04:17 PM
Hi Raymarine,
I currently live in Southern California which means we more often have clear blue skies and loads of direct sunlight. The bad part of this is that it tends to cause a great deal of glare with my camera. I am attaching a picture to show how this glare shows up on my eS127 MFD.
I currently have a third party analogue camera which is attached to my eS127 MFD via a BNC connection.
I am considering upgrading to one of the following Raymarine models:
a) Raymarine CAM100 analogue camera (which would allow me to keep the same wiring)
b) Raymarine CAM200IP (I would have to run new CAT6 wire)
c) Raymarine CAM210IP
Two questions:
1) Can you comment on whether any of the above cameras would handle glare / bright sunny conditions better than the third party camera I am currently using and which you would recommend for such conditions?
2) I do not seem to be able to get the MFD to "record" any video from the current analogue third party camera (even thought I have sD cards in each slot). Can you only record if you use OEM Raymarine cameras and if so which of the above allow recording via the MFD?
Warm regards,
Patrick
RE: Camera performance in direct sunlight / glace - Chris - Raymarine - Moderator - 05-21-20 01:10 PM
Hello Patrick,
I am considering upgrading to one of the following Raymarine models:
a) Raymarine CAM100 analogue camera (which would allow me to keep the same wiring)This model has been retired and does not work with the record function.
b) Raymarine CAM200IP (I would have to run new CAT6 wire)-This model has been retired
c) Raymarine CAM210IP-This model is available
Two questions:
Q1) Can you comment on whether any of the above cameras would handle glare / bright sunny conditions better than the third party camera I am currently using and which you would recommend for such conditions?
A1-All of the above cameras are going to handle glare and bright sunny conditions in a similar fashion. Our FLIR themal imagers are a solution to this issue. Because they see heat they are not affected by high glare conditions. I would recommend taking a look at the M132 or M232.
Q2) I do not seem to be able to get the MFD to "record" any video from the current analogue third party camera (even thought I have sD cards in each slot). Can you only record if you use OEM Raymarine cameras and if so which of the above allow recording via the MFD?
A2-It does need to be a Raymarine ip camera to record video.
Chris,